Archive for March 2016
Practical advice for the students and parents on how to minimise the need for re-marking examinations
It must be born in mind that despite the increase in the number of challenges for re-marking exams and the increase in the number of exam grades that are changed as a result, it is still the case that the majority of appeals are unsuccessful. Most requests do not result in a change to the…
Read MoreUnfairness and the huge potential consequence of incorrect examination grades
The financial cost of re-marking Whilst I find it difficult to understand the solution being proposed by OFQUAL – which is to make it more difficult to challenge exam grades, I’m also not too sure about a £10m fund, as I feel that, in the end the number of challenges to grades will keep rising…
Read MoreThe scandal of re-marking and change of exam grades
An increasing number of schools are asking for their students’ examination scripts to be re-marked. They do this because they believe that the grade awarded by the examination board is not true reflection of a particular student’s ability in that subject. At a well-known independent school in North London – Haberdasher Askes School in Elstree,…
Read MoreSeven Questions to ask a Tuition Centre before enrolling for GCSE or A-level Revision Courses
At this critical stage of the academic year as we approach the summer examinations, remember that extra tuition or revision courses are not the only way to help your son or daughter achieve high examination grades. However, when you have come to the conclusion that sending your daughter or son on a revision course is…
Read MorePutting it all together for your son's or daughter’s success at GCSE and A-level
Putting it all together for your son’s or daughter’s success at GCSE and A-level DAPPS – Desire, Action, Plan (Organised Plan), Persistent and Sixth sense I’m using the acronym DAPPS to present a few things that need to be in place in order for success to be achieved. For success, the right behaviour needs to…
Read More7 key principles in helping your son/daughter to achieve high examination results
What I have for you are seven key principles for boosting your son/daughter’s Exam Success. I hope they will be handy at this time of the academic year as we approach the summer examinations. Have a dialogue and encourage your son/daughter to decide and be very clear on the target grade in each of the subjects…
Read MorePoor exam performance at GCSE – is this part of a wider issue?
Poor exam performance at GCSE – is this part of a wider issue? In my last blog article I tackled the issue of a high number of young people not achieving good examination grades in the vital subjects of English and Maths. One of the main focuses of that article was the appallingly high failure…
Read MoreA shocking set of statistics – Resit of GCSE examinations ‘does not work’
It is rather depressing to see that most young people who sit their GCSE in Maths examinations for the second time fail to achieve any improvement. For English, over 60% of those who resit do not improve on the grade they achieved when they sat the exam for the first time. The figure is…
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