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Can DS refuse to re-take this GCSE?

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BaconAndAvocado · 07/09/2013 23:09

DS (year 10) recently got an A for his Maths GCSE. He informed us yesterday that he, and all his peers, except the one student who achieved an A, are going to re-sit the exam to try and get a higher grade. In his case, an A.

Does this make any sense at all?

He says he's not bothered that he has to take it again in November but he will also be sitting his English Language exam in November, which is not his forte. So he will be spending time revising for the 2, rather than just the English.

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confuddledDOTcom · 08/09/2013 00:25

That's stupid! Has that come from the school? What does it tell students when an A isn't seen as good enough?

busymummy3 · 07/09/2013 23:50

Send in a note saying you do not wish him to resit as happy with A grade he has so far and would rather he concentrated on getting a higher grade in English or he could just sit it without revising and see what he gets you never know.....

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