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The Committee

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Initial release 1968
Directors Peter Sykes
Screenplay Peter Sykes
Languages English Language
Composers Pink Floyd
Arthur Brown
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The Committee is a 1968 British independent black-and-white film noir film. It featured original music by Pink Floyd as well as Arthur Brown's song "Nightmare".

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It is "a tsunami of fear to beat schools" about what will happen in the next year with the GCSE and A-level exams in England, MPs have heard.

The Commons education Select Committee heard calls for the impact of school closures on the next year's exam candidates will be contacted.

Professor of the Social mobility Lee Elliot Major, called for special precautions to be taken for the award of the notes in 2021.

Ofqual said The Committee 's contingency plans were developed.

Most of the students were out of school since The End of March.

And on Tuesday, the government announced that it was ditching plans to have all elementary students Back To school for a month before the summer break.

Although some Secondary School students are due to be invited Back for some face-to-face time with their teachers, the lessons are not expected to resume Until September at the earliest.

'very concerned'

There are growing concerns that the schools may continue to occur disorders with students offered a mix of online learning and face-to-face teaching in the fall.

Prof Elliot Major, a former chief executive of the Sutton Trust -education of the sexes, love of neighbor, said he was "really worried" about eight million children in the school currently.

He Said : "There is a tsunami of fear is to be beat, the schools, over one million children for their GCSEs and A-levels next year. "

He Said , there needed to be clarity about how public audits would be addressed in the next year, adding that he preferred a combination of tests and teacher assessment.

Sally Collier, chief executive of the English exams regulator, Ofqual, said the planning for the year 2021 exam system was at the top of your organization.

she suggested the government to re-think the content of the tests for the next year, and that the schools would need to know at the first opportunity, what you are going to have to teach next year.

Ofqual would be the publication of a consultation in The Coming weeks on possible measures to improve the impact of education policy of interference on the next year's exam candidates, she told MPs.

', Similar to that in the next year'

it was, However, briefly to say, what is included in these plans. Reports have suggested to Ofqual that they could also consider, delay, or tests, or by means of a system with predictive scores.

National Education Union joint General Secretary Kevin Courtney said it was always clear the malfunction was to go to school more.

"with a view to the exams system, we could be facing a very similar situation, in the next year, we have to learn from this year," He Said .

Dr Zubaida Haque of the Runnymede Trust , said it is not needed to have an urgent look at what could be done for students Back To school this summer.

She Said there were a lot of locations from the school, which could be used, because of the Covid-19 limitations - such as football stadiums, private schools and Golf courses.

she urged the Minister to think creatively and urgently about how these facilities can be used, with a view to the setting of the summer schools to help pupils catch up and support them with pastoral and emotional needs.

Earlier, former Ofsted inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw, criticised the government for failing to get the students Back To school.

He Said : "The government needs to act their Together . and make sure it is the correct planning for September, if both primary and secondary schools come Back . "



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Source of news: bbc.com

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