(COURSEWORK & CONTROLLED ASSESMENTS)

St Edward’s C of E School & Sixth Form College

STAGE 1

If a candidate is unhappy about the mark awarded for internal assessment he/she should proceed as follows.

1.   He/She should ask the subject teacher to explain why the mark was given.

2.   If not satisfied with the explanation he/she receives she should see the Head of Department concerned.

STAGE 2

If the candidate still does not understand, or does not accept, the mark which has been awarded he/she can go to an appeals panel.

• the panel is to consist of 3 people: the member of staff concerned, the Head of Department and a member of Senior Management unconnected with the subject concerned
• if the Head of Department is the teacher who awarded the disputed mark another member of the Department should be on the panel
• the candidate can be supported in the presentation of her case by a parent, guardian or friend
• a written record should be kept of the proceedings and should include the outcome of the appeal and the reasons for that outcome
• a copy of the records should be sent to the candidate
• appeals should include a review of the procedures used by the Centre to award marks for internal assessment and should consider whether those procedures were in conformity with the requirements of the Awarding Body and the Code of Practice
• all appeals should have been resolved by the date of the last externally assessed paper of the examination series
• the centre must inform the Awarding Body of any outcome of any appeal.