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Y11 2025/26… come and join

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wonderstuff · 22/08/2025 19:31

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36and3 · 23/08/2025 08:25

Dd has mocks in November. She had July off from her maths tutor but restarted in August. I’m also getting her to see an English tutor. English is a strong subject for her but just want to give her that extra boost to hopefully push her from 7/8 to 8/9. She says.

Dd does a competitive sport with training 5 x a week (13hours). So with that, and tutors, need to really get organised.

We have options evening next month and final decisions need to be in by December.

Ifonlyoneday · 23/08/2025 08:17

Marking my place too. DTs have done no schoolwork over the holidays. In fairness only 1 subject Geography has set any work and they’ll get that done before they go back.
I don’t think their school is on the ball as much as others but their GCSE results have been falling so I think the academy trust their in is getting them to buck their ideas up.

Im hoping at the start of year 11 the school give them the rally call and they start to realise you need to start working and revising before April 2026 🤞

GucciGin · 23/08/2025 06:18

Marking my place here too. We carried on with DS'd Tuition during summer with a week of at the beginning and end of the hols.

He also knows he needs to control his phone usage. Very addictive at time, I will also try to be on my phone less too.

GreySweater · 22/08/2025 23:38

Marking place, thank you. Here we go…

JoelDommettsTux · 22/08/2025 22:10

Marking place. DS has not done much at all but he has started maths tuition so that’s something. Am struggling to find a science tutor - has anyone used online ones?!

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wonderstuff · 22/08/2025 21:40

DS had loads of work and tells me he’s nearly finished it despite not appearing to have spent much time on it. I’m hoping he’s been stealthily working when I think he’s festering in bed… I’m a natural optimist.

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Walkingbkwrm · 22/08/2025 21:18

Thanks @wonderstuff ! We are currently away for a few days but braced for a rocky year - so hopefully the thread with you guys will be a good support:). Not much work done this summer here either but school does not seem to have set a lot. Sure they will be expecting some revision to have happened though.

36and3 · 22/08/2025 19:43

Dd has had loads of work this summer but has only really got going in the last few weeks. Results day yesterday gave her the shake I think.

Wolfiefan · 22/08/2025 19:39

Joining in. Hoping for resilience and hard work being rewarded.

36and3 · 22/08/2025 19:37

Thanks for sorting @wonderstuff