99% Pass rate?-Are we being fair to our teenagers?

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

anzac, it's good to hear someone on the 'inside' confirming what a lot of us feel. Just watch that the Thought Police don't track you down, Big Brother IS here!

Yes we hear this from the inside on many things but, nobody on the inside ever does anything, would it be a wrong career move?

[entwisi]

i am pretty sure that when i took my GCE O levels that we were told the pass mark varied as the results were plotted and a set percentage got A,B,C etc IIRC about 35% were expected/marked as fails irrespective of what they actually scored

even my current employers Performance development framework does it, 30 % of people get rated as under performing irrespective of how hard they worked. 2 years on the trot and you are up for D&G......

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by garinda

'I'm afraid it's three no's.'

Well two nomarks and a pretty girl

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by entwisi

i am pretty sure that when i took my GCE O levels that we were told the pass mark varied as the results were plotted and a set percentage got A,B,C etc IIRC about 35% were expected/marked as fails irrespective of what they actually scored

even my current employers Performance development framework does it, 30 % of people get rated as under performing irrespective of how hard they worked. 2 years on the trot and you are up for D&G......

When I took GCE's entwisi there were no A,B,or C markings it was Pass, 45% Credit 60% and distinction 90%+