Summertime!

[TheCollector]

From what Ian says it kind of sounds like SATs which we take in America.

Hey Kelly

We also have SATs in the UK, the GCSE is just what they call the exams at the end. SATs and GCSEs are mainly continual assessment now, so that the exam at the end is not so crucial - the coursework makes up a large part of the qualification.

In the "oldern days" (!) when I was at school - everything rested on the exams in the end. It didn't matter how good you were at a subject through the years if you had a bad day on the day of the exam, then you failed the subject. I sound like such an old man!!!!!

I can see that this newer way is much fairer

Anyway, have a great Summer break!

Ian

[chewytoffee]

Yeeees!

My GCSEs are finally over and now I have 3 months to enjoy the Summer!

I'm so happy....

[kaz]

i have 2 weeks left of college now- well one week in placement and then ive finihsed for summer i get 3 months off cos we are moving into a new building and it wont be ready for the usual back to college date so we get an extra 4 weeks yay!!!!!