GCSE Supporting - first week nearly over

England. Wed 7th & Wed 14 June. Both calculator exams.

Jeez. That's tough.

Three today here for DD - physics, computer science and Classics. She’s to stay in one room all day and not leave unless for the toilet. Thankfully nothing tomorrow, but today is her worst day. If she can get through this she can do anything I reckon!

When is the next maths exam? Are there 2 more?

Physics & computing, today, and then German tomorrow.

Tomorrow is usually an INSET day, so the kids will be rattling round the school.

Good luck to them all today. DD seems really laid back about Physics, just scrolling on her phone this morning. I'm taking her out for ice cream after school.

Next task is figuring out how much revision and how much time off to give herself over half term.

Another one with physics and computing here. 2 of his best subjects and they are both a-level choices.

Good luck everyone half term is so close now!

I thought that was just me, if feels like war doesn’t it? DS has been up since 3am?? Or 4am? I don’t want to ask… I popped my head round at 4.30 and he’s had a shower and all studying and happy. He wants a grade 9 in this and I’m so worried for him. Hope it goes well for him and that he knows what he’s doing.

Here goes!
Best of luck to all of them. Phew for half term, just hope he does some revision!

Also physics and computer Science today. Ds found English okay yesterday. Found the Jekyll and Hyde went well but found the poetry tricky as always. Well too late now. He was ill on Monday but better by Tuesday thankfully. I hope physics goes well for him as it is his A level choice. Good luck everyone today!

Oh crap, so sorry @Letskeepgoing. Fingers crossed he passes

Just physics to go here and then we're done until after half term thank goodness

Physics for DD today. Good luck to all!

Physics & comp science for DS today, not much revision yesterday. Happy to get today over with and a bit of a rest over half term, although DS seems to think he should be having the whole week off.

DD just has physics today then that’s it until after half term. DS has got film studies tomorrow so not quite there yet! Roll on Friday.

Ds is Physics and Computing tomorrow as well. Heavy day, like sending him off to war. All the best everyone. Wishing calm vibes.

Just sent DS1 to bed. He thought computer science was in the morning tomorrow (he doesn’t have physics) so glad I caught him before he set off at 0730!

Oh god I just want tomorrow to be over. Physics and computer science. Everything crossed for this one. Good luck everybody.

Physics and Comp Sci tomorrow, and then German writing on Friday; seems like a tough end to the week.

my goodness @kennythekangaroo, what a superstar your daughter must be. she's doing so well just to keep on keeping on. Sending love to you both.

It is a bit annoying to be honest, I understand but they do have to take in anything unnecessary and also sometimes kids can write words on calculators (a bit of a far stretch) I know and I'm guessing they just wanted to be careful. Super annoying they'd lost it though.

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Can anyone tell me why its a problem to have a calculator in an Eng Lit exam. OK I know its not needed but my son kept it in pencil case. Anyway some of them had to hand them in on the way into exam today and when he went to collect at the end they had lost it or given it to someone else. He's had that calculator for the last few years and he's use to it. He has physics tomorrow too. I just don't understand why he had to hand it in, can't see how a calculator can help u chat in a english exam

My daughter did AQA English, it's by far her strongest subject but she found the unseen poetry quite tough - she thinks she dropped quite a few marks.

She has been on a call to her friend for at least 2.5 hours (since I got home from work) revising sociology and physics. She seems to know a fair bit - definitely more so for sociology though.

It's tough isn't it. No he missed the whole bit 😕

Dd OK with English lit. Aqa paper she was last out and used all of her extra time so 2 hrs 50 mins. HOY sent her to the canteen rather than class when she finished to recover. She made it into next class and played uno! Keeping them in is obviously very effective.... just finished physics and gone to watch queen Charlotte on nextflix now. Role on tomorrow pm .

@kennythekangaroo - I am so sorry for your loss. What an amazing young person your daughter is to be still going into an exam room. I hope the school have sorted every possible allowance for her.

My DD not happy with AQA English today. She didn’t finish and found it really tough. She said the unseen poetry is divided into two sections @Letskeepgoing - a 24-marker and an 8-marker. She didn’t get to the 8 marker and rushed the 24-marker. Maybe it wasn’t the whole section your DS missed out?