An English GCSE changed a boy’s life
I have been very spoiled. I’ve had a sneaky suspicion about this for a while, but this year has forced the fact to my attention. Since moving to this school, I’ve never not had a top set GCSE class. Some years, I’ve had two sets, and then it’s usually a top one and a set three. This year, I have one and a half sets, and they are set three and four. I’m not complaining; nor should I. Nevertheless, it’s a bit of a shock to the system. Where for years I’ve been chasing grades 7 (old style A) and above, for the next two years I’ll be praying for 4s and 5s. The potential grades of the students I teach this year and next range from 2 to 5, compared with my last Year 11, whose targets ranged from 5 to 8. This year, my students don’t know the...
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