Government Considers Handing Out Exam Cheatsheets To Students Due to Impact of Lockdown

Published on November 17, 2023

The government is considering continuing handing cheat sheets to students to help with GCSEs next year due to the disruption caused by lockdown. On Thursday, the Department for Education (DfE) said it is considering giving students set to sit their GCSE exams in 2024 extra additional support for mathematics, physics, and combined science. The proposal aims to give students enhanced formulae and equation sheets, meaning they will not have to memorise formulae, as they would need to traditionally in a normal year. Cheet sheets were also handed out in 2023 exams. Exams regulator Ofqual said the proposal is being consulted on, with exams due to be entirely back to normal in 2025....

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