Arrangements for appeals about internal assessment decisions and enquiries about results
A student and/or their parents have the right to enquire about the student's exam results and to have their external and internally graded work reassessed.
Appeals relating to externally graded work
1.If any candidate feels dissatisfied with their results a letter should be written to the relevant subject teacher requesting that they put the relevant exam board's “enquiry procedure” into action. The procedure costs £36 and should be requested as soon as the grades are known.
2.If the teacher refuses to support this request, the student or parent may appeal against this refusal using the procedure set out below.
Appeals relating to internally graded work, and refusals to invoke the “enquiry procedure”
1.Appeals concerning internally graded work and refusals to invoke the “enquiry procedure” should be made in writing to the College of Teachers as soon as possible and no later than within one month of receiving the grade.
2.The College of Teachers will appoint a teacher from another department to supervise the appeal process.
3.The teacher giving the grade will be asked to reassess and explain his/her reasoning in writing. A copy will be sent to the candidate.
4.If the reassessment and explanation are not accepted by the candidate, he or she may ask the supervising teacher to arrange an independent appeal hearing.
5.Before the hearing the candidate is to be given access to all documents and grades. Reasonable notice of the date for the hearing must be given, and the person bringing the appeal has the right to be accompanied to the hearing by a supporter.
6.The panel for the hearing will be made up of one member of the College of Teachers familiar with the grading system and one member of the School Council, together with the supervising teacher. The teacher giving the grade and the person bringing the appeal will state and discuss their cases in front of the panel.
7.Following the hearing the panel will communicate their decision, with reasons, to both the teacher giving the grade and the person bringing the appeal.
Revised May 2007