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GCSE summer 2020 thread 6 - Carry on Corona Cohort, Further adventures aboard the Corona Charabanc.

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FoolsAssassin · 16/06/2020 21:06

The summer of discovidtent for the Corona Cohort trudging on towards results day.
Ofqual have done them a little video to explain their results:

Please feel free to join us to see what twists the next bit has in store for us all.

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FoolsAssassin · 10/07/2020 11:04

It’s the new word of the moment to persuade us back out . Won’t last, another will be along shortly.

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OrangeCinnamon1 · 10/07/2020 11:04

That word 'resilience' was used quite a lot i.e you're gonna have to get tougher!

OrangeCinnamon1 · 10/07/2020 11:02

I'm disturbed by all this talk of 'rebuilding' like Corona is not a real threat anymore.

RedskyAtnight · 10/07/2020 10:55

Executive summary:

Thank you for all your sacrifices; I know you've had to give up a lot of the things you were looking forward to, but it has been worth it to protect our country

You are an amazingly , intelligent, enthusiastic, energetic bunch of people and we want to use your talents to make our country a better place in the future.

Delivered a la Churchill, but in my head sounded like Matt Lucas' spoof BJ speech

Zandathepanda · 10/07/2020 10:47

Can someone please summarise what he’s said? I managed a minute of it.

ProggyMat · 10/07/2020 10:12

In DDs words: ‘what a pile of shite’ (edited version)...

Monkey2001 · 10/07/2020 10:11

@heifer underwhelming is all that needs to be said. Particularly for those IB people with baffling grades who lost their university places.

Heifer · 10/07/2020 10:09

@Monkey2001 my job to watch and tell them if he says anything they would want to hear.

That's a no then...

Monkey2001 · 10/07/2020 09:57

In case you want to watch

Monkey2001 · 10/07/2020 09:55

It is up there, ready to be streamed. Kids in bed (of course), my job to watch and tell them if he says anything they would want to hear.

ProggyMat · 10/07/2020 08:56

Initially it appeared to be Yr11 and Yr13 but I’ve seen Primary schools highlighting it, so that would bring in Yr6.
I’d like to think it might involve the much mooted ‘voucher’ but I’m not holding my breath on that notion Grin

OrangeCinnamon1 · 10/07/2020 08:45

Do you think he means our lot too? I wouldn't put it past them to be a bit vague.

ProggyMat · 10/07/2020 07:58

I’ve noticed some Primary schools have flagged it up to parents!

beenrumbled · 10/07/2020 07:57

Yea I got an email about the speech too - I told DD and she did an eye roll, but might watch.

MirandaWest · 10/07/2020 07:49

I also hadn’t heard about it but agree that 10am is an odd time. And other times he’s spoken to any amount of the nation it’s been rather later in the day.

Heifer · 10/07/2020 07:12

Not heard anything about Bojo address before. But that fact that it's at 10.00am to Yr11+ just about sums up his (and others) total lack of understanding of his audience.. 10.00am? as if DD would be awake at the time!!!
Try 3.00am and he had a chance

Zandathepanda · 09/07/2020 21:56

Mine won’t be up by 10am. If I woke her up to see the PM doing his normal waffling and blustering about exams, I can’t imagine I would be very popular. If he did a big announcement to say how many children he’s got and who with, she may be slightly more interested. As it is she said she’s ‘opting out’ Grin

Wheresthebeach · 09/07/2020 21:51

Not heard of it...but what an odd time to do an address to teenagers???

10am? Dd will still be in bed!

As more info comes out about downgrading the marks I have occasional bursts of ‘it will be fine’, followed by ‘oh crap’.

Comefromaway · 09/07/2020 21:50

Not sure if ds will be awake at 10am. Dd will be, (year 13) she has put herself together a full timetable of online classes.

ProggyMat · 09/07/2020 21:47

Ah, I’ve just re- clicked on the link and seen that there is an update from the last time I looked.

Comefromaway · 09/07/2020 21:40

There is a reference to it on Boris Johnson's public facebook page

Comefromaway · 09/07/2020 21:28

I had similar costs when dd auditioned for Dance colleges Paddington!

ProggyMat · 09/07/2020 21:26

Come I’ve received similar but after ‘googling’ Grin I can’t determine if it is or isn’t happening.

PaddingtonPaddington · 09/07/2020 21:09

@OrangeCinnamon1 just made a table of conservatoire audition costs. Didn’t realise it was quite so expensive and maybe won’t apply to 5! For anyone else interested:
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire £75
Leeds College of Music £free!
Royal Academy of Music £100
Royal College of Music £100
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland £65
Royal Northern College of Music £75
Royal Welsh College of Music £63
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music £95
Plus the UCAS conservatoires application fee £26

@Monkey2001 DD plays violin (and piano). She auditioned during the lockdown online and got a place for yr12 &13 at a JD equivalent (not London). So will be busy with that from September, along with county youth orchestra, school orchestra and string group and another local string group (if they’re all going ahead).

Intrigued by BoJo making an announcement to year 11. No communication from DDs school about it.

Comefromaway · 09/07/2020 20:56

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GCSE summer 2020 thread 6 - Carry on Corona Cohort, Further adventures aboard the Corona Charabanc.