
Extra exam time: why do so many schoolkids suddenly need it? | Exams
‘It’s a logistical nightmare,” sighs associate headteacher Kirstie Moat after taking me through the mind-boggling complexities of the weeks ahead. Her school, Harrogate Grammar, a state secondary school in North Yorkshire, is in the final throes of preparations for exam season and it is a marathon task. This is not about teaching algebra, or Jane…