My daughter's a level teacher just threatened

@RedskyBynight nobody is saying her daughter is stupid for getting an E. we are saying that if that is a massive achievement for her, as OP seems to be saying, then wasting two years on A-levels, or this specific A-level, may not be the best use of her time, in terms of future career.

There are other things she can do which she is more likely to succeed in, and which are likely to open more doors for her than one or two Es at A-level.

If OP was saying her daughter had done far worse than expected due to covid, then yes the teacher would be unreasonable to threaten to kick her off the course. But it sounds like an E was far better than expected, which suggests OP’s DD is really struggling. That is likely to get worse, not better in A2.

Is the E a typo? It's the lowest grade so don't think it can be considered decent. If it's not a typo, listen to the teacher and wait until your DD is doing better to have her take exams. There's no point her taking them when she's unlikely to pass.

If she got a lot of 4s and 5s I would be worried that she was on the right path doing A levels?

An E is shite. The teacher is in the right.

OP I got U’s and E’s in my AS level exams and the head of college didnt want me to return for the second year , however, my personal tutor wanted me back as the only reason I done so awful was due to recent family issues that meant I had no access to a study space etc. If You feel covid is the reason your daughter has struggled and you believe she can do so much better in normal situations could you maybe raise this with your daughters teacher? Just to clarify I got a B a C and two E’s in the end purely because at that time your AS grade went towards your overall A level grade

In what world is an E 'decent'?
I think the teacher is right to give your dc a bit of a wake up call tbh.

You think E is a decent grade? It's pointless if that's what she is going to get.

You mean AS exam this summer?

An E is a pass grade and still worthwhile

And E is a pass?? I thought anything below a C was a fail?

My dd got an E for chemistry and her teacher had her in tears on parents evening. She got a B in the end and that was after a family bereavement mid exams.

I suspect a lot of the people answering on this thread have highly academic children. An E is a pass grade and still worthwhile. We can't possibly know from the information given her whether it's a bad grade for OP's DD or not.

If OP's DD got 10 grade 9s at GCSE, then E is a pretty poor grade.
If she got a lot of 4s and 5s, and particularly if she had a disrupted education last term, I'd consider an E at this stage to be pretty decent as well.

It sounds like maybe she took a module paper? So no, it wouldn’t include work she hadn’t covered, and she’d be expected to get a similar grade to her final grade. If she is getting Es, she’ll be getting Es in her final exam.

‘Got an E on a recent test, which I thought was decent enough.’

Really?

Random “nothing” in there! Ignore!

It’s probably nothing more to do with the work your DD is submitting now rather than her last grade. She’s telling her to buck up her ideas

What's her grades like in other subjects? What is she wanting from these exams? As in what's her future plans?

E is nowhere near anything resembling a good - or even adequate - grade. The teacher clearly feels that she needs a metaphorical kick up the backside.

I think it's quite common from what dc1 is saying at the minute with his friends.
Dc1 is taking a btec level 3 (so equivalent to a levels) and they're being told regularly at the moment if they aren't getting high d's /c's they won't be able to stay on next year. That's how they get their 'amazing' pass rates.
I think it's a kick up the arse tactic and also when they get to may/June and they're told they can't continue you can't complain because you were warned.

My 6th form did this, D or higher or you're out.

Fair enough really.

E is not an acceptable grade really .My DS tutor at A level was not happy with a C grade! (He got to Uni with 2 Bs and a C) The point is they will massively struggle with that grade .Could you look into some private tutoring maybe ?(Not sure if possible in a LD) unless online of course .

Yes, overly harsh to make this decision effectively one term and a few weeks into her course. I doubt she's had adequate teaching in that time either (if my son's Y12 experience is anything to go by).

Is she taking 4 A levels or 3? If 4 then I would look at dropping this one as an E is not great. However she needs to look at what went wrong with this test and if she can learn from the mistakes. What does she need to get in this A level for the course she wants to do at Uni? I would hope this gives her motivation to improve and her teacher supports her to at least try and improve before a decision is made. The leap to A level is huge, and they are not for everyone.

She needs to talk to her form tutor and she needs to switch courses or do a Btec or equivalent.

Tutor sounds like they are quite sure she'd fail the exam to be honest.

Surely theres room to improve though, shes only a term through the course!