āToday will be a celebration for many, but theĀ return to an exam-heavy format can make it even harder for knowledge gapsĀ to be picked up and dealt with early. This creates enormous pressure on both students and teachersĀ and may lead to many more pupils unfortunately receiving lower-than-expected grades.
āThe simple truth is that teachers donāt have the time or resources to identify and intervene with struggling students ā something that can have consequences not just for students but for teacher and school morale.
āTeachers dedicate up to 50 hoursā overtime every month on tasks like marking and reporting; two key means to identify whether students are falling behind. But huge workloads mean that early performance indicators can sometimes fall between the cracks.”
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