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Can we discuss re-marking of GCSEs - ie appeals? Yes/no/don't bother? Any experience of success?

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lemoncurdyeomans · 25/08/2010 11:15

At ds' school a number of good, top set students got A for English Language GCSE when they were expecting A - one of them even wants to be a journalist! I know it seems a bit much to faff about an A rather than an A, but we are wondering whether to ask the school to send off some of the papers for re-marking.

Or whether students can or should do it individually?

I know there are a few exam markers on here - any advice please?

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Lemoncurdy · 18/09/2010 15:06

Just an update here from me as OP - ds had his Eng Lang remarked and - hooray!!! - got his A star!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In fact, they only had to remark one of his papers - they added on 3 marks, and that took him to an A star.

Very, very well worth doing in our case - ds was cockahoop. Thank you so much to all you lovely people who offered help and support. Could not have done it without you. Smile

cruisequeen · 10/09/2010 18:16

Daughter 1 mark of an A 239/300, she needed 240/300 had it remarked, heard today they have made an error and she has got an A. I ,think if pupils are this close you have very little to lose in having it remarked

wolfbrother · 08/09/2010 12:57

obymicky, I'm not ignoring your post-I don't know how to see papers as a private candidate, but hopefully a teacher may come along and answer your question. Has your friend asked at wherever it was that she sat the papers?

wolfbrother · 08/09/2010 12:55

2B1Gmum, Congratulations to your son on his 4 A*!

I can't answer your question I'm afraid, but thought you might like to hear that our school has said that exam boards do not remark English LITERATURE A grade papers, as the difference between A and A* in Eng Lit is "natural flair" and not factual. So go and tell him that he has "natural flair" for English literature at least!

2B1Gmum · 08/09/2010 12:29

my son missed A in English Lang by 4 marks out of 300, school advice seemed against appealing even though he got A in English Lit and the teacher was really keen for him to study to A Level (he isn't). He was a bit upset because his very academic school made a point of congratulating those with 5 A* and more - which he missed by those 4 points. I am really unsure how much universities refer to GSCEs - particularly if all above C and top grades are in subjects studied to A level - will find out in next year or two

obymicky · 03/09/2010 00:27

Hi,
Is there any one who can help. My friends daughter appeared for Science GCSE exam ie Biology, Chemistry and Physics with OCR and for each of them she got D and the daughter insists that she did very well in those exams. Can we retrieve those papers so that we can see them?. Any idea how to proceed to retrieve the papers. She did the exams as private candidate.

Voiceofstpauls · 31/08/2010 22:05

Although re-marks are unsuccessful in the majority of cases, it can be successful in quite a significant minority of cases so on one hand, if you don't try, it definitely won't be re-marked. If the mark is onl a few marks over a grade boundary, beware in case they take marks off.

PixieOnaLeaf · 31/08/2010 17:57

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CHIPPER172 · 31/08/2010 15:37

Does anyone know is a c in dt graphic products good or not i did the foundtation paper and got 40 points

CHIPPER172 · 27/08/2010 20:35

I did'nt get a ict grade on my results should i complain

MaamRuby · 27/08/2010 12:15

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CHIPPER172 · 27/08/2010 11:23

Mr Baldwin (headteacher of my school) said any exam board errors will mean pupils being ?upgraded? rather than any lowering of grades.

CHIPPER172 · 27/08/2010 11:03

I still got the grades for my course at weston college

MaamRuby · 27/08/2010 10:36

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CHIPPER172 · 27/08/2010 10:31

I don't think so cos it still the summer break and i going to college next year but have to go back to school on the 3rd to get the provisional exam result sheet but i don't know what that is

MaamRuby · 27/08/2010 10:29

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CHIPPER172 · 27/08/2010 08:32

i am with the AQA for Maths and WJEC/GCSE for English

CHIPPER172 · 27/08/2010 08:29

If i got a ASDAN Bronze Award for Youth Award is a half of gcse or not because i confused what grade it is and do you know when i can check the grade boundries for foundtation tier Maths 2010 because i got 314 marks and i not sure what was the grade c mark.

which paper could be remark?

Module 1 - 74/75 - c
Module 5 - 145 marks - e don't know what it was out of
or Modlue 2 i think - 97/112 - D

but my maths teacher said Module 1 and 2 added up to a c

Thankyou for the support above it help me a bit

CHIPPER172 · 26/08/2010 22:47

as i was one point short for getting cs ?

CHIPPER172 · 26/08/2010 22:38

So do you think it worth a remark in Math and English?

MaamRuby · 26/08/2010 22:28

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CHIPPER172 · 26/08/2010 22:12

and said it was a E

CHIPPER172 · 26/08/2010 22:10

MaamRuby i was quit confused with the outcome cos for Module 5 was 75 marks per paper which add up to 150 and i got 145 - Maths

CHIPPER172 · 26/08/2010 21:59

ok thankyou MaamRuby

CHIPPER172 · 26/08/2010 21:58

I got 3ds in Art, Math and English and I was only one point off getting cs do you think it wroth getting remark?