#gcses 2017

[emma-watson-blog]

Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris, France, to British parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both lawyers. She moved to Oxfordshire when she was five, where she attended the Dragon School. The same year, she was diagnosed with ADHD and was put on Ritalin as she struggled to sit still. From the age of six, Emma knew that she wanted to be an actress and, for a number of years, she trained at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a part-time theatre school where she studied singing, dancing and acting. By the age of ten, she had performed and taken the lead in various Stagecoach productions and school plays.

In 1999, casting began for Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (2001), the film adaptation of British author J.K. Rowling's bestselling novel. Casting agents found Emma through her Oxford theatre teacher. After eight consistent auditions, producer David Heyman told Emma and fellow applicants, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, that they had been cast for the roles of the three leads, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. The release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) was Emma's cinematic screen debut. The film broke records for opening-day sales and opening-weekend takings and was the highest-grossing film of 2001. Critics praised the film and the performances of the three leading young actors. The highly distributed British newspaper, 'The Daily Telegraph', called her performance "admirable". Later, Emma was nominated for five awards for her performance in the film, winning the Young Artist Award for Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film.

When Watson was five years old, her parents divorced and she moved to Oxfordshire, England with her mother and younger brother. Both of Watson's parents have remarried, and she has three half-siblings and two step-siblings

Watson attended the Dragon School, an independent preparatory school, until June 2003. She then transferred to Headington School, an independent girls' school.

Watson was diagnosed with hyperactive-impulsive type ADHD at the age of 5 and has been taking medication for the condition ever since.

An avid sports player, Watson enjoys playing hockey, tennis and rounders. She is also said to be a gifted singer

Emma graduated from Brown University in May 2014.

Has kept a painstakingly detailed log of her everyday life since her film career took off, as many as 30 journals in total.

Favorite Harry Potter book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Best friends with Harry Potter co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint after practically growing up with them on the Harry Potter set. She calls them her 'brothers'.

Was offered the titled lead in Cinderella (2015) but turned it down.

Her parents are both British, and were living in Paris at the time of Emma's birth. Emma lived in France until the age of five, when her family returned to the United Kingdom.

Auditioned eight times (at age 9) for the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, playing opposite five prospective sets of Harry's before landing the part.

She achieved eight A* and two A passes in her GCSEs (exams British school pupils take in their last compulsory year of secondary school).

Prefers to sign autographs for fans rather than taking pictures with them.

Was offered the role of Mia in La La Land (2016) but turned it down to play Belle in Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast (2017). The role then went to Emma Stone, who won an Academy award for her performance. Ironically, she replaced Stone for the role of Meg March in Greta Gerwig's Little Women (2019) after Stone was unable to take the part due to her scheduling conflicts in promoting The Favourite (2018).

Both of her parents are lawyers.

Entering Brown University, Rhode Island, U.S.A. after completion of the Harry Potter Movies (July 21, 2009).to study literature.

Has said that she'd like to work with directors Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro.

Enjoys playing field hockey, netball and tennis (for school and local teams), skiing, painting, cooking, singing, and dancing (has twice competed with her school in Rock Challenge 2006 and 2007).

Her parents divorced in 1995; each parent has since remarried. On her father's side, she has a younger half-brother, Toby, born 2003, and half-sisters (identical twins) Lucy and Nina, born in 2004. Lucy and Nina played the younger version of her character Pauline in Ballet Shoes (2007). She also has two stepbrothers through her mother's remarriage.

Is a certified yoga and meditation instructor.

Is the former roommate and current best friend of America's Next Top Model (2003) Cycle 18 winner, Sophie Sumner.

(May 25, 2014) Graduated from Brown University with a bachelor's degree in English literature.

She enrolled in a Shakespeare course at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts during the summer of 2008.

Attended The Dragon School, a renowned preparatory school in Oxford, between September 1995 and July 2001. She then went on to attend Headington School, a private all-girls school, between September 2001 and July 2006.

Emma Watson has stated that, since her audition at age 9 through the completion of 8 Harry Potter features by age 22, the hectic, educational experience consumed over half her life.

