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trev
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by trev » Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:49 pm
Does ayone know if you can be marked down for age, if child born in september?.
moved
Posts: 3826 Joined: Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:42 pm
Location: Chelmsford and pleased
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by moved » Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:05 pm
No, not in Essex.
hermanmunster
Posts: 12903 Joined: Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:51 am
Location: The Seaside
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by hermanmunster » Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:07 pm
I think most areas add a few marks for the younger ones rather than take them away from the older ones
(comes to the same thing I suppose
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trev
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by trev » Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:16 pm
Hi thanks for reply, i was told by a parent that papers are all marked within week, does anyone know if they are marked by teachers?.
Chelmsford mum
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by Chelmsford mum » Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:35 pm
hermanmunster wrote: I think most areas add a few marks for the younger ones rather than take them away from the older ones
(comes to the same thing I suppose
)
Essex has absolutely no age standardisation.
Even if they are marked within a week any subsequent sittings have to be added and then standardised.
trev
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by trev » Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:51 pm
How are the marks allocated ie what percentage neded and how do they work out the end mark?.
moved
Posts: 3826 Joined: Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:42 pm
Location: Chelmsford and pleased
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by moved » Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:20 pm