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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sally Weale Education corrospondent

Some GCSEs and A-levels in England could be taken on laptops by 2030, Ofqual says

Maths exam in progress at a secondary school in Gloucestershire
Ofqual said students would not be allowed to use their own personal devices for exams. Photograph: David Davies/PA

Students could be sitting some of their GCSEs and A-levels on a laptop by the end of the decade, according to England’s qualifications watchdog.

Amid complaints from pupils of writing fatigue in exams because their hand muscles “are not strong enough”, Ofqual is launching a three-month public consultation about the introduction of onscreen assessments.

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