Used to have two cats, one named Bubbles and the other is named Domino when she was younger.

Was in a relationship with Will Adamowicz from 2012-2013. The couple met while studying at Oxford University in 2011.

She was named after her paternal grandmother, born Freda Emma Duerre who, after marriage, became Freda Emma Duerre Watson.

Took AS levels in English, Geography, Art, and History of Art in May 2007, and has now dropped History of Art to pursue the three A levels.

When she made a promotional appearance on a Dutch TV talk show for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), the interview ended with her joining the Dutch illusion act Magic Unlimited, who sawed her in half.

Has the same birthday as her Beauty and the Beast co-stars: Luke Evans and her Harry Potter collaborator Emma Thompson.

Is taking legal action after private photos of her trying on various outfits were stolen and posted online.

In 2008, BoyDestiny wrote and sang the song "You Got Me Going", also known as The Emma Watson Song.

Passed her driving test in the U.S. in 2008 and drives a Toyota Prius.

Watson passed her driving test on her first attempt on 28 January 2008.

Was named the face of the 2009 Fall/Winter Burberry Campaign.

In March 2010, Watson performed in Anton Chekov's Three Sisters, playing the youngest sister, Irina. The play was a student-directed play at Brown University, where she was a freshman at the time

In June 2010, Watson was featured in the music video of the song 'Say You Don't Want It' by One Night Only.

In July 2010, it was confirmed that Watson has an official twitter account. In August 2010 Watson confirmed that she had got a hair cut, photos were also released.

Watson launched a gin, called Renais, with her brother Alex Watson.

Emma Watson has combined/hyperactive type ADHD, for which she has been medicated ever since she was 5.

(April 24, 2011) Her publicist, Vanessa Davies, said that Emma will transfer from Brown University to another school in the Fall of 2011.

Was born at 6:00pm (GMT + 1 hour) on a Sunday.

Once accidentally mistook Jimmy Fallon for Jimmy Kimmel.

Lives in London, UK.

She was considered to voice Coraline Jones in "Coraline", which later went to Dakota Fanning.

Watson broke her wrist while filming Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Watson also used to have a pet hamster named Millie who Watson enjoyed taking to the Harry Potter set often, she recalled that Millie would squirm around in her lap while getting her make up done. Shortly after production began for Chamber of Secrets, Millie sadly passed away. Watson was left devastated and word of Millie's passing quickly ran through the studio. Then the set department made a special hamster-sized coffin for Millie and Watson said 'I don't think a hamster has ever had a better send-off'.

She doesn't drink tea or coffee. She says she doesn't like the taste

Watson has a younger brother, Alex who accompanied her to many premieres. He is also one of the models of Burberry

Though Watson's natural hair colour is brown, she dyed her hair blonde for Ballet Shoes and to avoid being typecast as 'the girl from Harry Potter'.

Watson's favourite line of which she said in the Harry Potter films was "I'm going to bed, before either of you come up with another clever idea to get us killed, or worse, expelled." She admitted she liked saying this line because it seemed like the wittiest thing to say at the young age of eleven or twelve.

At the age of just 10, Watson said that she would keep the money she earnt in a bank until she was 21.

Watson was nicknamed 'giggles' on the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, for laughing so much

Watson performed the background vocals in the second chorus of the song Pantomime by Ben Hammersley, alongside Ólafur Arnalds

Watson penned the foreword to Tom Felton's memoir, Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard

Rumours claimed that Watson nearly did not return for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 filming, but ultimately decided to because she 'couldn't bear seeing anyone else playing Hermione'. However, she has on her official website denied this and explained that she was only trying to make it clear to Warner Bros. that she needed them to cooperate with her education for filming. She later attended Brown University in Rhode Island.

Even though Hermione doesn't have freckles in the books, Watson has freckles around her nose which are usually hidden by makeup in the films.

[breezytealy]

Re: Toriyama's passing:

Dragon Ball was there for me and my sister, we'd watch with our Nan after school every day. It provided some much needed solace from the tension of home, and unlike other superpower shows at the time, said anyone could be strong if they worked hard enough - a message we needed.

