How much does it cost to re-mark GCSE papers

bumpybecky

I think they said on the radio today that 1 in 4 of the appeals resulted in a charge of grade :eek: and something like 1 in 14 students was appealing their results - huge increase last year on previous years.

silvercar

Given this info in a note that came with my son's results, so clearly remarking is common / expected.

The price depends on the board.

AQA: £51 per subject, £28 per unit.
EDEXEL: £26 per unit
OCR: £51 per subject, £31 per unit.

If a module or overall grade is raised a refund is issued. You can also request to see the actual script for £15.

chatta

bumpybecky wrote:

I think they said on the radio today that 1 in 4 of the appeals resulted in a charge of grade :eek: and something like 1 in 14 students was appealing their results - huge increase last year on previous years.

He just needs one grade to go up So near and yet so far :rolleyes:

rev229

As you son has a statment of educational needs for his dyspraxia and already has help at the school this would be a good reason to remain at the school I think it is worth discussing this with the Head and SENCO as he has obviously done very well, and to continue with his education in the same schoo would be much better for him. Has the head already decided that he cannot remain their and surely this is the named school on his statment. It is very difficult but I am sure if you present your case to the head and senco they may reconsider as he has a statement and has A grades for the subjects he will do at A level.

chatta

rev229 wrote:

As you son has a statment of educational needs for his dyspraxia and already has help at the school this would be a good reason to remain at the school I think it is worth discussing this with the Head and SENCO as he has obviously done very well, and to continue with his education in the same schoo would be much better for him. Has the head already decided that he cannot remain their and surely this is the named school on his statment. It is very difficult but I am sure if you present your case to the head and senco they may reconsider as he has a statement and has A grades for the subjects he will do at A level.

I am going to his school in morning and hope to talk about all these things, but as I said its a grammer school so to them results are what count at end of day. I will post tommorrow night to let all of you that helped me with the questions to ask :A Its a good school with teachers that know him well, and that means so much to me and him. Thanks for your support x

Rosie75

I teach at a university and we do everything we can to accommodate students with dyspraxia at the admissions and assessment stages. I would be surprised if the school did any less.

ruthyjo

Hi - I know a family with a lad in a similar situation. The mum concerned has a meeting with the head on Tuesday as the boy concerned has not got enough As to go into their sixth form. What she was told is that the school will look at the breakdown and if in some of the subjects where he got a B it is a high B he can stay. If he got low Bs he can't go into sixth form. Perhaps you could ask your son's school to analyse his results - it may well be that he missed a B by a narrow margin in at least one of his subjects and this might be enough for them to admit him to sixth form, particularly as he has worked hard to get these results and exceeded his predictions.

I would really plead on time scales too. Schools/colleges are due to go back in just over a week. That's very short notice to identify another provider for him and properly advise them of his special needs.

You could argue that you thought it unlikely another college's time table would allow him to cover his chosen subjects if he's doing anything a bit unusual perhaps.

I think as far as a re-mark goes it will take a while, certainly won't happen in time for the schools going back next week, so you need to try other avenues.

BTW I hope your son isn't being made to feel like a failure by the school, his results are really good and he has my congratulations!

chatta

Thanks for that, sadly I called into his school yesterday and they say they wont take him back. It is a grammer school and of course there is a queue of external kids with higher results. Yes they appreciate all the problems he has had. They tell me that it will take time to re-mark his papers, and then it will be too late. He knows his results are good in general, but not good enough for the school. They make you feel as though you would be doing the child a misjustice to stay there where he may well struggle for the next two years, and I suppose they could be right really. I think the help with his dyspraxia came a bit to late for him, wish it had been picked up sooner and then maybe he would have scrapped the extra B. I can of course appeal to the Head Master, (I saw the head of 6th form) but dont think I will get any further now.

ruthyjo

Your poor son. If he wants to stay I would persist in appealing to the headmaster. From his results (2As, 3Bs, 5Cs?) it is clear he is an able boy. I can't believe he is going to struggle significantly more than a child with one more B and whatever the head of sixth form said to you surely he can't either. The school's first duty should be to the children already in the school and he has not failed to meet their grades by any significant margin despite his recently identified special needs. If he was a new applicant and he missed the grades that would be one thing, but it seems really harsh that he should be put in this position, separated from his friends etc.

I would go into battle for your son as forcefully as you can bring yourself to (unless he is happy with whatever alternative there is). good luck!

Savvy_Sue

chatta wrote:

They make you feel as though you would be doing the child a misjustice to stay there where he may well struggle for the next two years, and I suppose they could be right really.

There IS that point: I know a friend who taught at university used to really dread students who'd failed their first year insisting on re-taking it, because generally they would then continue to either fail and resit or JUST scrape by for the rest of the course, and it was very stressfull for all concerned.

However, I would still consider an appeal to the head if the subjects he wants to take are ones he did well in and if you think it will be difficult to get him in elsewhere - you could both appeal and investigate other places your son could go at the same time, you don't have to wait until the appeal's turned down. You could also ask the Local Education Authority about how to appeal for a place in that 6th form - I don't know how it works at 6th form level but certainly at under 16 level in state and Voluntary Aided schools the final appeal goes to a panel, which included independent members, it's not just an internal thing. And unless this is a fee-paying school, if the 6th form is one of a few providers, the LEA WILL have an input!

Remember that even if the school is asking him to commit to a two year course, he'll take AS levels after one year. If those results continue to be disappointing he could leave with a valid qualification in his hand and either go on to another college, or look for a more vocational course if his heart's not in academic study, or find a job.

Arguments to put include that your son's special needs were identified late, leading to low results; whether any of the grades were borderline; that your son wants to study subjects he did well in; that his special needs make continuity of study important (and don't be fobbed off by the fact that the 6th form will have lots of new students, presumably several of his friends ARE staying on).

Or you may feel that if the school doesn't really want him, he'd be better off somewhere else, or at least not having the uncertainty hanging over him. Only you can decide whether it's worth continuing the fight - but I really feel for you and your lad, those are good respectable results, especially given his difficulties, and I think the school are being very hard NOT taking his special needs into account.

Might be worth seeing if the SENCO will support you as well?

Mind you, getting hold of staff at school may be a struggle now until term starts - still, possibly worth a try.