LABOUR is calling on the government today to prepare plans for the 2022 school exams, as figures show that Year 10 pupils have already missed one in eight days of face-to-face teaching.

Per secondary pupil, 43 days of education has been missed, equating to 13 per cent of a two-year GCSE course, according to government figures.

As pupils returned to their classrooms last week, Schools Minister Nick Gibb confirmed that exams will go ahead in 2022 for GCSE, A-level and vocational students, but he failed to give any details for teachers looking to make up for teaching time lost by pupils.