Hi everyone,
We are totally in agreement with your comments here at Bede, and the Principal
has decided to fight the fees as far as possible. She is writing to Edexcel to
express our dissatisfaction with the fees and the unrealistic deadlines.
Copies of the letter will go to AOC, QCA and SHA. She has requested that we
encourage as many Principals as possible to do the same, to see if we can bring
some common sense to bear here, and hopefully to "REDUCE THE BUREAUCRACY".
Good luck everyone cos we need it!!!!
Ann
Quoting Ken Southward <[log in to unmask]>:
> Hi one and all!
> I know you, like me, are up to your eyes in exams. However, I thought it
> two
> minutes well spent to vent my rage.........it does me good and relieves
> stress levels.
> The subject is speed cameras, with congratulations going to Edexcel for
> finding yet another way to 'fine' us for not being quick enough.
> Reference, of course, is to Late Requests for Special Arrangements.
> Apparently, we will now have to pay a fine of £10 for each late request.
> It doesn't appear to have entered the head of Jerry Jarvis, Director
> General
> Qualifications, that his dates are TOTALLY UNREALISTIC! My crystal ball
> does
> not predict which examinations the student may enter for in three months
> time. I cannot control the date a student is discovered to have a
> disability. I can however suggest they simplify the process! Really would
> welcome a visit from Jerry, especially tomorrow when I have
> Citizenship/General Studies/Law and ICT all running in the same session.
> Clashes are so horrific that I think I'll be lucky to survive the day. Of
> course, I forgot, I've got nothing better to do and I could fill my day by
> applying for a few Special Arrangements for summer.
> Thanks for listening one and all, and Jerry, if you ever get to see this
> e'mail, I advise you to get out of your tower and visit a few of your
> customers. We don't miss dates for the fun of it, we don't miss dates
> because we are lazy, we don't agree with your dates, we don't want to be
> constantly paying punishing charges because of unrealistic requirements.
> Good news is that the higher your bills the less money we have. Eventual
> outcome is I or the board goes because we cannot afford both. Reckon either
> way I'm a winner!
> Regards,
> Ken
>
> Ken.
>
> Ken Southward
> Exams Officer
> Priestley College
> Warrington
> WA4 6RD
> 01925.633591 x207
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> > From: Robert Vesey[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Reply To: The FE Exams Network mailing list
> > Sent: 07 January 2004 11:32
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Performance indicators for Awarding Boadies
> >
> > <<File: AOC Issues Jan 2004.doc>>
> > Dear all
> > In December 2003 the following request was circulated by to the fe-exams
> > network and the cmis-network on Jismail.
> > "The AoC is working with Boards to try to develop performance indicators
> > for them that will help to improve services to colleges. AoC would be
> > interested in responses to the three points below.
> > * The number of awarding bodies used by a college
> > * The three main ways in which the services offered by
> > awarding bodies could be improved
> > * Whether issues apply equally to both unitary bodies and
> > vocational awarding bodies."
> > The attached file contains a summary of the replies and this has been
> sent
> > to the AoC. Many thanks to those who responded.
> >
> > <<AOC Issues Jan 2004.doc>>
> > Bob Vesey
> > Director
> > Student Information & Learning Systems
> > Harrow College
> > Tel 020 8909 6547
> > Fax 020 8909 6058
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