5/10/2008 7:33:00 AM
BBC 10 May 2008
The main exam season is looming for hundreds of thousands of youngsters Pupils about to start sitting GCSEs and AS-levels are being put under extra pressure by timetabling problems, head teachers have warned. The National Association of Head Teachers says as more pupils sit a wider range of subjects, candidates can face three or four exams in one day. It is calling on exam boards to co-ordinate schedules more effectively. The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) said it aimed to minimise clashes but some were inevitable. The exam season begins across England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Monday, but teaching unions fear what is already a difficult time for pupils is being made even harder. Emma Horstrup, assistant head at Rainham Mark Grammar School in Kent, said: "We are getting a bunching of exams in one day. "Some students are sitting three exams in one day - this is causing great stress and may be affecting their results." Chris Howard, vice-president of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: "The exam boards need to do more to best co-ordinate their efforts so that youngsters don't have this problem of three or four examinations in one day which is clearly asking too much of anybody. BBC
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