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ONLY for parents of Year 9 and 10 students doing GCSEs this year

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barbosska · 06/04/2020 21:05

My yesterday's post on Qfqual's proposal no to award grades to students from Year 9 and 10 registered to sit their GCSE exams this year was swamped with non- constructive comments full of negativity and lacking any practical solutions.

Therefore I had to create a new thread for people affected by the Ofqual proposal.

If your child is not in Year 9 or 10 registered for the GCSE exams this year and you want to say how the schools with early GCSEs cheat the system etc, please add your comments to my yesterday's thread.

There are about 50,000 Year 9 and 10 students in the country who will be affected by this proposal.

We have about 500 students in Years 9 and 10 at our school and today we have done the following:

  • our school has written to Chief Regulator of Oqual Ms Sally Collier
  • the Board of school's governors has written to Ofqual
  • parents have signed a collective letter to Ofqaul
  • parents have individually written to Chief Regulator of Oqual Ms Sally Collier
-parents have individually written to the Education Secretary Mr Williamson via the governmental website link:

form.education.gov.uk/en/AchieveForms/?form_uri=sandbox-publish:AF-Process-f1453496-7d8a-463f-9f33-1da2ac47ed76/AF-Stage-1e64d4cc-25fb-499a-a8d7-74e98203ac00/definition.json&redirectlink=%2Fen&cancelRedirectLink=%2Fen

I suggest that parents of the affected students do the same asap whilst the proposal is being discussed.

Our children have worked hard alongside Year 11 children and they need to be treated fairly and equally.

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barbosska · 08/04/2020 00:03

Welsh educational authorities treat Y9 and Y10 the same was as Y 11:

www.itv.com/news/wales/2020-03-27/year-10-and-12-pupils-will-not-need-to-sit-exams-at-a-later-date-education-minster-confirms/

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barbosska · 08/04/2020 00:02

CIE (Cambridge) IGCES have brought out today their guidelines for accredited grades which do not discriminate based on age.

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nellythenarwhal · 07/04/2020 22:24

I suspect that a lot of the affected kids are taking an exam in their home language so not as bothered by taking the exam at a later date.

Hope the kids get a fair solution though.

HugoSpritz · 07/04/2020 22:07

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SpringUnsprung · 07/04/2020 21:43

@ HugoSpritz

How very convenient Hmm

FluffMagnet · 07/04/2020 21:00

Ofqual is having to prioritise those who are moving on to the next stage of education. It is disappointing but year 11 and 13 this year are stuck with a cobbled together solution that is the best that can be managed. Younger students will at least get the benefit of the "proper" system next year - try to see it as a positive!

HugoSpritz · 07/04/2020 20:58

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SpringUnsprung · 07/04/2020 20:32

‘Most people who are affected ...’

Where is your evidence of ‘most people’?

As I said above, this is a support thread, so unless you are looking to contribute positively, please use the old thread. It’s getting really tiresome.

HugoSpritz · 07/04/2020 19:59

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SpringUnsprung · 07/04/2020 17:14

@ ChloeDecker

Please do not derail this thread by posting irrelevant and unnecessary information about what type of school Holland Park is/is not.

It is a support thread for those with kids who are being affected by this decision, and it affects many schools up and down the country.

SpringUnsprung · 07/04/2020 17:06

Glad to see your school are actively engaging with this. The point about equality is very interesting and valid. I wish I could say our school are being as proactive, they seem to be very passively waiting to hear the outcome. To say I’m disappointed in their lack of action is an understatement. I’ll keep an eye out for the consultation on OfQual’s website.

ChloeDecker · 07/04/2020 17:03

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barbosska · 07/04/2020 16:32

UPDATE:

Our school has written letter to Ofqual, pls see the links below:

www.hollandparkschool.co.uk/academic/governor-letter-to-sally-collier/

www.hollandparkschool.co.uk/academic/letter-to-sally-collier

www.hollandparkschool.co.uk/academic/parent-letter-to-sally-collier/

I have called Ofqual this morning, they’ve confirmed the consultation will be published on their website shortly, but when they do not know when so told me to check their page regularly. They do not know when the deadline for comment will be.

They will also announce consultation on Twitter.

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HugoSpritz · 07/04/2020 12:02

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barbosska · 06/04/2020 21:36

SpringUnsprung, well done! Hopefully a joint effort will work out.

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SpringUnsprung · 06/04/2020 21:13

I’ve written to the Head of our school and sent an email to OfQual. I’m also expecting an update from our school in the next few days.

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