My son (who is 13) told me today he wanted an A, two Cs and an F for his A level results, but only if they came out in a certain order on the certificate!
My son (who is 13) told me today he wanted an A, two Cs and an F for his A level results, but only if they came out in a certain order on the certificate!
Girlfriends brother has come in with a collection of Ds, Fs, Gs and Us.. His girlfriend however had a 4 A*, 6 B and 2 C... Whoever said women were the smart ones
Girlfriends brother has come in with a collection of Ds, Fs, Gs and Us.. His girlfriend however had a 4 A*, 6 B and 2 C... Whoever said women were the smart ones
hats off to the lad for punching well above his weight ... academically speaking of course
My beautiful nephew and if anything Charlton Fan (always Boxing day, occasional other matches) got an A*, A and B today. Not a freebie either, but thoroughly deserved. My Charlton fan brother in tears of happiness this morning.
I am happy for all the kids that got the grades they wanted. As per every year, I find the opening of the grades live on tv distasteful. Spare a thought for the disapointed kids, especially the ones this year who might have been marked down because of their school.
My son improved significantly on his mocks last year and did very well, getting the grades he needed and the University and course he wanted. He is thriving at Uni so far despite Covid. I reckon he would have done worse under the system this year, his school wasn't going to up his standing, and he may not have got his choice.
What should have happened is a willingness to give a bit of the benefit of the doubt. And a willingness to listen to what teachers across the country are telling them.
It's a stupid system whereby the whole school gets moderated together. That means if the school gives favourable scores to some of the students at the lower end, everyone gets punished and downgraded. For example if they gave students a C grade when they should have received a U, the entire school will be moved down a grade or two. This makes it impossible for kids that would have gone on to score 100% to get the top marks as their grade will be moved down no matter what.
It's why we have seen private schools go up 4% on their usual grades and non private schools do poorly. A fundamentally flawed system where people are missing out on top universities. If anyone has been adversely affected by this I would recommend taking a year out working and studying and taking the actual exam next year to showcase true ability
It's a stupid system whereby the whole school gets moderated together. That means if the school gives favourable scores to some of the students at the lower end, everyone gets punished and downgraded. For example if they gave students a C grade when they should have received a U, the entire school will be moved down a grade or two. This makes it impossible for kids that would have gone on to score 100% to get the top marks as their grade will be moved down no matter what.
It's why we have seen private schools go up 4% on their usual grades and non private schools do poorly. A fundamentally flawed system where people are missing out on top universities. If anyone has been adversely affected by this I would recommend taking a year out working and studying and taking the actual exam next year to showcase true ability
I cant see any school "marking up" a student from a U to a C. That would be plain daft & tantamount to cheating.
Surely the best way is to take their predictive grades from their tracking stats. Seeing as these tracking stats have been around for a few years & used by schools to show parents how the child is doing. If they are not accurate then what's the point of them...?
It's a stupid system whereby the whole school gets moderated together. That means if the school gives favourable scores to some of the students at the lower end, everyone gets punished and downgraded. For example if they gave students a C grade when they should have received a U, the entire school will be moved down a grade or two. This makes it impossible for kids that would have gone on to score 100% to get the top marks as their grade will be moved down no matter what.
It's why we have seen private schools go up 4% on their usual grades and non private schools do poorly. A fundamentally flawed system where people are missing out on top universities. If anyone has been adversely affected by this I would recommend taking a year out working and studying and taking the actual exam next year to showcase true ability
I accept it isn't easy but there was time to identify a more refined system. What would have been sensible was give the solution, with expectations, to Head Teachers to find. People who actually understand the issues.
We worked really hard in making sure our predicted grades at both A level and GCSE were fair and a true representation of what each student would have achieved if they sat the exams. We then had to put them in an order, so for example if three children in a class we predicted an A which would get the higher A etc etc. I can honestly say that we did this as fairly and equitably as possible but of course it is hard to remove the personal factor as these are kids you have taught for 7 years in some cases.
The way this has been handled has been terrible. To come out the day before the results and say that mock grades may be used says it all. Mocks are also teacher marked and assessed and are conducted in a variety of ways.
As a school we did well. Only some of our brighter students who were looking at 3 As or A* were marked down by a grade. I see that schools in the private sector have achieved the highest increase in top grades. Funny that. It has been an awful experience for so many families and today has seen some dreams shattered through incompetence, confusion and bloody mindedness. We will do what we can to get the children the results they deserve so they can have the future they deserve. On TV this morning Gavin Williamson said that grades have to be harsh to ensure young people in future are not given positions in employment they do not have the ability to fulfil. He said this with no sense of irony!
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phew, that's a relief.....
Oh, not those results? Ok move on nothing to see here
Well done though chaps, glad to see your hard work paid off. Good luck in whatever you decide to do now.
4 A*s
3A's
2 B's
3 C's
2. Thank Christ I'm well past all that exam stuff!
Not a freebie either, but thoroughly deserved.
My Charlton fan brother in tears of happiness this morning.
Same teacher, different subject. Whole set reduced down 2 grades from their predictions.
Somethings not right surely. Must be a mistake.
What should have happened is a willingness to give a bit of the benefit of the doubt. And a willingness to listen to what teachers across the country are telling them.
I wonder if @InSollyWeTrust is managing to live the dream?
It's why we have seen private schools go up 4% on their usual grades and non private schools do poorly. A fundamentally flawed system where people are missing out on top universities. If anyone has been adversely affected by this I would recommend taking a year out working and studying and taking the actual exam next year to showcase true ability
Surely the best way is to take their predictive grades from their tracking stats. Seeing as these tracking stats have been around for a few years & used by schools to show parents how the child is doing. If they are not accurate then what's the point of them...?
I can honestly say that we did this as fairly and equitably as possible but of course it is hard to remove the personal factor as these are kids you have taught for 7 years in some cases.
I see that schools in the private sector have achieved the highest increase in top grades. Funny that.
It has been an awful experience for so many families and today has seen some dreams shattered through incompetence, confusion and bloody mindedness.
We will do what we can to get the children the results they deserve so they can have the future they deserve.
On TV this morning Gavin Williamson said that grades have to be harsh to ensure young people in future are not given positions in employment they do not have the ability to fulfil. He said this with no sense of irony!