Are your Y11s on study leave?

my Y11 has been on study leave since before the exams began

My Ds’s school study leave starts 8/ 6 … they can still go in to study .

tbh mine is one of those children that revising at home has been a challenge. So glad he has had to go into school.

Sadly no but am hoping none of them turn up after half term. If they worked I would have no issue. They seem to be coming in to socialise and to see their boy/girlfriends.

Until last Friday they were on a full normal timetable. Though some students only bothered going in for exams. After half term students only go in for the subjects they still have exams for and don’t have tutor time, rps or pe. There will be study rooms available in school but students are free to leave school when the timetable has subjects they’ve already finished. Because of her exam schedule my daughter will be in pretty much full time for the first week after half term then much less the second week.

Darwin’s theory at its finest…

My dd year 11 gets no study leave they attend revision sessions. She even has an English and science session during half term.
However she did say those that have been disruptive or carried out something they would normally get suspended for have been put on study leave! This led to a few others been naughty just so they could get study leave.

My friend’s DD didn’t do a single practice timed essay set by her teacher (most off DD’s friends were doing about three a week) and then friend’s mum kicked off about exam leave not happening and took friend out of school saying that she revised better at home!
she didn’t revise better at home - her mum had no idea that she wasn’t even doing the basic revision work set by teachers, let alone anything additional.
lots of DD’s friends are talking the talk about revision but not actually doing it - she’s been invited out to the park, the local Costas, Sainsbury’s car park… she’s been called “boring” for not going… if her experience is anything to go by, schools are right that a lot of students aren’t revising at home.

That sounds bonkers!

Study leave here starts 6th of June here but a handful are already on study leave as being in school wasn't right for them. Even after the 6th, they can still come in and we provide study rooms, computers and library facilities for them, supervised by staff who aren't teaching, supply/cover staff and we have LSAs available for students who need them.

Study leave from 12 May. Independent. Offer for students to come in if they want to but think most have opted to study at home.

Mine started study leave yesterday for half term. Although he's in school every day next week for revision lessons.
After half term they have booster sessions before exams and some extra revision after school. DS is planning to revise in the library in the day, I'll eat my hat if he sticks to that.

Mine have to go to all lessons even when the exams for that subject have been done. Seems ridiculous to have to go to a French lesson and English lit lesson in the morning when they could be at home revising for the maths exam in the afternoon.

Depends on school. Independents and State Grammars often offer study leave with the option to come in if the student wants to. Most of the students can be trusted to revise at home and feel they need time to get down to what THEY feel they need to spend the time on.

Lots of places find the students or lots don’t really revise effectively or much at home. Some students need to be fully or almost fully directed and are unable to revise effectively by themselves. Schools like this find results are worse if students are given study leave, so they make attendance compulsory.

Round here, my DDs school is the only one going in. All the other high schools have the year 11s on study leave.

My Y11 is in until after her last exam on the 16th of June with a leaver's ceremony the week after, and prom the week after that. Her school is also doing some revision days over the half-term break and have been running revision help after school for a while now.

My Y13 at a different school is also in for most of it, though there are some mornings he isn't in due to other exams going on.

What's the rationale behind it?

In some places it just seems to be the norm, in chatting with other parents, they'd had similar when they were in school (I didn't grow up in the UK, so I have to go off them). They and one of the teachers I talked to seemed keen on the benefits of keeping in routine during the stressful time, having that support and dedicated time with revising or exam stress and being able to continue some of the extra curricular activities - my Y11 loves that she can keep doing drama club throughout the exam period.

DD finished yesterday for study leave but after half term her teachers will be available in their previous timetabled lessons for ‘supervised revision sessions’
She’s only going to go in for a couple of sessions and her exams.
They also didn’t tell the kids till mid afternoon that they didn’t have to come back after half term, they’d previously been told they would be in until all their exams had finished.

Some/many won't revise at home.

I know of two local schools where they're in study leave. Don't know about the rest. I didn't know they were keeping them in some places! Seems harsh but maybe they thought they wouldn't be revising enough at home? What's the rationale behind it?

My DS still has to go to school until 16th June. They go to exam revision blocks the day before exams and if not, normal timetabled lessons.

The school are running English language sessions for a couple of days next week in half term. Which I think is great.

My yr11 has full timetable until 9th June. Yr 13 dc went on study leave yesterday

Last day for Y11s yesterday. Some pupils are expected to be back after half-term until their exams finish.

DD finished school on 3 May and just pops in for exams and instrument lessons.

I think the other Indies round here all do the same as there seem to be quite a few kids in town when I pop in.

I would prefer her to be in school a few hours/week for supervised revision. It seems odd to imagine that students would thrive being "home alone" for 6 weeks, after 2 years of Covid lockdowns.

My DS finished timetabled lessons on Thu. The letter from school said pupils were welcome to attend their timetabled lessons after half term but I imagine most will just welcome being on study leave. DS did go in yesterday for a further maths lesson and is going in for a few more of those after half term. Not sure about any other subjects.

I saw at least 2 'last day of school' posts (except for exams) on Facebook locally yesterday for yr11s so I'm assuming the school my DS went to is still doing study leave as they did when he was there.

Mine is supposed to be in school - when they’re not doing an exam the students are expected to go to the normal class they would be in for regular timetable and they’re doing revision sessions. However, in reality the teachers seem quite happy for the kids to go into the library, art room, anywhere else they fancy to chat revise.

The other day, DD didn’t have an exam at all, and she would have been expected to go to maths and various other classes where there’s no exam until after half term - but she had physics and psychology she wanted to revise for later that week, so I just rang school and said she’s not coming in, she’s revising physics at home. Nobody rang me back to ask why she wasn’t in/threaten to fine me so I’m guessing they didn’t mind that much.