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Jay got three As (sciences), two Cs (Maths and Product Design) and a D and an E (English Lit. and English). The English result was much better than expected, considering that there were two papers with two questions each and for both he only answered one of the questions. The D for English Lit. was particularly pleasing, we thought he'd def. fail both English papers, tbh, and were fearing a G or even a U! Of course, he's thrilled to bits with the As but would have preferred A*s. All in all, we're very pleased with his results. :thumbs:

 

~ Mel ~

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WOW 3 As that is amazing, and for science, shows he has talent in that subject, that is brilliant, and he still has Cs for Maths and Producat design, thats a good handful of Pass C and above GCSEs there, thats defo more than I have, so he should be very very proud, its specialist college now isnt it. hopefully with the right support he can gain those A stars.

 

Well done celebrations tonight.

 

JsMumx

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He's off to an ASD unit attached to mainstream college. It's far from ideal for him and he's not very happy about it, tbh. They'll be working at a far, far lower level than is appropriate for him, foundation level and everyday maths, that sort of thing, but he does need the social skills and independence training, which he wouldn't get at mainstream, so it's very much swings and roundabouts. He has said that he feels patronized by the helpers there, most of the other students are a lot less able in a lot of ways, but then, having said that, he's not at all 'able' socially or independence-wise so no option really is a good fit for him.

 

It's not what I want for him, I have to be honest :tearful: but we're trying to get him to see it as a 'year out' kind of thing and a break from all the hard academic work that he's put in. I just so hope they can help him there with his confidence and social skills 'cos I don't know what will happen if he hasn't progressed at all by this time next year. A lot of good three As will do him if he still hasn't a single friend or the ability to talk to anyone, he'd have no hope of surviving in the workplace or even securing a position.

 

So all in all, good results today, but now I'm feeling very sad about it all, tbh. I'd trade all his As, along with everything I own, for one friend for him, just one. :crying:

 

~ Mel ~

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So all in all, good results today, but now I'm feeling very sad about it all, tbh. I'd trade all his As, along with everything I own, for one friend for him, just one. :crying:

 

~ Mel ~

 

 

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Karen.

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Congratulations to Jay on his excellent results. Once he has progressed with his social skills, his good grades will put him in a really good position.

 

His placement for next year does not sound ideal, but seeing it as a year out to work on his confidence and social skills might give him the right attitude to benefit from it.

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Good news about the GCSE's. :thumbs:

 

Hope the college can help him in other ways, but it's a shame they can't cater for him academically. Could he perhaps pursue an A level or two on his own next year just to keep him motivated?

 

K x

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Well done Jay..............and congratulations to you aswell Mel they are fantastic results you must be so pleased.I know the friendship scenario is hard, believe me I know , my son is a similar age and in the same boat.But you never know what tomorrow may bring and if this next yr brings increasing independence for him .He may feel confident enough to forge ahead and meeet and make new friends for himself.Adulthood could bring him the friendships that will suit him , and he may begin to feel more comfortable socialising etc.As other peers/teens around him mature they all tend to gather in their respective groups depending on interests etc.He,ll find a group of like minded individuals at college who he feels akin too Iam sure , hugs suzex.

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Thanks. But what makes you say that?

 

~ Mel ~

 

I was having terrible thoughts a few months ago that history was not on his side. I have encountered or have been informed about teenagers with AS with similarities to Jay, and few of them manage to achieve half decent GCSE results. History shows that the best GCSE results tend to come from the 'mild cases' of AS in mainstream school; home educated; or those who took the GCSEs at college. I haven't scrutinised my collection of GCSE results from over the years but I don't think there is anyone who is similar to Jay who has managed A grades for science subjects yet.

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Hi oxgirl -

just noticed this thread (been on hols!)... very well done to J :notworthy: and hope the mainstream unit helps to 'round off' his education in those areas that come less naturally for him. May not be exactly what he feels he wants etc at the mo, but I'm sure it'll pay dividends in the long run and he's got the rest of his life to excel in his A subjects :thumbs:

 

L&P

 

BD :D

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Hi Mel, firstly congratulations on J's results.... it is a great achievement.

 

Hoepfully he will progress well socially this coming year and then be in a position to do A level study the following year if he chooses to. This is actually one of the scenaripos we were thinking of for our daughter, if she didnt quite get the results she wanted.

 

Can I ask, does your son use Facebook? my daughter went to one of the priory schools and most of the kids are on FB, it has really helped a lot of them as it removes some of th difficulties with communication... it isnt a cure all of course but it does help my daughter to feel less isolated at times.

 

 

The other thing, does the main stream college have an A/S group? My daughter is going to main stream in conjunction with the Priory FE college she will be attending, but the college has its own 'Aspie group' a place where anyone who has an ASD can chill and make likeminded indivuduals or jsut retreat to at times to prevent overload... most colleges have a number of ASD students so might be worth asking, or seeing if one could be set up...

 

I am happy to give the name of the college my daughter will be attending so that they could maybe ask them about the logistics of setting up such a group?

 

Just an idea...

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Can I ask, does your son use Facebook? my daughter went to one of the priory schools and most of the kids are on FB, it has really helped a lot of them as it removes some of th difficulties with communication... it isnt a cure all of course but it does help my daughter to feel less isolated at times.

 

I have a serious dislike and distrust of Facebook. It's an invasion of privacy and is run as a profit making business by selling personal information to other businesses. The people and organisations behind Facebook also don't make pleasant bed time reading. I can PM you more information about this if you want. Facebook does not really do anything that other technology doesn't do. Call me old fashioned if you wish, but I much prefer forums such as this over Facebook. I consider them to be more secure and are less likely to leak personal information to third parties or government agencies. They are more likely to be run by trustworthy people who see them as a personal venture and not as a profit making business.

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Can I ask, does your son use Facebook? my daughter went to one of the priory schools and most of the kids are on FB, it has really helped a lot of them as it removes some of th difficulties with communication... it isnt a cure all of course but it does help my daughter to feel less isolated at times.

 

 

The other thing, does the main stream college have an A/S group? My daughter is going to main stream in conjunction with the Priory FE college she will be attending, but the college has its own 'Aspie group' a place where anyone who has an ASD can chill and make likeminded indivuduals or jsut retreat to at times to prevent overload... most colleges have a number of ASD students so might be worth asking, or seeing if one could be set up...

 

Hi, thanks for that.

Yes, he is on Facebook but, of course, as he hasn't any friends, the only Facebook 'friends' he has are us, his grandparents and a few cousins and aunts, about 7 in all, so not much help really.

He isn't attending the mainstream college. The unit for ASD students just happens to be on the site of a mainstream college, but they don't interact with mainstream peers. He'll study with a small group of other ASD pupils and I'm just hoping he can connect with some of them, or even one of them, although he never has up until now so I don't see much changing tbh.

 

~ Mel ~

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