Getting Ready for Results summer 2018: GCSE Arabic, Greek, Japanese and Russian
This update reminds you how to access some documents and services that you may need during the summer 2018 GCSE results period.
GCSE Results day for summer 2018 series: 23 August 2018
Date |
Summer 2018 exam materials (available with Edexcel Online login) |
|---|---|
Tuesday 3 July |
Question papers |
Tuesday 24 July |
Mark schemes |
GCSE Results Day: Thursday 23 August |
Free access to scripts (with candidate consent) |
Tuesday 28 August |
Examiner reports on the qualification web pages |
Moderator reports
These GCSEs do not feature any controlled assessments or coursework and all work will be examiner marked so no centre-specific moderator reports will be produced.
Free access to Scripts service
From 23 August 2018 until 14 December 2018, you will be able to view and download scripts which have been marked online free of charge from our self-service portal.
The portal can only be accessed by Edexcel Online users who have the Exam Viewer profile ticked on Edexcel Online. Your exams officer gives teachers access to Exam Viewer.
Please note that these scripts do not contain examiners' annotations.
If scripts have been marked "traditionally" (i.e. not online), you will have to request them, free of charge, by 14 December 2018, via the Post Results section of Edexcel Online as in previous exam series.
Candidate consent
Candidate consent is required before requesting script copies, as per section 6.2.1 of the JCQ's Post-Results Services guide. Candidate consent can only be obtained after results have been published.
View the JCQ's Post-Results Services guide
1. Log in to edexcel online, enter your centre number and select 'ResultsPlus Analysis'.
2. Then select 'Whole cohort results' followed by 'Cohort paper analysis'.
3. Select the relevant qualification and series, for example 'GCSE' and 'June 2018', followed by the relevant subject and 'View paper analysis'. Select 'Exam docs' you will find the Examiners' Report for that component.
Reviews of marking
If you're not happy with your students' results this summer, you should take the following steps:
- View the grade boundaries, question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports of the paper/qualification concerned.
- View your students’ scripts.
- Log in to ResultsPlus to see how your students have performed on every question and compare their performance to the national average.
- If you're still unhappy with your students' results, you may apply for a review of marking via our post-results services.
Find out everything you need to know about results day and post-results services
Post-results services
For an easy overview of reviews of marking and what they cost, please see our post results fees quick reference guide 2018-2019 and full list of fees.
View the fees for post-results services page
Post-results services deadlines
The summer 2018 post-results services deadlines are listed below and are also available on our support pages.
GCSE
Post-results services are available from Thursday 23 August 2018.
Service |
Deadline |
|---|---|
Priority review of marking |
Thursday 30 August |
Access to scripts (copy) |
Friday 14 December |
Review of marking, service 1 (clerical check) |
Thursday 20 September |
Review of marking, service 2 |
Thursday 20 September |
Access to scripts post review of marking |
Thursday 20 September |
How to apply for post-results services
Please speak to your exams officer if you wish to proceed with a review of marking. Exams officers should contact their Centre Account Specialist on 0844 463 2535 if they require guidance or view the video tutorial below. All applications for reviews of marking must be submitted through Edexcel Online.
Why are reviews of marking results sometimes received very quickly?
Senior examiners who carry out reviews of marking are re-trained prior to commencing reviews. As soon as you submit a request for a review of marking on Edexcel Online, the script is sent to the allocated senior examiner electronically. If they are sitting at their desk, they could receive the script and start reviewing it within minutes of your request.
View full details of the accurate results process:
Understanding more about the quality and accuracy of marking
99.2% of our grades were accurate in summer 2017. You can also find out more about how we ensure that our marking is fair and accurate below.
Understanding marks and grades
Appeals
If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of a review of marking, you may wish to appeal against the decision. We will allow the head of centre (or designated member of the centre’s senior management team or examinations manager) 14 calendar days from the receipt of the outcome of the review of marking, during which an appeal may be lodged by writing to the following address:
Edexcel Appeals Office
One90 High Holborn
London
WC1V 7BH
or by email to edexcelappeals@pearson.com
We cannot accept appeals directly from candidates, their parents or other third parties acting on their behalf. However, private candidates may appeal directly without the support of the entering centre.
Certificates
Certificates will be sent by 7 November 2018.
Grading
Our support section provides useful information and a video explaining GCSE 9-1 grading. Please note however that these qualifications will continue to be graded G-A* until next summer.
Resits
You are reminded that as these GCSEs are fully linear, students wishing to re-sit these next summer will not be able to re-sit individual units but will need to retake the whole qualification (all four units).
I wish you and your students the every success and the very best of luck on results day.
Best wishes,
