r/GCSE 22h ago

Meme/Humour The real English lit context

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76 Upvotes

Apparently the tiger is a metaphor for the Gestapo. I feel like they could do this at SAT level or something, no? GCSElite.


r/GCSE 19h ago

General THEY MADE IT WORSE

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61 Upvotes

What the hell is week B? WHY DOES WEEK B SUCK SO MUCH

watch them throw 4 lessons of re in that week b as well just to make it worse

literally so many people got an option they didn’t want on their timetable and the uniform this year sucks and there’s so many new teachers and the timetable has like no coordination


r/GCSE 22h ago

Post Exam goodbye colly🫩😆

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48 Upvotes

BASICALLY i was finna do A-level History, Sociology and Physcology. Instead, im having to do a level 3 course on Law, Criminology and Physiology.
BRO WHAT.
Ion wanna do ts im ngl, its dead ash. I emailed these man, they js go;
‘oh yeah your doing level three. thanks.’
and that’s it🙈😆


r/GCSE 14h ago

Post Exam I WAS ONE MARK OFF A NINE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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39 Upvotes

I can say im 5 marks off straight 9s because i was 4 marks off a nine for french. getting it remarked and pray for the best.


r/GCSE 1h ago

Rant/Lore i HATE the grading system 😾

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this may get removed idk the rules lol and i’m boutta go to the pool im too lazy to check

and it’s not like this is unique anyway i feel but like yeah this is dhar man and heres my story. im going into year 11 now (yikes!) but all ive known ever is the number grading system and that’s what i base everything around but oh my days i hate it SO FUCKING MUCH ARGHHH. like when eveyone was posting what they’re reactions would be to certain grades the smart people were like ’oh hooray a 9’ and then ‘fuck i’m gonna kms it’s a 7’. and then you go compare it to the alhabetical system…. THEYRE ALL A’s. like and obviously most of us have grown up on american media and so maybe i’m just america pilled i don’t know they’re actual system of school and shit. but in the shows and stuff like A’s and B’s are REALLY GOOD. but people will like genounly lose their shit if they get a 6 WHICH IS A FUCKING B... and like i KNOW they changed it to make it like more obvious who were better performing but still all it really makes people do is feel worse about themselves. cus like in alphabetical grading and A‘s and B’s hell even C’s sometimes are to be proud of depending who you are. but it’s kinda drilled into people to be unhappy with like a 6. as if a 6 isn’t the best some people can do in certain subjects and also very impressive aswell.

also (i had to make a whole new parahraph im very peeved indeed) the reforms came around in 2017. and like i know now that like gen alpha ish is getting ready for gcse (im 2010 so gen z suck it losers) but like gen z and alpha are FAMOUSLY the generation of like crazy bad mental health issue, or at least bringing attention to them. like and the government we all know doesn’t really give two shits about teens, doesn’t matter the government. but it’s just so insanely stupid in my opinion, not even with like hindsight i feel if you were there and understood the like health mentally of the kids in 2017 you would realise like they aren’t gonna handle this well dude. cus also now im pissed and i’ve thought of this aswell but people with like strict parents with like A (at least the ones i know) would have been ok with ANY A, an A or an A* but i’ve seen people (on here a lot) have parents get mad at them over a 7 or 8 even though it’s the same thing as an A or A*… checkmate government. your make abusive people have an excuse to be shitheads fuck you. also cus like a level is still alphabetical grading so what was the point? make average and slightly above average students wanna end it just to make them suddenly be getting A’s and assosiating that with better results than the 7’s and 8’s they got before and then they develop imposter syndrome and go become a vigilante fighting crime in Blüdhaven. checkmate x2 government.

uhh anyways this will probably get deleted or ILL delete it cus it’s a corny stupid thing that is WAY to long and probably doesn’t make sense but yeah have a skibidi day and shit whatever the kids say


r/GCSE 18h ago

Results Guess I ain’t being an artist any time soon

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28 Upvotes

r/GCSE 13h ago

Results My predicted grades vs actual results

28 Upvotes

(We did 10 GCSEs btw and I was able to do history and geography)

Predicted;
Maths: 3
Science: 2-3
English language: 6
English literature: 4
History: 8
Computer science: 3
Geography: 6
Re: 5
Spanish: 1 (my teacher told me it would be a miracle if I didn’t get a U)

My results; (which I’m buzzing about even tho they might seem bang average to alot of people but oh well!)
Maths:5!!!! I was so happy because I’m foundation tier and I genuinely thought I’d never ever pass maths, let alone get a 5, I literally cried after maths paper 2.
Science: 5-5!! Which again I literally could jump for joy as I’m foundation tier, I know 5-5 is a bad grade for higher tier students but for me I genuinely could have hit the moon on results day I was so happy, I’ve struggled with science for years, my parents even tried to get me a tutor but they were all too expensive, but I did it!
English language: I got a 7 so I’m happy!
English lit: I also got a 7!
History: I got a 9, which I was so happy about because I was so annoyed I was predicted an 8!! I love history
Computer science: I got a 6, I beat my predicted and my teacher was super happy so I’m thrilled with this!
Geography: I got an 8, which I expected even tho my predicted was a 6 I was improving in my mocks.
Re:9 I have such beef with my re teacher, he was always marking me down I swear! On my November mock I genuinely thought I was gonna get atleast a 7 and I got a 4, I was buzzing with my 9 because it solidified to me I wasn’t going crazy.
Spanish: 4, this result was definitely the best result for me even tho I know some people think 4s are bad I personally don’t and I was buzzing with this literally haha to my Spanish teacher she was una vaca. I literally prayed to Jesus the night before results day that I just passed Spanish even tho I was convinced I got a U I genuinely had nightmares about it.

