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What time are A-level results out today?
IT'S the moment of truth as students across the UK await their A-level results after a turbulent academic year.
So what time do results become available and can you change your grade if it's lower than your teacher's prediction?
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What time are A-level results released today?
This year A-Level results day will fall on Thursday, August 13, with results ready from 8am BST.
No exams could take place this year due to the coronavirus lockdown causing school closures.
Most students will have their grades calculated from information supplied by their place of education.
How do I get my results?
Pupils will find out their results by attending schools from 8am, receiving an email or logging into an online portal.
You can login to Ucas track from 8am to check whether you've been accepted into your university of choice.
Can I change my grade if it's lower than my teacher's prediction?
Students cannot directly challenge their grades.
Only your school or college can submit an appeal on your behalf.
Therefore, Ofqual advises to first speak to your school or college to understand on what basis you can and can’t appeal your results.
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You can ask your school or college to check whether it made an error when submitting your centre assessment grade or your position in the rank order.
If your school or college does think it made a mistake, it can submit an appeal to the exam board, but it must be supported by clear evidence that an error had been made.
Your school or college can appeal to an exam board on your behalf if it believes the exam board used the wrong data when calculating grades or incorrectly communicated the grades calculated.
Schools were meant to submit the grades it believes you were most likely to achieve if exams had gone ahead.
You can’t appeal your grade because you don’t agree with the centre assessment grade or rank order position submitted by your school or college.
If you’d like an opportunity to improve your grade, you can choose to sit exams in the autumn series instead.
Appeal exams will be undertaken in October for AS and A-Level modules.
A-LEVEL NEWS
If you choose to take exams in the autumn or next summer and achieve a
different grade from the grade you received this summer, you will be able to use the higher of the two grades to show to universities, colleges and employers in future.
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You can also contact the Exam Results Helpline for independent advice on alternative options on 0800 100 900.
However, there's no grade protection for marking reviews, meaning your marks and subject grades could be lowered, confirmed or raised following the review.
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