Starting Year 11-GCSE2021 (title edited by MNHQ)

Morning. Thanks @indy69 for starting this thread.

DS's school does 3 years so chose his options in Y8. So, English Lit & Lang, Maths, Combined Science, Ethics & Philosophy. Options are Geography, Design & Technology, BTec Business and English Support (in place of another GCSE). DS is dyslexic and struggles but is hanging on in there (with humour mainly!). School are on board with help but we need to be on it big time as DS is allergic to homework and revision.....

Homework is Ethics. That exam is taken in Y10 so there's a lot to crunch out.

They have started An Inspector Calls. I believe the others are A Christmas Carol and Macbeth and lots of poetry. I have been to the NT and RSC live cinema screenings and agree that these are excellent.

DS has been out and about with his friends/football then 3 days a week working with DH. Last day today, so he can chill and see friends for the remainder of the hols.

Have a good day 👍

Printing out the specs is a great idea. Do you get those on the exam board websites? Exams as soon as they get back is pretty full on!

I've seen loads of revision guides for sale on Facebook Market Place, I picked up English and Maths in Tesco last week as they were on offer.

Bumping this up again now we only have a couple of weeks to go. Dd is doing eng x 2, maths, combined science, re, history, French and art. She started English, science and re courses after Easter although re has been rubbish with lots of supply teachers who kept teaching the wrong things! She has French homework which is nearly done. 2 weeks after they get back she is going on a French exchange which she is nervous about as none of her friends are going and they stay on their own with the French families. I'm also a bit concerned about the whole week she is going to miss at school!

Just on our way home from our holiday now and thinking about getting dd organised for the new school year. Good tip about looking for revision guides in charity shops! Any tips for things to buy, how to keep books/desk area well organised, getting on top of revision early on etc?

That is good flexibility, but I can see how it won't help with decisions.

Yes its independent. They have to do at least two sciences (at least Chem and biology if they might want to do medicine). There is no combined science option.

They narrowed down their subjects last year and started all the GCSE courses and now they need to refine down further to 10 plus the independent studies project. DS is an all rounder and so is really struggling to decide. The reality is that he can chop and change until half term if he really needs to. We are lucky in that we do have that extra flexibility with it being independent.

kjh Is that at an independent school? State schools tend not to permit only doing 2 out of 3 sciences? Any reason not to do double science instead? Also wondering re indie school with the late decision making.

Perhaps he needs to do a SWOT analysis or something to help him decide. (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats).

DS1 is still debating his options (school will be delighted when I let them know he's changed his mind again!)

So far he's supposed to be doing eng lang, eng lit, maths, physics, chemistry, biology, history, spanish, drama, computer science plus an independent project. He might however drop either physics or computer science and do either geography or RE. Decision making is not his strong point!

English texts are The view from the bridge, Of Mice and men, Macbeth and a poetry anthology

Sorry, Trilogy is probably me not being up on the latest terms.

I think computing is hard or easy depending on your brain. Normally good computer people are also good at maths. It isn't playing video games though!

TeenTimesTwo Ah no, not Triple Science - for some reason, AQA's dual Science course is called Trilogy Confusing.

Is Computing hard? He's constantly on his PC playing video games, and seems to think he knows a bit about computing. I am really hoping he is right!

Anyone else from Northern Ireland
My dd going into y12 they do majority of GCSE In that year
Maths English language Spanish Science
Drama Art Re and Health and Social.
No homework hasn't a clue what to start looking at. I'd say she has but wants to spend her free time with friends.

Second That's what I'm hoping for DD too with her Drama & Food tech.

Mind you for 'not the most academic' Triple science & computing looks pretty academic to me!

Can I join? DS starting Y10 in Sept and will be taking English Lang and Lit, Math, Trilogy Science, RS (compulsory in his school) then options are DT, Computing, Business Studies and Music.

He's not the most academic and we're hoping the coursework elements in his Options will help ease the pressure in 2021!

Further to Hellohah, at the opposite end of the country, AIC is on at Mayflower Theatre in Southampton this September, & Macbeth is being performed in Chichester in October.

In response to @Hoghgyni post. If anyone is in the Manchester area, Macbeth is on at the Royal Exhange next month and An Inspector Calls at the Lowry in January.

My advice for those of you monitoring Eng Lit texts would be to watch out for National Theatre and RSC screenings of Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet and An Inspector Calls. There was a flurry of them in 2017 & 18 when the plays were screened live at cinemas. They were great for adding a different perspective. Even regional productions of things like Jekyll & Hyde helped especially if they read them earlier in year 9 & 10 and had forgotten them a few months later.

I have a DD starting year 10 to do maths, 2 x english, separate sciences, Spanish, Latin, art and RE (compulsory).
I don’t think she has homework but her some of her files and books definitely need a sort out and tidy up.
I know she is doing Romeo and Juliet and Pride and Prejudice. Not sure about the others.

Can I join, DD1 for me, she's doing Maths, Double Science, Eng Lit/Lang, RE ( compulsory) Italian, History, Buisness and Child Development.

English texts are Macbeth, An Inspector Calls and A Christmas Carol, she's been given a reading list and work to do on that list but no other homework except for organising all folders ready to start.

We've also been sent some suggestions for revision books to buy for RE, English and Science so far.

DD starting yr 10 in Sept, doing Maths, English Language & Lit, triple science, Spanish, History, Geography and Computer Science.

Only homework was some reading for English (none specific to Eng Lit next year) and some Computer Science.

Oh and no homework set

Joining you as my DD is starting year 10.

English Lit/Lang, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Spanish, Latin, Geography, History

Studied Macbeth in year 9 but don’t know if it’s the one for GCSE or not

DD starts Y10 in September. She has English, Maths, combined science, history, business, RS and PE.

It’s come around so quickly!

No homework set for the summer here.

Just re-read DS's Options booklet and it says that the English Lit board (and presumably the texts) would be decided on after this year's GCSE results!