Headteachers have demanded an extension to today’s deadline for schools to appeal GCSE grades as the grading row continues unabated.
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has also called for appeals to be allowed against controlled assessments – something awarding bodies have so far refused and wants fees for such appeals to be waived in the interests of “natural justice”.
ASCL sets out its demands in an open letter to Ofqual’s chief regulator Glenys Stacey. As it stands, the deadline for appeals is today (Thursday, September 20).
In the letter, ASCL general secretary Brian Lightman writes: “Appeals against gradings for controlled assessments must be allowed. These have, to date, been refused on the grounds that marking was deemed to be correct by moderators, even though those judgements do not match the final grades awarded.
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