‘Safety-net’ arrangements for the summer 2019 examination series are as follows:
GCSE Combined Science
The ‘safety-net’ grade 3-3 awarded in 2018 (Higher Tier) will no longer apply. Students sitting the Higher Tier who fail to meet the requirements of a 4-3 will therefore receive an Unclassified result.
GCSE MFL
Students sitting Higher Tier will be awarded a ‘safety net’ grade 3, set at half-width. This is a change from 2018 where the grade 3 was set at full-width, following consultation with Ofqual during the 2018 awarding process.
GCSE Maths
Students sitting Higher Tier will be awarded a ‘safety net’ grade 3 as per 2017 and 2018 examination series. There are no changes regarding the awarding of this grade in 2019.
For further guidance on the award of ‘safety-net’ grades, please refer to the Ofqual announcement.
