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Year 11 GCSE thread continued!

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MorvahRising · 05/06/2014 11:52

We seem to have reached the limit on the other one!

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Eastpoint · 04/09/2014 04:52

You need to find a place (a school or college) where you can sit the exams. They will send the exam entries. There are colleges of further education where you can sit the exams. Think about where you want to sit the exams and then look up colleges.

fionee · 04/09/2014 04:00

Dear all the mums,

I am a foreigner, May I know where can i found the information of "enrollment exam GCSE's by ourself in UK?"

that mean not through school to enrollment GCSE in UK.

Please help!

YeGodsAndLittleFishes · 27/06/2014 06:40

Just in time for the rain!

RaspberryLemonPavlova · 27/06/2014 01:05

Are we all done now?

Hope everyone has a relaxing summer.

KittiesInsane · 26/06/2014 13:25

Is it done yet, SunshineCity? Can we all cheer?

RaspberryLemonPavlova · 23/06/2014 22:02

Sunshine's DC will do really well because we can all concentrate on sending positive vibes.

Good luck, Sunshinecity's DC!

YeGodsAndLittleFishes · 23/06/2014 22:01

Hopefully the lessons and revision guides are clearer than their website, Mad!

AtiaoftheJulii · 23/06/2014 21:39

Oh no, sorry sunshinecity ! How's it going in your house? You must all be soooooo fed up with exams by now!

And no, sadly I cannot claim to be the originator, just an enthusiastic participant :)

MadameDefarge · 23/06/2014 21:34

Right, that was a clear as mud! but clearly Edexcel do do controlled assessments too.

Never mind!

MadameDefarge · 23/06/2014 21:29

thanks Yegods.

A bit late to get interested, I admit!

YeGodsAndLittleFishes · 23/06/2014 21:26

Ach, sorry, DD is doing AQA.

You can probably look it up on the Edexel website, MadameD.

MadameDefarge · 23/06/2014 21:21

He doesn't really know tbh!

But says he didn't do a controlled assessment.

Sigh. Just don't want him spending precious time next year faffing about just for the school to look good!

stayathomegardener · 23/06/2014 21:16

Aaah that is for AQA.

stayathomegardener · 23/06/2014 21:15

DD did stats this afternoon.
If she attained about half marks in her controlled assessment (she had hints that she actually did much better than half) Then she only needed 36/36 marks out of 100 today to get a C. Approx 50/52 for a B.

MadameDefarge · 23/06/2014 21:06

He seems perfectly calm about it, though did say he thought his teacher had lied about it being fine...it was hard!

I suppose my thinking is if he gets a C then he won't be pushed to resit next year...I would much rather he got to something else for additional studies.

MadameDefarge · 23/06/2014 21:04

eek! dunno. I have completely ignored the whole thing as I don't really approve of sitting them so early. hang on.

Right he thinks it was Edxcel?

Exam was this afternoon.

YeGodsAndLittleFishes · 23/06/2014 21:02

Which examining board is it, MadameDefarge?

MadameDefarge · 23/06/2014 20:54

Random lurker here. DS did stats today, year 9 (not even 14 till thursday!) and reckons he got 45 marks out of a possible 100.

Any idea what that means gradewise?

eatyourveg · 23/06/2014 20:03

Exams finished over for a week ago for ds but last uniform day here is not until July 3rd when they all go back for speech day. I'd get killed if I attempted a photo and have relied on spying on his friends fb pages to get a glimpse of any photos from the end of term.

Hope all the dc's results are as they hope - tbh I know ds worked his socks off so whatever happens I know it was his best, be it an A*, C or a U

YeGodsAndLittleFishes · 23/06/2014 19:51

MorvahRising thank you for starting/continuing the thread (and was it Atia who started the first one?) Many thanks to all participating, it has helped me stay in the realm of normality/sanity sometimes, and keep my powder dry regarding small matters like being able to see a bedroom floor! Grin You are/we are a lovely lot, and hope we can continue to support one another.

YeGodsAndLittleFishes · 23/06/2014 19:46

Hold on!
sunshinecity's DC has GCSE RE on Thursday!

AtiaoftheJulii · 23/06/2014 19:36

Woohoo! Everyone's finished! It has been great always having somewhere to let off a bit of steam :) Enjoy the summer, see you for the results :)

Unexpected · 23/06/2014 19:30

Yay! Roll on August. MorvahRising we are depending on you to start up around 20th August Grin

SupportManager · 23/06/2014 18:20

Well done everyone - Isn't it over for everyone now?
OP and all posters: Thanks
This thread has helped me enormously, I don't have many friends with teenagers and it's made me feel less alone going through this marathon of exams.
Exhale, Wine and see you in August Smile !

EllenJanesthickerknickers · 23/06/2014 16:43

That worked! As you can see, slightly reluctant. Grin I just asked him if he was was revising. He looked automatically guilty, then 'unamused!'

See you all back here in August and commiserations for any not yet finished.

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