Formal GCSE exams will not take place in 2021. Instead, every centre has been asked to determine their own means of grade assessment. The suggested format for this is either via mock exams or coursework, this could have been completed prior to schools reopening or from now. On the basis of the outcome of these assessments, schools are to determine their own grades and there will be no formal regional or national moderation process. Schools will have to provide evidence of assessment quality assurance checks by the 18th June to the exam boards, and they may subsequently be asked for sample pupil grading evidence. Pupils are also allowed to contest any grades that they are awarded.