Pens at the ready! A gen-Z trainee takes on the Guardian’s ‘scribbler-in-chief’
As the exam regulator consults about introducing onscreen exams amid complaints of hand fatigue, a young aspiring journalist goes head-to-head with a self-professed expertThis week it was reported that students could soon be sitting their end-of-year exams on laptops after pupils complained of hand...
<p>As the exam regulator consults about introducing onscreen exams amid complaints of hand fatigue, a young aspiring journalist goes head-to-head with a self-professed expert</p><p>This week it was reported that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/dec/11/gcses-a-levels-exams-england-laptops-2030-ofqual">students could soon be sitting their end-of-year exams on laptops</a> after pupils complained of hand fatigue, saying their muscles “are not strong enough”.</p><p>With Ofqual preparing to launch a public consultation on the introduction of onscreen exams, we decided to conduct a test of our own, pitting the Guardian columnist Zoe Williams, a seasoned hack of the pen-and-paper generation, against George Francis Lee, our gen-Z journalist in training.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/dec/14/pens-at-the-ready-a-gen-z-trainee-takes-on-the-guardians-scribbler-in-chief">Continue reading...</a>
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