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Year 11 GCSE support thread 4 - more exams

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HSMMaCM · 21/05/2015 18:30

Anyone got English tomorrow ?

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Littleham · 01/06/2015 18:09

It might be worth knowing (just in case).

She was getting A's in all her class exams. Took the real exam and one of the modules came back as an E, with the other three modules being A* (making final grade a C). The teacher decided that a lot of the marks were so far out that she would send a batch off to be re-marked. DD's came back as an A Shock and a lot of the other ones were wrong. DD's was the biggest disparity by a long way.

Moral of the story. If the mark feels wrong it may be wrong. But beware re-marks can go down as well as up.

auntpetunia · 01/06/2015 18:00

Ds had no exams today so has spent all morning doing English with the teacher and all afternoon geography he has point blank refused to look at that link.

I'm not sure I want to know Littlehams marking night mare!!!Confused

Sidge · 01/06/2015 17:58

DD did History today (EdExcel) and said it was "tricky". Quite what that means I don't know.

bigTillyMint · 01/06/2015 17:41

I think they did this one year at DD's school. Bit much, if you ask me!

LineRunner · 01/06/2015 17:41

Oh yes.

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HSMMaCM · 01/06/2015 17:38

Anyone else want to know little hams marking nightmare ?

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OddBoots · 01/06/2015 17:18

It became a thing a few years ago to enter students for more than one board in the same subject with the school able to get credit for the highest grade. These days the school are credited with the first exams sat, even if it only a few hours earlier so it is no longer in the school's interests to double enter although it might still be in the student's interests.

Ginandtonictime · 01/06/2015 16:51

dingit the ds of a gym-buddy of mine has two sets of english exams for different boards - which ever one comes out top they're going to take as his final result for english ...

sounds bonkers/wasteful/purgatory like a lot of hard work!

ErrolTheDragon · 01/06/2015 16:41

soupdragon, thats exactly what my DD has except also computing and geography on wed!

ErrolTheDragon · 01/06/2015 16:39

DD did something for Eng lang this morning (don't know what exactly) and then another computing paper. She said she'd done a lot better on it than the previous one despite not having done any revision between so she thinks there must be quite a lot of luck what comes up.

SoupDragon · 01/06/2015 16:35

DS has English Language tomorrow morning, German Wednesday morning then Maths Thurs and Biology Friday. A toughish week. Next week there's Physics and Chemistry and the week after that 2 Further Maths papers. Then he will be home and under my feet for aaaaaaaages.

Littleham · 01/06/2015 16:33

Nothing for my dd tomorrow (did English Lang last year). I have a horror story about the marking last year! Shock

She started the day as a grump and is now happy again. She loves German and Maths so Wednesday shouldn't be stressful.

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HSMMaCM · 01/06/2015 16:23

DD has English language tomorrow afternoon (and RS in the morning). She's currently having a sandwich and watching TV.

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dingit · 01/06/2015 15:49

Awe. This morning dd was a screeching monster and I was the worst mother in the world. This afternoon she's sat on my lap ( she's taller than me) and given me a cuddle Smile

Her boyfriend is doing his second English Lang paper tomorrow for a different board. ( he's already sat the same as dd). Anyone else heard of this?

bigTillyMint · 01/06/2015 15:29

HorsemadGrin

I agree Juggling re anxiety and just getting through the best they can.

DD has Eng Lang IGCSE tomorrow and is revising the anthology for some reason that I can't fathom. Well she's at school meant to be doing that, presuming that she has got over the History.

Horsemad · 01/06/2015 15:29

Hopefully your DD has done ok bigTillyMint, sometimes it seems worse than it is. DS has another two papers to do for History. It seems to drag on and on...

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HSMMaCM · 01/06/2015 14:30

G&T - DD is soooo convinced she doesn't need to revise for English, that she won't even look at that link. Thanks for offering it though.

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Horsemad · 01/06/2015 14:26

Missed my ? there, I was so Shock !!!

BackforGood · 01/06/2015 14:25

dd has English tomorrow - she tells me you can't revise for English though Hmm
I offered to test her on her German, or her maths which are coming up soon and got the withered look...... you can only take the horse to water eh? (is there a 'worried' emoticon?)

Horsemad · 01/06/2015 14:25

Shock DS revising Geog and has just asked me 'what's sex tourism' Shock

JugglingFromHereToThere · 01/06/2015 14:19

Think they all have to get through the experience as best they can SugarPlum? Maybe the not engaging more with revision is a way to manage her anxiety about them? What is she hoping to do after GCSE's?
With my dd I'm hoping the added maturity of 2 more years will help for A levels - but with her the biggest challenge is the time management as proved difficult for her this morning

MadAsgardian · 01/06/2015 14:14

DD has text to say History was much better than expected and she thinks she's done well.

She has had a horrible cold for over a week now despite getting lots of rest in half term. I am trying to get her to eat healthily but of course, feeling ill and a bit stressed, she is after comfort food!!

TheWordFactory · 01/06/2015 14:08

Yes , DD is doing an English past paper as we speak.

I think going though the mark scheme is time very well spent.

Ginandtonictime · 01/06/2015 14:01

For anyone thinking their dcs can't revise for English Lang tomorrow:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=aYERMuLXQtA

Since finishing history this morning, Ds1 has been going through all five questions tutorials and it's really helping ...

bigTillyMint · 01/06/2015 14:00

Oh dear, he thought it went well, Horse!

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