Due to the disruptions caused by the pandemic, A-level grades in 2021 were calculated using teacher assessments.
For any student who is unhappy with their teacher-assessed grade, there will be an opportunity to take ‘resit’ A-level exams in October 2021.
The Joint Council for Qualifications have announced the exams will take place from 4 October 2021 to 22 October 2021.
Timetables for individual boards can be found here:
AQA timetable
Edexcel timetable
OCR timetable
WJEC timetable
CCEA timetable
The deadline for entries for A-level exams will be 8 September 2021.
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Where will these exams be taken?
Students must take their exams in the centre where their original examination would have been sat.
What if students achieve a higher grade in their resit exam than their teacher - assessed grade?
If a student achieves a higher autumn 2021 grade than their teacher-assessed grade then they will be able to request their exam board issues a replacement certificate showing the higher of the grades.
Who will pay for students to enter the autumn exams?
Students will not be asked to pay to sit their exam in the autumn. The guidance from the Department for Education says:
“Students who:
- were entered for a teacher assessed grade (TAG) in summer 2021, or would have intended to enter had exams gone ahead
- did not receive a TAG in summer 2021 or wish to improve on their TAG
We expect exam centres to pay fees for all students who are in the scope of this guidance (as outlined in section 4), rather than passing the cost of the entry fee on to students or their families. Where a candidate paid for their qualification in summer 2021, they should not be charged again.”
Will the exams be adapted?
Adaptations will be made for GCSE exams only.
A-level Results Day
A-level results day will be Thursday 16 December 2021.
A-level Re-marks
If a student is unhappy with the marking of the autumn A-level examination paper, they will be able to appeal or ask for a remark, just as they would have been able to in the summer series.
