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15th June last exam here too - and prom on the 18th. Still haven’t been told anything about when he no longer has to attend school but we won’t be going anywhere as he has a younger sibling still in school. Not quite sure what to occupy him with for that month tbh!

Ah our prom isn’t until 29th June. Saying that, dd only had her alterations appointment 10 days ago and they’ve already called to say it’s ready to collect which I’m impressed with. So that’ll be a little outing for tomorrow to break up the revision. She also had her spray tan trial earlier this week which was fun.

Dd’s birthday is bang in the middle of half term. I want to organise something but I know she’ll be hellbent on wanting to not miss study time. Any ideas?! I was thinking an early brunch somewhere nice so she’s got the day ahead and then wait until it’s all over to do something with her friends. But 16 is worth celebrating!

Prom on 23rd then we are off on Norwegian fjord cruise on 27th for a week, so something to look forward to

15th June is the last day, but finishing with Physics in the morning and Further Maths in the afternoon 🙃.

My DS finishes in 15 June then a holiday then surgery, the pressure of GCSEs means he worries less about surgery but I did have a round of life is unfair as he wants summer to relax not recuperate.

@Tebheag that’s great!

Dd is aiming for four 9s, four 8s and a 7. A mix of teacher target grades and her own expectations. I honestly cannot wait until 17th June. When is everyone else’s final exam?

Yippee DD got her NEA finished yesterday at revision also got told the marks for first 3 sections was 100%
When do Art students find out their results ?
Had a good chat last yesterday that she should just aim for 7s where they will not be finished the syllabus, it is the school's failings and not hers if she does not get the 9s they expect when she ain't been taught everything. She seemed more relaxed finger's crossed it stays like that for a while at least.

Nor me. All I’ve ever read is that the time investment needed is huge for Art

I don’t envy those of you with art courseworks!

@ECT22 I also think she was previously overwhelmed by it all in school. Much calmer on her own in peace at home.

@ECT22 I think here it has had to be an element of urgency and crisis for her lack of focus to switch into hyperfocus. Previously I think it all seemed to far away and bravado peers making out they weren’t working much; she took literally. I think reality had hit home and realising colleges need a decent set of good passes and 667 on chosen subjects. Jeopardy

It is an overwhelming amount of work, the content is just enormous.

I am a worrier by nature but DD is the exact opposite but I can definitely see some cracks now in her usual calmness, I work in a school, non teaching, and you can always feel the emotions in the upcoming term, hearing them all coming out of their exams as they walk past my office discussing the papers, it always makes me emotional so gods know what I’ll be like this time!

@eurotravel aw it makes you feel so proud doesn’t it? What helps your dc to focus, do you think? We’ve found a revision timetable helps dd, and revising downstairs (NOT in her room where she would drift off completely). Also, she really likes the exam hall environment due to its lack of distractions, which is a huge relief!

@ECT22Ah that’s wonderful, DD was definitely getting pressure from her teacher to continue but she just couldn’t decide what to drop to do it and I do fear the sheer blood sweat and tears of the last 2 years has put her off a little!

@ECT22ADHD here too and I’m incredibly relieved that some proper study is finally being done & she seems calm & not the meltdowns we were having previously. I just want her to get the grades to do As - nothing more

Kudos to all the DC actually revising. I asked DS what he'd done today and got told "mostly played my game". He's coming to work with me tomorrow to revise under my beady eye.

My son who is hoping for 9s, 8s, 7s and a 6 in French is probably averaging 3.5 hours a day. It seems like an overwhelming amount of work, as it bloody is. If you think about eng literature only, you could study that for next 6 weeks on its own and find more to learn. Ridiculous amount. Trying to stay calm for him, his mocks he didn’t revise thoroughly for and came away with good grades so I hope that outcome continues

She wants to continue with it right through to degree level. Am hoping A Level is less stressful!

@ECT22Absolutely it will be a weight off! She also loves Art but the volume and time it takes has been all consuming. She said she will be happy when she can just paint for enjoyment.

Is your DD continuing Art or it stops here?

Sounds lovely 😊 I bet your dd can’t wait for Art to be done. Mine did it just before Easter and it’s such a weight off! It dominates their lives (and my dd adores Art)

I washed all our garden furniture down last night and DD said she’s planning on taking her revision and painting out there over the next few days, it’s looking like absolutely beautiful weather, she’s a bit put out that’s she’s got a 3 hour revision session at school tomorrow when it’s forecast 25 degrees!

DDs dream would be to revise in the British Library, she loves it there!

Another one here starting 10ish and doing 3-4 hours a day with numerous breaks. I think that’s fine. They’re all different. Not everyone needs or wants to get all 8s and 9s. My dd has ADHD and I’m proud of how she is managing to focus more than she ever thought possible, even if it’s not every hour of the day, and how she is managing her well-being. Wish she would go outside in the lovely sunshine during those breaks tho!

Mine is feeling guilty about not doing much over the last few days as we've been away for Easter weekend. I'm hoping the break will have been good for her and she'll be back rejuvenated. She's planning on spending the rest of this week in the British library. She has to get there by 9 to queue for a seat when it opens at 9.30, and generally doesn't get back till 6 so it's a full day.

@eurotravel dds high-school have reduced the gcse options if you pick separate sciences instead of combined then you have one less option to pick they also changed the timetable for weekly to biweekly and removed morning form class to get extra teaching time. Last year they where pushing for kids to move to combined science stating 2 9s was better than two 8s and a 9s or 3 8s.
Can't believe how much the school has changed in just a couple of years.