EXAMS board CCEA has launched a public consultation to help determine how this year’s GCSE, AS and A-level results can be appealed.
Last month, education minister Peter Weir outlined the awarding arrangements for the qualifications following the cancellation of exams as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Calculated grades provided by teachers and schools will be used to provide students with grades this year due to the coronavirus crisis.
CCEA chief executive Justin Edwards last night said that "because there will be no examination scripts to mark, it will therefore not be possible to have a review of the marking process post results as in previous years
"The minister has asked us to develop an alternative appeals process which will address these exceptional circumstances and which will be in line with similar processes being developed by Ofqual and Qualifications Wales.
"Our primary goal this summer is to award students with grades which fairly reflect their work, thus enabling them to progress towards further education, employment or other pathways.
"We recognise that not every student will be content with their grade and where this is the case it is very important that the appeals process is fair, open and transparent.
"In achieving that aim we would encourage all interested parties to respond to our consultation so that the final agreed appeals process will be as robust and equitable as possible."
The consultation runs until May 21 and is online at www.ccea.org.uk
