GCSE’s summer 2020 thread 5 - And then there were none..

I imagine the ranking could get contentious...DD is in a small school so the conversations between the Geography teacher, and the Head of Geography about ranking their two classes might be challenging...

I doubt they’ll need to do a ‘results day’-that will be a mass gathering!

They might just be emailed out or put on an online portal for them to log into?

In some ways I am lucky this year monkey as I have a top set so am not holding the sword of Damocles over anyone's specific head but for the department as a whole, it's going to be very very stressful. And I know a particularly - for want of a better word- bossy department member has already suggested a preferred methodology! I genuinely think people will fall out!

But I think results will be a fairer all round reflection of student ability in most cases. So long as Ofqual don't tinker too much!

line...not Lind

Oh cool. So all done and dusted when exams would have been mainly finished. That makes sense.

I joy hope DDs school doesn’t continue on Lind learning for yr 11 to end of term. Assuming lockdown relaxed I’d like her to have her holiday.

Piggy it must be such a difficult thing to do - as an English teacher your pass/fail has a big impact at GCSE and not giving the grades people need for university must be really hard. It should be a really good way of making sure most students get what they should though. Hope you don't find it too awful.

You are almost certainly right monkey but, since this is the DfE we haven't been told. We are preparing for being told we must get them in on May 30th!

I would hope they wouldn’t expect them in, they wouldn’t be in doing classes at that point anyway so expecting teacher to come up with stuff to do would be unreasonable.

Results day might be more difficult, but if possible it would be nice for this year to have a bit of normality.

I took that to mean they would want them at the beginning of June and did not want to rush the schools. The boards/OFQUAL have a lot of analysis to do themselves, so they can't wait much longer.

monkey there isn't a deadline yet : don't know what the opposite is but we have been told they don't want grades before May 29th!

I am not sure there will be a 'results day', since no one knows when it is. I am assuming they will be released online with some provision for getting them to DCs with no internet access. Could be wrong though.

I meant if they are back in May as June would be too late for the school deadline to get predictions in.

There is still speculation about whether schools will go back before September. I think it will be hard for Y11 and Y13 teachers to have them in school before predicted grades are finalised - would put such pressure on them and now most schools have told Y11s they are basing predictions on work already completed. It might have been sensible to tell students there would be final "mocks" if they are back in June which could be a major factor in the assessed grade. That would have annoyed the DCs but kept their noses to the grindstone!

Does anybody think schools will want people in for results day? I think they may not, even if they are allowed as there will be so many students having acrimonious discussions with teachers who did not give them the grades they wanted. Particularly tough in situations where university offers will be missed.

Eeek @Wheresthebeach i didnt know that! I Suppose nothing can be planned for atm.

My degree with the OU has come to a premature end. I don't even have to submit my last assignment which is what all my work was leading up to. I have even more empathy now, it's a weird feeling a bit dissapointed, a bit bereft, very worried about my mark . I was just getting into 2:1 category.

poor kids

Sorry wheres but this is the DfE we are talking about...blind leading the blind there...

Oh, good - o also . They are bonkers, but good fun, I hope.

That’s great that she passed theory grad 5 orange, not easy!

I was a bit surprised that they have backtracked on the July release date, now saying no later than normal for release of GCSE grades. Really wish they’d put something firm in place.

Piggy, DD and I are reading the Saki short stories you suggested on the reading list.

*music theory

Had a nice 'don't worry' email from Dd intended college yesterday. Her place is guaranteed as she had an offer and accepted. They are working with local schools regarding bridging /prep work which is very helpful indeed. DD has agreed to investigate the EPQ too. Hopefully that @Piggywaspushed reading list and still maintaining some revision (incase of resit, core subjects and A level related) should be enough to keep her interested in learning. Oh and grade 5 theory was passed so that is a relief !

@OrangeCinnamon Yeah...I’m hoping it will be useful for DD, rather than a time filler.

@OrangeCinnamon , thanks, will check.

@HugoSpritz, he wants to join the police.