Is there a support thread for parents of struggling year 12s?

DD in year 12, not sure she is finding it difficult, she is just generally far more interested in keeping her Snapchat chains (if that is what they are called) and other things to do with her social life looking good from the outside...
So frustrating that you can't get them to understand doors are slamming if they don't focus ...
And the main board is full of Oxbridge interview techniques etc. so just makes me because she could be a
and it must be my fault.

I actually feel reallly cross with the Drama teacher. No communication. B grade for an essay, then suddenly, oh he is not really understanding what is required on this course, this is A level. I know it is A level you patronising person

What I hate hate are teachers who treat your children like responsible adults and don't communicate with you, and suddenly turn around and say...oh such and such isn't a responsible adult. I know, why not communicate this to me a bit earlier.

Ds is taking A levels over two different campuses, and the second campus is not familiar, and I do not know this teacher at all. Which makes things worse. She didn't tell us what the issues were until he was really behind in the coursework.

Trying to sort this all out before half term is going to be hard, and then half term will be spent grinding our teeth not quite knowing what we say to ds, what to tell him to work on, what the party line is. He seems quite chipper really, I think he wants to give up Drama, to him it is a relief to be let off the hook.

Me, ds1 keeps changing which A levels he likes..and the Drama teacher has suddenly told us he isn't any good at Drama Drama was the one thing he seemed to quite like, but he evidently didn't do the right work/research.

Music and English he is just about managing. He received a U in Business and dropped that.

He keeps saying life would be more fun if he could just watch telly all day. I feel this is a cry for help? irony Seriously veer between thinking he is just about managing everything and thinking he cannot manage anything. He is not very sociable but enjoys seeing people in college. No-one outside.

A Btech doesn't feel right for him either. I think he just needs to start Year 12 again next year when he is older and more focused.

I'm also on the general support thread. A lot of the current discussion is about UCAS and university applications, whereas I'm focused on getting DS1 through Y12!

So far:

• By mid-October in Y12 he was really struggling with two of his subjects so swapped to two different ones at half term. School was accommodating and helpful.
• Then in December he decided he didn't like either of the new subjects and asked to swap back. School (unsurprisingly) said this wouldn't be possible and he nearly dropped out completely.
• He is now on more of an even keel, currently working at CCD level. Mocks in three weeks, so we shall see.

The Y12 support thread is in further education. Link is here www.mumsnet.com/Talk/further_education/2759873-Year-12-first-half-term-DONE