Just have a read if you are worried about 11+ failure at all
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:51 pm
I seem to recall Tree writing a similar story a couple of years ago,but this is mine in a nutshell. Or rather my son's.
I think it was just before Christmas 2008, when we opened the result of my youngest son's 11 +. I had always thought from the minute he was born, that he was the clever one in the family. He took to all educational activities straight away , could read and write really well, really early and his mathematical skills were very good for his age.
He went to a very good primary school, was challenged and rose to those challenges all the time. He was very well rounded, lots of friends, after school activities etc. I had three children who had already passed the Slough consortium exam and were sailing through their secondary school careers at this time.
It never evened entered my head that he would not pass, but when we opened the envelope, there it was in black and white, disaster.
Although we appealed, we failed that too. It was an awful time for the whole family.
Anyway we had a halfway decent back up plan, but it broke my heart that he couldn't go to the same school as his brother and sisters.
Well to cut a long story short, he is now a very proud student with 9 A*s and 4 As, admittedly 3 were taken last year, but he has far surpassed the achievements of his brother and sisters who had the 'better' education. We keep looking at the bit of paper to try and fine the Bs and the Cs but they just aren't there.
I am not putting this here to boast, it is just the end of a huge journey that started 6 years ago so miserably. And it is well worth remembering for those of you who have children who just didn't cut it in stupid N/VR tests, that it is not the end of the world. His school is ok, but not amazing, so it is down to the individual child to realise their potential.
I would also say that there must be something totally wrong with the Slough consortium exam as well. He took it right after they took maths out. I'd like to know how many of that cohort in Slough today have the same results as my son.
Just glad that bit's all over now, looking forward to the next stage
I think it was just before Christmas 2008, when we opened the result of my youngest son's 11 +. I had always thought from the minute he was born, that he was the clever one in the family. He took to all educational activities straight away , could read and write really well, really early and his mathematical skills were very good for his age.
He went to a very good primary school, was challenged and rose to those challenges all the time. He was very well rounded, lots of friends, after school activities etc. I had three children who had already passed the Slough consortium exam and were sailing through their secondary school careers at this time.
It never evened entered my head that he would not pass, but when we opened the envelope, there it was in black and white, disaster.
Although we appealed, we failed that too. It was an awful time for the whole family.
Anyway we had a halfway decent back up plan, but it broke my heart that he couldn't go to the same school as his brother and sisters.
Well to cut a long story short, he is now a very proud student with 9 A*s and 4 As, admittedly 3 were taken last year, but he has far surpassed the achievements of his brother and sisters who had the 'better' education. We keep looking at the bit of paper to try and fine the Bs and the Cs but they just aren't there.
I am not putting this here to boast, it is just the end of a huge journey that started 6 years ago so miserably. And it is well worth remembering for those of you who have children who just didn't cut it in stupid N/VR tests, that it is not the end of the world. His school is ok, but not amazing, so it is down to the individual child to realise their potential.
I would also say that there must be something totally wrong with the Slough consortium exam as well. He took it right after they took maths out. I'd like to know how many of that cohort in Slough today have the same results as my son.
Just glad that bit's all over now, looking forward to the next stage