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GCSE re-mark….

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Asparagus1 · 20/09/2023 16:40

My son’s school do early entry GCSEs in year 10. I’ve had an email from his RE teacher saying they think his paper would benefit from a re-mark. It’s £40 though and has to be paid by the 25th! He was 3 marks off a 6. Not sure what to do….has anyone had experience of this and did the mark change?

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House4DS · 22/09/2023 12:57

Just got DDs re-mark back - up 2 marks and so 1 grade (only needed 1 mark).

Nellle · 21/09/2023 22:05

Always worth it I think. The inconsistent marking of written subjects is an actual scandal. The more people you get to look at a paper the better chance you have of getting something close to an accurate mark.

PupInAPram · 21/09/2023 21:48

Crochetpenguin · 20/09/2023 16:47

Dd had one of hers remarked. We knew nothing about it as the school just sent it off. School phoned a few months later to say it had been changed from 7 to 8. Think it was only 2 or 3 marks difference.

A school is not allowed to apply for review of marking without the student signing to give permission, even if the school is paying. There is a risk of a grade going down.

Justgorgeous · 20/09/2023 21:24

Please remember grades can also go down.

MrsJBaptiste · 20/09/2023 21:00

Free for us although granted, the school must be paying. As they are, we'll have the paper remarked although I'm not expecting a higher grade - would be great for DS if it went up though!

House4DS · 20/09/2023 19:59

@MrsJBaptiste it's not free! £40-50 per paper depending on exam board.
If schools are questioning large numbers of papers for a particular exam it works differently.

OkIAmDoneNoReally · 20/09/2023 19:58

Willitstopraining · 20/09/2023 16:48

We did it because ds was 1 mark off an A. We got the remark back very quickly but there was no change in score at all. This was also for Religion GCSE.

We had this for my dd's maths paper.

MrsJBaptiste · 20/09/2023 19:54

We've been contacted for an English Language remark but it's free so why not?

peacock2 · 20/09/2023 19:39

Loads of changes in English this year because the marking has been so shoddy. As long as they have looked at the papers and have identified why then yea definitely do it. If only one paper had the problem then don't sent both back as marks can also go down so if one has been generously marked it could go down! They need to be clear that they have looked at the paper.

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Asparagus1 · 20/09/2023 18:23

The school used that wording which is why I did.

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Un7breakable · 20/09/2023 18:13

In the last few years it's changed its not a remark it's a review of marking and less likely to lead to changes.

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Asparagus1 · 20/09/2023 18:10

Tiredalwaystired · 20/09/2023 17:53

Not read the whole thread so forgive me if this has been answered.

How important is the grade to him? Is it a subject he wants to pursue later on? Does it stop him moving ahead with a chosen career path? I’m saying that as a five is considered a strong pass, and no one even looks at GCSEs beyond a certain educational level.

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The local sixth form requires four 6 or above grades for entry so it could make a difference depending on how well he does next year. I’m going to go ahead with it.

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Tiredalwaystired · 20/09/2023 17:53

Not read the whole thread so forgive me if this has been answered.

How important is the grade to him? Is it a subject he wants to pursue later on? Does it stop him moving ahead with a chosen career path? I’m saying that as a five is considered a strong pass, and no one even looks at GCSEs beyond a certain educational level.

Krystall · 20/09/2023 17:52

I work in an independent school in a support role. We have put through about 140 remark requests and we have had a grade change on about 40 of them so far.

CeeceeBloomingdale · 20/09/2023 17:42

There’s your answer, if it makes a difference I’d pay.

edited to add the quote thing isn’t working for me but you said he needs 6s for the next step

Myfabby · 20/09/2023 17:29

PupInAPram · 20/09/2023 17:16

If they change the grade, you get your money back.

Yes, they did refund.

Freezingcoldinseptember · 20/09/2023 17:20

Dd is having 2 remarked.. No mention of it costing me!

PupInAPram · 20/09/2023 17:16

If they change the grade, you get your money back.

UsedToBeAtAmber · 20/09/2023 17:13

DS3 was 4 marks off a 7 for Chemistry in August. We paid for 1 paper to be remarked. He got 5 extra marks and moved up to a 7.

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Asparagus1 · 20/09/2023 17:13

Myfabby · 20/09/2023 17:12

My son had a remark in RS - extra 16 marks went from a 6-8.

Wow that’s crazy! And a bit worrying because how many other people have lost 16 marks?!

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Myfabby · 20/09/2023 17:12

My son had a remark in RS - extra 16 marks went from a 6-8.

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Asparagus1 · 20/09/2023 17:11

House4DS · 20/09/2023 17:06

@Asparagus1
Have they got the paper back? They will have needed DS permission to do this. It's quick - they download them. This is free.
Ask them which questions they think would go up - this will tell you if they actually looked at it. And which paper is more likely.
We've just sent DDs for remark - 1 mark off and more scope for marks on paper 2, so we're only getting that one done

Yes they said they have reviewed it. I think I will send the money in.

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Asparagus1 · 20/09/2023 17:10

Curioushorse · 20/09/2023 16:54

If the school have contacted you it's probably because it's likely. Many of the exam boards you can now see the papers. I've looked through all mine where the students were close, or the marks appeared odd. The only parents I've contacted are the ones where I've seen that it's worth it.

You get the money back if the marks change.

He got an 8 in his mock so I think a 5 was a shock…

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booksandbrews · 20/09/2023 17:09

My sister is a teacher and does exam marking. She also does remarks and in her experience, it very rarely changes the overall grade. She said she remarked 40 papers and 3 changed marks in any way.

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Asparagus1 · 20/09/2023 17:08

CeeceeBloomingdale · 20/09/2023 16:50

School are paying for DDs remark in English Language. I wouldn’t pay for it unless it was going to make a difference, e.g. going from 3 to a 4 or if they wanted to study that subject at an advanced level and needed a higher grade.

To get in the local sixth form he will need four 6s and above so it would be good if it was changed to a 6

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