‘The Home Office has agreed that any TOEIC appellants who succeed in their appeals on Article 8 grounds, should be granted 2.5 years leave to remain.’
Garden Court Chambers, 4th August 2020
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘An A-level student has launched a legal bid against the exams regulator Ofqual to “force them to come up with a fairer system”.’
The Guardian, 16th August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The exams regulator is reviewing its guidance on how to appeal against A-level and GCSE grades using mock exam results – hours after publishing it.’
BBC News, 16th August 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government could face legal action over the mass downgrading of A-level results in England, with affected students saying they feel discriminated against over their school’s track-record.’
Each Other, 13th August 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘A multifaceted complaint against legal educator BPP from students on its postgraduate solicitor programmes was formally submitted today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th August 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘On 18 March 2020, the UK Government cancelled GCSE and A level exams for students in England. The closure of schools and the need to slow the spread of COVID-19 made exams impracticable. But the Prime Minister confirmed that students would still get ‘the qualifications they need and deserve for their academic career.’ This created an obvious headache for public administration: the objective was to create a legitimate system of assessment, which could maintain confidence, without actual assessments.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 28th July 2020
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Fears Ofqual’s Covid-19 method of adjusting marks in line with a school’s prior performance will penalise bright pupils.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Covid-19 crisis will not stop the introduction of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) in September 2021, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has decided.’
Legal Futures, 8th June 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Trainee solicitors will be able to qualify without first completing the professional skills course (PSC) because of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has decided.’
Legal Futures, 24th April 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘With the cancellation of all GCSE and A level summer exams amid the coronavirus pandemic, the system for awarding student grades been transformed beyond recognition.’
Each Other, 9th April 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Bar exams have been delayed until August, but trainees have called on regulators to move their assessments online.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has today outlined a significant relaxation of its rules for law students and trainees to allow their assessment to go online.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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