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Any GCSE English teachers or markers please

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Saxy · 06/06/2017 16:21

My son took his WJEC GCSE English lang paper today and miss read the clock thinking he had plenty of time left but didn't realise until they told them to put their pens down. He no where near finished his esssay and had partially done the first question with the intention of going back to it.

He is very upset and convinced he has failed (he was predicted a 7). If he doesn't really well in the 2nd paper can he turn it around and scrape a pass? He said this paper is 40% and the next one 60%.

Is there any hope Sad

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YogiYoni · 06/06/2017 16:26

Well I'll be honest and say it's not great. I tell my pupils that English exams are as much a test of time management as anything else. However, he sounds bright and it sounds like he's written 'something' for every question (which is better than leaving any totally blank) so all is not lost!

The second exam result makes up a higher proportion of the final gcse so he needs to swap his attention to that now. Could you get him an easy to read watch to place on his desk? And help him work out how long to spend on each question?