AQA GCSE English reviews

Ours English language didn’t move despite 2 teachers saying it was v harshly marked, back within a week of request. Still think it was harsh and hard to see that the exam boards don’t have a vested interest in keeping the marks the same.

RS went up to an 8
Eng Lit went up to a 7

Still waiting on Eng Lang

Great news for the increases, congratulations to them all! Sorry to hear about some staying the same - we too have had that. @MystifyMe and @DelilahBucket @RobinEllacotStrike with the English Language and Literature increases were they over two papers or a single paper. Great news not having to resist the exam @MystifyMe and to exceed the 4 by securing a 5 is awesome! 👏👏👏

DD asked for a review of Literature as she got a 6 and was shocked. The review has been successful and she has now been awarded an 8.

Been meaning to update, DS's English Language moved up from a couple of marks off a 4 to 5 after review. This is what he was predicted and around what he achieved for everything else. He had already started resit classes so he's over the moon! I think it's terrible that some might not have gone through the process and be resitting. It's missing out on a crucial grade for some kids.

DS gained six extra marks for Eng Lan, taking him from a 5 to a 6.
History remained unchanged.
Waiting on Lit. School weren't going to send it but have now.
He got 5's in all three and was predicted 7's.

for AQA it costs over £100 to appeal. I'm not sure if that is per subject or per paper.

Has your son seen his script? Does he know which specific questions he thinks deserves more marks? I don't know how the appeal process works (i.e. whether you have to give reasons for appeal) but unless he's looked at it and can say where he thinks he should have been given more marks then I'm not sure how realistic his chances are

I believe it’s same as the review process with higher fees and takes longer for the outcome. The school needs to be supportive of the appeal. This means they should have looked at your child’s scripts and found grounds for appeal. We are also going that route but the school has warned us that the mark can go up, down or stay same.

You have to have grounds to appeal but that is done by the most senior people in the team.

Has the teacher reviewed it? Are they certain there should be a grade change?

My understanding is that the school can appeal and the exam board review it again.

Does anyone know what happens if you appeal the grade? This is after a review yielded no change in mark at all. Don’t ask…. My son won’t let it go

Friends kid was 1 pt of a 7 had 8 in mocks for lang got 8 in lit but 6 for lang got back marking was within reason no change.

I have been following this thread and wanted to share the outcome for DC.

AQA English Lit - 4 extra marks after remark. Grade moved up to 7.
AQA English Language- 6 extra marks after remarked. Grade moved up to 6.

Predicted 8/7

There’s always crazy marking
I’ve had some I expected would get 4s who came out with 8 but they never applied for a review

It’s very unlikely to drop. I think the percentage of marks that go down is very low (1% maybe?) That being said, I’d ask you to think carefully about it. Say he was expecting a 6 and got a 7 but he’s 1 mark off an 8, I’d advise you to ‘stick’. If he was expecting a 6 but got a 3 then less to lose. Also, if he’s happy with his grade and can do what he wants at college/sixth form then does it really matter?

I taught two boys who I would have said would be lucky to get a 4. Over two years I didn’t see any work significantly above this grade. Both nice lads who worked hard but English wasn’t their strength. Both came out with a grade 7! Yet a girl I would have bet my house on getting a 9 came out with a 6 in English Literature. Some crazy, crazy marking this year.

Really? I thought 1 marker, marked the whole of paper 1?

@Lyla78 for AQA Eng Lang several markers mark the first paper. Several different markers do the review.

That is fantastic- congratulations! Do you know how they are reviewed- is it one examiner looking at all sections or are they marked by several examiners as in they all review one section each? I heard they are marked by several examiners in the first place - wondered if the same process is applied during a review if marking? Thanks.

In dd’s friendship group there were 3 with odd AQA English results. Friend 1 got all 7s and above except for a 5 in English Language. Remark pushed it up to a 7. Friend 2 was always predicted 3s and 4s so wasn’t staying on at sixth form. I asked dd how they were getting on at college and she said that she had switched courses because she had ended up with a 7 in English Language. Dd was thrilled for her and commented how amazing it was to get that from the bottom set. Friend 3 was always worried that they weren’t going to pass and would have to resit in y12. Said they were lucky with the questions and got an 8. Obviously they could have put loads of extra work in to exceed their predicted grades

Are there many in that position??

I never thought of that- you’re right though

I’d be interested to hear what the deal is with those who were predicted 4s and came out with 8s. I know a couple like that and obviously they won’t be getting remarks.

I think it is a bit worrying yes, especially for the English where some people are reporting huge increases in marks. It was also said on here that grades very rarely change but I decided to go with what dcs teachers thought. His maths and biology teachers were scarily accurate. They both said he looks like he had two ‘missed’ marks and he actually did gain two marks for both subjects at review. The English language teacher hasn’t made any predictions, just said she wanted to send paper 1 back (aqa).