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German Gcse as an external candidate

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chillie · 20/01/2017 18:37

My dd is in yr9 and has decided not to take German GCSE as one of her options as she prefers other subjects. I have pointed out to her that it is very likely that she would get a level 9 and she agrees but says that she is likely to get a level 9 in all the subjects she has chosen too, and does not have room for this one.
Last summer she did the German 2014 foundation paper as her end of year exam and got a 'c' so I think that if she is able to get 'c' now then it would be better for her to do the exam this summer, two years early , as she has already done three years study for it rather than drop it with no qualification at all. she is not keen on the 'c' but I would be over the moon with a 'c', not just 'a's count. However the school won't do it as their grade average and therefore league tables would drop so I have to organise it myself. Anyone know how to go about this? I don't know if or even what a controlled assessment is or is part of the exam. The board is aqa I think and I have had a look but can't tell what I'm looking at.
Any and all help very gratefully received

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Laughingcamel · 22/01/2017 19:19

user1484226561
Also you say many home educated children are very poor socially, has ever poor learning habits, and are immature.
You are incredibly rude. Many of these children are on the autistic spectrum, severely dyslexic, dyscalculic, and have previously extremely traumatised by bullying and avisuve attitudes previously at school.
Your comments are an example of why so many parents do not trust people like you to be responsible for their children. I would not let anyone with your stinking attitude near by children.
Thankfully my teen who is now at school has encouraging, accepting teachers around him.
Your fucking attitude towards home education is horrific.

Laughingcamel · 22/01/2017 19:20

user1484226561
"Hundreds" of home educated children applying to your 6th form???
I absolutely do not believe what you are writing now.

user1484226561 · 22/01/2017 19:21

interesting... and you call me rude!

Laughingcamel · 22/01/2017 19:23

I'm not bothered what you think.

user1484226561 · 22/01/2017 19:27

you haven't been stamping round my school screaming have you!!!

This is representative of the "attitude" I mentioned earlier that we look out for at interview.

very similar, "our children are so so special" etc, and no acceptance that school educated children are special too! And complete blindness to the issues and difficulties that the school may be taking on, quite unable to see the whole picture.

Some home educated children have been very well taught. Some have been brilliantly prepared for further education, adulthood and the world of work. Some have been held back, and handicapped by their parents philosophy. Held back in terms of them having real choices in the world, without something being done to remedy their disadvantages. Which I spend a long time doing......

If you can't see that there are many home educators that leave their children with serious problems that take years to rectify ( never mind the hard work and determination the child needs to show to overcome their poor start).. then you must be walking round with your eyes and your mind completely closed.

Many of these children are on the autistic spectrum, severely dyslexic, dyscalculic, and have previously extremely traumatised by bullying and avisuve attitudes previously at school.

many school children are on the autistic spectrum, severely dyslexic, dyscalculic, and have previously extremely traumatised by bullying and abusuve attitudes previously at home.

chillie · 01/09/2017 21:34

My dd got an 'A' in her German iGSCE . I am so happy!!!!! {grin}

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Allthebestnamesareused · 02/09/2017 19:44

Great news OP

I was also going to say even if not 'counted' for uni applications it will still show on her CV for when she joins the real world and an employer generally doesn't ask in which sitting she took it.

Good luck with the rest. Is she about to go into yr 10 or 11?

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