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\nConsultation on specified general qualifications – GCSEs, AS, A levels, Extended Project Qualifications and the Advanced Extension Award in maths  \nContents  \nIntroduction .................................................................................................................. 3  \nSummary of decisions ................................................................................................ 3  \nDetails ........................................................................................................................... 4  \nCentre assessment grades ..................................................................................................................4  \nIssuing results ......................................................................................................................................6  \nImpact on students ...............................................................................................................................7  \nStatistical standardisation of centre assessment grades ....................................................................7  \nAims .................................................................................................................................................7  \nConsidering centre trajectory .........................................................................................................10  \nCorrecting for potential bias in centre assessment grades ...........................................................11  \nIncorporating the approach into the regulatory framework ................................................................12  \nAppealing the results .........................................................................................................................12  \nProfessional judgements................................................................................................................12  \nProcedure – centres .......................................................................................................................14  \nProcedure – exam boards..............................................................................................................15  \nWho should be able to submit a request for an appeal? ...............................................................16  \nObtaining consent ..........................................................................................................................17  \nCorrecting results ...........................................................................................................................17  \nWho can evaluate the grounds for appeal and a simplified appeal process .................................18  \nThe statistical standardisation process ..........................................................................................18  \nExam Procedures Review Service (EPRS) ...................................................................................20  \nThe autumn exam series ...................................................................................................................21  \nTo which qualifications will the exceptional regulatory measures apply? .........................................22  \nBuilding the arrangements into our regulatory framework.................................................................22  \nImplementation timescales ...................................................................................... 23  \nEqualities impact assessment ................................................................................. 24  \nRegulatory impact assessment ............................................................................... 27  \nIntroduction  \nOn 18 March 2020 the 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