Teenagers in England will on Monday learn what topics they will be tested on in this summer’s GCSE and A-level exams.
Exams will be sat this summer for the first time since 2019, having been cancelled for the last two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
To make up for the disruption to learning young people have experienced during the pandemic, teenagers will receive advance information as part of a set of “adaptations” aimed at making this summer’s exams more approachable.
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