GCSEs Summer 2020 (thread 4) -the final countdown

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Hope OrangeCinnamon doesn’t mind me starting another in her absence , feel twitchy without ! Apologies in advance if I have messed the links up.

The last thread ended with discussion of possible school closures, not really what we want to hear at this point - let’s hope things sound more positive as thread progresses.

My DDs school has just emailed that tomorrow is the last day in school, and are moving to virtual lessons on Friday.

GCSEs cancelled in Wales.

So exams cancelled but no indication of what replaces them?

Shit.

Oh my word! No GCSEs or A levels!!!! Did I hear that right from BoJo?

I wonder will all exam boards say the same? CCEA are currently saying that exams will go ahead

It will be all exam boards - but they couldn't announce it until BJ did.

They can't just say cancelled without explaining what will happen!!

Can we all still stay on here and supporting each other...we may need it !

Absolutely gutted. DD is hysterical, I'm in tears.

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That is so hard. They will miss out on so many of the social "growing up and leaving school" markers. School proms, too...

Very sad for them, but it is a very difficult time.

DS will be so upset. Rowing season cancelled and now this. He will really be deflated thinking at all of the work he has done was for nothing.

OMG What dies it mean? Can’t quite comprehend it. DD in shock and so am I

*does

Deep breaths everyone. It's crap but all of them and us will get through it.

Sounds wanky but time to model resilience.

We absolutely should keep these threads going, lots of challenges ahead but all this can be sorted, lost lives can't

DS is pleased. so am I. Even if they go for worst possible contingency plan (which for him, is predicted grades - half of which are fails). He's turned into a rundown fragile mess. Today, for the first time in while, I saw a smile.

The not knowing was the worst thing. I hope that the "whatever replaces them" is announced soon though.

So 'no exams but we have no other plans about how we deal with that' .

Let's keep them calm and pay close attention to what happens next.

DD is absolutely distraught. She has worked so so hard for months.
All of those special times lost. My heart is breaking for her.

DS's snapchat is going nuts with a million different theories about what will happen now. I have told him to assume that they could change their minds at any time and sudden;y exams will happen. If he thinks the exams are not on he will just stop.

My son is devastated fell to pieces in mocks, under CAMHS getting back on track and I truely believe would have pulled it off.

I also have a yr7 and haven't even considered what will happen to his education at this point.

Fuck. This is massive. I’m gutted for this year group. DD is in bits.

I don't mean long term, I mean how he's going to complete this years curriculum. I was assuming DS1 would be finished by Easter so wasn't massively concerned about him being off.

'in time' ?

It is all exam boards yes.