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GCE A-level: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the cumulative burden of A-level examination timetable compression on students with exam access arrangements.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
27 Jan 2026
Target answer date
3 Feb 2026
Answer
3 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the cumulative burden of A-level examination timetable compression on students with exam access arrangements.

  2. 3 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 3 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The exam timetable is set nationally by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), which takes into account a range of complex factors, including the potential needs of different students, to ensure the timetable is fair and manageable for all students. ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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