Joshua & Brandon's GCSE Results

On the 22nd of August Joshua and Brandon got to pick up their GSCE results. A really big day for Joshua as they were his end of school exams and will dictate the course he ultimately ends up taking at college. For Brandon it was his English Literature (which they complete in Year10) and his ICT BTEC.

Brandon done amazing as expected and got a Grade 7 (equivalent to an old A) for his English Literature and a Distinction in ICT. I think he scored something like 86/90 for the ICT so really couldn't have done much more. 

Joshua had a bit of a mixed bag of results which I guess was also kind of expected. He failed History and Spanish which was always a given. Then disappointingly he failed Science. He passed math's which we were all really pleased with and was one of the key passes he needed for college. He also passed his Construction and ICT. 

The major disappointment was he only got a 3 in English which was the other important subject he needed for his college course. Annoyingly he missed a 4 by just 6 or 7 marks so we are going to see if it is worth getting his paper remarked if the school think it might be upgraded to a 4.

So at the moment the really good news is Joshua has his place in college and will be starting Electrical Installation at Chelmsford College starting with his induction day tomorrow. As he didn't get math's and English he has had to start on Level 1 and he will have to re-sit English (unless we successfully get it upgraded with the review/re-mark we have requested. So those 6 or 7 marks have effectively cost him an extra year of further education. But looking on the positive side if he does the Level 1 first then that should put him in a very strong position when he does go on to do the Level 2.

So on to the next exciting chapter for Joshua.

Results day and surprisingly not many parents were there. I wanted to see first hand Joshua opening his envelope.

Joshua's results - good passes for ICT, Construction and Math's. Just missing out on his English.

Brandon's results - smashed it out of the park as usual.

Finally managed to collect Joshua's leavers fleece which we paid for about 6 months ago. His name is down towards the bottom of the 2.

Class of 2024, looks good in the black and white.

And he also got to collect his leavers book. No signatures collected as they all scribbled on each others shirts instead.

Joshua's class and teacher of 2024.