Cambridge school’s students to be promoted without exams

LAHORE: The Cambridge education system has announced to promote students without taking examinations due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In a statement issued by Pakistan’s Cambridge Assessment Education, it was mentioned, “The decision on grades to be awarded to students will be made by Cambridge, using our own evidence combined with evidence from schools.”

The statement stated, “We are asking schools to collaborate with us as we make evidence-based decisions about grades for each student in each subject they have entered for in the May/June 2020 exam series.”

The statement further stated that Cambridge was trying to determine what evidence schools will be able to provide to help grade students. “This evidence will include examples of work students have done to prepare for their June 2020 exams.”

Several countries in Europe, the US, Asia, and the Middle East have locked down cities and Shutdown schools to avoid the spread of the virus,  which has claimed more than 47,000 lives globally.

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