A Webinar with David Blow: Grading in ML examinations
ALL London organises webinars for the MFL community and this webinar is open to all MFL teachers. We hope that you will like us and want to join!
We thank the presenters, who give freely of their time and expertise. Where possible, most sessions are recorded and available for viewing later.
Session overview
This free webinar will cover the principles behind the allocation of grades by Ofqual and the exam boards to GCSEs and A-levels in all subjects in this era of “comparable outcomes", and unpick common misconceptions (and consequent risks for misleading information/people) about raw marks, grade boundaries, etc.
It will look at ML (French, German and Spanish) grading, and the longstanding and ongoing issue of “severe grading” at both GCSE and A Level, and highlight changes which have been made, and the further changes which are needed, some 50 years on from it first being identified!
With the forthcoming new GCSEs in Fr, Gn, Sp, it is crucial that teachers, senior leaders and others have an accurate understanding of how grading will work, and the differences and similarities with its operation for the current GCSEs
Our presenter: David Blow
David Blow is an Executive Head and ALL Fellow who has worked for many years with ASCL and CST analysing and explaining exam data, and in particular, highlighting the issue of severe grading and pushing for changes. Key documents relating to this issue are on this page of our website.
Online platform
We use a Zoom platform and we are registered to host up to 100 people. If numbers exceed 100, you can use an unlisted YouTube channel where the chat will be moderated, so that you can still interact.
Webinar etiquette
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We look forward to seeing you!