Remarks are too expensive and poorer students are disadvantaged

At 16 you do GCSEs and can get remarks then, not unreasonable to think you might have or should've thought about it.

Dont really go with the one is too many argument. there are millions of papers if the error rate is down ro one ib evert 10,000 papers cant see anything wrong in that.

Nobody is stopping you appealing. the rule changes were brought about becayse of near 20% year on year rises in appeals. Not becayse they were getting worse, but people were using it as a second stab to try and get extra marks rather than the emergency something seriously wrong route it should have been in exceptional cases.

Think its quite easy for them to put an experienced marker on the case and who will remark, but only change the actual mark where they think its a clear error. They will have their boundaries, but expect it to me more than just a grade or 10%. the exam system works perfectly well for millions of syudents over many years. Abusing the appeals process by automatically going for it is one of the reasons they needed to change.

You're complaining about remarks in general and just the idea of them. My point is that since they do exist, they should make it fairer so that at least everyone has a chance to have one because you should know, examiners make mistakes all the time. They count up the marks wrong, they're tired after already marking 100 papers or they were perhaps just ill. If someone genuinely believes they deserve a higher mark, they should be able to get a remark. That is an issue and you can deny it all the time, but I don't see you complaining about rich people getting remarks? You think if its cheaper, more people will demand them? That I think is fairer than just a select group of people being able to afford them.

Im pointing out that 20 years ago hardly anyone went for remarks, it was only in exceptional circs where people suspected a clear error.

Because people have been remarking as a 2nd chance the number of requests has grown massively. An abuse of process.

You are claiming some sort of injustice over something I think is pretty cheap anyway. You might look at other differences such as students going to private school or being able to afford tutors. they are much bigger advantages and unfair. Unfortunately life isnt always fair. If you always knew this was a possibiliyu youve had 2 years to save some money. You dont even have the results yet, which leads me to think you would be appealing anyway unless you got 3A*.

Hopefully the new sustem will mean fewer remarks as it will definitely mean fewer changes in grades becayse only genuine errors will or should be comepnsated.

I will be getting a remark if I am close to the next boundary since it is my right. I have had too many friends have their marks increased by large amounts. People have their grades increased by 2 or 3. If I suspect I did better, I will get a remark because the marking system right now is no where near perfect as examiners are overloaded by work and deadlines.

Even if I could save money, doesn't mean people less well off than even me could afford it.

The fact of the matter is that there is a remark system and if they're going to have one, they should at least try to make it affordable. I'm not asking for anything more.

£40 is very cheap. you just havent sat enough exams or dealt with qualifications in the real world.

thats the type of reasoning which has caused them to change the rules. the appeals system is for where you think theres been a genuine mistake and not so you cna have anotherspin of the wheel. Now they have changed the rules you are much less likely to succeed.

Rather than worrying about the remark system (which I agree is atrocious and high fees deterring poorer students from getting remarks kinda defeats the whole purpose of remarks making the system fairer and more equal for all) the marking system and format of exams needs to be majorly reformed imo. Needs to be a lot more standardised than it is in order to make rogue marking more difficult. Also, we just need to have more examiners to spread the work load more evenly

- I haven't met a single examiner/ex-examiner who complains about the ridiculous work load. Maybe we could make it so that all teachers are obliged to mark a certain, very small batch of papers. That way they're not overwhelmed by the process and are therefore more effective markers.

Whatever the case, it should at least start with getting rid of all the private boards and having one central friggin board for everyone!

I don't know why everyone's piling on you here. I totally understand - I never wanted anything remarked but I'm a former free school meals kid and the way people refuse to understand that £40 can be an astronomical amount of money is ridiculous.*

My advice would be- don't post on here about it, because you'll end up getting irritable, bitter comments from people who just don't understand that sometimes poor people need to vent about how the odds are stacked against us sometimes.

Best of luck in your exam results. *

Rather than worrying about the remark system (which I agree is atrocious and high fees deterring poorer students from getting remarks kinda defeats the whole purpose of remarks making the system fairer and more equal for all) the marking system and format of exams needs to be majorly reformed imo. Needs to be a lot more standardised than it is in order to make rogue marking more difficult. Also, we just need to have more examiners to spread the work load more evenly

- I haven't met a single examiner/ex-examiner who complains about the ridiculous work load. Maybe we could make it so that all teachers are obliged to mark a certain, very small batch of papers. That way they're not overwhelmed by the process and are therefore more effective markers.

Whatever the case, it should at least start with getting rid of all the private boards and having one central friggin board for everyone!

They have changed the rules, so there will be fewer appeals. If people hadnt been abusing the system in the first place there would be no need.

£40 is not a high fee.

No matter how much I try explain it to you, you fail to understand my point. It is not about taking another spin at the wheel. I just told you that exam boards are not held up to high enough regulations and examiners are overworked, thus marks are not always accurate or near accurate. Mistakes happen and remarks help rectify that.

In the real world? A2 exams are pretty real to me as they determine essentially my future so please forgive me for trying to draw attention to how the system is imperfect -_-

£40 is not very cheap to me and thousands of other students btw, just so you know.

It all piles up. Leave your circle of friends and ask around and get a sense of what life is like for millions of other people besides yourself. Then get back to me.

Why do you get £15 a week?

This is coming from a student who's parents are higher earners.
In my experience I'd say you are completely deluded. Whilst at college I saw all my friends get money and equipment free of charge whilst I would have to work for everything I had. And whilst at university I saw all my friends receive over double the finances that I had, to put this in perspective I had a night job and a day job just to afford to live at university. Yes my parents could help me if I needed it but they are not in a position where money means nothing to them.
So don't sit there and expect people to feel bad for you. Go and use the money and help that is given to you on what it is supposed to be spent on.