This update reminds you how to access some documents and services that you may need during the summer 2018 GCSE results period.
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 |
GCSE Chinese, Italian and Urdu featured internally assessed controlled assessments for the speaking unit. These are marked by teachers and are subject to formal moderation. Summer 2018 will be the last time that these qualifications have controlled assessment units.
From results day, you can download centre-specific moderator feedback for the GCSE controlled assessment speaking units Your moderator writes a short repor t (E9)to provide summary feedback on the marking and administration of the unit undertaken at your school.
Please note that the GCSE controlled assessments for the writing unit are examined so no centre-specific moderator reports are available. You should be able to access the Principal Examiner reports for these via Results Plus.
You can find these on Edexcel Online. Please speak to your examinations officer if you don't have access to Edexcel Online.
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 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. To download your reports go to www.edexcelonline.co.uk and sign in using your Edexcel Online username and password. If you've forgotten your password you can generate a reminder from Edexcel Online by selecting 'forgot password'. Then follow the steps below. Please note the new password link expires after 60 minutes so you will need to use it promptly. Check your spam folder if you cannot see it in your inbox.
2. Once you are logged in under your centre, select 'ResultsPlus Analysis'.
3. Then select 'Whole cohort results' followed by 'Cohort paper analysis'.
4. 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.
If you're not happy with your students' results this summer, you should take the following steps:
Find out everything you need to know about results day and 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
The summer 2018 post-results services deadlines are listed below and are also available on our support pages.
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 |
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.
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:
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
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 will be sent by 7 November 2018.
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.
You are reminded that the new 9-1 GCSEs will be fully linear. Students will not be able to re-sit individual units next summer, 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,
