{"id":4663,"date":"2023-06-22T10:11:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T10:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/?p=4663"},"modified":"2023-06-22T10:11:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T10:11:23","slug":"sqa-results-day-and-appeals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/2023\/06\/22\/sqa-results-day-and-appeals\/","title":{"rendered":"SQA Results Day and Appeals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Parents &amp; Carers,<\/p>\n<p>Please find important information regarding SQA Results &amp; Appeals below. This has been shared with all pupils who worked towards SQA Qualifications this session in an email.<\/p>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b><u>SQA Results Day<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">You will receive your SQA Certificate to your home address on Tuesday 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0August.\u00a0<b>You must let us know urgently if you have moved house and not updated your address with the school.\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Given that every candidate across the country is receiving certificates on this date, Royal Mail staff will be very busy. I would recommend you sign up for text and\/or email alerts at MySQA\u00a0<a id=\"LPlnk673162\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mysqa.org.uk\/cs8\/content\/secure\/my_homepage.jsp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mysqa.org.uk\/cs8\/content\/secure\/my_homepage.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\" data-linkindex=\"0\">here.<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">The certificate you receive will detail all SQA awards you have gained, including qualifications without an exam i.e. N4 or NPAs and individual unit awards.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b><u>Appeals<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">If the result you receive is unexpected or you believe it could be wrong, you have the right to appeal that grade. Only you can request an appeal, not your parents or carers. Appealing a grade is free of charge.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">In 2023, Appeals will involve an SQA Marker re-marking the exam paper you sat during the exam diet. There are some very important things you must be aware of if you appeal.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;orderedStyleType&quot;:1,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:1}\">\n<li class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b>The school does not send any alternative evidence to SQA for Appeals. This means that if you received a higher grade in your prelim, it does not affect your appeal.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b>The estimated grade your teacher provided and may have discussed with you, has no bearing on your ability to appeal a grade<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b>If you require an appeal for university entry, this will be dealt with as matter of priority<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b>If you appeal,\u00a0<\/b><b>your grade could go up or go down or stay the same<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">I will issue a Microsoft form to pupils by email on Monday 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0August\u00a0for you to register any appeals.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><u class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">Please only use the form I email you to request an appeal<span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/u><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">and do not contact your class teacher, pastoral care teacher or any other school staff member directly regarding Appeals. The school will still be closed for Summer Holidays, and they will be unlikely to respond.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Important Dates for appeals:<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Deadline to submit Appeals &#8211; 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0August (priority) and 29<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0August (non priority)<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">SQA issues Appeals results &#8211; October 2023<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Replacement certificates issued by SQA &#8211; mod November 2023<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b><u>Options Changes<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><b><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Following your results, a small number of you may need to make changes to your S5 or S6 options. This may be due to performing better than expected in a subject, needing to resit a subject or requiring an improved grade for university. Please note that some subject change requests may not be possible if the timetable columns do not allow it, or a subject is full.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">I will issue a Microsoft form on Monday 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0August for you to request an options change if the above applies. Alternatively, you can come into the school on Thursday 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0August after 1pm if you wish to discuss an Options change with me directly.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><u>Please ensure you complete the form\u00a0<b>or<\/b>\u00a0come and see me in person to change an option.<\/u>\u00a0This will allow you to return to school on Monday 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0August 2023 with a full and correct timetable. This will also minimise any disruption to learning when we return to school.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">If you have any questions about the above, please reply to this email or speak to me in person before we finish on Friday 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0June. I am always in &#8216;the street&#8217; at Senior Phase lunch to discuss any SQA Matters\u00a0<span id=\"x_\ud83d\ude42\">\ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Miss Quigley<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Parents &amp; Carers, Please find important information regarding SQA Results &amp; Appeals below. This has been shared with all pupils who worked towards SQA Qualifications this session in an email. SQA Results Day You will receive your SQA Certificate &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/2023\/06\/22\/sqa-results-day-and-appeals\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4900,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","eportfolio_category-none"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4900"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4663"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4664,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4663\/revisions\/4664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}