Lost GCSE art portfolio HELP

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DD2 appears to have lost her art folder containing the majority of her coursework. The end of course exam is soon and her exam prep is also gone.

Any idea what if anything happens in this sort of situation - can the teacher estimate the grade - can she redo it next year - she is distraught.

HOW?

I ask because dd's portfolio is fairly huge and has only been between school and home - where it's obvious. I can't see how it's 'got lost'

No clue but wanted to send sympathy. What have school said? Any idea where? Worth posting a reward?

Hope it works out she must be so stressed.

Surely there can't be that many places she could have lost it?

ring any cafes, shops, bus companies etc that she used the day she lost it and get a status up on facebook askinf friends to keep an eye out.

i'm in Scotland so not really sure what the rules are for GCSE, i am guessing they would allow an estimate based on other work, or an appeal?

Dd says her school lost some of an older girls coursework (I say again HOW?) anyway apparently she was working at A grade but got a C. SO I guess they must estimate but don't expect it to come out very well. She needs to find it.

It was her birthday she was taking photos in the street and put it down leaning on a wall. She only realised this morning when she got ready for school. She left in Tesco once but we got it back. Otherwise as the do it as a one year course she will have to do it again next year.

School just rang - an art teacher found it yesterday and brought it back to school. Phew!!!

I was just going to say have a word with the school, Then I saw that a teacher had found it. Glad it's been found and everythings okay,

Just seen this - OMG, your poor DD - so glad it has been found

Large bunch of flowers and thank you note in order...this would be my dd's worst nightmare!

my heart missed a beat when I read your OP - SO easy to do.
Thank goodness it was found.

Thanks for your comments - yes the teacher definitely deserves a big thank you!

Keep that folder safe! Many years ago my db school lost his art folder, he got his lowest gcse for that. My dm still really cross with the school 15 yrs later.

Thank god you found it. I lost mine just before GCSEs and got an ungraded (although to be fair I didn't complete my final piece anyway and was rubbish at art)

PHEW
I keep telling DD1 to photograph hers, she has a record of some of it. She is dizzy and I can see it vanishing.

PHEW
I keep telling DD1 to photograph hers, she has a record of some of it. She is dizzy and I can see it vanishing.

DD's school have already lost her course work once.
She has had to leave it in school today.
I will be nervous now until the exams are over and all work has been assessed.
DS left his on the bus and I spent a day trawling bus stations until I found it.

Oh, the RELIEF!

DP doesn't actually have O Level Art, because his work to be assessed was stolen off the walls the night before the external examiner arrived. He is still a professional artist, but never got to art school.

So glad this thread had a happy outcome. DD's school demanded all their sketchbooks except exam one about two week's ago and locked them all up. It's definitely not a good idea to carry entire portfolio about when consequences of losing it are disastrous. Uploading photographs of individual works and entire spreads and worksheets to Pinterest as a backup is also a good idea. If your child does have a crisis, printing out and sticking in a record of the work is much better than having nothing to show at all.