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Year 9 School Books

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littlebillie · 14/01/2018 20:18

Here we are middle of year 9, mock GCSE in three weeks and we haven't seen a school book or have a suggested revision guide is this normal for high school.

As an aside, we haven't seen a school book at any point at this school. Is this normal?

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RedSkyAtNight · 14/01/2018 20:33

At DC's school text books stay at school.
They can bring their "writing in" books home (unless a teacher has them for marking). I have one child who brings them all home and one child (also in Y9 - maybe we have the same child?) who finds it all too much bother and keeps them in his locker.

At this stage of Year 9 (not sure it's half way through yet) I wouldn't expect them to really be getting mock GCSEs - maybe assessments of GCSE standard of material they've covered so far? In the case of my DS we've had suggested revision guides in 2 subjects - tbh I think it's far to early for revision guides and would like to hold off until Year 11!

Valerion · 14/01/2018 20:34

Mock GCSE in Yr 9? a bit early isn't it?

321namechange · 14/01/2018 20:44

DS yr9 hasn't even chosen GCSE options yet !

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littlebillie · 14/01/2018 21:05

Early GCSe 😩

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littlebillie · 14/01/2018 21:06

Only one but we have no guidance and well I would like him to succeed and have a revision strategy that will work in years to come

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littlebillie · 14/01/2018 21:07

Also they have started the science GCSE early as the subjects are so big

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noblegiraffe · 14/01/2018 21:08

They’re sitting a GCSE in Y9?! That’s not normal, quite aside from not having books home!

CGP revision guides are usually quite good. Which subject?

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littlebillie · 14/01/2018 21:27

Statistics, one gcse is normal here either statistics astronomy or re they complete them in year 9.

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Julie8008 · 14/01/2018 21:47

DS is sitting statistics this year, got text book at start of year but it only comes home occasionally. Almost finished curriculum and will be going through past papers for rest of time. Still to do the course work for it but plenty of time, so I am told.

Also did a GCSE early last year and got a text book but it never came home.

Rosieposy4 · 14/01/2018 22:02

No benefit to the kids doing one in y9, pointless stress for them unless they are going to ace a 9. However too late to protest now I guess, highly unlikely to be allowed textbooks home, would suggest you buy a revision guide from amazon or similar, if uncertain of the exam board then of course check with the school.

Julie8008 · 14/01/2018 22:46

Just to add its the CGP Statistics Workbook and Revision guide that school gave out. I assume they are what is considered 'text books'.

Julie8008 · 14/01/2018 22:47

This year Statistics are still (the last year of) letter grades A*-G

Julie8008 · 14/01/2018 22:48

This year Statistics are is still (the last year of), letter grades A*-G

LoniceraJaponica · 14/01/2018 22:57

"As an aside, we haven't seen a school book at any point at this school. Is this normal?"

Yes. School budgets don't stretch to giving out textbooks in KS3/4. DD is in year 13 and they get them then.

The CGP guides are brilliant, but you have to buy them yourself. You just need to know which exam board your child is doing.

As an aside, as DD is going through the UCAS process for applying to university, there is really no benefit to doing any GCSEs early any more. Universities want students to sit all their GCSEs in one go. This has counted against DD because it meant that there was one university she couldn't apply to (she took 2 GCSEs in year 10).

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