Is there a hand holding thread for Y11 parents and GCSE results yet?

X post, positive. I hope your DD finds these results a wake up call and applies herself to whatever course she gets on. Who knows, it might be a turning point?

Coco, that's great. My DS2 has ASD and your DD is a great role model!

Well done to those who have received their results and are happy. Hugs for your daughter PositiveAttitude - how is she feeling about the whole thing?

I am waiting anxiously here. DD can go in and get her results from 10 but wants a long lie so plans to go in at 11! How can she sleep!

DD has done a mix of GSE's and IGCSE's and the GCSE's are from a mix of exam boards. I have no idea how this affects things.

'for those sad enough to check AQA have also uploaded this years grade boundaries on their website'

All the main examining bodies uploaded their grade boundaries yesterday morning.According to DS2 's analysis or raw marks:ums (for the subjects he has done anyway)
A* looks to be exactly in the same place. Grade boundaries for an A gone up a tiny bit

Lucky you, Snarg! We have to go in at 10. No emails. I'm up with that sick/butterfly feeling. I'm sure it's worse than when I got my own results which my dad read out to me from England when I was in France. DS1 is still asleep. I'll wake him soon.

Good luck everyone, well done Catherine and veiled DC.

2 Bs 4 As and an A* feeling very proud and relieved!

Crap results here. DD4 just did not work at all and has blown it all. I am trying to not be cross at her, I am reminding myself every few minutes that she has to live with the consequences of her attitude last year. She will now be trying to get on the college course 2 levels below what she had been offered.

This is the last time for me (5DCs) and I have had the good the bad and the indifferent with the others, but never the shock horror, OMG, WHat on earth has happened results that we have now!!!!

Oh flip.....what do I say?????? I am so furious because she asked for extra lessons for maths, we paid for these and she then had a really bad attitude and sometimes did not turn up for them, didnt do the work. Teachers all said that if she applied herself she could do it......well, she obviously did not apply herself. (Maths was an F!!!!! )

Best of luck everyone. I'm a teacher and saw my results an hour ago, so I know a bit of what you're feeling!

Radio 5 live described results as being volatile. I'm starting to feel very nervous.

There does seem to be doom and gloom about some subjects. Thankfully DS1 already has an A in Eng Lang so I am hanging onto that result! Roll on 10.30 - or however long it takes to get the results at school.

Oh god! Are the papers being gloomy about maths? I daren't look. . . . .

DS still asleep! I don't think I can manage any breakfast.

Well done to the DC of Catherine and veiled.

Papers are being very gloomy about English and Maths. All DC here still asleep, or feigning sleep until I've done the dishwasher :). We go to school at 9.30. I'm thinking increasingly low and have an hour and a half to sink yet lower.

Another one awake whilst DS sleeps on.

hour and a half until we can go in. Like many others, I'm up, he's still in bed. Wish we could just log in and look like some of you seem to. DS needs the equivalent points of 8 c's for 6th form, but b's in his a level subjects. written down that seems even more scary.... hope I can drive without shaking too much!

Good luck to everyone, I could vomit.

DD still dead to the world. We are picking her friend up and going to the school for 10.30. How I'm going to remain calm for another three hours, I have no idea. I'm up and have got that horrible butterfly feeling in my tummy. Far more nervous than when I got mine. Good luck to all still waiting and well done to those who already know!

DS still asleep, I'm wide awake and feeling horrendously nervous!

Well done to your DS Catherine

Good luck everyone . . . . honestly I feel worse than I did when I was waiting for my own O level results . . . .

One A*. One A. Seven Bs. One C. And one D. Three hours ahead of you lot. Came on email. No sign of child.

My parents are going into school as we are away and there is nothing as sophisticated as portals at our school. Dd1 has been up for 2 hours and gone for run already.

There appear to be two other families where we are also waiting for GSCE results. We all look a bit strained this morning.

DS needs 5Bs including English Lit and Music to continue to A levels at 6th form.

Has a back up offer to do BTec level 3 but he's not that keen.

Am concerned about grade changes following the AS and A2 results, as DS was always a B/C student and so his grades may drop down to C/D.

I know it's not all always about the grades but let's be honest on 21/8 it will be :(

DS is still in bed, but logged on to the school portal to see if results up, and they are! Relieved, DS has got all his predictions .
Surprised to see they also give raw marks - in my (ancient) days it was just grades...
Best of luck to all of you going into schools - be sure to report back - especially Bacon!

DS up and walking around - fingers crossed everyone !

Morning.

2 hours til we set off. Ds wants me to wake him in an hour. It will be the earliest he's been up since the exams . Really wish we had something nice to look forward to as the family have had a rotten year and poor exam results would top that off. Think he and I will have to go for and somewhere after. I will be thinking of you all.

Good luck.

only 4 hours to go!