Stolen jacket at school

susancs

Torry_Quine wrote: »

What do they do in the interim, genuine question as it seems a shame to waste that time. Obviously in some cases when the results come in after fourth year exams then a change may be needed to the plan such as doing a subject again but in most cases if you were planning to stay on for fifth year that won't change much it at all.

Certainly when I was at school you had to say if you were staying on and what subjects at what level you were taking long before results came out

When my daughter did her GCSEs a couple of years ago, she finished all her exams in June and as she had a Saturday job at Boots, she just asked for extra work in the week. She wanted to do pharmacy at Uni so she did her Boots instore health care training and persuaded a London research centre to let her shadow someone for a few days (which probably helped her secure a good Uni offer). She did a First Aid course and a swimming pool lifeguarding course. Some of her friends did a four week National Citzens Service course during that summer (teamwork, first aid, community project work). Many did summer jobs.

Torry_Quine

susancs wrote: »

When my daughter did her GCSEs a couple of years ago, she finished all her exams in June and as she had a Saturday job at Boots, she just asked for extra work in the week. She wanted to do pharmacy at Uni so she did her Boots instore health care training and persuaded a London research centre to let her shadow someone for a few days (which probably helped her secure a good Uni offer). She did a First Aid course and a swimming pool lifeguarding course. Some of her friends did a four week National Citzens Service course during that summer (teamwork, first aid, community project work). Many did summer jobs.

Thanks for that but I'm glad that here you continue learning at school.

susancs

Jagraf wrote: »

You don't havevto have items in the same room, it says that if they are they need to be out of the way. The school are, from what I can see, adhering to the protocol. The exam board won't care where the jackets etc are so long as they are not breaking examination practice.

I agree that the JQC does not specically say that "banned" items have to be in the same room, but surely if the guidance clearly states storage of these items "would normally be at the front of the examination room ", it would have been good practice for this school to follow this JQC recommendation? IMO if they had the items in plain sight during and after exams, it would have probably reduced the risk of a jacket and a bag going missing from 2 different pupils after an exam. As a school Governor, I know in our school if similar happened, we would be considering a change of practice.

Jagraf

susancs wrote: »

I agree that the JQC does not specically say that "banned" items have to be in the same room, but surely if the guidance clearly states storage of these items "would normally be at the front of the examination room ", it would have been good practice for this school to follow this JQC recommendation? IMO if they had the items in plain sight during and after exams, it would have probably reduced the risk of a jacket and a bag going missing from 2 different pupils after an exam. As a school Governor, I know in our school if similar happened, we would be considering a change of practice.

No, what they are stating is that if the items are in the room (which they often might be) then they must not be accessible during exams. They are not recommending that items of clothing 'should' be in the room.

Their recommendations are to do with examination procedure, not how safe someone's jacket is.

susancs

Torry_Quine wrote: »

Thanks for that but I'm glad that here you continue learning at school.

I can appreciate your view, as after 3 months off school, my daughter had to go over a lot of the GCSE coursework in the science subjects in September, before starting the A level course.

Running_On_Empty

Jagraf wrote: »

Teachers don't just teach one year group and their duties will be re-aligned don't worry. A bit like when a project finished at work, there's always something else to do. It's no different.

Why not teach non curriculum topics, life skills such as how to understand your pay slip and how to calculate your tax?
What exactly will those re aligned duties be? Tea drinking in the staff room?

tom9980

Running_On_Empty wrote: »

Why not teach non curriculum topics, life skills such as how to understand your pay slip and how to calculate your tax?
What exactly will those re aligned duties be? Tea drinking in the staff room?

My wife did a good 60 hours work during half term recently, granted she is in primary education but I imagine those lazy teachers will indeed be wasting time drinking tea.

missbiggles1

Running_On_Empty wrote: »

It is puzzling that the students who have finished their exams are deemed to have left school and this is with almost half of a term to go beforeschool finishes at end of july. What will their teachers be doing during this six or so week period?

Blow the teachers - bringing the exams forward this much and then letting the students leave deprives them of half a term's education!

susancs

Running_On_Empty wrote: »

Why not teach non curriculum topics, life skills such as how to understand your pay slip and how to calculate your tax?
What exactly will those re aligned duties be? Tea drinking in the staff room?

How to calculate tax would be taught under the Maths curriculum before GCSE. In my daughter's school the GCSE and A level teachers offered revision classes in the school holidays, Saturdays and after school, so it was a case of a heavier work load not less around exam time. Teachers often gave up lunctimes or break to go over a past exam question a pupil did not understand. My daughter also did the extended project qualification and this involved extra mentoring work from two teachers outside of their normal lessons (this was also done for lots of other pupils). All younger year classes do end of year exams in all subjects that have to be prepared and marked by the teachers, plus end of year reports done. Teachers are often on hand after exams to ask pupils how they did and give a few encouraging words. Curriculum changes for next year have to be gone over and changes put in place, staff training, staff apprasals, meetings, form time pastoral care duties, parent information meetings and visits and baseline test for year 6 pupils who will be starting school in September. .....not any time for drinking tea in the staff room, even during unchtime or breaks.

Jagraf

Running_On_Empty wrote: »

Why not teach non curriculum topics, life skills such as how to understand your pay slip and how to calculate your tax?
What exactly will those re aligned duties be? Tea drinking in the staff room?

Don't forget they also need to make time for merrily dancing round the building in party hats:rotfl: