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GCSE results special consideration

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Lolly331 · 22/08/2024 11:42

DS got his results today and it was not what he was expecting. He had been ill during the exam period and special consideration was applied to some of the exams, he was sick then was put on medication which reacted and it effected his balance. On his English language paper he only answered one question. The school applied for special consideration for two exams ( the two that he sat on the day he was sickest)
we have received the results and school said they can see special consideration has been applied but on the results I am unable to see this. He has got a 2 in English language and obviously needs a pass. His first paper he got 46 out of 80 and his second when he was sick he got 7.
the school have said to apply to get the scripts back. Does anyone know what that means.
He isn’t doing levels and needs 4 gcse at 3 and above which he has and he has a five in maths and a 4 in English lit, is English literature enough to get in or do you need language, he was predicted a 7 and had done so well up until he got sick,

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LIZS · 22/08/2024 12:17

Unless the offer specified language, literature should be sufficient to progress although ideally he should resit language to gain a pass to satisfy any future employer requirements, recalling scripts means looking at the answers and how the mark scheme was applied but a remark request would be needed if they feel it was under marked, unfortunately special consideration only adds a few marks to that paper so he may have been better not sitting it and relying on paper 1 and a calculation for paper 2.

DoublePeonies · 22/08/2024 12:02

Special consideration is usually a tiny percentage - I've a feeling it maxes out around 5%. So does he think that second English paper could be about right for what he actually wrote?

If he's got the grades to go forward, I'd focus on that. And agree that resiting English in November could work very well for him - presumably he has done the majority of the work, and just needs a fair go at the paper when his health is back on track.

Applying for the papers back literally means that. You would get to see (a copy of) his actual script. You could check things like had they marked every question, and added up the scores correctly. An English teacher could look at the marking and see that the marks applied were about right for what had been written.

SwallowsAmazons · 22/08/2024 11:53

Depends on the course. Some will accept English lit and you will have English timetabled to re-sit.

Quitelikeacatslife · 22/08/2024 11:44

I'd say for lots of opportunities in future he will need 4 or above in English language so if remark doesn't go your way it would be easier for him to resit as soon as possible whilst it's fresh in his mind.

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