Description of session

This free webinar will explore the results in the new GCSEs in French, German and Spanish, so that teachers, senior leaders and others have an accurate understanding of how the grading process has operated, the differences and similarities with the previous GCSEs and the implications for schools.

It will look at the differences in the approach for the new and previous specifications, and the implications for raw marks, grade boundaries and grade distributions.

It will explain the principles behind the allocation of grades by Ofqual and the exam boards to GCSEs and A-levels in all subjects in this era of “comparable outcomes”, and unpick common misconceptions (and consequent risks for misleading information/people) about raw marks, grade boundaries, etc.

It will look at the longstanding and ongoing issue of “severe grading” at both GCSE (and A Level), and highlight changes which have been made, and the further changes which are needed, some 50 years on from it first being identified!

Our presenters:

David Blow

David Blow is an Executive Head and ALL Fellow who has worked for many years with ASCL and CST analysing and explaining exam data, and in particular, highlighting the issue of severe grading and pushing for changes.Key documents relating to this issue are on this page of our website.

Adam Lamb

Adam is Director of Modern Foreign Languages for the United Learning Trust, and is an experienced marker and former Head of Department. He has been very involved in introducing the new specifications to the schools in the Trust.

ALL

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