Is the current Year 7 doomed?

piprabbit
I have had to quote my O levels, my A levels, my Degree and my later qualifications, right the way through my career - to prove a broad and solid academic grounding.
AND
in these days where everything needs a qualification, grades matter.

Exams are only one step on a path. As soon as they move on to A-levels, vocational qualifications or gaining work experience, their earlier exams will be forgotten.

Once I started A-levels, nobody asked me about O-levels. Once I got through Freshers Week, nobody asked me about A-levels. Once I got a job nobody asked me about my degree.

So long as they are not disadvantaged in accessing that next level, they will be fine.

Current yr 10 still have controlled assessment for English- an even in the reforms I would bet money that they'll keep it for yr 7.

To do the equivalent would ask for 24+ hours of exams at the end of the year. 1) how would that make it financially viable for the exam boards? 2) time tabling nightmare for the rest of the subjects and 3) GCSE English is already 3+ hours of exams, makes me so cross! To do it without CA would actually be dumbing it down- so much for making it harder.

Oh great! I have a Year 10 with a lot of A target grades and a Year 7. I* am doomed, never mind them.

The first couple of years of GCSE's were a complete disaster. Dh failed his Maths GCSE then did A level Maths and got an A. At my school there were certain subjects where nobody achieved higher than an F. It was a complete disaster. I really hope they get it right this time.

Y10 have it hard too, I think Y6 will take some flack also.

DD is year 10.
I am very, very concerned that the teachers will not be able to cope with teaching revision - as for the last 12 years they have been able to teach and then get bits examined, rather than get the kids to retain a whole 2 year syllabus in their heads ready for that week of exams.

Link please,
I have Y7 and Y10 DDs.

Linear I think will suit DD1. Not having huge numbers of past papers and having to think on her feet will suit her. She's dyslexic and has to understand things not just memorise them.
Those on the C/D boundary and those expecting A* are the ones I think it may upset.

No idea what they are planing for DD2's cohort, I don't think they do either!

She worries me more, although on paper the more academic, she's way more highly strung. She is likely to panic if unexpected questions come up.

No more than the current Year 10s, who will be the first to return to non-modular GCSEs with final exams at the end of Year 11.

I'm sure similar things were said about the children who took the first GCSEs. I wouldn't worry too much.