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Doing GCSE but English is my second Language

Hello, Im from Italy and ive just sat my gcses i came here in Covid time, so for me was a challange for my exams, i think they were tough, i asked my teacher if my grade can be adjusted but she said no, is my teacher right or there is a possibility to adjust the grade and if is possible who i need to contact?

Reply 1

HoldThisL

why would your teacher be lying?

Reply 2

benino

Original post by HoldThisL

why would your teacher be lying?

I am not saying that he was lying but i want to make sure that he was right, also at that period exams were finishing so everyone were a bit more relaxed

Reply 3

DataVenia

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Original post by benino

In the UK, there were normal exams in 2019, then "centre assessed" or "teacher assessed" grades (i.e. no exams) in 2020 and 2021. In 2022 there was a return to exams, but modifications were made to allow for the fact that students had been impacted by Covid. This year, there are some very minor modifications - but it's essentially a set of normal exams. Ofqual (which are responsible for qualifications) have said that exam boards will set the grade boundaries such that you are - on average - just as likely to get a particular grade in 2023 as you would have been in 2019. So they might tweak the grade boundaries slightly to achieve this. But they might not - it depends on how everyone does.