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Oh dear god they still don't have enough markers for GCSE English

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noblegiraffe · 24/05/2017 16:42

This ad just popped up on my twitter feed.

And this just after the news that KS2 writing assessments are totally unreliable - apparently marking English is quite hard to get right.

It's going to be a car crash come August. No way are the results going to be reliable. Get your remark applications ready.

Oh dear god they still don't have enough markers for GCSE English
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noblegiraffe · 26/05/2017 12:16

With maths they've gone from 2 papers to 3 papers which has massively increased the marking load.

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Noodledoodledoo · 26/05/2017 10:49

My allocation for maths has been increased from 450 to 550. Another colleague who has been marking for years has been asked to do 2 papers.

Redsrule · 24/05/2017 22:03

The issue is that if you are an experienced teacher/marker at the top of your pay scale the money per script at 40% tax just isn't worth the effort.

Danglingmod · 24/05/2017 21:47

No, it's not last minute or usual. I've been asked if I fancied marking - as a non-teacher but an English graduate...

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noblegiraffe · 24/05/2017 21:44

cricket they were desperately advertising at Easter as well, with entry requirements dropped to NQTs and PGCE students (and possibly post-grad non-teachers) so I don't think this is just a last minute thing.

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CrazedZombie · 24/05/2017 21:34

Quite a lot of subject vacancies for this summer's exams

www.aqa.org.uk/about-us/become-an-examiner-or-moderator/examiner-vacancies?gclid=CPfx_vqvidQCFc5sGwodU4EDFQ

cricketballs · 24/05/2017 21:32

This happens every year - some who have accepted contracts pull out, so adverts go out and if they aren't filled then those who are marking get offered extra scripts (with an increased pay level)

HarveySchlumpfenburger · 24/05/2017 21:24

Oh dear god indeed.

I didn't think it was possible that there could be a worse fiasco than the year that US company did the KS2/3 marking but it seems it might be.

catslife · 24/05/2017 20:58

I saw that too - don't AQA realise that some teachers following their tweets are also parents!

Danglingmod · 24/05/2017 16:51

I think this is actually more concerning than anything about the new spec: harder texts/closed book/harder mark scheme. At least if we knew the boards had a wealth of experienced markers, they'd all be in the same boat or in with the same chance of grade x.

I didn't think remarks were really a "thing" any more? And who will know whether to apply for a remark when predictions are "between a 2 and a 5" or "between a 5 and an 8"?