The Sixty-Sixth Republic - Who will be the medal winners on Results Day? Grade inflation predicted again

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@motherrunner

Just back from GCSE results day. Lots of happy faces and tears. The girls I spoke to generally thought they we’re going to perform poorly and all did better than expected. They are very much looking forward to Sept and the next steps.

That is such a lovely update! Hope that GCSE results day has gone well for everyone.

Having a day of doing "lots of nothing", in accordance with the requests of DC. I've started looking at Y13 content and have to get the house in order after nearly 3 weeks of different visitors! Feeling relaxed today .

Well done to them, motherrunner!

I’ll pass on the offboard group thing, but thank you for the invitations to all. Realistically, I wouldn’t be attending a meet up in the near future and I’d feel a bit stalky joining just to look at MrsH ‘s boots

@ChloeDecker

They are very much looking forward to Sept and the next steps.

Exactly as it should be!
Grinds my gears the way, every year, young people’s achievements, whatever they are, are put down by the media, politicians with an axe to grind and some bitter members of the public.

Agree @ChloeDecker. It’s like no one is allowed to be successful anymore. Better results are due to easier exams/lax exam boards/now Covid. Couldn’t be the pupils actually worked!

Overheard someone on the radio arguing that its not fair on next year's kids if they work super hard and get the same as this year's (because covid has been so easy on children's MH) so there should be a 10 next year. I'd rather celebrate the success of the children who have had 2 v important years with significant absence due to covid.

Read this - details of trials in 30 Bradford schools, some initial indications by Christmas (we’re obviously going to ignore other countries’ data!):

inews.co.uk/news/air-purifiers-uk-schools-covid-1146965?ito=twitter_share_article-top

Well done to all whose dc got GCSE results today.

I made lots of calls to students and got a lot enrolled into 6th form. Apparently overall, our 6th form recruitment is looking good at our school which is great.

Pleased with our results. The kids worked hard (as did we) so their results are well deserved.

I could really do with doing some September planning at some point as I have done absolutely nothing Maybe next week!

And some criticism from scientists and architects, and comparisons with what other countries are already installing in schools

www.independent.co.uk/news/science/covid-cases-schools-children-vaccine-latest-b1900958.html?fbclid=IwAR3Cm75wUsqr0KoLV5llm5xYFO1zCPzkSu27jCEmNDoGlTS5hDyUIkRr62Y

So, secondary schools are in the news this week for A level and GCSE results. Lots to discuss.
Where the fuck is Gavin?

Where's KoG when we need her?

Not strictly to do with schools, but it is to do with the HART chat logs so linked to UfT since they seem to have gone full antivax now.

Hopefully clearing his desk, if that leak earlier in the week is correct.

Our head’s put out on SM a nice statement congratulating recipients of exam results but also teachers, the “unsung heroes of the past year.”

Interesting Rafa

Our head’s put out on SM a nice statement congratulating recipients of exam results but also teachers, the “unsung heroes of the past year.”

That's nice, Jan! I bet it was appreciated.

More relevant stuff, data from Scotland on remedies for low levels of student home testing (or at least, testing and reporting, a point which the article appears to miss although they are simplifying the reporting process). Was there never any in school testing in Scotland, mistress. dolly?

www.scotsman.com/health/covid-scotland-new-lateral-flow-test-for-school-pupils-after-uptake-as-low-as-1-3343036?fbclid=IwAR0u7FZQS-xVHXiLCGA7mk0NvPLDqyCH4pU8fv9wmoohh1GkPVeBkPAuN1Y

Our HT has made a similar statement.

Right so on another thread I just wrote, "Guilty, I have gently persuaded him back to bed" and thought ew I don't like that sentence, having that guiltily at the front and then I thought - that's a fronted adverbial isn't it?

Is it? Shows how rarely I ever use them in my writing because it felt all clunky and weird when I read it.

Sorry the quote should have said guiltily.

Right so on another thread I just wrote, "Guilty, I have gently persuaded him back to bed" and thought ew I don't like that sentence, having that guiltily at the front and then I thought - that's a fronted adverbial isn't it?

indeed! I always forget what a fronted adverbial is!

Janglybeads, no not in the areas I know of anyway. We supplied tests, still are, but they administer them at home. Same for staff. I've no idea how many do it.

A first page with a fronted adverbial is enough to put me off a book.

Horrible stylistic device.

Wearily, I loaded the PowerPoint and said “This morning, Class, we are going to be doing Fronted Adverbials…..”

😆 saucery

Was there never any in school testing in Scotland, mistress. dolly?

Only at home LFTs, as far as I know. Mistress is secondary so will know for sure.

Lovely to hear all the results stories!

Last day of the holidays tomorrow and I am going on a date! I am quite excited.

A 6 year old told me what a time fronted adverbial is, in my first week or two of being a TA. 😂 I know a lot of grammar from having taken Latin but that did NOT come up.