Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• GCSE examination results

  Thu 20 Aug 2020

  Moulsham High School students have received their G.C.S.E. results today.  The last five months have been extremely challenging for them and we hope that the success they have achieved will give them a new sense of direction and optimism for the future.  We are confident that the grades they have been awarded are well- deserved and a testament to their hard work over the last two years.  

  Miss Mead, Headteacher, said:  ‘This has been a real team effort on the part of students, staff and parents.  We are very proud of all of our students and wish them well as they begin the next stage of their education.’  

   

• GCSE Results

  Wed 19 Aug 2020

  Dear Parent/Carer, 

  I am writing to confirm that the G.C.S.E. and BTEC results your child receives on Thursday will either be the centre assessed grade submitted by the school or the grade calculated by the exam boards should this be higher.  

  The only exception will be for the Cambridge Nationals in child development and sport.  Students who took these subjects will not know if the grade calculated by the exam board is higher than their centre assessed grade until Tuesday, 25th August.  Therefore, on Thursday they will only receive their centre assessed grade.  

  All being well, these results should give Year 11 a sense of direction for the future after what has been a difficult five months for them.  If any advice or guidance is needed, the Sixth Form team, Mr Green (SPL) and I will be in school throughout Thursday and Friday to meet with students.   

  Regards

  Miss J Mead

• A Level Results - Ofqual Update

  Mon 17 Aug 2020

  You will probably have heard this afternoon’s announcement from Ofqual that A level students are to be awarded their centre assessed grades (or the moderated grade if it is higher) for 2020. This is a positive outcome for some of our students whose grades were lowed last week.

  We are still awaiting further information about how this process is to be conducted. In the interim we will be emailing the centre assessed grades to all students email accounts at 8:30am tomorrow morning.

  The sixth form team and I will then be available in the auditorium from 09:30 to 14:30 should students have queries or concerns about their university places. 

  I will be in further contact with you tomorrow.

  Regards

  Miss J Mead

  Headteacher

• GCSE Results - Ofqual Update

  Mon 17 Aug 2020

  You will probably have heard this afternoon’s announcement from Ofqual that GCSE students are to be awarded their centre assessed grades on Thursday. This is a positive outcome for our students.

  We are still awaiting further information about how this will be done from Ofqual and I will be in contact with you again once I have received this.

  Regards 

  Miss J Mead 

  Headteacher

• Moulsham High School students celebrate A level and BTEC examination success.

  Thu 13 Aug 2020

  After five months of uncertainty, Moulsham High School students have finally been able to celebrate success in their A level and BTEC examinations today.  Their results will enable them to move on to their next step, whether this is at university or college, on a degree level apprenticeship or in employment.  

  Moulsham High School is particularly delighted with the results in English Literature, computer science, history, P.E. and sociology.  

  Headteacher, Julia Mead, said: “We are very proud of all our Year 13 students for their results in what has been a difficult and challenging year for them.  We would like to thank their parents and teachers who have worked together to ensure that they have achieved the best possible outcomes. We wish our students every success in the future.”

• A message from Ofqual

  Tue 11 Aug 2020

  In view of the current, intense media speculation about this year's A level and G.C.S.E. results, Ofqual has today sent the following message to all parents and carers of Year 13 and Year 11 students.  

  Please be reassured that the Sixth Form team and Miss Mead will be in school throughout the results period to provide any support, advice or guidance your child may need.  

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  A message from Ofqual

  
  Dear parent/carer,
  
  We know that it has been a really unsettling few months for students, since schools, colleges and other providers were closed to many and exams were cancelled. We are writing to reassure you about what has been put in place so students are able to move on to further study or employment, with results which carry the same value as any other year.
  
  How grades have been set this year
  
  After exams were cancelled we worked with exam boards and leading assessment experts to develop a reliable method to calculate student grades. This involved asking each school or college to tell us what grade they believed each student would have received in each subject if exams had gone ahead, and how their expected performance compared to others in their class. We know teachers worked extremely hard to deliver this year's arrangements and the majority of grades students receive will be the same, or within one grade, as their centre's judgements - reflecting the skills, professionalism and integrity of those involved.
  
  Schools and colleges used a range of evidence to make their judgements including non-exam assessments, results of homework assignments or mock exams and any other records of student performance over the course of study. At least two teachers were involved in agreeing each proposed grade, and each one was signed off by the head teacher or college principal.
  
  Making sure results are as fair as they can be
  
  It is really important that we make sure the same standard is applied for all students, whichever school, college, or part of the country they come from. That's why we have calculated all results using the same method, which makes sure we have a level playing field for all students and results across the country are comparable. The overwhelming majority of people who responded to our consultation – including teachers and students - supported the aims of our moderation approach, because they know that if the results were not moderated, they would be unfair.
  
  This means that this year's results will have the same value as in any other year. Students, universities, colleges and employers can have confidence in the results - allowing the class of 2020 to compete fairly with students from previous and future years.
  
  Despite some reports, you can be assured that the moderation process does not mean a blanket reduction in the grades that teachers put forward. Adjustments will vary across schools and colleges, and in different subjects, and will only be made where the evidence supports them.
  
  The grades awarded will be based either entirely on the teachers' judgements, or on a combination of their judgements and the statistical moderation. Where the moderation process finds that a school or college has over or under-estimated the likely number of students achieving a grade, the students who are moved up or down a grade are those the centre felt were closest to the grade boundary. No grade is being awarded purely on the basis of statistics.
  
  Although the process of moderation is essential to ensure results are as fair as they can be, there is nothing fair about the fact that Covid-19 has denied young people this year the chance to demonstrate their skills in an exam. For that reason, where possible we have made decisions that work in students' favour and overall results will be more lenient.
  
  Of course, we can never know for sure how an individual student might have performed in their exams. Universities and colleges understand this, and many have committed to showing flexibility in their admissions decisions. Overall we believe these results will be as fair as they possibly can be in the absence of exams.
  
  Appeals and complaints
  
  The vast majority of students are going to receive grades that are fair and that will enable them to progress to their next stage. However we know there are some students and families who may want to appeal their grade. If this is the case, you should speak to your child's school or college. Schools or colleges have to be the ones that submit appeals, and will do so if they believe there has been an error or that the moderation process has not produced a reliable result.
  
  We have published a guide on our website to help students and their families understand how appeals will operate this summer. This includes information on complaints about potential bias or discrimination. We believe such complaints will be rare, but they will need to be taken very seriously.
  
  For more information on the next steps after students have received their results, contact the Exam Results Helpline on 0800 100 900. You can also contact Ofqual directly on 0300 303 3344, or by email at public.enquiries@ofqual.gov.uk.
  
  To all students receiving their results, whatever their next step, we wish them well. They have experienced a unique disruption to their lives. Their grades awarded over the next two weeks will enable as many as possible to move on in their lives with a sense of pride in their hard work and achievements.

• Calculating grades in GCSE, AS and A levels summer 2020

  Thu 06 Aug 2020

  Ofqual has released a video explaining how GCSE, AS and A level results have been calculated this year. You can watch the video here,

  Having received your results, if they weren't as good as you were expecting you can call the National Careers Service Exams Results Helpline, for free advice, on 0800 100 900.