A very oversubscribed selective sixth form near us uses GCSE predicted grades to rank applicants in order, and gives offers to the ones with the highest average grade - usually just those with various combinations of 8s and 9s. Once students have an offer, they don't have to achieve those predicted grades - they just need to achieve the minimum for the course (which is a 7 for most courses) - so they could easily end up scoring lower than students on the waiting list.
I'm wondering whether teachers use any standard method to predict grades? (If not, this sort of policy seems a bit unfair).
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GCSE predicted grades used for sixth form admissions policy - is there any standardisation?
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claptrapped · 28/10/2019 15:30
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