GCSE Support Thread 2013

circular the only London things are spectator. She is going to be spending a fair bit of time on trains. As am I :(

Russians - not sure, sciences seem to be all, over the place.

Sounds like your DD has a busy schedule after the exams too. is it London music courses she's doing? Apart from a few performances, DD only has one day music thing booked, She was hoping to find some work, but won't be 16 till nearly the end of the hols.

mumslife - fingers-crossed your dd gets what she wants to get her preferred choice. Some of dd's friends are looking elsewhere, even though they don't have to as her school has a sixth form.

History here too on Monday. 4 papers next week which are quite well spread out and then the following week it is just Latin and that is it.

DD has just discovered her cousin (A* probably all the way, so we'll be managing 'comparisons' come results day) has finished. It is hard to keep the motivation going I think.

circular No, AQA. They do seem to try and have the same subjects on the same days across the boards though, don't they? Eg all the history people having exams on the same day....

Russians Geog here too Wednesday am. WJEC by any chance?

Also Biology Monday pm, Chemistry Thursday am.
Final exam Physics the following week.

Two weeks of no exams gone really quick.
Good luck to all next week.

Hi. Joining this thread a bit late but it's nice to share the angst.My DD has just two more to go and what a relief it will be all round. Lots of stress here. Roll on the long summer (for her at least).

History here also on Monday am and then Maths paper later in the week. Remaining 4 the following week.

Yes - we have history Monday morning (USA) then the same schedule as Russians for the rest of the week but we also have biology TA in Thursday morning.....

DD1 has history, yes. In the morning. Then chem in the afternoon. Then maths on Tuesday morning, geog on Wednesday morning, more maths on Friday morning. It's a tough week.

Oh your poor DD - but what great strength of character to press on with her exams regardless.

MrsBartlet I really am. Her face is pretty much back to normal now, I don't think there will be any permanent marking (which is amazing given how smashed in it was at the time. She does tend to bruise easily and spectacularly though). The mental scars will take longer though. Her hand will need physio - but she can't start that till after the exams. I mean - she could but it might not be wise, since she's found an MO which is working ok for her right now.

My DD is also currently 14 and sitting her main GCSEs (8 plus 2 BTEC). She is 15 in August. She sat a few papers last summer when 13, and did really well in them so did not need resits thankfully.

Last GCSE paper on Friday 14th, then starts the Year 11 curriculum on the 17th June.

Just 3 papers next week, so the end is in sight for us.

Anyone else have an exam today? DS had his first classics exam today and thought it went well - much better than physics on Weds. Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Wow! You must be so proud of her for coping under the circumstances. Is she recovering ok?

She's about to be 15. All of them. 12 subjects, all terminal exams except for physics where they did module 1 last summer (I can't remember if that was taken before or after her 14th birthday).

It's not like she is the only one, all the late June July and August born kids won't be 15 for any of their exams. It doesn't seem to be a problem. But it does create a difference when talking about the long summer in front of them......

Not that I'd want DD1 to do work work anyway. She will be working hard enough on her things, assuming her hand is in a fit state which is still by no means certain, actually. And she deserves a rest.

mumslife - is your dd changing schools for sixth form?

Russians - I can't believe your dd is doing this at 14! How many is she doing this year?

No, she hasn;t had her 15th birthday yet. They do GCSEs in Y10 at her school.

fivefathoms Thu 06-Jun-13 17:28:19
"Cory, you're quite right, I only read your opening phrase and just thought 'how can this be when we still have so long to go' so my sincere apologies. I had no intention of belittling all that your DD has achieved so very well done to her and that will teach me to read posts more carefully before responding."

That's all right.

And in one sense of course she is lucky. She is lucky still to be alive. I am very conscious of that. We have a lot to be thankful for.

sisterhood - I think any work experience must be good for them. I spent every holiday from university working in a law firm - hours and hours spent putting their accounts on to microfiche - such fun

It is a complete coincidence that we are going to NY the day after DD's exams finish and I keep trying to stress this to DS who is only in Y7 - I don't want him expecting the same when his GCSEs finish! DH happens to be going to NY for work that week so the children and I are going out a few days later after his meetings are over so we can all have a long weekend there. DH goes once or twice a year for work but the DCs and I have never been so we are beyond excited!

Russians - DD has started a bit of (panic) non-exam reading as she has a meeting of her book club next week and she hasn't read the book for it yet! I do agree that they need some downtime.

Dd has definitely done a lot more revision than I did for my O' levels - I am proud of her for putting so much work in! When I did my A'Levels one of my friend's parents were on holiday and I stayed at hers and had lots of bbqs and parties instead of revising - what were my parents thinking of? There is no way I would let DD do this but to be fair to her she was horrified at the thought of it!