Help! School have lost my daughter's year 10 work

[JCER]

Well it's not actually the school's fault. Some builders over the summer managed to throw away a box of books that contained my daughter's year 10 history work. 2 books worth of revision notes and work have gone (and she's very very neat and methodical). She wasn't in the last week to take it home like the majority of the others as she had work experience. She is devastated and said it took all her efforts not to cry when the teacher told her. Whilst I understand you have to take a certain level of personal responsibility, it's really not her fault and she has mocks coming up in November with no revision notes. The books cannot be recovered so I know there is nothing the school can do in that respect but I suggested that maybe they could copy another student's notes for her or at least come up with some suggestions. My daughter is very reluctant to let me contact the school to ask but I know she will just accept what they tell her and not make a fuss. Is it really a case of 'tough' and would you be contacting the school to ask if there is anything that can be done?

If I were the teacher, I’d be providing her with either a copy of another students notes, or a revision book. I recognise it was no-one’s fault, but I’d be upset that a conscientious student had lost their work. Can you email the teacher directly?

I think it’s reasonable to ask whether there is anything that can be done to help your daughter to get some notes from somewhere. I would ask questions about why and where the box was, that it was regarded by builders as rubbish.

I thought that work experience happened at the same time for the year group. I’ve not known of different times before.

I'd expect school to copy the notes of the cleverest kid who has legible handwriting. I'd want this done asap so the DD can make a start on adding her own personal ideas to these notes. If school won't do this she'll have to ask a classmate herself.

Accidents happen, but the school have been careless and absolutely should be doing all they can to help your daughter get back on track.

I also think it's important that your daughter learns to make an appropriate level of fuss in life.

Thank you, yes I'll contact the school and ask them if they will photocopy someone's notes (if they allow it of course). I did suggest this to my DD anyway. She did her work experience at a different time due to the requirement of the business hence why it was only her. There may be some other student's work too but it only affected her in her class.

That is so frustrating for you. My DS did RE GCSE last year and is also doing history and they have quite similar revision requirements. He mainly used a revision guide and condensed from that. I appreciate it doesn't make it less annoying but I'd rather my DS was using a revision guide than someone else's notes because I'd be more confident the material was covered. Also, although super annoying, she will have gained a lot from doing them even though she can't go back..

Does she not have friends that have good quality revision notes she can photocopy then make a mind map?

Of course, I feel for her having to do extra work but my son does this for his subjects .. also has mocks in Nov.

Buy her a good quality revision book. She won’t need anyone else’s notes.

Surely the teacher should have a full set of the resources used over the past year?

@JCER I'd be livid. I once had a coat thrown out over summer, it went to lost property on last day of term and then it got cleared over summer - so I don't like leaving things at school.

Does she have a coursework element to her history GCSE? when do they they start it?

Would also be expecting school to give her a lot of notes - but that you might need to get involved as her parent to get these. Would also get a very good revision book.