Hi, I’m looking for some advice from teachers, or anyone who’s perhaps in similar situation, if possible? I know you’re all a little busy right now!
My son has done fairly well in his GCSEs, given the bizarre circumstances, however there has been an admin mistake somewhere along the line. He achieved a 7 and 6 for Chemistry and Biology, and we were surprised to see that in his strongest science, Physics, he only got a 5. It turns out his school Ex ems officer accidentally submitted him for foundation paper, so this is the upper limit. They have told us otherwise he would have got a higher grade. (They acknowledge he should have been submitted for higher).
School seems reluctant to appeal. They have instead given us letter from teacher saying the grade he should have been awarded. We are considering pushing for appeal because our son is feeling he worked hard for this grade, and it’s directly relevant to his chosen Alevel and uni aspirations. It’s also an outlier compared to his other grades.
He has enough to do the Alevels he wants at the college he wants, but it still seems unfair. He has ASD, and it’s all very black and white for him. Do you think, in the scheme of things it’s worth getting into a debate with the school (they’re great in lots of ways, but don’t respond well to even gentle criticism). Or should we just roll with it? Son could be talked down, but I’m not sure whether he’s quite right to push to get what he worked for...he really did work hard.
All advice welcome. Appeals need to be in form centre by Friday.
Thanks!