{"id":4669,"date":"2023-08-02T19:09:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T19:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/?p=4669"},"modified":"2023-08-02T19:09:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T19:09:27","slug":"sqa-results-day-8th-august-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/2023\/08\/02\/sqa-results-day-8th-august-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"SQA Results Day 8th August 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Parents &amp; Carers,<\/p>\n<p>I hope you are enjoying the summer break. Please find an email below shared with all pupils who worked towards SQA Qualifications this year.<\/p>\n<p>If your\u00a0 child needs any support with their SQA results, including requesting an appeal or an options change, pleas find links to the forms they require below. The forms open to pupils at 6am on Tuesday 8th August 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Dear Senior phase pupils,<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>You will receive your\u00a0<span data-markjs=\"true\">SQA<\/span>\u00a0Certificate to your home address on Tuesday 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0August.\u00a0Please do not panic if your mail comes later than normal as it is a very busy day for Royal Mail. If you signed up for electronic results on MySQA, you will receive your grades by text or email.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The certificate you receive will detail all\u00a0<span data-markjs=\"true\">SQA<\/span>\u00a0awards you have gained, including qualifications without an exam i.e. N4s, NPAs and individual unit awards.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><u>Appeals<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div>If the result you receive is unexpected or you believe it could be wrong, you have the right to appeal that grade. Only\u00a0<b>you<\/b>\u00a0can request an appeal, not your parents or carers. Appealing a grade is free of charge.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In 2023, Appeals will involve an\u00a0<span data-markjs=\"true\">SQA<\/span>\u00a0Marker 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>\n<div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;orderedStyleType&quot;:1,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:1}\">\n<li>The school does not send any alternative evidence to\u00a0<span data-markjs=\"true\">SQA<\/span>\u00a0for Appeals. This means that if you received a higher grade in your prelim, it does not help your appeal.<\/li>\n<li>The estimated grade your teacher provided, and may have discussed with you, has no bearing on your ability to appeal a grade<\/li>\n<li>If you require an appeal for university entry\u00a0<b>this September<\/b>, this will be dealt with as matter of priority by SQA<\/li>\n<li>If you appeal,\u00a0your grade could go up or go down or stay the same<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><u><b>If you wish to appeal one or more grades, please use the form below. Please do not contact your pastoral care teacher, class teacher or office staff and only use the form below to request an appeal. The form opens at 6am on Tuesday 8<\/b><b><sup>th<\/sup><\/b><\/u><b><u>\u00a0August.<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a id=\"LPlnk635543\" title=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/r9UTLShPvU\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/r9UTLShPvU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\" data-linkindex=\"0\">SQA Appeals form<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>If you request an appeal using this form, Miss Quigley will contact you by telephone or meet with you in person to discuss when you return to school.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><u>Options Changes<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div>Following your\u00a0<span data-markjs=\"true\">results<\/span>, 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><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/div>\n<div><u><b>If you need to request an options change based on SQA Results, please use the form below.\u00a0<\/b><b>\u00a0Alternatively, you can come in to school on Friday 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0August to speak to me in person.\u00a0<\/b><\/u><u><b>Please do not contact your pastoral care teacher, class teacher or office staff and only use the form below or see me in person to request a change.\u00a0The form opens at 6am on Tuesday 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0August.<\/b><\/u><\/div>\n<div><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/div>\n<div><u><a id=\"LPlnk644430\" title=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/AfSNP7e48j\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/AfSNP7e48j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Options change request form<\/a><a id=\"LPlnk522729\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/AfSNP7e48j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><\/a><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/u><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Please ensure you complete the form\u00a0<b>or<\/b>\u00a0come and see me in person to change an option.\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><\/div>\n<div>Kind Regards,<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Miss Quigley\u00a0<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Parents &amp; Carers, I hope you are enjoying the summer break. Please find an email below shared with all pupils who worked towards SQA Qualifications this year. If your\u00a0 child needs any support with their SQA results, including requesting &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/2023\/08\/02\/sqa-results-day-8th-august-2023\/\">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-4669","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\/4669","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=4669"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4670,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4669\/revisions\/4670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/stjosephsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}