I wrote about Toriyama's work and influence for GCSE art, his world building got me into writing and I'd be scribbling away in class. I came back to this crucible of creativity in 2016 and made so many friends, who are still here today.

In 2017 my grandmothers and mother died very close together, and again engaging in familiar creativity helped me get through.

All this to say -

When someone so influentual passes we grieve not the person - how could we, we didn't know them - but the parts of our lives they touched. And because the grief is expressed wider, shared, understood, we can unlock losses we're not quite finished with yet and grieve them in safe company, too.

So RIP Akira Toriyama, but I also hope whatever's been unlocked for y'all leaves you more at peace by the end.

[zot3-flopped]

Oh FFS, this tweet actually made my brain hurt!!!

https://twitter.com/stacemcw/status/1821890155256438867?s=19

Lottie is not very bright in general and admits she has a terrible memory and finds retaining information tricky. She didn't even secure the GCSEs she needed to get into sixth form.

Elsewhere in the book, she mistakenly claims that Louis was touring in 2017/2018 so couldn't be around for Fizzy.

They'll probably correct this in the second edition.

Jay definitely met Freddie.

[llyfrenfys]

If you took GCSE triple science in 2017 that question on calculating the mass of Pando was absolutely evil. I remember everyone coming back into class after the exam and everyone immediately complaining about the fucking tree question.

The fact that the location of the world’s oldest tree has to be kept secret encapsulates everything that’s bad about humanity.

[unitedventurez]

Church and charity leaders call for end to two-child limit

The two-child limit on benefits is leaving families in “acute hardship”, Christian leaders have said.

The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and the Church of England are calling on the new Labour government to abolish the controversial policy this year.

Under the current policy, benefit payments for most families are limited to two children for those born after 6 April 2017. Charities say this has resulted in families losing thousands of pounds a year for additional children born after that time.

Figures published by HM Revenue & Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions today reveal that the policy affected a record 1.6m children in the year to April 2024, up from 1.5m in the previous year.

A survey of 560 affected families by CPAG found that nearly half (45%) were struggling to pay their rent or mortgage because of the policy, while a similar proportion (46%) were finding it difficult to manage childcare costs.

Most families (93%) said the policy had affected their ability to pay for food, while 82% reported struggling to cover gas or electricity bills.

Some parents reported keeping children out of school because they could not afford basic items like shoes, while some mothers had been forced to cut their maternity leave short because they needed to work.

One single parent in full-time work said their child could no longer take GCSE PE because of associated costs.

“One of my children was on a pathway to play under 14’s England netball team but had to stop, I just couldn’t pay monthly fees and take them to training and games,” they said.

One working mother said: “My number one reason for doing anything is my children, yet when I watch them queuing in a foodbank with me because I physically can’t provide for them, I feel horrific, it makes you feel like an absolute failure.”

Chief Executive of Child Poverty Action Group Alison Garnham said: “Children are losing their life chances to the two-child limit now — they can’t wait for the new government to align every star before the policy is scrapped.

“The PM came to office pledging a bold, ambitious child poverty-reduction plan and there’s no way to deliver on that promise without scrapping the two-child limit, and fast. This is not the time for procrastination or prevarication — the futures of 1.6 million children are on the line.”

The Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, said: “The testimonies in this report remind us that the two-child limit continues to affect the wellbeing and life chances of too many children and families in this country. Abolishing this unfair policy is essential if we are to turn the tide on poverty and ensure that every child is supported to flourish in all areas of life.”

[pastryvroom]

get to know me!!

thank you for tagging me bestie @masonreds 🫶🏻🫶🏻

1. do you make your bed?

yes! the perfectionist in me would be on edge all day knowing i didn’t make it!!

2. favourite number?

8

3. what’s your job?

currently nothing unemployed life ✌🏻but very soon i think i will be working as a SEND teaching assistant which i cant wait for tbh.

4. if you could go back to school, would you?

no!! i mean a part of me misses how carefree everything was i didn’t have to worry about a thing but i do not miss being depressed! so hard pass. plus i was that depressed i only just passed my GCSE’s which was fun, not.

