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Headteachers urge parents to lobby government over next year's GCSEs

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they warned of 'major disruption' to schools amid the pandemic. They want them to write to local MPs, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and the Department of Education, to highlight the impact the virus is having and how detrimental it would be to push ahead with the usual exam format.Despite the Welsh government this week confirming it will be scrapping exams in favour of coursework and teacher assessments, the government in England is still insisting GCSEs will go ahead as planned, albeit with a slight delay.The letter to parents outlines how much classroom time pupils have lost this academic year because of time spent isolating at home.

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