GCSE summer 2020 thread 6 - Carry on Corona Cohort, Further adventures aboard the Corona Charabanc.

If you read on it says 15 entries is a 'large entry'. Goodness.

I’ve just seen this article. How can they have mislead teachers & pupils?

www.tes.com/news/GCSE-results-2020-teacher-grades-ignored

It is certainly not a prospect I am savouring clary !

I am hoping this conceivably covers arrested, disgraced and sacked teachers in their 'fire, flood or famine' clause since the music dept at DS's school haven't had a decent set of results in a few years...!

To be fair they had to include that because they should have learnt that lesson from Grenfell and it is a normal grounds for special consideration and appeal anyway.

The appeal climb down is interesting. They have not changed the rules, just widened the interpretation of unusual cohorts. Helpful though.

I'm so relieved that there is an appeal process. Seems much fairer, and that at least you're able to have a conversation if the marks aren't what you'd hoped for.

Shame it took the controversy over the Scottish results to make them put this in place.

I don’t envy teachers this yr. They’ve all been put in a more than awkward and very difficult situation. DS got a 3 in French mocks as he thought French will be his collateral damage in order to concentrate study on all the others. He was planning on doing crash studyfor the real French exam and performed really well in the Oral just before lockdown. I’d be interested to see what he gets in that! DS made the teacher very angry during the course of the yr and the feeling was mutual so we’ll see what the 20th brings.

Ah I am not a teacher in school any more, I tutor, hence the HE students.

They have my email tho - I would be really dismayed if any of them emailed me asking what mark I gave them. Not that I have any doubt or concern at all about the validity and accuracy of any of my marks, I totally stand by them, but still, I wouldn't fancy the confrontation.

YY if it is done anonymously in school that's better. But still, what if they came back to you as a 6th form student and were not happy?

Schools are supposed to have a policy about this. I ma hoping it is done via an exams officer to make it impersonal.

Wow Piggy didn't realise students could ask you what mark you gave and where you were in the class!

Not sure how that helps, and what if they ask, having got a 6 and thinking you will gave given them an 8, only to find you gave them a 6?

I did some assessing this summer fir HE students and was told I can't under any circumstances tell them what grade I gave. Tbh I'm tempted to stick with that if they ask. It seems pretty reasonable.

I so hope this boy gets his mark improved !

www.tes.com/news/young-artist-goes-viral-after-thanking-sqa-c-mark

@Decorhate

Yes, I think it is the hardest thing I've had to do in 20+ years of teaching. And I've been an examiner for 15 years, and I mark over 600 papers a year, so I'm used to the responsibility.

It must be really hard for any teachers who have had to “fail” their pupils. If they don’t pass an exam that’s one thing, but feels more personal when it’s a teacher assessed grade.

Yes ...can't imagine it will be fun for the teachers @piggywaspushed. Thank you for the Newsflash though! Much appreciated.

I've been back to work today this time on the train ...it is going to take some time to get used to commuting again. I'm only saying for those of you with commuters for 6th form..you may have to consider gently getting them to introduce a bit more routine. It was a bit of a shock to my system but then again they are young

And also the thing they might argue with Mrs Piggy said I was seventh but I KNOW I came 3rd in the mock

Yes, they can find out after results day. I don't like the thought much of them knowing their rank order : that feels very potentially upsetting for some students.

Thanks @Piggywaspushed

I thought students wouldn’t get to know CAG or rank order but this seems to say they can ask.

Accessing your centre assessment grade and / or rank order
Your school or college is not allowed to tell you your centre assessment grade(s) and position in the rank order(s) before results day. After results day, you can ask your school or college for this information if you want to. Each school and college will decide how and when students may receive centre assessment grade(s) so you should look for information from your school or college or discuss this with them directly

Hopefully it is for some schools and some students, yes.

It will depend on a very clued up SLT, of course.

That’s really good news Piggy, thanks for link.

www.gov.uk/government/news/appeal-arrangements-for-as-a-levels-and-gcses

Breaking news : Ofqual have now said schools can appeal results if they feel Ofqual's algorithms have disadvantaged students in their school. Will be back with a link...

Hang in there everyone!

We seemed to have ducked a lot of anxious build up here due to a combination of keeping VERY busy. Sport training, the odd work shift, work experience next week topped up with a very busy social life has all helped. If she is feeling nervous, she is masking well, and genuinely more looking forward to seeing some old faces; students and teachers on results day. It’s been made much easier knowing her 6th form place is not at risk though; and being happy with her choice of A levels. Must be hard for those who are still be undecided on their mix as it’s not that easy for a Y11 to have looked in detail at potential uni course requirements, when not so confident in what their GCSE results will look like due to a unknown outcome. At least sitting exams they would have had a good gut feel on how well/bad they’d performed. I think...

No, Orange, no other back ups. 😣
I’m trying to stay positive - her teacher was really positive about her progress at the last parents meeting and felt the one mock paper result wasn’t representative of her ability, but who knows what will have happened to the data since then?