Are you year 11’s doing the work that’s being sent home daily?

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There’s is lots of group chats going on wondering if they should bother doing the volume of work being sent by teachers.

There is still no idea about exams and the school are maintaining that they don’t know yet.
I thought the exams would not happen at all for GCSE’s for the current year 11’s.

My dd is feeling stressed by how much is coming through and feeling it could just be to fill the students time because they would usually be in school.

There are no exams this summer but the plan is for those who appeal against their grades to be able to sit exams in September

Yes, my dd is doing it.

The teachers hold all the cards now and they will be looking at past year's work, mocks, predicted grades and current performance. My dd's school has said it counts towards the final grade.

This is a walk in the park compared to 4 weeks of full on hard studying.

Absolutely - as much as anything the teachers may be going to have quite a bit of say in their end grade. So best to keep in with the teacher by doing the work.

Yes my year 11 is working very hard at the moment. She is very conscientious that the teachers have said any work they do now will be assessed towards their final grade.

I'm struggling to get mine to do hers. She's really anti right now. I have explained that the teachers need as much evidence as possible to base grades on (her mocks were really good, higher than needed for her sixth form entry requirements, but I still think she should do her best). School said they don't know exactly what's needed by the exam boards yet, but if it turns out more work isn't necessary they will then change their focus to post-16 transitional materials. (My child was really anxious about the exams anyway and thinks her prayers were answered by their cancellation.)

Ours just being set extra work for subjects they wish to continue, nothing else. Lots of focus on wellbeing.

There is a thread on the secondary board covering this a bit.

It has been pointed out that they shouldn't be using any work past school closure date for assessments because they will have no idea who has actually done the work or had help/guidance. It could be the pupil alone, or it could be an older sibling or parent.

The schools should have evidence based on mocks, in class tests, normal assignments, progress to date, attitude to learning etc. There really should be no need for further stuff now.

If I had a y11 (I have a y10) I would be encouraging them to:

• keep on with A level subjects
• keep on with maths/English if there was doubt that the teachers would give the 'required' level (e.g. a borderline pass, or maybe 'needing' a 6/7 for A level choices).

I think it is an attempt by schools to give their pupils a sense of normality and personal control after events have ripped the certainties away from them. Also for many parents this is very much appreciated as we all come to terms with being with our families 24/7. Plus private schools need to send some work out to justify their charging fees for this missed time.What happens after this fortnight or so, when Easter holidays plays out and a new term is another matter.

Ds2's school have been useless over the whole thing so he's found the specs for what he'll do next year, Maths, Physics and PE, and starting to work through them himself.

He's also teaching himself guitar

*If I had a y11 (I have a y10) I would be encouraging them to:

• keep on with A level subjects
• keep on with maths/English if there was doubt that the teachers would give the 'required' level (e.g. a borderline pass, or maybe 'needing' a 6/7 for A level choices).*

I think @TeenPlusTwenties has excellent advice