Exactly where my son sits - Was supposed to sit his Advanced Highers (similar to A Levels I think) in two weeks time, bit they'be been cancelled and he's now having his course work assessed and grades given on how the teacher feels they may have done - whilst I have no other solution, I find this is open to big problems with either personality clashes with teachers, an assumption upon their behalf as to their expectations of their pupils and many other ambiguities. This could affect many aspects of their future lives, short term by possibly limiting their choices of University - my son has one unconditional offer, and three conditional - so these grades could point his choices to either the more prestigous, or the lesser University.
He's pretty rounded, with a good head (most of the time) but the isolation away from his friends at a time when he should be out having fun is starting to show. He's missed three 18th birthdays, which may seem a minor thing to us looking back, but at that age it's a huge event for the social group. Mental health in this age group is possibly going to be a big issue in years to come.
