Twenty-hour computer science test to be restarted following security concerns
Exam board Edexcel has replaced the non-examined assessment (NEA) of its computer science GCSE following an error in the security settings.
This will see schools having to find time for up to 20 extra hours in their timetables for pupils.
As reported by Schools Week, this security issue has led the exam board to “remove” the original task and replace it with a new one. This will see all pupils taking this GCSE begin a new 20-hour-long computer test from scratch, despite what they had achieved in the previous test.
In a statement, Edexcel apologised: “We’re sorry that your centre has been placed in this position. We have to balance the need for centres to schedule additional sessions with maintaining the integrity of the assessment.
“We have judged at this point in the window that there is sufficient time for a new task to be released and completed by candidates ‘
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