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Oldernotwiser wrote: »I used to be a college lecturer so certainly not a teacher basher but you're overstating the case. There are exam boards that don't require markers to be qualified teachers and many markers get through papers very rapidly indeed.
I'm only one person with one person's experience (as you are) but I think you will find markers do have to be qualified teachers. There are components of some papers that can be marked by non-teachers, but not whole exam papers. The checks in place on those people are as rigorous.
As to getting through papers rapidly, in my experience that is possible because the advent of online marking means you no longer have to pick up a paper and turn pages, which slows the process down.
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peachyprice wrote: »I didn't even know they did this.
My boys just get told to re-sit if their marks are unexpectedly low. That only costs £10.
That you weren't made aware of it just shows the disparity in opportunity in our education system.gratefulforhelp wrote:This is true, Lunar. I have a friend who was until recently admissions tutor for a decent university and for Science degrees the biggest indicator of degree class was actually GCSE Maths.
So me paying for my son's grade to be remarked and its movement from an A to A* increases his predicted degree result. :TI'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
peachyprice wrote: »I didn't even know they did this.
My boys just get told to re-sit if their marks are unexpectedly low. That only costs £10.
The costs, and deadlines, for remarking were on the back of the results notification that the examination boards.
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When i was in year 6 many a moon ago. They had resend a load of papers back to be remarked as they were very poorly marked. Not a clue about charges though.0
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The OCR exam board are being dropped by loads of the schools here because of shoddy marking resulting in lower grades than other exam boards.LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0
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mountainofdebt wrote: »The costs, and deadlines, for remarking were on the back of the results notification that the examination boards.
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I just looked on our OCR and Edexcel results statements, but there's nothing on there about it. (insert confused smiley)Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear0 -
The OCR exam board are being dropped by loads of the schools here because of shoddy marking resulting in lower grades than other exam boards.
Well we've asked for a remark on EDEXL and AQA.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
peachyprice wrote: »I just looked on our OCR and Edexcel results statements, but there's nothing on there about it. (insert confused smiley)
We had a separate letter from the school in the results envelope.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
Were yours year 10 or 11 GCSE's? Mine were year 10.Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear0
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peachyprice wrote: »Were yours year 10 or 11 GCSE's? Mine were year 10.
Year 11. In fact I don't remember talk of modules being re-marked at the end of year 10.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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