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

My son, who also has AS, has done very well and we are so proud of him.
He's the top student in his school and although it is a secondary modern in a state grammar school area, his results are as good as the top Grammar school students.
The relief is palpable!

We had a pleasant surprise, a very bad speller got an A in English this morning. We didn't think it was possible. We were especially pleased seeing as Gove stole the A in the bank from the speaking and listening last year.

Thank you Morvah .

Thank you Leeds2. I actually know where the original HT who wrote DS off at 5 lives (opposite a friend's mum). I find myself hugely tempted to send him a copy of DS1's results with the message "you were very wrong" written in capital letters . I probably won't be brave enough though!

Smiles - I really hope your DS does well too. We owe a lot to the school and, in particular, the wonderful TA who supported DS1 most of the time. It has been hard for all of us (mostly for DS of course) and at times we did think that maybe it was all just too hard for him. Today though, we know that the last 12/13 years of struggles have been worth it. We have a happy DS1 who has a small but lovely group of mates (from school), a confirmed place at college & a good set of GCSE results. The fight for the right support for your DS is well worth it. As a previously non-confrontational person I also became pretty good at contacting subject teachers and questioning their methods (in respect of DS only, obviously) where necessary.

santa that is absolutely fantastic. I'm copying your post to a friend whose DD is currently in a very similar position about to start secondary school. I know she'll find that really inspirational as her DD has also had a very chequered school life so far.

Is chuffed with DD
3 x A*, 8 x A, 2 x B, one of which is the English Language that is making headlines.
College enrollment next week and we can relax.

Is it bad that I didn't wake Ds up until 11:40 so that I have to take him to get results?

Huge relief here :) . Looks like the loss of extra time didn't affect him too badly in the end and he got away with his P & E misnumbering . Only slight disappointment was English Language which is 3 ums off A* and a perceived strength, school suggesting possible remark, but overall v. proud.

Well done to your son, *Santa".

I hope the HT sends him a congratulations card!

Santas

You have no idea how much hope that has given me for my DS. Thank you.

He's starting secondary barely able to write a sentence but I'm hoping with the provisions, me and somehow getting him to believe in himself he will be as sucessful as your DS.

Sorry for the emoticon fail after "congratulations to everyone's DCs". Doh!

I have already posted this on the other thread, so please excuse the repetition if you are reading both .

Firstly, congratulations to everyone's DCs smile.

DS1 has aspergers and dyslexia. When he was 5 years old, his then HT told us that he "would never cope with mainstream school" (without even attempting to support his SENs) and excluded him - with the only options provided for us by the LEA being either a special school or home ed. From the ages of 5-11 DS was at a special school where, whilst the people were lovely, the pupils all had SN - mainly behavioural problems - and the focus was very much on managing behaviour than academic learning. DS1 left there with only very basic English & maths skills.

At age 11, we were advised that DS1 should transfer to a different special school for secondary. We refused as we felt strongly that he could be in a mainstream school and should at least be given the chance to try. Amongst much tutting & "well, we'll send his details on to school X anyway as he will probably end up there" DS started at a local mainstream secondary. I can't pretend for a minute that the last 5 years have been easy (to say the least), but with a lot of hard work & determination by both DS & an absolutely fantastic TA & SENCO he has made it. And today, the child who was written off at age 5 has 3 B's, 1 C, 4 D's & 1 E.

I know that many parents/DCs would be absolutely heartbroken with his grades, but I am over the bloody moon to put it mildly .

DS1 is quite pleased - but more pleased at being invited to a party at the weekend, whilst we were at school collecting his grades!

V proud here too . . . . 9 A 3 A and a B in Res Mat - one of A was maths so a huge massive relief.

Thanks Sophie B for your story. Really helping a mum with one thrilled DC and one very disappointed DC.

my dd got what she needed and is off to 6th form in her school

she is in selective grammar too and their school beaten all others in the borough so we are very happy for them

Phew! The reason DS was asked to come in early was so,he could have his photo taken !

He did really well and had worked incredibly hard so he got his place at the grammar for 6th form.

Very proud

All good here, everyone happy.

Now I just have to do it all next year with ds1

Very proud my son got what he needed for sixth form,he was surprised he got a C in Maths but I knew he could do it. He put his head down this year as at the end of year 10 he was getting mainly E's.

Off to study A-levels.
Been quite a good couple of weeks with eldest getting his right A-levels for uni in September.

Now head down for next year got oldest doing 1st year uni,then 2nd son doing AS level and daughter doing GCSE's.

Exams in this house every year now for a few years!!

Back home, have stopped shaking, DS's results were fab. Have texted them to him but no response, he won't have reception until this evening. Well done to us all for getting this far, regardless of results.

DD got the results she thought she had worked out she would get, and enough to swap schools and do the A levels she has been planning for.

Trouble is, MH issues getting in the way and she can't see it. I'm working and can't be with her for another couple of hours. Several of her friends got to this point and then dropped out at sixth form, so she's wavering. Got to be her own choice now.

Deep breaths.

My lovely ds's results are atrocious. He simply did not work hard enough. I know that the future is still his for the taking but I am devastated for him and although he is putting on a brave face, I know this has given his confidence a beating.

He just started his revision too late. Did not take it seriously until a couple of months before the exams. And by that point, there was too much to catch up on.

But he was predicted mostly c's and b's, so for his final results to be a couple of grades lower is a real blow. I am trying to say all the right things to him but it's hard. Feel like I have failed him.

SophieBMumsnet that's a wonderful story.

It's important to remember what I've been telling people for years. There is ALWAYS a plan B. There's always another way if you are determined.

DS got what he needed to get into the college course he wants.

We need a champagne emoticon!

DS did well too.

He attends/ed selective grammar though so all pupils are expected high scores.

I think he is just relieved to have it out of the way and is looking forward to sixth form.

Ds phoned and is happy. Targets met apart from pe, but happy with the fact that he went a grade higher than target in English!