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Jan GCSE modules

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creamteas · 05/01/2013 18:35

Anyone else have DC with January modules? How is the revision going? My DD has 4 papers (English Lang & 3 Science).

The science is not a problem, has always achieved As, so no worries there. But but the English is a real worry. As she is ASD she really struggles with interpretation and imagination.

It is not helped by the fact that it is not really possible to have any certainly about where the grade boundaries are anymore.....

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ShipwreckedAndComatose · 06/01/2013 11:54

Bluffing, that strikes me as unfair.

He should have adequate break for food and toilet. how long is each exam?

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creamteas · 06/01/2013 11:52

bruffin that is ridiculous. My DC have extra time and they have always had the same length break as everyone else.

As they are not starting the second exam at the same time they might have to isolate, but it's not for that long so the school should accommodate this.

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glaurung · 06/01/2013 10:42

Kez, probably too late for this exam series, but instead of a scribe could he use a computer to type his answers? I know several dc who have done this.

Dd has AS exams this week - all 4 subjects in just 3 days. Not good for a last minute cramming type. She can't seem to get in the mood for revision and keeps going to sleep instead (not being 100% well isn't helping and neither is being a lazy moo).

I will be glad when the week is over and am fully expecting she will get a wake up call whenever the results come out.

bruffin · 06/01/2013 09:59

Ds gets extra time Kez. But he has 2 maths exams on the same day with half an hour between them, but because of extra time DS gets just 7 minutes break.

Kez100 · 06/01/2013 09:43

Lots of revision going on here for Science. When my daughter did here I helped by marking past papers. This is proving impossible to do for my son, who is severly dyslexic and dyspraxic. He gets extra time allowance but school insist he isnt entitled to a scribe. However, I can't read his writing so I cannot mark them. I don't dare tell him that as it would, understandably, kill any confidence he still has. So I am caught between a rock and a hard place showing him online tests (which he is doing - but some of the answers are wrong!!!) ..... It's a very difficult time for me but he seems to be working like Trojan, for which I am very proud.

bruffin · 06/01/2013 08:13

You have me worried Idontknowwheremymedalsare . Ds is taking AS Philosophy but there is no mention of any exams at the moment.

IDontKnowWhereMyMedalsAre · 06/01/2013 02:44

AS levels here for ds. Philosophy and govt & politics. He has been mega revising but is just blown away by philosophy. It's just so huge a subject requiring real specifics but sometimes abstract concepts. Good luck to everyone's DC.

webwiz · 05/01/2013 21:39

DS has English Language and English Literature. He's been working through a revision guide for English Language but hasn't done anything for English lit yet. I think he finds the literature easier though and tends to make the language harder than it actually is!

bruffin · 05/01/2013 20:10

Yes he is being good, he is doing an exam paper every day this week, although started a bit late really.

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creamteas · 05/01/2013 20:07

Well at least there is evidence of revision Grin

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bruffin · 05/01/2013 19:43

My DS has AS levels to do. He has physics on friday and maths later in January. My kitchen is covered with post it notes with formula on themGrin

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