7/12/2008 12:09:00 PM
The Guardian 11 July
Examination board Edexcel have apologised to an Essex school after a row about missing GCSE coursework and has promised the students will get their results on time. Colchester County High School for Girls complained that the board had lost 79 pieces of GCSE examination work. The row threatened to add to ministers' problems over the chaos surrounding the marking of schools tests for 11 and 14-year-olds. But the school later issued a statement saying it had been contacted by Edexcel which apologised its "error of miscommunication". It added: "They have reassured us that no coursework has been lost and all the coursework has been moderated and is on its way back to the school. Our students will get their results as expected on results day in August. We would like to reassure parents that this issue has been fully resolved by Edexcel to our satisfaction." The school had said the coursework was sent to the wrong address for marking because Edexcel had given staff inaccurate address labels. It called the examination board "incompetent" and criticised it for "refusing to take any responsibility" for finding the packages. The school said the Royal Mail had also been unable to locate the packages but had sent 24 stamps as compensation.Guardian
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