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GCSE remark - worth it?

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ClareDeLune · 20/08/2015 13:15

DS has calculated that he is 10 UMS points off the next highest mark in one of his exams (taking into account each of the three modules). He's also calculated that he's 2 UMS points off another one, in one module, that would take him into the next mark bracket.

Worth a remark?

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QOD · 28/09/2015 22:21

Fantastic! !!

GloriaHotcakes · 28/09/2015 17:32

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QOD · 25/09/2015 19:54

Got Biology, Physics and English Lit back ... not changed by 1 single point.
Aqa.
she only needed 1 point on each for an A*

QOD · 22/09/2015 17:31

Nooooooo

swingofthings · 22/09/2015 09:45

I'm waiting for DD's remark in Eng Lit, but I really don't expect it to go up. Unfortunately, in her case, the problem was with the controlled assessment (the school has admitted a failure, but nothing that can be done about it now). She scored two good As at the exams, which is what she was expected to get. We went for the remark as a last chance resort as she is only 3 points away from an overall A.

We only put it a bit over a week ago, so don't expect results until maybe next week?

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QOD · 09/09/2015 21:12

Oh competition!

I just found out that it's 4 that dd is.having g re marked ... 3 we pay for.and the school have offered to pay for I gcse English which was 4 out

JanetBlyton · 09/09/2015 20:44

He and one of his older siblings now tie in having the best GCSE results. He made me get out her certificates from 11 years ago tonight so he could check. (They both got their only B in French).

QOD · 09/09/2015 19:18

Fab news!

thunderbird69 · 09/09/2015 17:13

Janet - great news on the Maths upgrade!! Smile

JanetBlyton · 09/09/2015 15:40

One of mine got his A maths remarked up to an A* - results back today which makes up for the failure to get the B French (his only B) up to an A (he was about half a mark off an A) - in fact the French remark was to a few marks lower.

He now has the same number of A as his twin so is feeling pleased and he was in the top set for maths so it was a bit surprising it was an A not A in the first place.

thunderbird69 · 09/09/2015 12:23

Finally managed to get hold of the head of Maths and found out DS was 2 marks off A* (other than this he got 1B and Cs so he'd love his maths grade to really stand out)
The teacher says go for the re-mark, although also said that no other papers have gone up so far this year. Just checked the fees and pleased to see that Edexcel is the cheapest!

Good luck to all those still waiting to get results back

QOD · 08/09/2015 18:46

Waiting waiting ... The school have said they are paying for 1 of her re marks, IGCSE English, 1 Physics one can't be re marked and so we are down to paying for 2

Come on! I just want to hear the results, friends dd had maths remark and gained 7 points !!!! But it's still a D sadly, just a couple of points under a C now

thunderbird69 · 07/09/2015 11:11

bluebelle - I have been trying to get the marks from the exam secretary. TBH she doesn't seem to know much about it all, I think she must be quite new.

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BlueBelle123 · 04/09/2015 12:54

thunderbird we got our DD's maths mark from the exams officer, may be easier to get hold of than a teacher - DD's remark took about a week and she was awarded 3 extra marks(went up a grade). Our exam officer advises it's worth going for a remark if your 4 marks away from the boundary, we didn't bother asking the teachers what they thought! Good luck!

thunderbird69 · 04/09/2015 12:01

We are still waiting for the maths marks from school to see if it is worth getting a remark. Not impressed.

Also waiting to hear from 2 teachers for opinions on other subjects.

Not sure if it is because DS is not a high flyer and has not stayed on in 6th form, but they're not being very helpful with all this!

JanetBlyton · 04/09/2015 10:15

Sounds like my son may not be moved up from his only B on his french remark his teacher indicated - I don;t know if that means the teacher or school is told earlier than the pupil but it was worth a try. He was moved down 2 marks too although still remains a good B. Now his maths teacher has had him put in a maths remark as he was apparently half a point off an A in maths. Actually we did expect an A in maths.

needmorespace · 04/09/2015 10:11

Gloria
That's interesting. Both of mine had maths re-marks when they did their GCSEs and both were awarded a higher grade (both moved from a B to an A).
In my eldest's papers, over 10 marks were found and in my youngest's papers an extra two marks were found.
It is ALWAYS worth a re-mark imo if the grade is borderline and safe already.

nicknamenoname · 02/09/2015 17:10

Can anyone find a raw mark/UMS calculator for the CIE board? I've searched everywhere, but can't find anything.

DS' English Literature was one mark off the next grade up. I think the info the teacher has given me is a raw mark rather than a UMS and am just mulling over whether to request a remark. I'd like to see how wide the grade boundary is, because I wouldn't want to risk him being marked down to the next grade. Thanks.

JanetBlyton · 02/09/2015 11:29

My son's went in on the day the results came out but there is no huge rush. I think he was half a mark off an A in French and that was his only B so worth a shot but not particularly important as he's not doing French A level and never liked it!

QOD · 02/09/2015 09:07

We're dropping off dds 4 (ouch £) re mark forms today

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wormshuffled · 02/09/2015 07:44

So DD got her maths remark back already and it stayed the same..... 1 off an A*. Ah well it was worth a try!

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