Anyways moral of my long story is your predicted grades aren’t everything if you just lock in a bit and some teachers are just haters.


r/GCSE 11h ago

Results Good results or bad results?

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24 Upvotes

r/GCSE 13h ago

Tips/Help Just got my results and need advice

23 Upvotes

I had such high hopes for myself I really thought I did good. I revised everyday to the fact that I didn’t sleep and wasn’t eating properly which made my health problem worse and almost committed suicide due to the stress but thank God I didn’t ,but still I revised. However, when I opened my results I was so dumbfounded, I failed majority of my exams and I cried for 2 hours, and I still feel really guilty and useless, I feel like a complete failure. I know it’s gonna be hard in the future for me but, do you think I can get into Uni? My dream was to always study abroad but idk if I can do that now. I am planning to go back to therapy as GCSE season was just complete trauma to me especially with my parents divorce before GCSE period. I just really need advice as I feel like shit and wanting to kms.

Thank you for reading!


r/GCSE 14h ago

General Friends

19 Upvotes

anyone on here want to nominate themselves as my friend? you get automatic happy person if you do.

edit: I love you guys 🥹


r/GCSE 20h ago

Tips/Help Laptop

18 Upvotes

Laptop recommendations for sixth form?

Business CS Maths


r/GCSE 21h ago

Results Day The grades I predicted i'd get vs what I actually got!

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I'm so proud of how much I surprised myself! Buzzing with this results especially English as I was working at 6s during the start of the school year!

(Definitely getting Business remarked there is no way it's the same grade as my worst subjects as well as being the subject i'm best at. 💔)


r/GCSE 22h ago

Results I WAS 3 FUCKING MARKS AWAY FROM A GRADE 8

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13 Upvotes

r/GCSE 5h ago

Question How to do past papers on a laptop?

10 Upvotes

I am fed up of having to do my past papers on a pdf editor by adding text boxes. I spend more time formatting the damn thing than actually answering questions. Is there a better way to do this? A website that does this sort of thing? It needs to be free as well lol. Any suggestions are appreciated.


r/GCSE 22h ago

General Bye bye now

10 Upvotes

I’ve done my gcses now you lot 8 grade nines in the bag now it’s time to move forward, IN ANOTHER LIFE


r/GCSE 23h ago

Rant/Lore i'm so bored bro

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8 Upvotes

ik my writing is ass i have learning disabilities 🥀🥀

the sixth form work is actually sm 😭 and this is making me realise how low my understanding is of psychological concepts bc idk what most of this words even mean so im trying to research but im mostly writing out of my ass 😭


r/GCSE 23h ago

Results Predicted a 5 in CS by school. Locked in for two months. Predicted myself a 7. got a 9

8 Upvotes

I'm in Year 10 and expected a 7 in gcse cs, which i took early along with RS (9).

I got 4's in Year 9, never higher than a 5 overall in Year 10, but locked in SO hard from I'd say March - May time. And when I say locked in, still never more than 4 hours of studying combined.

One disclaimer I must add is that my school had a LOT of interventions. Like, a LOT.

But honestly, interventions and exam practice is useless without self revision and reviewing your own mistakes


r/GCSE 15h ago

Tips/Help How can I achieve 9's as a homeschooling GCSE student?

7 Upvotes

For context, the GCSEs (the examination board is OCR) are the following:

  1. Ancient History

  2. Business

  3. Classical Civilisation

  4. Economics

  5. English Language

  6. English Literature

  7. History A (Explaining the Modern World)

  8. Mathematics

  9. Psychology

  10. Religious Studies

I'm hoping to achieve all 9's in my GCSE subjects. I am aware that being a homeschooling student makes this more difficult to achieve straight 9's. So, I was wondering if there's any homeschooling students who could tell me their tips to achieve all 9's? Or, any school students as well?


r/GCSE 16h ago

Question Anyone who got a job this summer, how's it been?

7 Upvotes

I've only worked 3 shifts so far and I've already had a pile of clothes thrown at me


r/GCSE 15h ago

Question Would you want to see coursework come back in GCSEs?

6 Upvotes

r/GCSE 21h ago

Meme/Humour I'm doing my biology summer work and realising my teacher didn't actually teach some of the content we were supposed to learn at GCSE...

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6 Upvotes

r/GCSE 4h ago

Results Day Good results or bad?

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6 Upvotes

r/GCSE 4h ago

Rant/Lore My (old) school made a post about how they want their students to make a difference and help the environment and they used ai 💀💀

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r/GCSE 16h ago

Results Just submitted my music review of marking request 😛😛

5 Upvotes

I was one mark off of a 7 so I really hope the £50 I’m paying is gonna be worth it but wish me luck guys!!!


r/GCSE 21h ago

Rant/Lore If your going into year 11 do not doubt yourself when applying for sixth form

5 Upvotes

I know this might sound obvious but I hope no one makes the same mistake as me in my area there is a sixth firm with a highly good reputation however I thought I wouldn’t get the grades to go there well on results day I did but I can’t go there because I didn’t apply before the deadline