Early date for B'ham GS exams 2012

[hermanmunster]

Koala found a link to the dates for next years exams: Note it will be Saturday, 8th September 2011 so don't be late back from your hols!

http://www.kefw.bham.sch.uk/ke/our_scho ... _timetable" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


also note the registration deadline

[Bad Dad]

Those of us from Warks have had to get used to you Brummies using our earlier test for practice during the last couple of years. Well the boot will be on the other foot next year! Unless our test also gets put back - but I can't see how it can be any earlier than yours or it will be in the holiday period.

[poiuyt]

Sincere thanks from the bottom of our brummie hearts, good job most us don't take up the offers, more room for the yokels!!

[KenR]

I wonder if this will be the same test in B/Ham and Warks to save money on Durham compiling 2 tests

[poiuyt]

Is this date just for five ways or the consortium

[hermanmunster]

Sincere thanks from the bottom of our brummie hearts, good job most us don't take up the offers, more room for the yokels!!

eyup - I'm a warwickshire yokel who went to a brummie school

re: date - reckon all the Birmingham GS exams are on the same day

[um]

Queen Mary's will clearly need to move their December exam forward significantly too.

I reckon this change will make the summer holiday period more 'stressful' for parents and children.
Instead of counting down the months/weeks to the exam, they will be counting the days... there will be more pressure.

However it leaves almost the whole of Year 6 as a wilderness for bright children in most state schools, who have nothing to 'work for' and almost nothing to do (certainly nothing stretching).

But I am sooo happy that it is not in flu/norovirus/nasty cough season any more.

[poiuyt]

Kids are getting too soft, bit of pressure will do them good

[DIY Mum]

Never tried it for my other dc but I have to admit that I was looking forward to registering for the Warks' exam as a test practice That's now out of the window!

Well, I suppose we have more time to prepare for the indie's now...

[shital]

Thanks for putting the date on fourm..... We got two less months!!!!!!!!!!!!!