Oh fuck, I rely on a level tuition as my income

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I’m actually fucked, I’ve just found out a levels are cancelled, presumably meaning none of my students will need tuition.

I’m a postgrad student and rely on this money to pay my rent. AGH.

@dillydally The exams are cancelled, not postponed. If they were postponed until August/September then who would mark them? Examiners are just teachers.

Predicted grades will be used. All teachers have already been instructed to submit these this week.

Can you move down a bit to yr12?

There has to be an opportunity in online tutoring for kids not at school. My child is yr 10 and I might consider enrolling in online courses to support home learning.

Predicted grades will be used. All teachers have already been instructed to submit these this week.

I haven’t.

I'm a tutor and demand is going crazy at the moment as people take their children out of school, and with schools closing it will get even busier. The exams are not going ahead 'as planned' - this could mean anything really but they're not going to just skip exams for an entire year - they'll likely be postponed or assessed differently. In the meantime parents will be keen to ensure that pupils keep learning, especially if you can go down a couple of notches and expand to KS4 teaching as well.

You might not be teaching a-level science but am sure you can clean up if you can do some tutoring for younger kids who are out of school. Lots of parents will be wanting tutors for their children during the week now.

All teachers have already been instructed to submit these this week

Ermmm....not the case.

@GloriousGoosebumps
The answer sheets didn’t have the answers to some questions.
Some schools knew and told the kids to ignore, some had teachers pause it whilst resolved but left kids to talk and swap answers whilst they got on to the board, others did nothing leaving some kids stumped on time.

There was potentially going to be a resit, but they decided it wasn’t needed.

Most parents carried on working with the kids until they knew what the situation was.

It wouldn’t be fair to go from predicted grades.

This is hardly going to motivate the Yr 11s to keep studying at home. He should have made clear that there would still be assessment.

I would have thought your business would absolutely boom at this point. If exams are delayed parents will see this as an opportunity to use the time to their advantage to do further tutoring, particularly if they’re struggling. And if you can expand, even better.

@sotired @noblegiraffe

I should have said that schools have been told. All teachers will need to do them before Friday if they haven't already

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In wales they are using predicted grades. I imagined their approach will be the same across board.

I think many of us are utterly screwed by this whole thing, it is a nightmare.

The problem is that can be very unfair as some people (my sons who thankfully have left school) are very very good at last minute work so always seemed to pull a miracle out of the bag and get good results where as the diligent (often girls) do better with assessment. So it is bound to leave to very unfair results particularly as lots do not do AS levels any more either.

Those whose university place depends on what are often predicted estimated grades who often get less will presumably mean too many are accepted by the universities this Autumn . UCAS must be in melt down.

Yes but on the other hand given that universities rely so heavily on international students (30% at mine are Chinese) and god knows what will happen to that or other international recruitment maybe they’ll be desperate to fill places with domestic students. It might turn out to be the best year ever to be an A or cancelled A level student! trying to find a silver lining

COuld me. I know some students from places like Nepal (?) have been buying the £375 private tests because they are not allowed back home without a positive test saying they don't have it and the NHS will not do tests unless you are in hospital.

Many under graduate courses though are mostly UK students. I think the vast majority of undergraduates at Bristol where my twins are are British students. In place where there are many many applicants per place (i.e the good univerisities and arguably perhaps the only ones worth going to) there might not be enough space for everyone who ges in on predicted grades and then for jobs eg law you need AAB a levels or higher what will those people have to show in later years when they are asked to produce the original certificate to get the job? I suppose they will get one with the predicted grades on it.

My DS is in Year 11, and is affected. I can understand the reasoning, but there's still a lot of uncertainty. I do worry for his mental health, he was diagnosed with depression 2 years ago, after we left his abusive dad, and he's turned a corner and on the up again. As long as whatever mechanism is used helps him into his number one choice, then he'll be fine.

I should have said that schools have been told. All teachers will need to do them before Friday if they haven't already

Then you are party to information that no one else is. An Ofqual announcement says they’re discussing with exam boards....

There will probably be lots of demand for A level tuition for year 12s. Some who perhaps resisted the idea of extra tuition because it took away from social time or their part time jobs in hospitality and clothes shops will be far more amendable to the idea now. We are far enough on in the academic year that they will have discovered they are struggling. You may also find you can take on more student because they can be more flexible about time so you can earn during the school day It might not be as bad as you fear.

They just won't be in May and June, but they will happen.

I pay for my sister to have a 1 hour lesson in chemistry weekly- I'm still expecting her to attend regardless, as she will have exams to do eventually.

Offer online tuition for first year A level students or GCSE students wanting to get a head start? You could work by Skype or Facetime. Lots of kids/parents will want to keep on top of learning during this time, you will probably be more in demand than ever.

My son had been having tutoring in 3 subjects, now won't be taking his exams. My daughter is in y8 so hoping to swap her into his place so she can still make some progress whilst school is indefinitely closed.

Your skills will be needed for home education as it’ll probably be that teacher assessments will be used for grading purposes. Schools will have sent out study packs and email links.

@Mummyshark2019

They just won't be in May and June, but they will happen.

Like when? After months of no school?