SMB Group - Academic Appeals

The grounds for appeal that will be considered as part of Stage One (the centre review) are that:

the centre made an administrative error and/or
the centre made a procedural error, including but not limited to any concerns about access arrangements/reasonable adjustments and/or mitigating circumstances.

At Stage Two (the appeal to the awarding organisation) the grounds are that:

there was an administrative error by the awarding organisation
there was a procedural issue at the centre, including but not limited to any concerns about access arrangements/reasonable adjustments and/or mitigating circumstances, and/or the centre did not follow its procedure properly and consistently in conducting its centre review
there was an unreasonable exercise of academic judgement in relation to the selection of evidence
there was an unreasonable exercise of academic judgement in relation to the determination of the Teacher Assessed Grade

Guidance

Teacher Assessed Grades - Student Guidance and Next Steps

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What are your grounds for appeal *	Grounds of Appeal: a) Procedural Procedural Errors - This is where a centre has failed to follow their own policies and procedures. The centre's written procedure will contain a summary of appropriate evidence to be used. Therefore, the appeals process will focus upon what evidence was selected, and whether or not it was in line with a Centre's own policies and procedures. b) Administrative Administrative errors - This is where either the centre or Awarding Organisation has made an administrative error in relation to a student’s TAG. c) Academic Judgements Academic Judgements - This is where the original TAG judgement failed to be informed by a holistic, accurate and reasonable 'basket of evidence'. Where a student challenges the TAG judgement, and suggests the use of alternative evidence, the question remains whetherthe original judgement was reasonable / unreasonable;and not whether the evidence suggested by the student, was or might have been as or more appropriate.
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Academic Appeals