Page 2 | Gcse certificates required for job - I'm mid 40s!!

JoyOrbison · 2021-11-02T19:55:54+00:00

What do I do?? Job requires evidence of GCSEs, says certificates. I'm mid 40s, I rang my old high school but they say their records won't go back that far. How do I sort this? The school used lots of different exam boards so I've no idea where to start!

SpeakingFranglais · 07/11/2021 15:24

I’m 55 and I’ve still got my O’Level certificates from 1982 😇

supremelybaffled · 07/11/2021 15:44

I left school in 1977 and the school itself has now closed. I don't think I ever received any actual certificates at all, just a random slip of paper in an envelope with the results printed on it.

Tasha1972 · 01/09/2022 06:54

You will need the exact year (and preferably time of year ie:summer, winter) just to apply to an exam board. Here is a link to a year calculator. Just find your DOB and it will tell you the years you would have done your GCSE/Olevels and Alevels.
Finding the right exam board is really tricky. Ask how far back the schools records do go and which exam boards they currently use for the subjects you are looking for (different schools use different exam boards for different subjects) ask how lonng they have been using them. It may be useful n determining if it was the same for yours.
The exam boards hold your records for ever but wont give you any information (including if you are in their data base at all) without you 1st paying £50. If they find nothing you get half your money back. If they are there for the time you gave them (they only searchh 1 period each £50 Ie winter, summer are seperate searches costing separate fees) they will send you a ertificate showing all the results they found.
You could ask online I anyone from that year and school has their certificates still. They can then tell you.
Be warned <a class="break-all" href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.ocr.org.uk/Images/307561-examination-years-by-birthdate.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwit96WZ7vL5AhXilFwKHeeQC98QFnoECAwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2nHing9j_h7hH00jIUZTRm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link for table of exam year by DOB It's a ridiculously expensive process that seems a little unfair in my opinion.

Cervinia · 01/09/2022 06:57

Tasha1972 · 01/09/2022 06:54

You will need the exact year (and preferably time of year ie:summer, winter) just to apply to an exam board. Here is a link to a year calculator. Just find your DOB and it will tell you the years you would have done your GCSE/Olevels and Alevels.
Finding the right exam board is really tricky. Ask how far back the schools records do go and which exam boards they currently use for the subjects you are looking for (different schools use different exam boards for different subjects) ask how lonng they have been using them. It may be useful n determining if it was the same for yours.
The exam boards hold your records for ever but wont give you any information (including if you are in their data base at all) without you 1st paying £50. If they find nothing you get half your money back. If they are there for the time you gave them (they only searchh 1 period each £50 Ie winter, summer are seperate searches costing separate fees) they will send you a ertificate showing all the results they found.
You could ask online I anyone from that year and school has their certificates still. They can then tell you.
Be warned <a class="break-all" href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.ocr.org.uk/Images/307561-examination-years-by-birthdate.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwit96WZ7vL5AhXilFwKHeeQC98QFnoECAwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2nHing9j_h7hH00jIUZTRm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Link for table of exam year by DOB It's a ridiculously expensive process that seems a little unfair in my opinion.

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Tasha1972 · 01/09/2022 06:58

If the link won't work..

www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=www.ocr.org.uk/Images/307561-examination-years-by-birthdate.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwit96WZ7vL5AhXilFwKHeeQC98QFnoECAwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2nHing9j_h7hH00jIUZTRm

TeenDivided · 01/09/2022 07:00

Ask your parents. They probably have them stored safely somewhere for you because you were a disorganised teen and they didn't trust you to look after them.