Year 11 GCSE Exam Support Thread 2

Oh boys. Now I understand the twitch.

Hi spudmasher Well done to your dd & lovely grade requirements that take the pressure off.

My bribe today was a jar of pickled gherkins (which my dd loves) and it worked.

I don't know what a BOYD Grammar is either. Didn't like history at school and didn't take it for O Level but find it really interesting now, would really enjoy History of Medicine.

Very tense atmosphere all afternoon with request to sort bag so has clear pencil case and exam timetable causing friction. She has however just received an email to say her short film has been short listed to be shown in the U17 category of a small short film festival somewhere in Houston. First thing she entered and is very pleased, atmosphere improved no end and bag packed.

at 'nagtastic'!!! That's me, that is! I'm trying hard to not nag (have locked myself away on tablet in bedroom and left them to it )

Hello everyone.
Well done to all those DC who are revising independently....and empathetic hugs for all whose DC are resisiting even the gentlest of encouragement....I fall into the latter category!
To be fair to DD she has done amazingly well- unashamed boast alert......
She has won a full scholarship to study a diploma at a top performing arts college and only needs three grade c results ( already has an a and a b from last year...) she can do a dissertation and convert to a degree thus graduating with no debt whatsoever, so I can see why she's looking smug. BUT!!!
But.....I would like full effort to secure good results for if/when the performing arts career isn't quite bringing in the money.
I am nagtastic and it's doing no one any favours!!
I know I need to back off...but it's hard.

QOD, what is a BOYD grammar school? Or do you mean boys? 60/40 seems a reasonable balance?

DD does History of Medicine as part of her History GCSE, but they are taught the other bit too!

I love History & drag assorted teenagers to any monument, house, battlefield or ruin I can find. Am pleased to say that it rubbed off on one out of the four. The others just groan....'not another pile of stones Mum'.

What is Boyd?

Talk of history just gave me a flashback ... I took History of Medicine at college ... went to the exam and more than half the paper was normal history. Apparently we were told to . learn it independently ... I didn't . Lord knows how I passed

My dd has an interview Friday for 6th form ... she wants to go to a BOYD Grammar school as she's a science girl and they seem to do great at A level. It varies year to year but current year 12 are 60% male 40% female

At het girls grammar only the real boffin girls do sciences at A level and she doesn't consider herself one and things better at a boys school as all sorts of ability take them.
Freaks me right out! Boyd!

Oh God Word, that brings back memories - History of European Politics that we did for O'level (think it was revolution, reaction and reform) And not in a good way!

Finally put aside the Treaty of Versailles and looking at Eng Lang here.

Am cleaning up the kitchen! He thought he would make some chocolate brownies earlier. Devastation!

DD's had a big push on Eng Lang since massively failing mock at about the same time we got dyspraxia diagnosis. School and I have helped a lot and second mock went much better. It's not until after half term, so part of that will be spent reviewing sand re-practicing technique.

DD does not have the kind of brain for Science so it's a bit of a sledgehammer needed at times. Now she will say 'I don't understand why, but the answer is .....' which I think is good enough this close to exams!

She still looks shattered so have decided probably on balance better if she rests today .

May Day fair sounds lovely Littleham.

OK, I can see how doing past questions might help with technique if you are able to advise!

And definitely revision for the Eng Lit - quotes, etc. DD's Eng Lang is after half-term with Maths, History and B1/P1 AFAICR.

There is so much to revise in Science, and unless you have that kind of brain, it is very hard to get it to stick!

Part 3 of birthday celebrations is pretty impressive. DD said they have only started English Language in class a couple of weeks ago. I want her to sit a paper to familiarise herself with the timing as much as anything. but not holding my breath that she will do it and determined not to nag her.

Tween I would have loved DD to go to Brock, the bus goes from end of our drive. But it would mean her travelling with people from Middle school where she had a rough time so was a non starter as far as she was concerned - she did look but DH said she pretty much ran in and out. I've got a couple of friends with sons in Year 12 there and some of DD's friends are going from her school plus another friend's DD - apparently a fair few are going our catchment upper school this year. Quite frustrating that she could go to Brock rather current school with its many problems but I think on balance she will do better where she is familiar with so am biting tongue. It will be an option for DS though.

Good luck to everyone for the English Lang. exams. Thanks goodness dd did that last year. Her first 'proper' exam is RS.

DD also hates poetry for English Lit.

May Day Fayre in the village today for treat time. I plan to go and drink eat lots of .

Tilly DD needs to 'revise' English Language a lot to get the techniques into her head as she has massively struggled with them. So her revision is doing past questions and either me or a friendly teacher feeding back. Similarly for the English lit poetry.

Sugar I popped down to Brock on Thursday for the open evening to check a few bits and pieces as DD is 99% going there in September. Reminded me we should make more use of the NF as well.

DD working hard, but it's sloooow progress on some things, but I hope think she'll be ready when needed. She's very fed up of revising science though.

But what/how do you revise for Eng Lang?!
SugarPlum, the photography outing sounds lovely.

DD has her friend round revising Physics, allegedly They are off to the other friends for Part 3 of the birthday celebrations later.

A week to go here. Good Luck to all those with an exam tomorrow!

We are very lucky Dingit but are a bit rubbish at making the most of it at the momemt, am planning to be better about that after the exams.

Same here WF except she isn't revising yet. Has said she will do a paper this afternoon...

Last chance saloon here for DS English Language so he's busy revising... History. Obviously.

Sugarplum very of where you live. Dd revising, but going to persuade her to move into the garden later.

Well in a weeks time DS will have done his first paper!! Can't believe h8w quickly it's all come round. No sign of any revision this weekend, but I think I'm just going to chill now my blood pressure can't take the worry. We've checked his exam timetable but it appears he has to be in school every day even if he hasnt got an exam which stops me worrying about whether he's got out in time with everything he needs.