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Ofqual has announced what a valid mock will be in terms of appealing to increase your grade.
You can read the details here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a...-on-mock-exams
The key points are:
- Mocks must have been "Supervised, unseen and undertaken in conditions that were intended to secure that work was the student’s own."
- One paper or more (or one non exam assessment piece) of exam board content, or in the style of exam board content
- Taken under timed conditions
- Completed before 20th March (unless you are a private candidate)
- Marked according to an exam board mark scheme, or similar
- Reasonable grade boundaries used (i.e. similar to those for the actual exam, if it was a real exam paper)
- If your CAG was less than your mock, then you recieve your CAG upon a successful appeal, rather than your mock grade.
Does it sound like your mocks will meet this criteria? Will you be appealing on this basis?
Edit: Ofqual have now redacted this statement, pending further information to be announced: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/s...15-august-2020
cc: Evil Homer
You can read the details here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a...-on-mock-exams
The key points are:
- Mocks must have been "Supervised, unseen and undertaken in conditions that were intended to secure that work was the student’s own."
- One paper or more (or one non exam assessment piece) of exam board content, or in the style of exam board content
- Taken under timed conditions
- Completed before 20th March (unless you are a private candidate)
- Marked according to an exam board mark scheme, or similar
- Reasonable grade boundaries used (i.e. similar to those for the actual exam, if it was a real exam paper)
- If your CAG was less than your mock, then you recieve your CAG upon a successful appeal, rather than your mock grade.
Does it sound like your mocks will meet this criteria? Will you be appealing on this basis?
Edit: Ofqual have now redacted this statement, pending further information to be announced: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/s...15-august-2020
cc: Evil Homer
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If only I had revised!
If only I had revised!
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And how will Ofqual be able to prove that a mock was done under these conditions? Couldn't a teacher potentially lie?
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I still remember taking a mechanics mock that used a past paper I had happened to do the night before and getting 100% which I didn't deserve at all 
Wonder if anyone finds themselves in a fortunate position like that this year
Wonder if anyone finds themselves in a fortunate position like that this year
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The date and timed conditions can probably be evidenced quite easily. How you prove reasonable grade boundaries I expect will be the subject of much debate.
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In regard to the ‘one paper or more’ requirement - do you think it would be possible to give in one timed mock result and one or more homework essay(s) result?
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I still remember taking a mechanics mock that used a past paper I had happened to do the night before and getting 100% which I didn't deserve at all Wonder if anyone finds themselves in a fortunate position like that this year
I still remember taking a mechanics mock that used a past paper I had happened to do the night before and getting 100% which I didn't deserve at all
Wonder if anyone finds themselves in a fortunate position like that this year
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Another key point is:
Has to be less than or equal to your CAG.
It's also unclear how the first point can be verified.
Has to be less than or equal to your CAG.
It's also unclear how the first point can be verified.
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don't think homework counts
don't think homework counts
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Surely the school needs to evidence that it was a secure mock only available to teachers ...
Surely the school needs to evidence that it was a secure mock only available to teachers ...
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Surely the school needs to evidence that it was a secure mock only available to teachers ...
Surely the school needs to evidence that it was a secure mock only available to teachers ...
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Surely the school needs to evidence that it was a secure mock only available to teachers ...
Surely the school needs to evidence that it was a secure mock only available to teachers ...
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Are there previously used "real exam papers" that are only available to teachers?
Are there previously used "real exam papers" that are only available to teachers?
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- Marked according to an exam board mark scheme, or similar
- Reasonable grade boundaries used (i.e. similar to those for the actual exam, if it was a real exam paper)
- Reasonable grade boundaries used (i.e. similar to those for the actual exam, if it was a real exam paper)
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Let's hope there aren't publicly available markschemes to last year's papers I suppose.
Let's hope there aren't publicly available markschemes to last year's papers I suppose.
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Surely the school needs to evidence that it was a secure mock only available to teachers ...
Surely the school needs to evidence that it was a secure mock only available to teachers ...
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(Original post by Muttley79)
Edexcel produces secure mocks with mark schemes which are closed access.
Edexcel produces secure mocks with mark schemes which are closed access.
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Are there previously used "real exam papers" that are only available to teachers?
Are there previously used "real exam papers" that are only available to teachers?
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