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[BTECnewbie]

Hello all. My DS will hopefully be starting a level 3 extended diploma in September (assuming he gets the grades). I know very little about BTECs having come through the A level route myself. So I’d love to have a support thread for parents of kids taking vocational qualifications this year.

Just had an email for an online "meet the tutors" evening in October.

Hey, just got back, rushed from work to get DS from college and out to pub as it’s his birthday Bb 🥳🥳🥳

Nightnare 🤯! Poor thing!! And poor you! How are YOU feeling? Do you think ( fear) X”s 🤮 bug has trot into our house??? Sending get well wishes!! 🍀 💕x

Not a such! There was an event about a work experience trip which I went to, with opportunity to chat to lecturers afterwards. DS’s weren’t there, but! Had a fab chat with his ALS contact, so was absolutely worth going in that regard! As I get zip from DS!!!

I would absolutely go to that! Great opportunity!😸

@Sisublondie
I'm not sure...hoping not! 😬
I feel shocking tbh and am hoping if dd goes in to college tomorrow dh might drop her 🙏
Not much planned for the weekend fortunately

Oh, dd has a college trip in a couple of weeks and was delighted to get an invite to a Halloween party from a new friend

Resubmissions and how they are done depends on the college.

I've worked in a few colleges and the best resubmission was that we had a 'grade up week'. This week there was no time table so teachers were available to give advice and to look over work.

If you had anything that wasn't a pass you had to come in and bring your work up to a pass. If you had a passes or merits on assignments you had the option to come in and upgrade your work.

If you had distinctions or you were happy with your grades you got a 'reading week' ie a week off.

Thats a great idea

Hey!, how are you today?! How is DD today??! Did the issue of college arise? If so, I do hope DH stepped up! And, I’m hoping it didn’t turn out to be the 🤮 lurgy too 🤞🙏🤞…

The Halloween party 🎃 👻 🦇 sounds bloody brilliant! I know she’s poorly, so I’m sure can’t think of anything worse!, but thoughts?! x

@swampwitch0… as to outfit, I mean!!! 🙄😹

Wow! Thank you for letting us know this! A “ grade up” week sounds perfect!! Is this, in your experience, on a college by college basis? As in, is it the norm on BTEC courses, or college specific?

DS has his first assignment due in on Monday. He went in on Wednesday on his day off, to ostensibly use library ( I think he did!) and spent all day there today, too. He had part of a “ Q&A” section outstanding, so I’m trying to find out if it is something he can complete over the weekend, or he needs to question specific people ( for example, he had both the police and fire service in last week).

Anyway, 🙏 so much! it’s very reassuring to hear that BTEC appears to be geared up to help students succeed and achieve…. ( as oppose to the horror or everything being based on final exams!).

🙏

@Sisublondie
She's planning to go as a - and I quote - "slutty vampire 🧛‍♀️ 🦇🤷
She seems to be feeling better, sadly I'm still full of whatever plague this is I've got 😷

Ookkkaaaayyyyy! Well! I, for one, am LOVING the “slutty vampire” 🧛‍♀️ 💃 concept!! Beats shoving a “ghost face” mask on! And, hey, anything that can perk up and motivate her out of her sick 🤒 bed…. Go, Swampwitch Jnr! .. speaking of which…., SwampWITCH 🧙🤷‍♀️?! Any regular outfits for you, in a regular year? …
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….. I’m so sorry that you are still feeling pants.. 🤒.. hopefully the antibiotics may start to work overnight, hopefully you will be able to get some good rest, and hopefully tomorrow may see a turning for you…🤞🙏🤞💕 🤗x

Ha!
My mn nn is very much my peri menopausal dream...I really, really now understand our ancestors wanting to live in the woods alone and make potions and scare men 😄

…Can I come with?! We can have a second outpost for Swampblondie too! In between stirring the potion pot! Switch between the sea 🌊 side, and the swamp in the woods…. You know, JUST BECAUSE WE CAN!!! 🧙 🌟 😻😹!!

@Sisublondie
Yes!
All are welcome in my swampy abode 😊🍁🍂🌿🕸🌩🕷🍄🥂🧁

Excellent! We are all sorted then! You seem to have packed all the essentials! I’ll bring a pesky 🐈‍⬛ to pop on the broomsticks ( that we won’t use for sweeping!!) 🧹 😈😹

It's college by college. What it does stop is students handing in the same piece of work 50 times with just a little bit more added.

If I ruled the world All colleges and VI forms would do it.

It's fair to everyone, if you have been ill or missed a deadline.

Perfectly said!! Rather than setting them up to fail, for a change!

DS’s first one due in tomorrow, so I guess I’ll find out his colleges stance shortly. I may contact his ALS “ person” and ask her, if I didnt really want to do that beforehand……

🙏 again!

How is everyone’s week going?! DS has a new classmate ( left a local college as I think they stopped the course/ he hated it??).. he seems really cool, and they are getting on well. His assignment has been postponed a couple of times,( a Q&S session), so no feedback as to whether he passed etc! It’s a wait and see!

Anyone else having as exciting week??

😸

Hi @Sisublondie
Dd seems ok.
She has her 2 full days tomorrow and Friday.
Then a college trip next Wednesday.
Can't believe they break up for half term 2 weeks on friday!

How is everyone?
Hope you're all staying safe in the stormy weather 🌧
Dd has a lot of work due in before half term so she's panicking a bit
We are going to get her photoshop for her PC more 💶 😀

Do college have a code?

DD's college give all their arts students free photoshop. I have it for work and it's sooooo expensive.

Weather is so horrible... DD and I went on a university visit. She hated it... so that was successful in the sense that she went, she saw, she now knows what was on offer and we can knock it off the list. Then froze in the wind and rain on various station platforms.

@OhCrumbsWhereNow
Re: code - Not that I know of...I'll get her to email the course lead.
Dd1 went to a couple of university open days and hated them which was helpful in the long run as she knew for sure she didn't want to go there.
Dd1 feels ill ☹️
Dd2 had a stomach upset last week, so hoping it's not that.

Does she specifically need Photoshop? Affinity Photo is almost identical and much cheaper - but maybe confusing if she's using Photoshop at college

@borka
I think its photoshop they have to use