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| Stabbed GCSE student refused exemption by exam board | Stabbed GCSE student refused exemption by exam board |
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| A boy who says he cannot sit his GCSE exams after being stabbed may be held back a year because his exam board will not honour his predicted grades. | A boy who says he cannot sit his GCSE exams after being stabbed may be held back a year because his exam board will not honour his predicted grades. |
| The 16-year-old lost part of his lung when he was knifed in the random attack in Enfield, north London, on 7 May. | The 16-year-old lost part of his lung when he was knifed in the random attack in Enfield, north London, on 7 May. |
| The Joint Council for Qualifications (JQC) rejected pleas from his head teacher and MPs to award the pupil his predicted grades of A*-A. | The Joint Council for Qualifications (JQC) rejected pleas from his head teacher and MPs to award the pupil his predicted grades of A*-A. |
| It said candidates must complete 25% of their exams for the grades to qualify. | It said candidates must complete 25% of their exams for the grades to qualify. |
| The Highlands School pupil said he was not "physically or mentally" ready to take any of his GCSEs. | |
| He was stabbed in the chest after an unprovoked altercation with a gang of teenagers in Enfield Memorial Park. | He was stabbed in the chest after an unprovoked altercation with a gang of teenagers in Enfield Memorial Park. |
| He spent a week in hospital but has since returned home. | He spent a week in hospital but has since returned home. |
| The boy, who does not want to be named, said he feared a lack of GCSE qualifications may affect his future. | The boy, who does not want to be named, said he feared a lack of GCSE qualifications may affect his future. |
| "Having no GCSEs could really affect who even considers having me on their team which could really get in the way of my life," he told the BBC. | "Having no GCSEs could really affect who even considers having me on their team which could really get in the way of my life," he told the BBC. |
| His mother said she was "devastated" the board did not do" everything they could to help". | His mother said she was "devastated" the board did not do" everything they could to help". |
| "It feels like they are leading him to the finish line but not helping him to cross it. | "It feels like they are leading him to the finish line but not helping him to cross it. |
| "My son is already suffering and the stress now of him worrying about his future is only adding to the problems." | "My son is already suffering and the stress now of him worrying about his future is only adding to the problems." |
| Head teacher Bruce Goddard, said: "The injustice of a student being stabbed - an innocent bystander in a park - and then told he won't be getting any grades, which he otherwise would have got, is just unfair." | Head teacher Bruce Goddard, said: "The injustice of a student being stabbed - an innocent bystander in a park - and then told he won't be getting any grades, which he otherwise would have got, is just unfair." |
| Exam boards can grant GCSE certificates if a student has not completed their final exams in "rare and exceptional circumstances". | Exam boards can grant GCSE certificates if a student has not completed their final exams in "rare and exceptional circumstances". |
| These include illness, being victim to a crime, injury, family problems and bereavement. | These include illness, being victim to a crime, injury, family problems and bereavement. |
| However, JCQ said in the boy's situation it would only give an honorary letter explaining why he could not complete his course. | However, JCQ said in the boy's situation it would only give an honorary letter explaining why he could not complete his course. |
| "In this instance the student was unable to complete 25% of their GCSE exams. Therefore, the examination boards have offered to provide honorary awards that can be used with colleges, employers and universities to explain the circumstances involved." | "In this instance the student was unable to complete 25% of their GCSE exams. Therefore, the examination boards have offered to provide honorary awards that can be used with colleges, employers and universities to explain the circumstances involved." |
| The pupil can sit his exams next year, the JCQ said. | The pupil can sit his exams next year, the JCQ said. |