It's going to cost £100 a grade to appeal A Level Results

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AIBU to think this is unfair given the fiasco, and will affect disadvantaged kids the most AGAIN?

You pay if the appeal is unsuccessful, and don't if you win

The idea is to deter appeals other than the ones where there is a reasonable chance of success. But that's for normal years, where people are clearer about what the procedures are, and how exam marks/grade boundaries work

But this year, when so many assessed grades have been altered because of a statistical model, should really be different.

What??

I'm horrified. It's all the bits they don't say on the news isn't it? Poor bloody kids.

Is that for each one they appeal?

Not quite, and only if unsuccessful.

Last year, my friend paid almost £500 to get their DS's A level results reviewed (all 'non Science'). One moved down, 2 up, which secured his RG place.

He was at a very solid private day school, £15k.

Money talks.

Is that for each one they appeal?

The email we got from school said £90 per subject you want to appeal with some exceptions, eg Chemistry £115, Drama £156, maths £117

How do people in deprived areas who have been given shit grades afford to appeal?

This makes me so angry.

That’s utterly atrocious. The fee should at least be means tested. I’m really shocked to hear it.

This is a diabolical fiasco and the impact on students is terrible. There seems to be no rhyme or reason for the grades awarded.

We appealed one of ds' GCSEs last year. Fortunately it went up a grade so we didn't have to pay. If it had stayed the same it would have been around £75.

The school also suggested an appeal on his double award science but that would have been well over £200 if we'd lost so we didn't bother.

I can understand wanting to deter "frivolous" appeals but the costs are out of proportion.

I don't know what is the situation in the UK but here in Ireland , if you want your leaving certificate results checked again, the cost is around 100e, If they find that you result is wrong and you are upgraded, you are refunded your money. If they find that the grade is correct or has to be downgraded they keep your money. This has been standard way of working for years. You are paying for a different person to review the exam paper all over again.

This has been standard way of working for years. You are paying for a different person to review the exam paper all over again.

But it is not a standard year.

It's a difficult situation and I think schools should be allowed to appeal if the 'one size fits all' statistical model fails an individual or class, or even school, and clear evidence of this can be provided. You can get an exceptionally bad cohort one year followed by an exceptionally good year. It is wrong if grades are lowered because the students in the year above you performed badly.

You pay if the appeal is unsuccessful
The problem is, even though you don’t have to pay up front, you’re taking a risk that your appeal will fail and then you’ll have to pay. So if you know for certain that you can’t afford to pay, you can’t appeal.

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That’s utterly atrocious. The fee should at least be means tested. I’m really shocked to hear it.

This is it, they can’t. Over £100 per subject is one hell of a lot of money for many people.

Anyone would think that the Tories want to keep the poor poor.

You pay if the appeal is unsuccessful, and don't if you win

if you cannot afford the £100 what difference does it make? It's the poor being screwed over either way. My child is not affected but I couldn't afford risk paying money I don't have.

You are paying for a different person to review the exam paper all over again
There is no paper to review this year though.

@PastMyBestBeforeDate they still have to review whatever date that was gathered to get this result and see was it justified

Been googling this as so astonished by it. Are individuals asked to pay or is it the school? Any examples of individuals being asked to pay up front?

I understood that schools bear the cost of the appeal this year?

The charge has just been dropped.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53787938

The government will cover the cost of appeals, not schools or students.

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@Wexone it's the algorithm that needs looking at, not the submissions.

A lot of people won’t need to appeal. I have friends whose kids dropped 2-3 grades without any justification have their university places reinstated on appeal directly to the universities. They just presented documentary evidence of their grades thus far including GCSEs. One of the universities was Cambridge.

The idea is to deter appeals other than the ones where there is a reasonable chance of success.

Rubbish. The idea is to dissuade those who cannot afford it, should the appeal go tits up, from pursuing it in the first place.

Surely you can see that.