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I agree with the issue about question 4. I put 4 for a pass, because it will be this year, but in future people will be looking for a 5.

There was no option to explain this on the form though!

The Northern Ireland Minister for Education decreed that exam boards must give results in the current letters format.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-34849639

As a result, my DS school had to change exam boards and now uses local CCEA.

I thought Peter Weir changed John O'Dowds decision

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/36651791]]

AIBU, My kiddies are 2.5 & 4.5years old, I work part time, went back to work 2 months after first child ( l.b)as didn't get SMP or Maternity allowance of any description( Long story ! ) , second child much better prepared & got mat allowance, so a bit of money which I pretty much spent on 2nd baby ( l.g ), I work every other Saturday morning when my o.h looks after the kids, my l.b is starting primary school in sept this year & my l.g starting preschool in January'18 , my gripe is that we are NOt married & my o.h contracts ( Is self employed ) after being made redundant over a year ago, by his own admission he is on average being paid over twice as much as he previously being employed , he pays for all main outgoings & there is surplus left over although its never discussed how much surplus left over ( he simply wont tell me !! ) , I get CHB but that's it , but I'm still expected to contribute my migre salary to the kids bits & quite often find myself overdrawn & paying bank charges , when I ask my o.h for money to get kids anything ( days out or clothes or bits they need ) he questions everything including where I'm going to get it, how much etc etc. I find this down right disrespectful, I'm am NOT nor never have been a frivolous spender ( I never spend money on myself unless I really need too trust me ! ) I'd love to go back to work & earn my own money but because I'm not the read winner I feel I can't looking at childcare costs particularly during summer holidays. I love my kids dearly but on bad days I feel Id quite happily walk out & would jump at the chance of any extra hours in work, but give myself the guilt trip if I were even to consider this direction that the kids would suffer etc ( Suspect I'm NOT unique in this ) Id just love to go through one month when I don't have to beg or borrow money to do little added extras to make my life & ultimately the kids lives easier ! or be overdrawn & my bank account frozen until I get paid at the end of the month. How does other people manage with money when NOT married , of course they are his kids too, I'm just fed up & want my independence back - AIBU or expecting too much from him ?

Inever you may well be right. My DS was already studying for his gcse's (year 11 - 4th form) when the school had to change boards.

kirk you should start your own thread - maybe get MNHQ to move your post?

Threefish Ds is going into year 12 and it's ridiculous that we don't know which it is at this stage.

Ive no idea how to move my own post put I will try , sorry for interrupting your posts

Inever I quite agree, they are all useless up on that hill. My DS has just finished. Fingers crossed for August now.
You should push the school for a decision, as you'll need to know which past papers. Exam boards are all slightly different in what they test for.
At least my DS school made a decision early and changed boards Christmas term in year 11, but not so good for those in year 12.

kirk you can't move your own post.
You can ask HQ to move it for you, or just start your own new one. Click where it says New Thread in whatever topic you want it in. (AIBU is a bit, erm, robust, if you're a newbie. Try Chat or Relationships)

Done.
My child is in primary school, but I frequently look at news about education, and have only seen the briefest information an out the new grades.

Done.

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