WJEC Guidance on Centre Reviews and Appeals
WJEC_your_guide_to_appeals_2021.pdf
Provisional Centre Determined Grades are issued to candidates in June
If a candidate considers an error has been made they should request the "Decision Making Record" for additional information as to how a grade was determined.
If, after reviewing the "Decision Making Record", a candidate considers that an error has been made which has a material effect on the accuracy of the provisional Centre Determined Grade a Centre Review can be requested
Stage 1 - Centre Review
- A candidate can request that the centre reviews the information to check for errors identified by the candidate using the Request Form (below)
- Candidates must provide a brief and clear explanation of the error they believe has occurred
- Candidates must give their written consent prior to a review as their grade could go down, up or stay the same as a result of the center conducting a review
- Candidates are not able to negotiate which evidence is included in the range of evidence used to determine grades
- Grades are determined on holistic judgement via a grade based system, centres are not required to remark assessments
- The deadline for Candidates to request a Centre Review is Thursday 1st July; any requests made after this date will not be accepted
- If an error error is identified the centre will rectify/correct the error and inform the candidate of the outcome
- If no error is identified the centre will inform the candidate of the outcome
- If a candidate does not agree with the center's decision, there is no further internal centre review process. The escalation is to a stage 2 appeal.
WJEC_Centre_Review_request_form.docx
WJEC_Centre_Review_request_form.pdf
Stage 2 - Awarding Organisation Appeal to WJEC
Candidates may request that their center submits a stage 2 appeal to WJEC if they consider that an error persists following the outcome of stage 1, or if (in discussion with the centre) they consider WJEC has made an error.
An appeal to WJEC will not be accepted if the first stage has not been requested within the centre's deadline unless there is a difference between the provisional grade and the grade issued by WJEC on results day
- The centre submits a stage 2 appeal to WJEC providing
- the evidence used to determine the grade
- the decision making record
- the candidate's statement outlining the error they believe has been made
- WJEC conducts the appeal
- If an error is identified WJEC will inform the center who will communicate the decision to the candidate. WJEC will correct the error if it results in a grade change.
- If an error is not identified WJEC will inform the center who will communicate the decision to the candidate
Key dates for stage 2 Appeals
| A2 / AS Priority appeals (Those for which a higher education place is pending) |
10 August - 23 August |
| A2 / AS Non-Priority appeals |
10 August - 17 September |
| GCSE All Appeals |
24 August - 21 September |
Stage 3 - Qualification Wales Exam Procedures Review Service (EPRS)
The final stage of the appeals process is the EPRS. The EPRS will check whether WJEC has complied with its own procedures and Qualification Wales' requirements.
As with previous years the EPRS will not review the accuracy of the grading decisions and will not change any grades.