“Today will be a celebration for many, but the return to an exam-heavy format can make it even harder for knowledge gaps to be picked up and dealt with early. This creates enormous pressure on both students and teachers and may lead to many more pupils unfortunately receiving lower-than-expected grades.
“The simple truth is that teachers don’t have the time or resources to identify and intervene with struggling students – something that can have consequences not just for students but for teacher and school morale.
“Teachers dedicate up to 50 hours’ 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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