Neale-Wade Academy, in March, hits back at claims that children have been taught the wrong GCSE business course

A school has reassured parents that their children are not being taught the wrong GCSE course after concerns began to rise.

Parent Mark Quinlan says that business students at Neale Wade Academy, in March, were being taught the wrong course, but the high school insists that this is not the case.

Mr Quinlan told the Fenland Citizen that because of the alleged mishap, the education board agreed to give the students a 12-mark advantage, claiming the school had known about the issue since before Christmas but hadn’t done anything about it.

Mr Quinlan added that a number of students have now dropped the subject, opting to spend more time on Maths and English.

“It's about time that the school took responsibility for their students,” he said.

Neale Wade has maintained that it is not correct that students were taught the wrong course and that some were given the option to focus on their core subjects as a result of their predicted grades in the Enterprise and Marketing qualification.

The school says it is speaking with parents and students to ensure they are “well supported to make the right choice for them”.