Re: Hi *waves* We have frees because we're 6th formers. If we took 4 AS-Levels we have about 13 frees, although one of my friends took 5 and only has 3! Actually, I lie - a few of my friends took 5 *cough*nutters*cough*
--- The difference between an amateur and a professional: the amateur practises until it's right; the professional practises until it never goes wrong.
Re: Hi *waves* Yup, we ahve 5 too. The reason we get frees is because for each subject we take at A level we are supposed to have 10 lessons, but one of those lessons is allowed as a study lesson for that subject. So if we take 4 subjects, we have 36 lessons in a 2-week cycle. If we take 4 subjects, we have an extra 10 spare lessons. In theory anyway - two of those lessons are taken up by Citizenship and General Studies (which are compulsory) So in the end we have about 12 'frees,' or study lessons as they actually are. That's for 6th formers only though - the rest of the school has a full timetable with GCSE and KS3 (yr 9) work. I think the reason we have frees is because we're supposed to 'read around' the subjects in order to have a more in-depth knowledge and theoretically get better grades than if we didn't do research!
I have to say that so far my frees have been useful - I've done my homework in them, so I've not had any to do at home yet! O wait - I have German I forgot about that! (I'd have done it in my frees if I'd remembered! I'm so disappointed now!!! )
--- The difference between an amateur and a professional: the amateur practises until it's right; the professional practises until it never goes wrong.
--- The difference between an amateur and a professional: the amateur practises until it's right; the professional practises until it never goes wrong.
Re: Hi *waves* Its ok, my school systems alot simpler than that. We all have to take the same courses except for in sec 4 and 5 where they differ slightly (advanced Math, and physics and chemistry), but still nobody has free periods.
Re: Hi *waves* Ah, fair enough. With us we generally take 4 A levels after having taken 10 GCSEs
--- The difference between an amateur and a professional: the amateur practises until it's right; the professional practises until it never goes wrong.
I forgot about that! 
(I'd have done it in my frees if I'd remembered! I'm so disappointed now!!! 
