They are concerned that the child will more likely fail on the foundation paper. They want their child to achieve their desired grade and so they push them to do the higher paper.
Although the decision for tiering is largely made by the teacher, as a parent, arming yourself with the information will enable you to take steps to influence this decision. In the reformed curriculum, the foundation paper is targeted at grades 1 to 5 while the higher paper is for students aiming to achieve grades 4 to 9. As you can imagine, the difficulty in tiering decisions comes for those students working at or aiming to achieve grades 4 or 5. This is where both parents and teachers can struggle to make decisions about tiering entry.
These questions cover the overlap grades grades 4 and 5. But there are some key differences. The main ones being the type of skill and level of understanding of the subject required. In the foundation paper, the student will need to have a good knowledge of science and be able to skilfully answer multiple choice and short answer exam questions.
On the other hand, higher paper students will need to have a sound knowledge of science and should be able to answer questions that link topics between different areas of the specification.
As mentioned before, it will most likely be the school that decides which tier to put your child in for.
But as a parent, being armed with the right information can help put your child on the right track. So, here are some key things to consider. When it comes to revision, many parents get their students to practice the higher paper. If the child has been entered for the foundation tier, and they have low mock results e.
It would be much better if the child focuses their time on the foundation paper and master the style of questions and content on that paper so they will be fully ready for the exams. The foundation and higher tier GCSE science papers are targeted at students aiming for different grades. Use the information given in this post to decide which tier is more suitable for your child.
If your child is doing well in the foundation paper and is not planning to do science at university, stick with it. Likewise, stick with the higher paper if they are doing well in it, regardless of whether you plan to do science in further education or not.
I hope this post gave you a clearer understanding of the difference between foundation and higher tier GCSE. Im very worried for my daughter. She has been entered in to higher level maths but only achieving a 4 in mocks. Surely foundation would be better for her. With only a months ti go im fearing the worst.
Any helpful information greatly appreciated. Comment by Cath Jadhav posted on on 06 April I suggest you speak to your daughter's school, as you can, about her tier of entry. Exam boards will usually accept tier changes without charge, up until about 21 April.
On the higher tier, grade 4 is the lowest grade that the qualification is aimed at, but there is a small 'safety net' narrow grade 3 available. However, there is a risk that if she does not achieve enough marks for a 4 or an allowed grade 3 that she will receive an ungraded result.
Comment by J. My daughter and several other students were pulled from the higher tier maths exam yesterday and told they are doing the foundation. This caused great distress as many need a score of 6 to secure college places. They have worked for 2 years on her tier work will the foundation be much different and should they have been told sooner than the day before. Comment by susan posted on on 09 June That grade c is so important to me and if I don't get it my whole dream will get shattered.
I have hope Comment by Jayne posted on on 24 August My daughter got a level 3 but confused with this safety net does this mean she has failed or do they recognise 3 as a pass.
Comment by Chris posted on on 10 September A grade 3 is equivalent to the old D grade. This means she has not achieved a 'standard pass' which is grade 4 and above. She will also have to continue with her study of maths in post 16 education until she achieves a grade 4 or better.
This means your daughter will have scored between these two boundaries. I would imagine that it was a highly demoralising experience to sit through 4 and a half hours of exams which were largely inaccessible. If she resits I would strongly suggest she does the foundation tier. As a general rule I would suggest the higher tier is a good option for students who are realistically aiming for a grade 6 or above.
Unfortunately the cohort has been hugely let down by Ofqual and the examination boards who have given insufficient advice to schools. Comment by Helen, real person, real parent posted on on 11 September I have just found out about the tiering process. I am absolutely horrified by this process. Young people are having their futures decided for them by others at an early age. This reminds me of CSE's and O'levels, where different curriculums were taught to different levels making harder for people selected for CSE to prove themselves.
Talking as some one who out performed school predictions, by a long way, I had the opportunity to do O' levels but what if I had only be allowed to do CSE's; I would never have had the career or academic success that I have enjoyed. If others are forced to predict and forced to put them in a boxes surely we are curtailing their potential and robbing them of the opportunity to prove themselves, If it is a C so be it, but it could be a B.
Lets risk it for the kids. Every one needs to be taught the full curriculum and have the opportunity to prove themselves. There is nothing wrong with being all the you can be and taking a punt on yourself. When you talk of 'accessing' maths and being able to 'prove' themselves by scoring points at a lower level is patronising, because essentially the system has taken away this opportunity before they have even tried, don't take away the away the real opportunity to compete.
I have just found out that my daughter has put into foundation. I have just learnt that at best she can hope for a C, I am not saying that she is A in this subject, as it is a weaker subject but I definitely thought with the right support she is capable of a 'B'.
She is very good at science does this mean that her options will be curtailed because the best she can hope for is a C in maths. Under the old system she may only get a C but she has competed with others and had the opportunity 'to throw her hat in the ring' with others without prejudice.
In fact will this effect her future with universities. She is very interested in politics, does this mean she will not be able to do Economics because she needs a B in maths. Please do not put in place educational systems which introduce limitations at early stage in life.
You cannot achieve a grade 6 in Foundation as the Foundation tier is limited to a grade 5. Does foundation maths count as a pass? In other words, if the course you are applying for does not state Leaving Certificate Maths as a course requirement, Foundation Level Maths will be acceptable as a minimum entry requirement. Even where Foundation Level Maths is acceptable as a matriculation requirement, points are not awarded for it.
What's the lowest grade you can get on a higher paper? And the lowest grade that you can achieve for that paper is a grade 4. So you have got a lot of very demanding content in that higher tier paper. What's the highest grade you can get in Foundation Science? The highest grade available on Foundation tier has risen. Now students can gain the equivalent of a B grade, making it a better option for some potential grade 5 students.
What is the highest grade in foundation GCSE ? The new system has been gradually phased in since How many papers are there in GCSE maths? Students must take three question papers at the same tier. All question papers must be taken in the same series.
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