Can SDS re-sit GCSE Geography

[LippyLiz]

He got a D and wanted to go on to do A Levels

[LippyLiz]

Sorry means DSS...,

[TeenAndTween]

Sorry, I'm a bit unclear.
One D should not prevent him from doing A levels in general.
Or are you saying he wanted to do Geography for A level?

[LippyLiz]

Yes, he wanted to geography A level

[TeenAndTween]

umm. OK then.

Would this be at the same school? What was he predicted?
Did he really screw up something, like answer the wrong case study question? i.e. Are there major excuses / extenuating circumstances for the result that he could plead with the school? No chance of a numerical counting error?

Was it only Geography that was a lot lower than expected? If all grades down, it could be due to lack of work.

You need to talk with the school I think.

[LadyPenelope68]

It's only English and Maths that you can resit and most places will not let him study to as level having only achieved a D.

[superram]

We wouldn't accept him to do geography. Unless there are extenuating circumstances, we don't take anything less than a b. Don't want to be harsh but with and at GCSE it is highly unlikely he would pass an a level and it would be unfair to set him up to fail.

[LippyLiz]

That's great thank you. He said he didn't think he'd could resit but I thought you could resit all subjects so just thought I'd check. Obviously not.

[superram]

He can resit the exam (but not until next summer and that will be his final chance as the course is changing). Very few places would offer anymore teaching though-he would just sit the exam and you would have to pay. However, this still won't get him on an a level geography course in September.