Marshie

I’ve been away for a few months, dealing with all kinds of stress in my life. I’ll stick around but I can also be found on threads and Bluesky

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@Yorkshire_Steve @llawlim1 @Samstricko181 I agree, I taught GCSE and A-level for years in the UK so MYP was a bit of a surprise but I love both qualifications (MYP and DP).

@Chemistry_Marsh @llawlim1 @Samstricko181 Agree, it's a brilliant qualification. I love their middle years programme too. I hadn't realised ofqual regulated their grading. Thanks for sharing that info.

I find it odd/insulting towards colleagues when I hear arguments that teachers can’t predict exam grades. The issue isn’t teachers but that teachers don’t know what the grade thresholds come the summer will be as they change yearly & come out in the wash after the event.

@Yorkshire_Steve @llawlim1 @Samstricko181 Actually the International baccalaureate is regulated by ofqual, it meets all of their standards. It’s also a highly regarded and internationally recognised institution.

@Chemistry_Marsh @llawlim1 @Samstricko181 Ah, I was talking about quals regulated by ofqual such as gcses and A levels. I am not as familiar with how unregulated quals are graded.

@llawlim1 @Yorkshire_Steve @Samstricko181 Yes, for us (international baccalaureate), there is a static percentage of students that achieve the top grade and the rest of the boundaries are calculated from that. While it’s rare to get big differences in numbers of students it could have an affect if you had a small cohort.

@Yorkshire_Steve @Samstricko181 Boundaries have changed when numbers increase in certain subjects, has been true at A level. Nothing to do with ‘easy’ or ‘hard’ papers.

@Samstricko181 @JennyfurrT I’m sure that they will and you will find new ways to help those that don’t come in. We think our students are adaptable and enjoy change but I find that they prefer the “old ways” and don’t like change all that much.

@Chemistry_Marsh @JennyfurrT I hope most of the kids do continue to come in.

The issue with a GCSE results app is that this will hugely undermine the support schools give on results day & potentially compromise the speed of post 16 sign-ups. I think this is wholly the wrong move.

@Samstricko181 @JennyfurrT I’m sure that this will continue in your school, it’s amazing how traditions carry on when you least expect it but with the app it might mean that some students have an alternative way of getting their results. There’s no perfect way for any of this but we can only do our best 🤷🏽‍♀️

@JennyfurrT @Chemistry_Marsh Most kids go into school, rightly so

@Samstricko181 @JennyfurrT I work with my IB Diploma students for many days and in fact weeks after they receive their results, there are many ways to support students without the requirement of them going to school. For some students they might not wish to attend school to receive their results.

@Chemistry_Marsh @JennyfurrT That’s great for you. You need to, respectfully, be part of a full result day to understand the work schools do on this day and why that work is crucial to support many, many pupils. Granted not all will need that support. Some just want to be with staff to say thank you.

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