5. can you parallel park?

i still don’t drive and get my mum to drive me everywhere 💀

6. do you think aliens are real?

i definitely believe somethings out there because you can not tell me we are the only living people and if we are fuck me because we’ve screwed the earth. but if aliens are out there scientists need to leave them alone

7. can you drive a manual car?

i cannot drive, but when i do pass i’ve always said id like to try and learn manual just because if you pass in a manual you can drive both a manual and automatic. but i would never buy a manual car idc if people say your lazy there’s not a chance im faffing around with a gearstick

8. guilty pleasure?

trashy reality tv its just hilarious!!

9. tattoos?

none and i dont think id ever get one either

10. favourite colour?

cherry/wine red. ifykyk

11. favourite music?

idk what the actual genre is but the playlist on spotify that i saved songs from is called sad indie and all i know is artists on the playlist where the likes of lana del rey, mazzy star, lizzy mcalpine, sufjan stevens, joji, cigarettes after sex, boygenius

12. do you like puzzles?

yes, yes and yes!!! give me a puzzle i will have the time of my life! they are so relaxing

13. any phobias?

i mean i dont like spiders but i wouldn’t say its a phobia i just dont like them. but a massive phobia is the sea i am actually petrified of it like if i cant see into the water where my feet are and what they are touching i start to panic like crazy

14. favourite childhood sport?

rounders all day everyday if you didn’t enjoy rounders there’s something wrong with you

15. do you talk to yourself?

yes of course! i literally go to myself ‘get dressed, do my hair etc’ like its actually bad

16. tea or coffee?

see this is a very conflicting thing for me that many people dont get, but anyways i probably am a tea girl because i drink it all day everyday but if im out and its a hot day i will get iced coffee and its the only type of coffee i like i cannot drink hot coffee for the life of me!!

17. first thing you wanted to be when growing up?

a singer 🧍🏻‍♀️

18. what movies do you adore?

any 2000s romcom (because they’re the best romcoms) , horrors and im also partial to a documentary!! fun fact about scary movies i watched IT when it came out back in 2017 and i laughed whenever the clown on screen 😂

[onlinesikhstore]

The Sikhs of the Punjab by J. S. Grewal Paperback, 2017 English Sikh Book New

The Sikhs of the Punjab by J. S. Grewal Paperback, 2017 English Sikh Book New

Discover the rich history of the Sikhs of the Punjab with this informative and engaging textbook by J.S. Grewal. Published by Cambridge University Press in 2017, this 278-page paperback is a must-have for both adults and students at Key Stage 3 and GCSE level.

Explore the fascinating subject area of Sikh history, gaining valuable insights into the culture and traditions of India. With its clear and concise language, this book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in history. Measuring 14cm in length, 21.5cm in height, and 1.5cm in width, this unit is expertly crafted in India and is a valuable addition to any book collection.

[orlamount]

My Story

How did I start surfing? I'd gone surfing a couple times over the years when I was a kid and I really loved those times but id never had the means or equipment to do it on my own terms and when I wanted until now.

2015 Devon - went with the family to Devon and I tried surfing for the first time and I instantly loved it. Couldn't get me out of the water, I was out there for hours because of how much I loved it.

2016 Devon - In 2018, I went to the same place with my friend after we finished our GCSES for a treat. Unfortunately the waves weren't very good so we couldn't surf much, but the whole experience of going there and going to surf shops was really fun.

2017 Wales - On holiday in Wales and my parents surprise booked me a surf lesson at surf snowdonia, a manmade wave machine. It was only an hour long, so it left me wanting to do more.

2018 africa - In my 2018 summer, I went with my family to Africa and they booked me a surf lesson again, so I had lots of fun and got to meet the locals teaching us the basics of how to surf.

2023 Newgale Wales - Me and my best friend decided to go on a mini surf trip because we wanted to learn together, I borrowed someones board and bought one on Facebook for £100 and we set off on our trip for 5 days of surf. We had so much fun and by the end of it we could both stand.

