Bobtheman wrote: » I just have an Ordinary Level Class-no foundation. I presume I can submit away!
History Queen wrote: » Anyone else having difficulty getting colleagues to hold alignment meeting? Two in my school insisting on waiting for levels "just in case". Won't listen to reason even though they've been shown the guidelines and union recommendations which are to proceed... starting to cause division as one in particular hasevery excuse under the sun for why meetings need to be rescheduled so we envisage them delaying the process further even after levels are received by not being available for a meeting promptly. This then stops the rest of us dropping in our own paperwork. Irritating in the extreme.
History Queen wrote: » Anyone else having difficulty getting colleagues to hold alignment meeting? Two in my school insisting on waiting for levels "just in case". Won't listen to reason even though they've been shown the guidelines and union recommendations which are to proceed... starting to cause division as one in particular hasevery excuse under the sun for why meetings need to be rescheduled so we envisage them delaying the process further even after levels are received by not being available for a meeting promptly. This then stops the rest of us dropping in our own paperwork. Irritating in the extreme.[/quot Our alignment meeting was on Tuesday 26th May. I had my ranking and percentage worked out on May 21. Just waiting on news to see if any of my HL have dropped. A bit bored with it all now...the tumbleweed vibe of this thread suggests I’m not alone!
History Queen wrote: » Anyone know what the nature of the delay is?
km79 wrote: » Principal told us it will be next Tuesday at the earliest before schools have confirmation of levels !
LW2018 wrote: » Our Principal told us by the end of this week but this is seeming more and more unlikely now given it is Thursday afternoon and the Exam Aide's don't even know their duties yet.
jimmytwotimes 2013 wrote: » Principals know no more than anybody else. The Irish Times will tell us before anyone else
wirelessdude01 wrote: » Some portal between schools and department to go live on Monday next according to McHugh just now.
Smacruairi wrote: » It's really not that overly complicated, guys.
LW2018 wrote: » Was he speaking on radio or in the Dáil?
Notorious wrote: » Here's an interesting one for you. A student who was school refusal and had a tutor during the start of 2020. Said student opted for ordinary level at Christmas and based on work/results would have struggled to pass the OL paper. The student chose to move to higher level when given the option last week and was backed by the tutor who thinks they'll do well at HL. The tutor has one opinion and the teacher another. The parent wants the tutor to grade the student and the principal seems to be obliging. Any idea who should give the predicted grade here?
km79 wrote: » We were told that today
Redordeadqwwer wrote: » Were we? I'm exam aide and I haven't heard specifically what my duties are. I was given a list of what our job might entail but nothing concrete.
km79 wrote: » Sorry what I meant was We were told today by our principal that schools were not getting confirmation of levels until next Tuesday
derb12 wrote: » Referring to notorious' post a few posts back: That's correct - they are definitely not allowed to move up a level. It's here https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/bc2b3-calculated-grades-student-portal-before-you-start-guide/ - point 7 under "how to confirm levels"
Notorious wrote: » Well I can tell you that I was personally contacted by the Dept about the move. The student was registered at OL in March and has moved up in a number of subjects. Once the tutor gave the green light that the student had studied the higher level coursework, it was deemed acceptable. I was trying to maintain impartiality on this but essentially what is happening is that the student's tutor is going easy and giving the student a mark at higher level (which I assume will be H6 or higher), when in reality the student has never passed an ordinary level exam. Management seem happy to go with the tutor even though the teacher feels it's unfair on the rest of the class who aren't being given the same treatment. While I think the system is as fair as you're probably going to get, here's a perfect example of where it fails.
