RE remark - missed 9 by 1 mark

[Darbs76]

Ds2 did his RE exam one year early, as did the whole school. He was predicted an 8, got a 9 in mock (based on the previous year marking) and got an 8 yesterday. I was absolutely delighted but my heart sunk as I knew he wouldn’t be happy with that. Why does he put so much pressure on himself? His Dad and I have never put pressure on him, he did so much revision, the PS4 was redundant for weeks and he couldn’t have tried harder.

So we have asked school about a review and they agreed as 1 mark off. What is the likelihood? He is aware it could go down, but he would need to drop by around 20 Marks by the looks of it for that to happen.

We are trying to speak to him already about expectations for next year, how all 9’s is unrealistic and ultimately in about 10yrs time no-one will even care what grades he got, certainly no-one would question if he had 8’s or 9’s. That said I’d love him to get a few 9’s.

Just venting really as I really hate this new numbering - a B for example is now a 6 which doesn’t sound anywhere near as good. Why the 9? As if A star wasn’t high enough without a strong A star being introduced. It really piles on the pressure for kids like mine.

Thanks for listening

[NewModelArmyMayhem18]

I have this feeling that the sooner the reviews of marking go in the more likely they are to change. Just a hunch but based on my son's experience (we are not ever very quick off the mark even with the A Level paper one), that would seem to be the case. Once they've reviewed marking on a certain % (and many have been upgraded), surely it's not in the exam boards' interest to carry on upgrading?

Call me cynical but...

[Fifthtimelucky]

@Snowglobes: the OP has been updating on a different thread. Two of the papers have been remarked, with no change so far. The third paper has now gone off to be re-marked.

[Darbs76]

Good evening all

Sorry for the delay updating this, we reviewed all 3 papers in the end - found out today no change. He’s ok with it, we tried. He did amazingly and I know next year he will come home with some 9’s. So he will always have an 8 but 1 Mark off a 9!
Thanks for the advice - DS didn’t pay, his dad paid for one (he thinks we only did one and found out today). I paid for the other 2. So £165 out of pocket but we tried.

[Darbs76]

Sorry to hear that @Snowglobes - it’s a real shame isn’t it. I feel for them.

[NewModelArmyMayhem18]

@Darbs76 sorry to hear that your DS didn't gain that extra point he needed for a 9. So frustrating and costly too . The 'so near and yet so far' chestnut of life. Good luck to him with his exams next summer.