Why did I start surfing? I started surfing because it looked really fun and I love being in the sea. I'd tried it before when I was younger but I couldn't do it as a hobby because I didn't have a car or any of the gear to surf. It took a push from me and my friend to start doing it because we're both homebodies who struggle with mental health, but it's been 100% worth it.

How long have I been surfing? Ive only been surfing for 4 months and ive been able to notice a major difference in my mental health and my attitude to things. I feel more energised

What was your first time surfing like? My first time surfing as a kid was the BEST feeling, it just wanted to keep doing it and I didn't want to come out of the water, I wasn't even doing it with anyone, it was a solo activity and it felt so fun and freeing. I always thought sine then that I wanted to do it regularly, but only until now have I actually had the resources to go myself.

if I was to talk about surfing the first time in regards to recently, now that I'm able to pick it up as a hobby, id express the feeling as exactly the same. It feels so freeing and refreshing because you're in the cold sea.

When do I go surfing? When I go, depends on the wave forecast, but usually it will be early in the morning because the swell is better. It's also less busy, so you don't have to fight for waves with other surfers. A good part of surfing means I have to get up early, so it gets me off to a good start for my day. A cold surf and then a warm shower makes gets me energised or the rest of the day.

Whats the prep like before surfing? Prep for surfing is usually very quick. Wake up, put on swim wear and wetsuit, pop the boards on the roof and then we drive to bournemouth pier, so we can be ready in about 20 minutes if we want to go.

How often do I go surfing? Pretty regularly as I count it as exercise, if I don't go surfing/ the waves aren't good, I'll go to the gym instead. I tend to go a mixture of surfing and gym at least 3 times a week, as I'm trying to get into a healthier lifestyle and routine than I was in.

Are there any negatives I've experienced when surfing? Some negatives I can think of are that other surfers can sometimes be rude, so I've had to stand my ground before because they think they own the sea. Other negatives can sometimes be that, on the surf cams they have in bournemouth, the surf can look really good, you get there and the waves could be too intense or too flat to surf and its quite deflating when you've worked yourself to go surfing.

[seongclb]

Hiii, i’m from the UK so do you have any tips for gcses? I just started year 11 and I noticed you did really well !!!

hihi omgggg im fully prepared for this since i legit had to do an assembly about my tips for the year 11s and 10s HAHAHAH

since this will be pretty lengthy…

okay so these are my subjects and the grade i got in them:

maths -> 9

english lit -> 9

english lang -> 9

history -> 9

religious studies -> 9

business -> 8

spanish -> 8

further maths -> 8

physics -> 8

chemistry -> 7

biology ->

so since you’re in year eleven already, it’ll be quite similar to how i achieved these grades!

i didn’t start revising like that until like the end of the summer that was going into year eleven, so the summer you just had but even if you didn’t start revising during then, you still have time! don’t panic yet!!!

firstly, just have a look at each specification of your subjects and print them out/make a digital checklist because it’ll be really easy to identify your weak spots. you still have until mid may so if you start covering weak spots then by mid february you should be fine. speaking as someone who messed around a lot in year 10, if your notes are good enough or even if you start to pay so much attention in those extra revision classes, they’ll really really benefit you.

for maths and sciences, practise questions are your best shot honestly. for maths as well, most of the exam boards have a cycle of questions they use so if you familiarise yourself with the questions they’ve used since 2017, you’re guaranteed a 7 already but make sure to go over all the topics of the questions you get wrong! then for sciences, learning the language that the examiners like is so important because the marks you miss out can literally be that you didn’t centralise it around a keyword - that can jeopardise your entire sequence of questions.

now for the english subjects. starting off with literature: i always found it good to be engaged with discussions about the texts in class to keep myself from getting boring bc then you can miss out on so many key grade nine concepts! so make sure you do listen out for those and read model answers from people who’ve gotten like full marks! these will not only help you with structure and quotes but it’ll help you with learning the grade nine language because there’s a huge difference between even the grade seven and grade nine answers.

