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12 January 2012, 09:16 AM
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12 January 2012, 03:44 PM
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Like a mock exam, perhaps?? I didn't pay that much attention to detail TBH. It was a bit too late for all that, and it wasn't my mock GCSE to prove that I read the post to the tiniest of the detail. 
It was just good to read between the lines that a father was sounding proud of his daughter, which is not a bad thing IMO.
Exactly.
Steve says that he is not following the thread due to how it has turned out, otherwise you could pick his brains on that.
It was just good to read between the lines that a father was sounding proud of his daughter, which is not a bad thing IMO.
I'm sure Steve's daughter is a smart young girl who is doing well. Steve is a nice chap so I'm sure his daughter is no different.
But just for my own curiosity I want to know what a byte/bite exam is. I'm not asking this to try and wind anybody up I genuinely want to know
12 January 2012, 03:49 PM
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Kids in Scotland at the moment are doing what are called 'prelims'. I don't know if this could be anything to do with it? It's basically a mock exam. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelim_Exams
Or it could very well just be the BBC thing, in which case it's even less official than a prelim and more like an informal 'test'.
Or it could very well just be the BBC thing, in which case it's even less official than a prelim and more like an informal 'test'.
12 January 2012, 09:52 PM
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Surely this to assess their abilities.
Thanks, that's all I wanted to know, not sure why Steve has got so touchy.
Btw, have you seen some of those questions?? They say exams haven't been dumbed down? One question is.......
'write three hundred thousand in figures'
My five year old can do that ffs
12 January 2012, 10:47 PM
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13 January 2012, 01:26 AM
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Dingle, I appreciate that your bright 5 year old may be able to write three hundred thousand in figures, but between the age of 13 and 19, a teenage brain can be substantially warped and obsessed with some crazily creative ideas. A lot of them would doodle uncountable figures of phalluses (or phalli, if one may object), condoms or **** for an answer. Bearing that in mind, I think any straight-headed teenager with the ability to answer the question correctly deserves a kudos in contrast to many other twisted little ******* out there with their brains stuck in a gagaland.
13 January 2012, 12:27 PM
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We think its something to do with the BBC Bitesize exam revision thingy....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
Our kids don't use it though
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We think its something to do with the BBC Bitesize exam revision thingy....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
Our kids don't use it though
Shaun
13 January 2012, 01:37 PM
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According to a guy here at work (who's asked his teacher missus) a 'bite GCSE' covers a small section of the syllabus , it does apparently count toward the final score, but can also be discounted if the child and/or teacher so choose.
Some schools give them to their more able kids in order to either, not overload them in the last two years, or, give them more available time in those last two years to do more subjects.
I can't believe you've all let this go without comment
Some schools give them to their more able kids in order to either, not overload them in the last two years, or, give them more available time in those last two years to do more subjects.
I can't believe you've all let this go without comment
13 January 2012, 05:54 PM
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Just to keep a few of you happy who seem to not even know what the exam is! Taken from her school curriculum and it wasn't a mock exam it was a GCSE.
http://www.emmanuelctc.org.uk/emmanu....php?flink=163
http://www.emmanuelctc.org.uk/emmanu....php?flink=163
14 January 2012, 12:47 PM
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I second that.
Well done to Stevebt's daughter.
It is to do with the intelligent child's interest in studies, not necessarily with the intelligence or capability alone, though. An intelligent kid can potentially **** up his/her GCSE and A Levels years in p!ssing about (in other words, using those years constructively by gaining life skills for that time period e.g. sh@gging experiences, drugs, music and a sausage roll), and wake up smelling the coffee later for his/her own good. Dr. Brian *** failed his Maths A Level, but came out just about okay, I think. He still needs a haircut very badly, though.
Well done to Stevebt's daughter.
It is to do with the intelligent child's interest in studies, not necessarily with the intelligence or capability alone, though. An intelligent kid can potentially **** up his/her GCSE and A Levels years in p!ssing about (in other words, using those years constructively by gaining life skills for that time period e.g. sh@gging experiences, drugs, music and a sausage roll
), and wake up smelling the coffee later for his/her own good. Dr. Brian *** failed his Maths A Level, but came out just about okay, I think. He still needs a haircut very badly, though.Les
14 January 2012, 02:46 PM
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Let me explain; "I need a drink very badly" means I am desperate for a drink. I didn't say: "He needs a very bad haircut for his very bad hair do.", did I?? In that sense, you being Shakespeare on the use of "badly" there makes you worthy of a "FAIL" in your bite exam in non-creative writing! 
15 January 2012, 01:58 PM
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BITE = Business, Information Technology and Economics taken at KS3,
just tried to download the PDF but it won't let me. The GCSE seems to be later and a EDEXCEL Course.
I'm not being obstructive just curious as I've never come across it as a GCSE before..
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just tried to download the PDF but it won't let me. The GCSE seems to be later and a EDEXCEL Course.
I'm not being obstructive just curious as I've never come across it as a GCSE before..
Shaun
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