Current Year 10 2020/2021 support thread

DD is a file per subject and differently colour coded cue cards person :)
And pastel highlighters (are they a thing everywhere?)

For the less organised, having spent the last 2 years tearing my hair out about DS's notes (or should I say the lack of them), it's worth pointing out that actually there is so much online these days and so many good revision sites, that if your child is not the greatest at keeping their notes in order or up to date or they are entirely incomprehensible, it really isn't the disaster it would have been "back in the day". In fact DD's school has now moved to a position where textbooks are entirely online and they are not allowed to bring their school notes home except before exams. I don't think this is ideal either, but is a testament to how school notes are no longer the be all and end all.

Oh yes, any organisational tips would be extremely welcome!

My DS is so disorganised too but thankfully y9 next year. My DD has one file per subject on her desk with dividers in to put in each different topic. She also uses flash cards, she writes herself for revising - just buy them and she writes them. Will have to work on DS as everything seems to be 'filed' on the floor just randomly. He says its all in his head.

Hi, can I join in? DS starting y10 in September and doing all the usuals, plus history, geography, Spanish and drama. Drama is his favourite so he'll be heartbroken if they can't do the school musical and theatrical productions. He's looking forward to going back to school as he struggled with motivation and organisation during lockdown; but with a lot of scaffolding and support he managed to keep up with the work and submit everything he was supposed to.

Has anyone got any tips on the best way to stay organised? Organisational skills are definitely not one of ds strong points!
He already use files to keep pieces of work neat in his bag.

We've already had the fancy stationary order but did actually seem to motivate DD having different coloured files for each subject, she then decided she needed to fill them so hopefully will work nightshade DD worked really hard in y7, she was at a London grammar then coasted via y8 at a rural comp with no-one nagging her like at the grammar and her being worn out from y7. Y9 was mixed but she has decided to work through the holiday though learning computing (school made her switch to that and we have a different teacher each term) and politics which she isn't taking but good for general knowledge. She does lots of seneca to as school work was low. Though she wouldn't submit anything through lockdown or communicate so am hoping its not teacher assessment by 2022.

Hello please can I join you? DD1 starts Y10 in September too. Our first through so no idea what to expect. She's chosen Geography, Russian, Drama and Textiles as her options.

My Dd starts year 10 this September. She's chosen history, geography, RE, music and french. She's a bit of a mid flyer grade wise up to now but admits that she has been coasting along doing just enough to get by up till now. Apparently the £95 wish list of pretty stationary she's just handed me will turn her into a grade A student going forward. I'm slightly worried that the ramped up work rate of the next 2 years will come as a shock although I'm sure she can handle it.

Her year started lockdown a week before the national one and are the last year back. Not been allowed in school at all. Had work via SMHW tasks set but only 3 lessons a day rather than 5.

I have a DD going into y10 in September, she has a younger brother going into y9 with suspected autism. She's taking English x 2, maths, statistics, Level 3 Add Maths, computing, triple science and RE.

DS had got a biggish part in his school play that was meant to in June so it was really sad when it got cancelled. I can't see it happening in the next school year either. He was so thrilled when the cast list went up

Will be interesting to see how drama is taught in September. I guess group work is out, at least in the short term? At the parents' meeting last term, DD's teacher muttered something about using filming a lot more, but I think he was still thinking through the options himself at the time.

DD's school normally start rehearsing for their big school production (the school is big on performing arts and has their own purpose built theatre so this is treated very seriously) in September. DD is very disappointed that this won't now be happening and hoping that circumstances will allow for something later in the (school) year.

Hello all

DS is about to go into year but his school also starts KS4 from year 9.
He's taking the normal English x 2, maths and science and has also chosen German, computer science, history and drama.

Students 'chose' in year 10 if they are doing double or triple science

My DS is also going into Y10. He’s chosen Spanish, Geography, DT and Drama (English Language, English Literature, Maths, Biology, Chemistry and Physics are all compulsory).

Hi both of you. My ds1 is going into year 10. He is doing computer science, creative imedia, art and music. Also the subjects they have to take which are English x2, maths and science (can't remember if that's double or triple, I'll have to ask him. He also has autism.

Hi piccolo . Great idea to start the thread.

DD is going into Year 10. She is taking English x 2, maths, combined science, history, RE, Spanish, drama and art. The rest of the family all prefer more maths/science/logical subjects so her love of writing/drama/art comes as a bit of shock to us!! Her school starts KS4 in Year 9 so she's already a year into the GCSE work for most subjects. She also did very well with remote learning showing herself to be very disciplined and self motivated.

Like piccolo I'm anxiously waiting GCSE results (DS has just finished Year 11 and is a very different type of child!)

Look forward to the next 2 years together.