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GCSE'S 2019 Done, Results Received, Moving on to 6th Form and College

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ArthurtheCatsHumanSlave · 04/09/2019 14:06

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/3671029-gcse-2019-support-thread-6

New Thread for all our DC's moving on to 6th Form and College to do ALevels and BTEC's, and anything else exciting and new.

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ArthurtheCatsHumanSlave · 22/09/2019 11:30

Wow Myrtle that's incredibly quick. Congrats as well.

Following on from the huge homework workload so far, school have just announced a homework free week for self directed work Shock. They do have to do work, and evidence it, but I think it's a really good idea especially for the 6th Form, as they can choose something slightly off curriculum, but still interesting to them.

DD did the ALIS test, and I just asked her how it went. She said it was awful. Mostly maths based, and for someone who is heavily humanities, she doesn't see how they can possibly gain an insight into a grade projection for her subjects at all.

Oxford trip went really well. She loved it and wants to apply.

In other news, she is going full steam for her LAMDA grade 8, and also got a main part in Guys and Dolls at school. I am exhausted just looking at her schedule.

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ROZ12 · 22/09/2019 11:42

What does everyone think about the new A levels? My dd has average gcse grades and apparently as there is no more AS levels to predict grades, GCSEs will be The predictor amongst personal statement and teacher ref- slightly worried now .

Also was the old A levels easier? Or better for people who didn’t perform in exams as they could repeat the modules?

Hoooo · 22/09/2019 19:16

Too early to tell I think.
I did A levels 30 years ago so I'm sure they've changed in that time.

Hoooo · 23/09/2019 12:53

Ds went up to an 8 in history!! :)

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ArthurtheCatsHumanSlave · 23/09/2019 14:58

Hooo - That's brilliant. We're still waiting ....... Sad

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berlinbabylon · 23/09/2019 16:27

Fabulous! We are still waiting too.

Theovertoad · 23/09/2019 20:10

Hurrah for the mark ups! Great news

soggypizza · 23/09/2019 20:15

Dc's school do the ALIS test - they say they do it to gauge the new students. They did Cats testing in Year 7 - both my kids came out as very average, my kids scored APS of 7.5 and 7.3 in their GCSEs. Dh always scores low on these types of tests too yet he is very academic, studied Physics at Cambridge after attending a pretty shit comp...I'm sure they must get it right for some kids but in my family they don't seem to predict very well and I'm slightly concerned that there will be an over reliance on them for predicted grades.

Theovertoad · 23/09/2019 20:29

Has anyone got any more info on ALIS please ? Dd’s New 6th form sent a letter home saying they would be getting ALIS grades but did not mention a test... only that they would be based on gcse achievement.

Hoooo · 23/09/2019 21:03

Oh.
I wonder if that's what ds1 did in hos first week?
Is it maths and english? Online?

soggypizza · 23/09/2019 21:07

Is it maths and english? Online? Yes

Hoooo · 23/09/2019 21:12

Ah.
He did that then.

myrtleWilson · 24/09/2019 08:53

DD did Alis - she was very disparaging (about the same level of disparaging as she was in her first Plato lessen Grin ). Her school did Mosby (or something that sounded similar to that) in Yr 7 and again pre GCSE. They were going to release those grades but didn't so not entirely sure how much they store they actually put by them.

myrtleWilson · 24/09/2019 08:54

lesson - in my defence I'm sneezing and eye rubbing and sniffing and garnering little sympathy here!

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ArthurtheCatsHumanSlave · 24/09/2019 11:37

Remarks back and no change. DD is gutted, as much about the wasted money as the result. It was always a gamble, and at least they didn't go down.

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berlinbabylon · 24/09/2019 11:58

Oh that's bad news. I am sure if we are unsuccessful it will feel like flushing money down the loo.

We've not heard anything, every time my email pings I wonder if it's from the school! I know the turnaround is up to 20 days but people seem to be hearing much sooner than that and it's about 10 for us now.

Hoooo · 24/09/2019 12:07

Oh, I'm sorry :(

Did you guys ask for the remark?

I didn't and haven't been billed?

berlinbabylon · 24/09/2019 13:02

Hoo if it's successful you don't/the school doesn't have to pay.

Hoooo · 24/09/2019 13:48

Ah.

Foslady · 24/09/2019 14:17

Oh, just reminded me - the school owe me money!!!!! Would love to be able to take up their suggestion to donate it to them but after the amount it’s cost these last few weeks that money will be a godsend.....

Foslady · 24/09/2019 14:18

@ArthurtheCatsHumanSlave the way I saw the remark with no upgrade was ‘well at least we know and you aren’t spending the next few months wondering what if?’ - that would be worse

Hoooo · 24/09/2019 14:25

I’d take the same view fos

Arewedone · 24/09/2019 15:21

@ArthurtheCatsHumanSlave sorry to hear no grade change but at least it wasn’t a what if!
@hooo are you still waiting?
Dd did Moresby pre GCSE which gave scores but that was more about psychometric testing for possible career choices.
@mrytle - you have flu too, I’ve felt shitty all weekend !

Hoooo · 24/09/2019 15:23

No, he only had 1 paper remarked

Arewedone · 24/09/2019 17:50

I missed it @Hoooo just read back, huge congrats DS must be thrilled!

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