Edexcel GCSE Music, A level Music and A level Music Technology August Results Day update
Read the update to prepare for Results Days in August for Edexcel GCSE Music, A level Music and A level Music Technology. It includes details of all post-results services and key dates.
Results day for A level Music and A level Music Technology is Thursday 17 August and results can be released to students on this day. The results will be received in your centres on Wednesday 16 August but are only made available to centres on this day. GCSE results will be received by centres on Wednesday 23 August 2017 but can only be released to candidates on Thursday 24 August 2017.
Grade boundaries for each qualification will only be made publicly available on the day results are issued to students.
Find the latest grade boundaries
Moderator reports, enquiries about results (EAR), access to scripts (ATS) and understanding marks for summer 2017
The question papers from this summer's assessments will be online and available to download from 11 July and the mark schemes will be available online from 25 July. From results day you can download centre-specific moderator feedback for all your coursework and controlled assessment units. To find out how to do this please read the guidance below.
Moderator Report (E9)
Your moderator writes a report to explain where it was necessary to adjust your centre’s marks. Where possible, your moderator advises you on how you could make improvements for future series.
You can find these on Edexcel Online. Please speak to your examinations officer if you don't have access to Edexcel Online.
Watch our short video on how to find your Moderator Report.
ResultsPlus
ResultsPlus is a free online results analysis tool for teachers that gives you a detailed breakdown of your students’ performance in Edexcel exams. It provides the most detailed analysis available of your students’ performance and helps you to identify topics and skills where your students could benefit from further learning, helping them gain a deeper understanding of their subject.
Principal Moderator/Examiner Report
The Principal Moderator or Examiner also compiles a report on how candidates performed in this year’s examinations. It provides general feedback and highlights good approaches that can be taken forward to future examination series.
You can find these reports on ResultsPlus. Please speak to your examinations officer if you don't have access to ResultsPlus.
Watch our short video on how to find the Principal Moderator/Examiner Report.
Enquiries about results (EAR)
If you're a centre with a concern about a student's results, you can use our post-results services. We have details about these services and their cost online.
Visit the 'Enquiries about results' pages
Access To Scripts
After the summer 2017 results are published in August, centres will be able to view and download scripts which have been marked online free of charge from our Self-Service Portal via Edexcel Online.
The Self-Service Portal will be available until the final post-results deadline for each exam series:
- Summer 2017 - Thursday 28 September 2017
Customers should save and/or print any scripts they need for teaching and learning purposes before the post-results deadline.
Scripts do not have examiner annotation on them. The marked script allows teachers to evaluate how the student performed on particular questions in relation to what they have been taught; the Principal Examiner's Report and the exemplars that we make available demonstrate how the mark scheme is applied.
If scripts have been marked "traditionally" (i.e. not online), centres will have to request them via the Post Results section of Edexcel Online as in previous exam series.
These scripts will also be free of charge, but the final dates to request them are the same as the published JCQ Access to Scripts deadlines.
Visit the 'Access to scripts' pages
Post Results Fees
Details of all updated fees for our post results services from 1 August 2017 can be found online.
See 'Post results fees' from 1 August 2017
Understanding marks
Get an overview of how we mark assessments and consistently award grades that fairly reflect a learner's performance. This includes setting grade boundaries and converting raw marks to UMS.
Visit the 'Understanding marks' pages
For the new AS level UMS will not be used. The qualification will be awarded at qualification level and the grade boundaries will be set on the achievement from all components. We will issue notional grade boundaries for components.
GCSE key dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 23 August 2017 | Results available to centres through Edexcel Online |
| 24 August 2017 | Results released to candidates |
| 31 August 2017 | Enquiries About Results 2 Priority (EAR2P) deadline |
| 31 August 2017 | Access To Scripts Copy (ATSC) deadline |
| 21 September 2017 | EAR1, EAR2 and EAR3 deadline |
| 21 September 2017 | Access To Scripts Post Review of Marking (ATSPE) deadline |
| 28 September 2017 | Access To Scripts Original (ATSO) deadline |
A level key dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 16 August 2017 | Results available to centres through Edexcel Online |
| 17 August 2017 | Results released to candidates |
| 24 August 2017 | Enquiries About Results 2 Priority (EAR2P) deadline |
| 24 August 2017 | Access To Scripts Copy (ATSC) deadline |
| 21 September 2017 | EAR1, EAR2 and EAR3 deadline |
| 21 September 2017 | Access To Scripts Post Review of Marking (ATSPE) deadline |
| 28 September 2017 | Access To Scripts Original (ATSO) deadline |
