Rinsed out of GCSE english grades

Throughout year 10 and 11, I was getting 9s in both English subjects. I came out of both exams confident that id secured my two 9s. I opened my envelope last week to a 6 in Lang and a 7 in lit. I did all I was taught and what had always got me grade 9s in language. Band 4 content. My English teacher is also an AQA marker. I usually get 80/90 on papers and ended up with 97 over both. I feel lost and scammed. I've seen so many people online miraculously go from a 5 to an 8 but I know theres people in my position too. All 4 papers are being really and remarked. Anyone had a similar experience? really sketch in my opinion

Reply 1

fateful-quay

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yep, im having the exact same experience except i was predicted 8's in English's, and i got done so badly i went from a 7 to a 3 in language. My teacher was beyond shocked since she's an examiner too. My papers are being remarked though I'm not sure tbh I'm terrified, but these examiners are really ruining lives out here. I hope you get the results you want. Also it's extremely rare to go up beyond 1 grade but best of luck. This link explains the grading reviewing.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reviews-of-marking-and-moderation-for-gcse-as-and-a-level-summer-2022-exam-series/reviews-of-marking-and-moderation-for-gcse-as-and-a-level-summer-2022-exam-series#contextual-information

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Reply 2

scar-the-queen

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Original post by IslaL.

Throughout year 10 and 11, I was getting 9s in both English subjects. I came out of both exams confident that id secured my two 9s. I opened my envelope last week to a 6 in Lang and a 7 in lit. I did all I was taught and what had always got me grade 9s in language. Band 4 content. My English teacher is also an AQA marker. I usually get 80/90 on papers and ended up with 97 over both. I feel lost and scammed. I've seen so many people online miraculously go from a 5 to an 8 but I know theres people in my position too. All 4 papers are being really and remarked. Anyone had a similar experience? really sketch in my opinion

Something similar happened to me. I got a 9 in English Language in mocks and I got a 6 in my actual GCSEs. I got my paper reviewed and I went up to a grade 7, but I was quite surprised by how differently the examiner marked my paper compared to teachers at my school. Oddly, though, I got a 7 in English Literature in my mocks but somehow got an unexpected 9 in the actual paper. I guess it just goes to show how subjective english is.

Reply 3

fateful-quay

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Hey, so you got your paper reviewed but when did it come back? Also how many marks were you off the 7 which you received after review?

Reply 4

scar-the-queen

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Original post by fateful-quay

Hey, so you got your paper reviewed but when did it come back? Also how many marks were you off the 7 which you received after review?

I emailed my school asking them to send my paper for review yesterday and I got the outcome today. I was 1 mark off a 7 and my paper went up by 2 marks.