At time of writing, there is 25 days before public exams are sat by GCSE/IGCSE and A-Level students. Exams such as these were first introduced in 1858 in response to a demand from schools themselves as a way of marking their pupils' attainment. Schools approached universities, such as Oxford and Cambridge and asked them to produce exams that boys could take 'local' to where they lived and since then, as society progressed and evolved, these exams have become a pivotal part of advancing towards higher education for both boys and girls. 

 

Since the year Covid began, exams have not been in the traditional manner, with certain elements removed as well as extra help given, however, this year’s GCSE/IGCSE and A-Level will be the first after Covid to revert back to the traditional, pre-Covid procedure.

 

When students were asked how they felt about the approaching exams, student Jessica Usiobaifo, commented “i’m not really nervous yet, it hasn’t kicked in but I know I will be very nervous soon” leading to the question “are this year’s public exam students truly ready and prepared?”