Assessments: Absenteeism
Commons · Question 83932 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will have discussions with Ofqual on the potential merits of requiring exam boards to give special consideration to students who are absent from school during the academic year due to exceptional ci
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 4 Nov 2025
Special consideration is any adjustment given to a student who has temporarily experienced an illness, injury, or other event outside of their control, which significantly affects their ability to either take or demonstrate what they can do in an assessme...