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BBC 500 Competition

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SomeSuchThing · 22/01/2024 12:02

Is anybody else waiting to hear whether their child's story is on the shortlist of 50 for the BBC 500 Words competition? Those on the long list are supposed to hear today/tomorrow, but it looks from Twitter that at least one child found out last week... My son is quite excited about it (his school have been hyping it up), just wondered if anyone else had heard? :)

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Busy77 · 09/03/2024 08:14

I loved the Scottish gangster one too

Busy77 · 09/03/2024 08:13

I think I heard there were 44k entries. And the time before was 130k - of this is correct why do you think that might be. Less schools entering whole classes? Our school didn't do it.

purser25 · 08/03/2024 20:08

Felt a bit sorry for the winner who wore their school uniform when all the other medalists were in home or best clothes. Wonder how many winners were state educated or private schools.

Pebbles16 · 08/03/2024 19:55

I thought Olive's story was incredible. May be disturbing to some but is you have a read though the finalists, you realise how switched on they are

BarleyShuga · 08/03/2024 19:50

Did their school break an embargo by tweeting ahead of the published notification date?

Meredusoleil · 08/03/2024 19:20

BarleyShuga · 08/03/2024 18:57

Anyone find it odd that one of the eventual gold winners was mentioned in the tweet upthread?

No, because that's when the winners were notified!

BarleyShuga · 08/03/2024 18:57

Anyone find it odd that one of the eventual gold winners was mentioned in the tweet upthread?

MagnoliaBrown · 08/03/2024 17:25

Can't you read them yourself? Rather than have them read to you by some chap.

johnboyo · 08/03/2024 16:56

My autistic 9 year old has written some dark stories. I don't think the content is beyond the realm but the actual writing seems odd, and disjointed with lots of KS2 grammar examples shoe horned in. The ending is not great either.

Meredusoleil · 08/03/2024 16:50

Meredusoleil · 08/03/2024 16:39

What was her story about?

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Just found it on the BBC Teach website. Yes, quite a disturbing story with no real ending either!

Meredusoleil · 08/03/2024 16:39

Jaydub · 08/03/2024 16:32

Is any else appalled at the content of the 8-11 gold winner of the 500 words competition. Where does a child get such a bizarre and unsettling idea from. Surely not the mind of an 8-11 girl.

What was her story about?

Jaydub · 08/03/2024 16:32

Is any else appalled at the content of the 8-11 gold winner of the 500 words competition. Where does a child get such a bizarre and unsettling idea from. Surely not the mind of an 8-11 girl.

Schoolsschsxho · 24/01/2024 12:25

Rejected!! :(
Oh well, thanks for the company whilst we waited!
They all still wrote fantastic stories to get through to this round xxx

Pidgythe2nd · 24/01/2024 11:45

We got the rejection emails too!
Our children should be super proud they even got this far though.

Busy77 · 24/01/2024 11:42

We got the rejection too - hope one of us gets through and then you can tell us all about it!

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SomeSuchThing · 24/01/2024 11:35

Just got the rejection email... Well done everyone for getting this far.

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Yuja · 24/01/2024 10:17

Weird to have not even has the rejection yet. You'd think if they had chosen the finalists it would be a quick job to email the rest to say no ...

Schoolsschsxho · 23/01/2024 19:40

This is so frustrating. I'm not good at waiting! Haha! I might have to call them tomorrow!
But we won't hear now, I guess the offices are shut.

Pidgythe2nd · 23/01/2024 18:16

Still nothing here!
Both my children got through to the next round in different age categories, and haven’t heard for either.

Schoolsschsxho · 23/01/2024 14:29

Eugh still waiting!!

Pidgythe2nd · 23/01/2024 13:56

Still nothing here.
Not getting hopes up now.

Yuja · 23/01/2024 13:36

Yes, I think finalists would have heard by now so I'm assuming no for DD. So proud of her for getting so far though

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SomeSuchThing · 23/01/2024 13:21

Yep!

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Schoolsschsxho · 23/01/2024 12:58

All still waiting?

Yuja · 23/01/2024 11:21

My DD was in the last 5000 and she is still waiting to hear - her school encouraged them but didn't do a mass entry so I entered her myself as she wanted to do it. I am guessing at this late stage that it's probably a rejection for her but not heard either way yet.

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