for english language, technique is the most important thing to master. after all, the exam is assessing how you can understand technique so learning how to spot them and analyse them are so important. there are a few that are always repeated no matter the text so make sure you familiarise yourself with those too!

for religious studies, i always found this to be easy since i would put my source of authorities (the holy quotes) on a flashcards with what they link to on the other side but idk tbh my teacher was js really good for religious studies! she made us booklets for preparing ourselves for any type of question and she predicted a bunch of the questions. but my tip would be to just stay focused and make sure your notes are good and minimal because you don’t really need a lot.

for business my tho is the same, my notes were just really good and clear but also make sure you know how to answer big questions!

spanish, i used menrise for fifteen minutes every day until like a month before the exam and i started using it for an hour every day. and i memorised complex structures, imperfect tense like all the grade 9 stuff. i practised writing it and then i spoke it and for listening and reading i would get my friends to help me. for instance, i’d read and translate something my friend wrote which would also help us identify any mistakes. and for listening, we would speak to each other and translate it which was also good for preparing for the speaking exam!

history was my favourite, and my teacher was AMAZING! but for history understanding the links between time periods is very good. also, understanding the link between cause, event and consequence is very helpful as it minimises information. for my 20 markers i got full marks consistently and in the exams, so what i can say about those are to make sure your writing flows very smoothly and learn tips to write sophisticatedly as the whole point of the top hand answers are the elegant answers rather than throwing dates and information - they’re a sequence of detailed sentences to argue a point after all.

further maths was so hard idek how i got an 8, i just practised questions and prayed so much..

i think i covered everything but ensuring you have a timetable is so important. i know many people who did well but didn’t have the same timetable as me which is fine but i’ll share mine:

at the beginning of the year, around the end of september, i would wake up at half five and revise for about two hours until i started getting ready for school. then when i got home, from six to eight was all my homework and extra work.

when it got closer to exam season, my hours would bulk up to waking up at half four and starting after school studying at half five and finishing at half nine. but remember these included BREAKS. breaks are so important or you’ll get burned out!! i’ve seen it happen.

i also had one day a week where i would only study for about two hours, at any time if the day, and for the rest of it i would treat myself or just relax ! this was so important for a balance and i kept it up until the very end of my exams. if you don’t have this day, you’ll literally fry your brain and get exhausted.

i hope my tips helped! don’t wear yourself out, start little by little every day and i’m always here if you need help with anything else! good luck and remember to have time for fun, year eleven only comes around once. good grades are important but they aren’t the be all and end all.

[twordishdragon]

Thanks for the tag :3

Thank you for the tag lovely @memorial-sewer <33

My taste is pretty eclectic 😅

Tagging @minstrel-in-the-gallery @arthur-two-sheds-jackson @ringosmistress @toddandersonsblog @thegrapeless @solmelo @yonderghostshistories @michael-palin-is-the-loml @starstruckfangirlsposts @montypythonswine @langsat-lamb @right-stopthat-its-silly @thesuetyouforgot @greghousepogging @endmeplease69 @moccason @clickgotheshires

[noorstudy]

bullet journal spread [28/8 - 3/9]

[tomhollandqt]

GCSE results day is tomorrow and this is me right now:

[teaandgcse]

23.10.17 || additional maths is making me lose it a LITtle bit, but I'm gradually understanding things I think so hopefully I'll make it to that pass by the end of the year 🤞

[phantangled]

so uh it's just gone midnight in the uk which means it's the 24th and frEAKING GCSE RESULTS DAY ABSJJWKEKKFNFNNS FFUUUUCK

[malaikastudies]

GCSE results 2017

So I got my GCSE results on Thursday… English Language - 9(!!!) English Literature - 8 Mathematics - 9(!!!) Biology - A* Chemistry - A* Physics - A* Religious Studies - A* Art - A* (and full marks!!!!!) French - A* History - A* Music - B I’m really happy with my results and will be taking Art, History, French and Physics for A Level from September!!! Well done to everyone else who got their results on Thursday and I hope you are all happy xxx

[coldovyle]

I’ve got to say, I’m really proud of myself. Onto the A-Levels!