Exam Fever!

Yes, it's that time again! The November 2007 IGCSE exam results have been processed by Cambridge and are available now (confidentially) to registered Exam Centres; the results will only be officially available and released to candidates on the 21st of this month. Pressure mounts... fingernails get bitten... nights are sleepless... yes, all of these things, for exam results are a big thing for we moderns. It might even be good for us :-)

Schools are closed... but busy!

As far as much of the country is concerned, schools are currently closed and teachers are basking in the sun (or in the rain as it often is this year) but in actual fact the schools are very busy. Firstly, there are the myriad parents dragging their offspring from school-to-school in the desperate chase for places--mostly in Forms 1 and 4. Some of this could have been prevented by better planning, but for others it is because of good results in the exam results released last week that inspired the desire for a 'better' school. Secondly, there are the buildings to maintain--paint jobs, repairs, etc. Then there are the necessary admin jobs such as staffing and a new timetable to draft, and so on. And we must not forget all those who wrote the IGCSE exams last year and who are nervously awaiting their results. As the nerves fray, so they call or visit their schools, looking for news...