Sir Michael Wilshaw welcomes clarification after arguing against changing GCSE and A-level schedule to accommodate Muslim holy month The heads of England’s two most powerful education bodies,the exam regulator Ofqual and the schools regulator Ofsted, acquire clashed over reshaping the summer exam timetable to accommodate Islam’s holy month of Ramadan.
Glenys Stacey, and the chief executive of Ofqual,has issued a public letter to her counterpart at Ofsted, Sir Michael Wilshaw, and following Wilshaw’s warning that any changes to the GCSE and A-level timetable could lead to other groups “piling in” as a result.
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Source: theguardian.com