The Thirty-ninth Republic - Covid Carnage continues and spring term is just about to start

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[quote noblegiraffe]Peston says exams cancelled twitter.com/peston/status/1346172214580834305?s=21[/quote]
Oh my!

If that’s true wtf will Y11 and 13 be doing for the rest of the year?

His “assumption” there does seem to be based on logic that Johnson is not famed for following, however.

Peston doesn't seem that confident on exams cancelled?

I don't know how we can do CAGs this year.

We stupidly planned on Mocks being able to go ahead this half term, so my Y11 have only done one in class assessment since September.

The assumption seems to be that Peston knows exactly what is coming and is chucking in some language to make it sound like he is speculating.

Inevitable.

@noblegiraffe

If that’s true wtf will Y11 and 13 be doing for the rest of the year?

That's my issue. Cancel them - fine. But not now and not without a bloody plan!

Fuck, NO. Devastated for DS if that is true. Which is purely personal and selfish of me, I know, but Parent Hat on indulgently for a minute.

Well, to be fair they now do actually have time to come up with a crackpot plan. And an algorithm.

Really hope they’re not cancelled. We can’t do CAGs based on what we’ve got so far. Our Y11 mocks had half the kids out isolating.

MY DS did much better out of CAGs ( I suspect) and would love to tell you in person saucery how much better it was for his mental health and peace of mind. He intends to tell year 11s this if they start panicking.

However, the gov will probably come up with some awful plan.

@noblegiraffe

Really hope they’re not cancelled. We can’t do CAGs based on what we’ve got so far. Our Y11 mocks had half the kids out isolating.

Same here our mocks were due for Feb.

Is this a maths teacher thing noble because I could assess my students' ability without mocks. In fact mocks (and real exams) often throw up the 'wrong' result.

Not meant to sound supercilious... just curious.

Well, he says it's his assumption, to be fair. If Boris announces this tonight I'll be very scared as I'd normally expect them to keep everyone waiting for at least another two weeks!

@Piggywaspushed

Is this a maths teacher thing noble because I could assess my students' ability without mocks. In fact mocks (and real exams) often throw up the 'wrong' result.

Not meant to sound supercilious... just curious.

It's hard with Science. What makes it hard is I am only allowed a certain number of grades and its hard to share them out.

We need a plan that states explicitly online learning engagement will be used as part of the CAG process.

Our mocks weren't well attended either.

Why are you only 'allowed' a certain number of grades?

Dennis Sherwood would love this!

Our maths dept say the same as noble
I could do mine now. The trouble is that we don't have consistent evidence across the dept.
There needs to be a plan before you cancel something. Isn't that just common sense?

Is this a maths teacher thing noble

I think so. You can’t assess kids’ maths ability to pass an exam on anything but their performance in exams.

@HercwasanEnemyofEducation

We need a plan that states explicitly online learning engagement will be used as part of the CAG process.

Our mocks weren't well attended either.

Nathan is screwed then 🤣

The seem to manage in Finland, though? No exams until aged 18.

Ah thanks, piggy I do appreciate that reassurance. God knows people are facing worse than not getting to sit exams , but DS was on track to get a true reflection of his abilities and go to the Uni of his first choice on that. He won’t take his foot off the gas at all but I hope he can still get to that Uni.
Anyway, I’ll park the self-pity. This is all about so many young people and so many futures after all.

@Piggywaspushed

Why are you only 'allowed' a certain number of grades?

Dennis Sherwood would love this!

To fit the progress 1 from previous years.

Were your schools not all planning on the assumption exams would be cancelled? Ours has been . their plans are beyond shit but they ahve been planning.