Fed up with the usual A level coverage

[SeriouslynotFred]

The usual Benjamin or Sophia opening envelope at grammar school with screams and a "I got 4 A stars. I'm going to blah de blah now". Well done, but seriously lots of it's down to lucky genes, tutors, family pushing. Privilege.

I also want to see the children who struggled but achieved despite background, slogged away from difficult start in life, no tutoring to take 11+ or private school and managed against odds for a group of Cs or Diploma and will do a useful plumbing, electrical, teaching, as well, rather than bloody fashion at London or maths.

Where's the range a d diversity in these stories. Bore feast.

You implied that. 🙄

And you said that those getting A/A* only did so through tutoring, family pushing and privilege. Pure sneery nastiness.

Nope I did not imply that. You read it like that because that's how you wanted to frame it.

I asked what you expect Benjamin and Sophia to do, being that you despise them for being privilege. Literally that - what do you want them to to? You don't want them to achieve well. So what should they do? Hence my suggestion of smoking weed and shagging.

OP, you are a lot of what's wrong with this country.

We don't say well done when someone does well, we just sneer with bitterness.

If someone has money, they are hated and envied.

If someone is beautiful, we are jealous and pick on any tiny imperfections.

How did she manage that in two years ?
To get in to a level three Btech you generally need at least five GCSE s at grade four and they like to include maths and English ,I have a very non academic 17 year old so I'm mightly impressed if she went from three grade GCSE,s. To university in two years

What are you watching @SeriouslynotFred ? Like other posters here, I have not seen any of this on TV.

I remember seeing this girl on TV. She took a GCSE Chemistry exam the day after escaping from the Grenfell Tower fire and got A
www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41037805.amp

@BibbleandSqwauk The BBC were in Burnley I think this morning and talked to people who were doing medicine, one who'd done t levels and was going into occupational health, a whole range. I'm a teacher. Please don't piss all over the achievements of those kids who have worked really bloody hard. You have no idea what their background is or what help they have or haven't had it what troubles they may have had along the way. I must admit that I was shocked at their results as stated by the head at Burnley College and wondered how one hundred per cent of their students managed to pass EVERY single exam they sat!!! I just couldnt believe that because it sounded so far fetched! Did they all get copies of the exam beforehand?

I imagine the kids who didn't do so well wouldn't want to be filmed.

My son got 'MM' in his Btec and I'm so proud, he's dyslexic and has aspergers and he's done really, really well.

My son went to a standard comprehensive (quite poorly rated) and got 3 As with no extra tuition and actually little tuition during part of his course as it was during the pandemic.

He just worked really hard and I had to tell him to take a break sometimes.

Well done. I'd love to hear of more of these stories. Celebrate the achievements of all not just the A* ones.

Not hated, not envied. We do fail to recognise privilege in this country.

Celebrate everyone not just the top %

Beauty is genetic just like some intelligence is.

X2boys she worked hard!! She went to a sixth form that took a chance on her and accepted her three GCSE's. She chose subjects she loves for the next step and re sat her English gcse 4 times, finally passing in January this year.
She put everything into coursework knowing that exams are her weak point and secured her first choice at uni yesterday.

I had no idea two years ago what she wanted to do at this stage and she has surprised us all. Lots of tears yesterday!

It's a bit much to expect students who didn't get the results they hoped for to talk about it on the day. They'll be upset, and taking steps to rethink their future - joining the race to get university places through clearing, that sort of thing.

You might see that sort of coverage in a few days time, when it might have a chance of being something other than merely pointless showcasing of disappointment, as students will be able to talk more positively about their revised future plans.

My DD isn't quite at GCSEs yet, but she is "privileged". As in, she is naturally academic, is so far extremely lucky not to have any particular challenging circumstances, her sharp-elbowed parents got her in to a good (state comp) school, and she hasn't yet needed tutors but they would be there if she did. She is also confident and speaks well so is the kind of student schools might put forward for media coverage. She is also kind and loyal, has done nothing wrong, and works really really hard - so whatever results she eventually achieves, I'd be raging if someone tried to piss on her chips! Can't we lift people up op, rather than try and bash them down with the "yeah but"s?

In this house we celebrate everyone's achievements, whatever the start or end point. A close relative has just received his A level results and he has had challenges along the way. I'm genuinely proud of him as is dd, and we share in his excitement at gaining his university place.

A pass can mean an E grade. The syllabus' we are using now have been in place since 2016 and examined since 2018. We are much more familiar with required content, board expectations and past papers and can teach much more tightly. There are also more resources than there were the first few years. Most only last about a decade so you might see a dip again in a few years as we all get to grips with whatever new shake up they do in the various subjects.

The local high school to us had very impressive results! No "Benjamins " or "Sophias" here.just a normal bunch of boys and girls who had worked hard and acheived their goals!

I just find it really boring and don't read it. I'm not a bitter parent I have children and close relatives who got excellent results. One of them was on the front of the local paper. Obviously only of interest to her family and friends. I always think of the ones who are disappointed. I know it's nice to celebrate success but you don't need pages and pages of kids jumping up and down. I also have an eye roll at the expensive private school pupils. Of course you did well that's how privilege works.

How do you know these children at grammar, don't have a bad/poor/sob story background? My children go and are free school meals, I'm disabled and I never went to university. I grew up with an alcoholic parent etc. They have worked so hard considering lack of resources.

If you don't get top scores, it's like anything else sport / Olympics/ Eurovision, you don't say congratulations number 13, that's for family/teachers/friends to do.

I'm not seeing this at all. Quite the reverse. I've seen loads of very diverse children and those from unprivileged backgrounds and it's really heartening to see these brilliant children achieving such amazing things.

You dont see or hear "I failed all and got nuffink, but I is going to get knocked up and get a free council house and car, nnit? " No diversity whatsoever.

The BBC reported on a young woman who came to Devon in 2022 from Ukraine. She got As and Astars. That doesn't sound like privilege to me.

But you are right in that there is not that much diversity of results reported. I've loved reading on MN about the kids who overcame their own hurdles and achieved their best. We need more good news in this world.

Why get wound up on what is in the media? It's always going to be a skewed representation.

Let's get behind the young people in our social circles who are getting results of all kinds. These are young people turning into adults in a depressed economy, cost of living crisis, poor health care etc. Didn't get the results they needed then let's support them through resits or help them look at an alternative with our workplace knowledge as adults. Life is far too short to be bitter over news that doesn't have a bearing on our daily lives.

Doesn't matter what Tarquin achieves at his Surrey grammar to get into Oxford when you read the Guardian but it does matter what your cousins partners daughter gets if she needs support or congratulations.

It's the photos I find so unoriginal. Can they really not think up a change from a group of girlies with short skirts jumping up in the air simultaneously?