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Sats results blunders could be repeated.
(From The Journal)
EXAM board Edexcel has been awarded the one-year contract to deliver next year's Sats tests by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.
The contract, worth pounds 25m, covers the national curriculum tests for 11 year olds as well as other non-statutory tests.
The announcement comes as it was revealed that examiners warned the Schools Secretary Ed Balls that there is "no guarantee" that pupils will not see a repeat of delays for Sats tests results again next year.
Edexcel replaces American firm ETS Europe, which was dumped from its pounds 156m, five-year contract in August following last summer's marking fiasco, which affected a million schoolchildren.
A damning inquiry into the delays, led by Lord Sutherland of Houndwood and published earlier this month, heaped blame on the QCA and ETS.
Edexcel, which was announced ...
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