Do all Most Secondary Schools Allow their Y11s to go on study leave for their GCSEs?

DD did GCSEs 2 years ago.

Up until half term (2 weeks after exams started) they were meant to be going to all lessons, any finished subjects had 'revision' instead.
After half term they had to be in for any subject where exam not yet taken.

They very kindly didn't complain when after half term DD didn't attend anything much apart from English. They knew I was doing 1-1 revision with her instead which was far more use for her.

I never heard of study leave until DC1 did his GCSE's

I'm hoping my DC2 school ditch it- having a moody teen hanging around the house for weeks not doing revision, being nagged, never being able to get away from the books etc is not a recipe for success! If they spend a day at school doing a mix of guided revision and personal quiet work I'd be far more willing to allow evening relaxing /socialising.

Our school puts on revision sessions that the kids are expected to turn up for. So it's not the same as the regular timetable, sessions are timed around exams especially the bigs ones, English, maths, science etc will all have revision sessions before the exam.

A lot of schools stopped study leave because the kids weren't studying and it affected results.

The government also put a stop to schools turfing out unruly Y11s onto the streets from Easter by making it unauthorised absence.

I have heard that some have stopped completely round here, and one gives it 'dependent on grades and behaviour' leading up to exams.

Mine used to, usually from Easter onwards depending when it fell.

They stopped in the last few years and I don't think any of the schools round here do for GCSEs anymore. For my old school I think the thinking was that those who would spend all study leave prattling about would benefit and those who would use study leave at home wouldn't be disadvantaged.

Hate the idea of having to go in for full days on exam days though. I remember me ing shattered after some of my GCSEs and suspect that having a relaxing afternoon and a bit of downtime after one exam and before the next is very beneficial rather than going from an intense exam into a revision session straight after.

My kids have gone/go to three different secondary schools - two have study leave, one doesn't. One of the one that does have study leave do actually call in about 10% of the year to come and revise in school each day (mornings only I think). Wondering whether my ds will be one of them!

Not having study leave was frustrating sometimes for my dd, as she's very organised and self motivated, and we don't live very near the school and sometimes she felt like she was just wasting time on the bus! But usually it was fine, and useful that teachers were geared up ready and expecting to have kids wanting to talk to them etc.

Some do, some don't. Those that do vary in detail of when they can start study leave.

DS1 had study leave, DS2 (two school years behind) didn't . Their school decided that they would get more actual studying done in the school environment than at home, which tbh was probably the case with us. I expect DS2 did a lot more at school than DS1 managed at home with the temptations of the internet and consoles...