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GCSE Support Thread 2013

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wolvesarerunning · 18/04/2013 16:33

I've been waiting for someone to start this (was on the 2012 thread last year and am unlucky enough to have dc 18 months apart in consecutive school years!) Please join me to support and share the angst with only four weeks to go now to the first written exam.

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RaspberryLemonPavlova · 19/04/2013 00:13

DS1 is Y10 and sitting Eng. Lit. and Maths this year. He is my oldest DC so it is a new experience for our family

marinagasolina · 18/04/2013 19:51

KatyMac you should see my foster daughter's predictions Hmm

DFD is only doing 7, but after missing the best part of this year of school due to various issues. School tried to persuade her to try for the full 10 plus numerous BTECs she was originally doing, I put my foot down on that one.

Admittedly she has been working really ridiculously hard over easter, but it's quite late in the day when you've missed almost all of year 11. She was given the option of redoing everything next year, but she refused because she doesn't want to be a year behind. I can see her resitting at least some of them next year to be honest, we'll have to wait and see.

Kez100 · 18/04/2013 18:40

Oh my, that is a lot!

My GCSE 2012 DD has done a Level 3 Diploma, so she gets her results as she goes along, which works out termly for her and means we aren't sitting on any results for her this year other than those for this summer term.

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wolvesarerunning · 18/04/2013 17:01

Nice to share the worry. DS is doing 11 GCSE's (state comp) DD did 10 last year but DS has further maths as well (they used to do this in Y10 which I think would be better it's now going to be his very last exam by which time I guess he will be less than fresh) DD has four AS so all fun in our house!

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KatyMac · 18/04/2013 16:52

DD is only doing 3 this year - Geography, Spanish & Music

We've just had a forecast of D,D & B - so I'm a bit Hmm atm

Kez100 · 18/04/2013 16:50

Hiya! I was on 2012 thread too. My son doesn't have the full caboodle this year as he is year 10 but he is sitting Maths and Core Science early and will complete his BTEC Creative Media course. He is severely dyslexic, but clever, so his results will be a worry but I hope he revises well and does his best.