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GPs DO NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE SICK NOTES FOR PUPILS WHO MISS EXAMS
GPs do not have to provide sick notes for pupils who miss exams.
The BMA’s General Practitioners Committee (GPC) has received clarification from OFQUAL (the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator) which states that awarding organisations make no requirement for pupils to obtain a medical certificate in support of an application for special consideration. The letter states that students are asked for information in support of their application, but this may take the form of a statement by the school. The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) has confirmed that as far as they are concerned, if a student was absent from an examination as a result of illness and has the support of the school or centre to be absent, special consideration will be granted on that basis.
Awarding organisations do not insist that medical proof, such as a sick note from a GP, is provided. Relevant organisations have been informed of this decision. The full letter from OFQUAL was published on 25 January
Written by Dr Martin Harris, Doctor and Mohel for Jewish Circumcision Clinic in London Bris Mila Brit Milah.
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