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Number of pupils given extra exam time increasing
The number of pupils being given 25 per cent extra time in GCSE and A Level exams because of a special need is rising.
As reported by the BBC, the number has almost doubled in the last five years.
It has also been suggested that schools are “gaming the system”, but the latest figures show that the numbers getting time allowances in exams is soaring.
The exam watchdog, Ofqual, says it will contact schools with unusually high levels of pupils receiving extra time.
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