Police Officer- English qualification

happyandcontented

If you got a D several years ago then getting a C under the new exam format is certainly not guaranteed. The whole format has changed and it is very much about exam technique rather than correct grammar or even punctuation. Those count of course, but only in certain sections of the exam where marks are given specifically for SPAG (spelling, punctuation and grammar) on many of the other questions the specific requirements do need to be taught or they won't be answered correctly.

Many moons ago I got an A at O level and having seen the new format up close I know would have needed tuition to get close to the same mark now due to the format of the new GCSE. It has returned to being all exam based and there is no coursework element.

ohreally

Smodlet wrote: »

Then let us consider this classic example:

Have you paid the rent, boy?

Have you paid the rent boy?

The second activity is, as far as I am aware, somewhat frowned upon.

Only if you haven't paid him.

bugslet

ohreally wrote: »

Only if you haven't paid him.

he really needs to join a union:D

Smodlet

happyandcontented wrote: »

If you got a D several years ago then getting a C under the new exam format is certainly not guaranteed. The whole format has changed and it is very much about exam technique rather than correct grammar or even punctuation. Those count of course, but only in certain sections of the exam where marks are given specifically for SPAG (spelling, punctuation and grammar) on many of the other questions the specific requirements do need to be taught or they won't be answered correctly.

Many moons ago I got an A at O level and having seen the new format up close I know would have needed tuition to get close to the same mark now due to the format of the new GCSE. It has returned to being all exam based and there is no coursework element.

Oo-er. (JReacher, I take your point ) So it is not really a test of English then? Thank the gods I had the sense never to have kids. Imagine helping them with their home work, giving perfectly correct instruction, only to be told, "it's wrong"!

Tabbytabitha

Surely a typo occurs when you hit a key next to the letter you intended or hit a key once rather than twice (or vice versa) etc.? If you put an e rather than an i (as in reset), that's a misspelling, not a typo.

ViolaLass

Some of you are being rather sanctimonious.

OP, you'll need to retake it. Find a local college, fix it. It won't necessarily make you more accurate in your typing, as some appear to believe, but you are going to find it's constantly required to get jobs.

Samsung_Note2

PasturesNew wrote: »

While posting a serious question, you were thinking of nudity?

The trouble is, English is important as typos can make the difference between being easily shown and proven innocent.... or hanging for a typo.

2 years after a typo, if questioned in court whether you meant you were thinking about nude people or not, could you answer with honesty that you weren't and that it was a typo? It can make a mockery of the trustworthiness of your evidence.

Language, commas, spelling .... can be twisted to mean entirely different things if they're written wrongly.

I helped my uncle, Jack, off a horse.
I helped my uncle Jack off a horse.

One of the above is probably illegal.

Only if the Horse says No..or should that be Naaaahey.:p

Malthusian

PasturesNew wrote: »

I helped my uncle, Jack, off a horse.
I helped my uncle Jack off a horse.

One of the above is probably illegal.

Or perfectly standard practice at any stud farm.

Yes, it's funny, but people who work with horses in the open air would think it just as funny that people have jobs which involve sitting in an office reading MSE.

culpepper

I think your best course would be to telephone the centre where you are doing the training and explain honestly that you find after digging out your certificates for the gcses that you actually have a D and not a C+.
They may evaluate you on your performance up till now and look at your other qualifications or they may say that you will need to retake the GCSE in English and come back and reapply when you have a suitable result.
Either way, don't write yourself off before at least explaining the situation, as it may not be as bad as you imagine.

GothicStirling

I've been told numerous times that passing a functional skills test is the equivalent to a C grade in Maths/English. Can anyone confirm?