After spending 40 mins at the computer I have managed to find grade boundaries for all DDs GCSEs so I can see how close she was to A in a couple of subjects (pretty close :(
but she really struggles in maths and got a D grade although she had done a lot of previous exam papers and in most, managed C.
The problem is AQA say maths is linear and only the exam mark is shown rather than the mark equivalent as in other subjects. So how on earth can people check whether the mark is very close to C grade??
I realise in maths it might not be as easy to challenge marks since in many questions there is less room for "opinion" - it's either right/wrong and calculations shown/not shown but surely there must be a figure somewhere so students can see whether they were close to C grade pass. It would also give her a boost for a re-sit if she was close to pass mark.
I teach in university and I really think our marking system is SO much simpler - or maybe it's just that I am used to it.:)