Maths Appeal - Yes or No

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If anyone could advise I would be extremely grateful.

We are already appealing DDs Business grade and considering her Maths too.

From her raw scores on the 8 assessments she did that were used we have estimated, looking at 18/19 boundaries (aware boundaries haven't been used this year) that she got 4x4 2x5 1x6, she was awarded a 4, so is it a case that the majority grade is the overriding grade given? If it makes a difference she was awarded a 3% special consideration. Or am I not looking at this the right way?

You need to look at the school policy for how they were awarding - each school wrote their own which was approved by OFQUAL

The 18/19 boundaries don’t apply to the assessments she sat, so no point in appealing on that basis. The school most likely added all the marks and came up with their own grade boundaries for the total score.

@noblegiraffe

The 18/19 boundaries don’t apply to the assessments she sat, so no point in appealing on that basis. The school most likely added all the marks and came up with their own grade boundaries for the total score.

No I understand that was just using it as some kind of basis to try to get an idea of the where the grade would sit.

There is no point in doing that though - the grade boundaries are for specific papers sat by a specific cohort.
You can appeal based on their not having followed their own policy, but that's about it.

So do I have to request the policy as I can't find it on their website?

Why do you think she deserves a higher grade? Did she get 6s in her mocks or something?

Or are you just trying to chance it?

Yes, you'll need the policy. If they have followed it, then there's nothing you can do.

No I'm not trying to chance it, she got a 6 in her November mock and they did another mock in April in which she got a 6.

She needed a 5 for one of her A Level choices which is why we're considering it.

@MrsHamlet

Yes, you'll need the policy. If they have followed it, then there's nothing you can do.

Thank you, I'll contact the school tomorrow.

she got a 6 in her November mock and they did another mock in April in which she got a 6.
Did they say she had 6s, or have you assumed that from raw scores and grade boundaries?

@MrsHamlet

she got a 6 in her November mock and they did another mock in April in which she got a 6. Did they say she had 6s, or have you assumed that from raw scores and grade boundaries?

No we got a mock report with their grades. And they were told their grades for the April one too, after that it was raw scores.

It's not a policy as such, every school was told to tell students how we calculated their grades. The exam boards provided us with grade descriptors and we then used the evidence we had to grade them.
If you look on the exam board website it will give you one or two examples and some more info for your subjects.
One reason for the disparity between mocks and the final grade may be the content of said assessments.
So for example she could have gained a 6 in a paper that did not cover all the assessment objectives and when she did an assessment in all of them then overall could have displayed the characteristics of a grade 4.
I would suggest speaking to the college first and seeing if they would accept the 4, they may well given the year we have had. The process for challenging grades is long and will take more time than you have for getting her into college.
The other thing you could do is email her teacher(s) and ask if she would write a supporting letter to the college saying that she is capable of doing the course.
In all honestly we tried our very best this year to give students the highest possible grade that we could with the evidence that we had in front of us, so although it may feel that it doesn't match with her mocks, I would say your best chance is to negotiate with the college.

Thank you, she is staying at her school 6th form. She has dropped from the A Level to doing a single Btec in this subject instead alongside her other choices. I will see what school say tomorrow.