Waiting for GCSE results and starting y12.

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Come and join me! Dd1 and I are on the countdown until results day. She is going to stay at her school for alevels.

Great results here including 9 for both English papers and history

Happy DD here.

From the other thread it looks like a theme with lower than expected English grades - Lang and Lit. AQA mainly I think.

A question about NEAs for music - does anyone know whether every school is moderated or is it just a selection? And is there any way to appeal if moderation brings marks down? I'm assuming the moderators look at a sample and then reduce marks for the whole cohort if they think the internal marking has been too generous. I'm just not sure if it's possible to appeal this on an individual basis. Dd was given the raw marks for her NEA, which looked like an 8 but are now looking like a 5 (thankfully the overall grade was brought up by the exam)

My dd was having a bit of a wobble last night over A level chemistry.
She has heard its extremely hard, one of the hardest A levels you can do - she got an 8 yesterday in chemistry and is now thinking because she didnt get the 9 she wont get a good grade at A level Chemistry 🤦
I have told her as long as she puts the effort in, goes for help when she needs and isn't lazy, she should be fine.
Hoping when she wakes up today she will be not be stressing and loving chemistry again 🤞

Hi all, I’m new here. DD got the results she was hoping for and will be starting college in September!

Good luck to all our DCs, whatever path they choose! Wishing them every success and happiness for the future. 🌟