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

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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.

We are still waiting for our remark, I emailed the examinations officer who said as soon as she hears she will let us know, this was two weeks ago? Should I ask again ? It’s Cie board .

Bloody hell fos
No words of wisdom but look after you too x
Ds1 still very tired. But we break up here on Friday for half term (no idea why...)

Sorry to derail, not my purpose but need to say it and don’t want to make a thread for it - dad’s bad. Physically good, but we don’t know if it’s the stroke or dementia that’s gone from floor 1 to floor 50 in 24 hours. I’ve come off autopilot and shock has hit. Given dd a sanitised version, she doesn’t need to know the full facts. She told her form tutor who said she’d email her tutors but then she left at lunch ill, so I’vs emailed the school office.
He keeps getting very agitated, wanting to go home and fighting to get out of bed.
I’m exhausted.

fos have they checked for a uti?
Can cause horrific mental symptoms in elderly folk...

I’m not sure - I know they’ve checked for hydrocephalus. They can’t do an MRI as he can’t stay still enough. I’ll check with my sister.

She doesn’t know........will have to ask tomorrow......

Always worth asking.
So sorry you're facing this x

Thanks @hoooo

Omg @Hoooo - HE HASN’T BEEN TESTED FOR UTI’s!!!!!!
They’ve moved him now thinking brain inflammation

So sorry to derail

Whaaattt!!???
Omg!
I'm horrified on your behalf!

It was an infection.

I have my dad back. I never thought miracles like this would ever happen. They can do an MRI now, they have been able to take fluids, he’s fully hydrated - and I have cried with happiness.

So so sorry to derail - as we were!!!!!!!

Fos!
This happened to my friends dad
So glad he’s improving

Oh thank god!

It really ought to be basic clinical protocol everywhere to test for UTI and other infections in elderly people with sudden and acute onset confusion. So glad they got there in the end though!

Fos please to hear your dd is on the mend.

Dd is thinking about when to drop her 4th alevel. She is taking lit, history, law and drama. At the moment she is really enjoying them all and isn’t finding the work too much, but will drop drama if 4 subjects has a negative impact on grades. However, drama is the most fun, fun people in the class etc etc. But isn’t as interesting as the other subjects.

Is there much point in continuing past Christmas, will the school advise do you think?

Yes, Dd is also going to drop one of her A level subjects
Shes enjoying them all at the moment. We are going to do a few more uni visits to help clarify which one to drop as she interested in 2 very different areas
She’s spoken to her form tutor about it and her tutor said that’s fine and recommended sorting it by Xmas.

That sounds like a very heavy work load @SomethingSpecialzz, sounds like she has a mature head on her shoulders

Remark came back at last but stayed the same , c grade at 69% , one more mark was needed for a B . Just upsetting as we looked at other Spanish grade boundaries for other boards and 69% is an 8!! Cie

That's disappointing :(

It is so annoying, does anyone think that unis look at boards when looking at gcse results?
As I said 68% is an 8 for Aqa and edexcel Spanish and only a C for cie board.

@ROZ12 I don't think it works like that - 68% is a different grade for different exam boards because they sit different exams. Grade boundaries are created to allow a certain percentage of A's B's etc. So it's possible for 68% to be a grade 9 if the exam was particularly difficult or a grade C if the exam was on the easy side.

I understand but it wasn’t easy! Although it’s a bit of an unknown board , only private schools do it.

I don't know what to do at the moment. DSS has just started college at one of the best in the area (quite a wide area, actually), and he was thrilled to be accepted, having only just got enough in his GCSEs.

He seemed thrilled at the new freedom that sixth form brings, along with "frees". I did tell him that frees aren't frees as such, and that he should use them to do homework or to study.

Since he started, he hasn't stayed in college for any of his frees. If he has them in the morning, he goes in later, if he has an afternoon off, he comes home. He doesn't seem to be doing any homework at home (he sits with us and watches TV or plays on the computer all evening) and he says he doesn't have any.

I just can't believe that this is true. I remember when I was at sixth form and every teacher (2 for each subject), gave us weekly homework, and they weren't quick tasks. I refuse to believe that the best sixth form in the area hasn't given any homework for six whole weeks - and he only has two frees that are between lessons that he stays in college for, so that's surely not enough time to get all of his homework done.. and he's let slip that him and his friends go for food in their frees anyway!

I'm worried. I know just how much A Levels can build up, and if you've not put the work in at the beginning it can just get horrendous. If he underperforms they won't enter him for exams as it spoils their 100% pass rate.

I am just scared that he's wasting an opportunity. He goes to college, sure, but he doesn't do anything else. He doesn't help at all round the house, and doesn't have any other interests. He doesn't seem depressed or anything, he just doesn't do anything. I'm not sure if that last bit is even relevant :(.

Anyone else going through similar? Any tips?

Ds1 hasn't had much homework yet tbh