GCSE results

[mumsyxo]

Hi loves, my DD Martha got her results yesterday and she seemed as though she revised well ;however, she didn't receive the results I was hoping for.
English Lang: 4
English Lit:5
Maths:3
Combined science:4-3
Statistics: 4
Business: 6
R.S.:4
French:3
Food tech:5
I don't know how to approach this as I felt upset after hearing the result AIBU to think that she should be disappointed and should have tried harder. Lots of love, mumsyxo❤️

I am in the same boat- all the nagging and my DS barely scraped passes!

And no, YADNBU to want your DD to feel disappointed- I'm hoping my DS does too!

She passed 6. That is enough to do a Level 3 BTEC and retake maths alongside.

It is difficult to know whether you/she should be disappointed as it depends on her ability and how hard she worked. What was the school predicting?

Some kids would be devastated, some would be delighted.

If she tried her best - then you shouldn't be disappointed, but congratulate her.
A BTec might suit her far more, and I've heard of some students do amazingly well at them after GCSE as the Coursework and continual assessment aspect measures their ability far better. What does she want to do next? Can she get into the course for that? What does the sixth form/college say?
And please don't compare her with others - the new grading is making even high achievers seem feel like failures, and the exams are much harder than just a few years ago.

It depends on her grading throughout her work, her mock grades and whether you feel she revised effectively ie did she do past paper questions? Knowing something is different to applying the knowledge.

The curve grading system means someone has to get a 4 it is just a case of knowing some people did better and some people did worse. And yes even an 8 seems terrible to students if they get it because it isn't a flipping 9.

What are her next steps? What does she want to do? Do these results prevent her from that? How is she going to get to where she wants to be? That is what you concentrate on.

Please stop writing “lots of love” with kisses and hugs at the end of your posts

That’s a vomit sign by the way.

Welcome to MN though

Well it’s not a very warm welcome to MN is it SillyMoomin with your marching orders.

OP I would email her teachers and plan next steps which should include a Maths resit. Hopefully your daughter is ok, are these results in line with her mocks?

First post?

What was she predicted? Has she worked hard throughout and was predicted higher, worked hard and achieved roughly what was predicted, or are these results a complete shock and everyone anticipated she would get higher?

It’s hard to pass comment without knowing, really. What does she want to do next?

My son did a lot worse than expected but it was his own fault he was overconfident and didn’t revise enough. We’ve requested a review of math as he was borderline, fingers crossed as he really doesn’t want to resit! However it doesn’t affect his apprenticeship course next year and there’s a facility to do math there if the review is not successful.
I’m finding it harder than him in one respect as all my friends’ kids did really well and I have done nothing but answer calls and texts along the lines of: ‘X did great even the head congratulated me... how did yours do?’

What was she predicted?

Competitive parents should be avoided at all costs. I had people I barely knew in my village telling me how brilliantly one neighbour’s DC had done. It wasn’t their DC. My neighbours just broadcast how great their DC was. Except mine did way better! We kept quiet.

So, don’t respond, Pipandmum. It’s not their business.

Also working hard is no substitute for talent I’m afraid. Some DC just do better than others. Always have and always will. Find out what your DD would like to do and aim for that.

No, it’s never a disappointment to get an 8. DC should never be predicted a 9 unless it really is nailed on. It’s nothing new that DC are disappointed: I was centuries ago now! Not everyone will get 9s and other grades are not failing. No wonder DC have mental health problems!

Its the 7 which really gets to me - that is an A in old money, not that long ago the top grade you could get - but students are disappointed with them. It even took me a while to cotton on that my DD had got an "A" in MFL - which is amazing really.

It depends what she was predicted. If this was a good result for her ability, then no, you should not be disappointed and neither should she.

If she could have done better, but didn’t through lack of revision. Then she should be disappointed in herself for not trying harder, if this will mean that she can’t now go on to do what she wants to at college.

Remember, these are actually quite average results. Only in the world of mumsnet do most kids get all 7s-9s.

I think a 7 is devalued because we subconsciously think the scoring goes up to 10, as most things tend to! So a 7 sounds not great and an 8 sounds better!