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Gcse results v's rewards

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Donna2375 · 29/03/2018 14:01

Hi, my son is sitting his Gcse exams this summer and I'm wondering if any of you have given cash rewards for their results? I'm hearing that parents have paid different amounts of £ for As Bs etc. Is this the done thing now? Thanks

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MirandaWest · 29/03/2018 14:06

Some people got money for different grades when I did GCSEs 26 years ago. I didn’t but tbh I was going to achieve the same whether or not I was promised money.
I should think it might make a difference for some but I wouldn’t automatically do it

clary · 29/03/2018 14:07

Don't know about now especially; when I did o levels (I'm old) some peers got money for results.

I've not done it not least because of differing abilities in my DC; a great result for Ds1 was not special for DD.

With both of my older two, we did some nice things in the weeks after the exams eg DD and I last year went to the theatre and on a trip to Stratford which was great fun.

TheFrendo · 29/03/2018 14:08

My son did his GCSEs last summer. He got good results and no money from us. He did get a bob or two from grandparents, but we offered no results for cash deal.

TeenTimesTwo · 29/03/2018 14:12

No. Treats / rewards for working hard up to and throughout the exams. Then the results will be what they will be.

Especially if you have more than one child.

Sparklesdontshine · 29/03/2018 14:17

I will offer money for passes, but realistically he probably won't pass any so it won't cost me anything

jaimelannistersgoldenhand · 29/03/2018 14:57

Effort is more important than final grades imo so I'd reward a child who worked hard and got 5s over a child who didn't have to try and got 8s.

flatmouse · 29/03/2018 15:40

We rewarded DS as soon as the exams finished as he had put so much work in. We gave nothing more (apart from hugs) when he got his results. He did get financial gains from his grandma when he got his results.
Plan on doing the same with DD. Actually plan on doing the same with DS for A levels (except it will specifically be paying towards his lads holiday!).

TheMogget · 29/03/2018 15:53

I did (received them) . I think they were to encourage my brother to do some work and I just benefitted on the basis of being fair.
£20 for an A, £15 for a B maybe? It's a long time ago though.

MixedHerbs · 29/03/2018 15:56

Yes, our reward to dd is coming at the end of June, once exams are over and before results are in.
Having spent the past 2 years telling her to just do her best, we'll be proud if you just do your best, you can only do your best and if it doesn't pan out then we think again - we'll treat her as soon as she actually has done her best.

InMySpareTime · 29/03/2018 15:58

No rewards happening here (DS in Y11). His reward for passing English will be not having to resit it in college alongside A-levels.
DH is taking him on a boys' trip round some railways after exams finish, but no cash for results, as that would set a precedent that would get expensive for studious DD!

loveyouradvice · 29/03/2018 18:59

We are giving her a reward for studying hard.... feels important to recognise the effort that is going in... but then many think the grades are the reward, I know my family did...

spababe · 29/03/2018 19:01

His reward is the grades to put on his UCAS form plus entry to the college he wants.
If you offer a financial incentive and they don't make the grades they have the disappointment of the low grade AND the disappointment of the lack/loss of money which will just make it all worse.

errorofjudgement · 29/03/2018 19:40

We always went out for a family meal after exam results. But no cash for grades.

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TheSecondOfHerName · 29/03/2018 20:19

We don't reward by grade for several reasons, including the fact that DS2 is more academically able than the other three and would therefore receive far more money!

Habanero · 29/03/2018 20:21

I’ve told mine they can each have a magnum if they do well at GCSE.

The ice cream

Hopefully they will realise that their hard work and achievement is its own reward.

Rosieposy4 · 29/03/2018 20:24

We have done cash for grades, but individually adjusted for each dc, that is we sat down with their predicted grades, their thoughts and thrashed out an agreement, signed by both parties and stuck to the wall. Has worked well, not an unrealistic comparison to real life for many.

Rosieposy4 · 29/03/2018 20:27

To elaborate example dc, predicted As for sciences ( old money so 8s now) so only £20 per grade or whatever you can afford, whereas French is predicted B so offer £40 for A, 30 for A, 20 for B. Adjusted for each child’s predictions and ability.

errorofjudgement · 29/03/2018 20:43

So what happens if your DD is predicted A but only achieves a B? Do you deduct cash?

TammyWhyNot · 30/03/2018 09:21

No, they need(ed) to understand the importance on their own terms and take responsibility.
I’m not bribing my kids!
We did celebrate the end of exams, and good results.

turnipfarmers · 30/03/2018 09:25

We didn't give rewards for results, we gave a reward after the exams were over as a reward for their hard work. The results were whatever they were - good results are a reward in their own right.

Icequeen01 · 30/03/2018 09:36

We did. We had a set amount for each grade. Our DS is a very bright but lazy boy who needs a bit of a push. Don't see it as being any different to when I worked in the city and received a bonus if my results were good!

pointythings · 30/03/2018 16:20

We didn't do cash for grades, but there was a quite expensive piece of jewellery DD1 wanted last year (about £50, handmade) and she asked if we would get it for her if she got her grades. She set herself a hell of a target too - nothing below a C and only one C - everything else had to be above. She hit it no problem and we got her the jewellery. But to be fair, she'd probably have had it for Christmas if she hadn't, because we knew how much she loved it.

DD2 hasn't expressed any particular desire for anything (she's Yr 10) but I will do similar for her to the tune of roughly the same amount.

EllenJanethickerknickers · 30/03/2018 19:15

The results are their own reward for my DC. Plus I'll take them out for a meal so long as they haven't completely bombed. Getting into sixth form or college course is reward enough. But if your DC isn't motivated at all by what good results will mean for them, by all means try something that will motivate them!

Fridayschild · 01/04/2018 19:46

DS1 is in y10 and is on about this already. I am thinking of the child-related targets another poster mentioned but only because it seems to motivate him. More for a good grade in English which he's not strong at, than in maths or science. No more for a 9 than an 8 - not that either is likely tbh but also because it means people are disappointed by an 8 which is a phenomenal result.

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