First, you must identify why you failed to make the grades first time round. Be completely honest with yourself - did you really work hard for your grade s or did you leave revision to the last minute? You have to be sure that second time around, you will actually be able to make some improvement and that you are capable of obtaining a higher grade, otherwise it's a waste of time retaking exams and you'll just be repeating the same mistakes.
If you put your best effort into Physics or Maths for example, but still struggled and turned out a disappointing grade, then perhaps numbers and equations aren't the right thing for you, and should consider other routes that don't require such high levels of numerical skill. If you have a particular career path in mind, such as Medicine or Engineering , then it's worth the effort of resitting exams if you're sure it's the right career for you.
Also, if there's a specific degree course you really want to take, but you need higher grades to get in, then it's certainly worth considering retakes. Although time is short to make a decision on retaking A level exams, it's important to be wary of accepting second best by panicking, rushing into Clearing , and picking a course that will make you miserable so you end up dropping out. This will just waste time that could have been better spent planning a year out to resit exams and get onto the course you actually want to do.
Once you have decided to retake exams, you need to officially decline the university offers you have by 20th September in order to start the process of retaking. Yes, many candidates see their grades go up by at least one, sometimes even two or three if they have identified the areas they need to really improve on and worked hard on their revision, etc.
If you're unsure, check with your teachers whether you have the ability to improve or not - they will know you well enough to give you an honest answer. If they say you have, then you are likely to get better grades second time around. You can ask for internal assessment marks e. There are pros and cons to asking for a remark: you might see your grades go up, but they might go down as well, and even priority remarks take time.
You can also ask to get copies of your exam scripts. If you retake it is certainly worthwhile doing this: the marked scripts will help you figure out where you went wrong, which will help you decide how to try and improve things next time. So overall, it's tricky to know if you should retake AS exams or not. If you have sat AS exams at the end of the first year, and the results are not great, you will face a real struggle the following year, and you may even find that your school advises you change your subjects altogether, which you might not be happy with.
In that case you might have to consider restarting sixth form, or changing to a college which will provide the extra support you need. You can work through the material at your own pace and spend more time on the topics you really struggle with. You'll also have a personal tutor so you can get as much help as you need and won't be competing for attention in a classroom.
This means that you can work or volunteer alongside your studies, which will look great on your next UCAS application. It also comes with an extra bonus of being able to study wherever you want.
You'll sit the in-person exams at the same time as all the other A Level students, but you're responsible for booking a place to sit them. You can do this by contacting your local school or college to ask if they accept private candidates. The exact cost of this will vary depending on which centre you chose. Each year the exam boards publish exam timetables which can be found online. You can find exam timetables for each awarding body and exam diet here:. Try to focus on the positive aspects and talk about what this experience has taught you and how it has helped you develop as a person.
The only real exception to this is if you can prove extenuating circumstances, such as a medical condition, which would have prevented you from getting the required grades the first time around. If in doubt, always check with the university and ask them to clarify their policy for you. Want to find out more? Have a look at our flexible online A Level courses with unlimited tutor support. Get your guide to filling gaps in your education online with unlimited tutor support and interest-free plans.
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Do, however, maintain a small on-site test centre to enable those students and staff who would rather test in college to be tested. Those who test positive at home or on-site will need to order a confirmatory PCR test. Colleges will be provided with the necessary equipment and materials to deliver the testing and will be able to recoup administrative costs such as staff time.
Read more on in-college testing here. Testing is not mandatory for either students or teachers, but should be encouraged. Resources guidance, costs calculators, and training guides for testing are here. Instead, g rades for A levels and GCSEs have been allotted to students as determined by teachers, with coverage only of content they have been taught.
The same arrangements have been used for the majority of AGQs offered by our members. Summer exams will go ahead with some changes. These proposed changes are set out in consultations here GCSE and A level and here vocational and technical qualifications. The process for apprenticeships is complicated due to the work-based nature of learning and assessment. Detailed guidance on apprenticeships is here. If assessment can be carried out online, it should be; otherwise, if workplaces are closed to assessors, end-point assessments will be delayed until they become possible.
Apprentices who have been made redundant should be supported by their training provider to find a new role within the next twelve weeks. Apprentices can be furloughed, and may be able to continue learning online during this time, preventing the need for a break in learning. If a break in learning is unavoidable, as online learning is not possible and apprentices cannot attend work, the apprenticeships guidance explains step-by-step how this should be recorded.
Exam and assessment data from and will not be calculated, published, or used to hold colleges to account by the DfE, and will not be published. Ofsted will use data in risk-assessing colleges for inspection instead until data is available.
Destinations measures will be released as normal in , as they are based on cohorts which graduated before Covid hit. Free school meals Colleges are expected to continue making free school meals available to eligible students if they are studying remotely, using one of the following options: Ask existing catering providers and services, if possible, to continue to use FSM funding to make food parcels to be collected from college or delivered to homes; Provide families with supermarket vouchers Other approaches as appropriate to your context For further information on FSM delivery during the pandemic, see here.
More information on this is available here. This funding can only be used to support students to whom the funding attains. However, some college staff are term-time only or sessional, and others are funded by commercial or other non-ESFA income; for some staff, it is difficult to clearly denote where funding comes from.
The DfE has now confirmed that staff who are funded through non-ESFA income can be furloughed; further information is available here. For apprenticeships, the DfE recommends that providers continue to train apprentices via online learning.
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