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UncomfortableSilence · 2026-04-16T14:07:08+00:00

New thread to see our wonderful DC through their exams and onwards. Come and join for chat, support and solidarity.

3GoldenLamps · 11/05/2026 13:45

Mine's at home now and most definitely NOT revising, so thinking I might encourage him to stay at school for the remainder of this week.

NeverendingRabbitHole · 11/05/2026 13:43

Bluebelle8261 · 11/05/2026 13:35

Are most children going in just for the exams. My dd is still going all day, everyday. This afternoon they have an afternoon of just Biology.

My son has full days and a full timetable too until the last exam.

English this morning followed by Biology revision for the rest of the day, the same as your dd.

I'm glad really as he keeps him focused and I'm sure he'll get more exam prep done at school than at home.

LattePatty · 11/05/2026 13:37

Bluebelle8261 · 11/05/2026 13:35

Are most children going in just for the exams. My dd is still going all day, everyday. This afternoon they have an afternoon of just Biology.

Mine broke up last Wednesday and they are only going in for exams.

clary · 11/05/2026 13:35

hendlik · 11/05/2026 12:01

My dc's friend mentioned the Macbeth guilt topic yesterday as a possible topic to prep for which dc had not yet revised previously. Where do people find these possible topics (bitesize etc) as dc had prepared long and broad but had not considered this before.

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Even if you hadn't specifically looked at guilt in Macbeth tho, there is loads that you would have covered that would work – Lady M and the sleepwalking, Macbeth re Banquo, Macbeth re Duncan, the dagger, Macbeth's hesitation about the whole thing, Macbeth's guilt to Macduff right at the end (sorry that's a bit disordered but ygwim). Any of those sections might work for another theme but could easily be written about to show how Shakespeare writes about guilt. I am sure they did fine.

Anjelika · 11/05/2026 13:35

Like several others on here, DS was busily writing about Kingship yesterday! They have to stay in school all day but he managed to send me a text saying Macbeth had been about guilt an ACC about Christmas which he was happy with. Haven't heard from DD (I have Y11 DT's!) so hope she's OK.

Bluebelle8261 · 11/05/2026 13:35

Are most children going in just for the exams. My dd is still going all day, everyday. This afternoon they have an afternoon of just Biology.

3GoldenLamps · 11/05/2026 13:28

@waitingquietly It was only worth 20 marks though, so hopefully he feels good about the rest of it. .

whereonthestair · 11/05/2026 13:28

My DS home, thought the extract weird for CC but thinks he did ok in the end. He was very pleased with Much Ado. I am just pleased it’s done. He’s now on our rowing machine expending nervous energy before more revision.

waitingquietly · 11/05/2026 13:24

Mine had English Lit IGCSE edexcel this morning and has business this afternoon - so one of his worst followed by his best . Not heard anything from him as school take their phones . Dread to think how he’s going to be if the unseen poetry was bad

TomorrowMoreWorsts · 11/05/2026 13:12

TeenToTwenties · 11/05/2026 10:57

I think as parents it is good to remember that the DC may not want any in depth discussion, (they might realise they have missed things which dents confidence going forward). Asking what the theme was and mentally thinking 'oh good they knew that', but asking for detailed discussion on the exact wording and what they wrote is maybe not helpful to the DC.
(Though of course this thread is a good displacement for discussing with the DC).

This is a good reminder for me 🧐

Jmaho · 11/05/2026 13:12

My son messaged me following English to say Meh. Wasn't awful. Question was weird. Have done enough.
His enough probably isnt enough but there we go!
Not going to quiz him too much when he's home as feel majority of our interactions are not positive at the moment!
It's going to be a long, anxious wait until results day!

applecrumblespider · 11/05/2026 13:12

DD was pleased with (the dreaded) english lit. She thought both the Macbeth and Christmas Carol questions were straightforward and wrote "lots" - 4 pages for each question. She said she forgot one thing to put in but it was very big smiles when she got home.

NeverendingRabbitHole · 11/05/2026 13:08

I'm just counting down the minutes now until my son comes home at 3.30 as he had R&J and Jekyll and Hyde questions today - I am dying to know what the questions were! 😄

3GoldenLamps · 11/05/2026 13:07

Mine does Edexcel iGCSEs- we are curious what others thought about the unseen poetry. He was completely thrown. The rest he feels good about though.

Caddycat · 11/05/2026 13:05

LattePatty · 11/05/2026 12:58

Think my son’s school does a different board from most here. He said Macbeth question was about deception, which was ok. And they also had poetry anthology as part of today’s exam and it was a poem by Ted Hughes that he knew.

Yes, I think this was Eduquas, most seem to do AQA.

LattePatty · 11/05/2026 12:58

Think my son’s school does a different board from most here. He said Macbeth question was about deception, which was ok. And they also had poetry anthology as part of today’s exam and it was a poem by Ted Hughes that he knew.

Caddycat · 11/05/2026 12:40

36and3 · 11/05/2026 12:17

Dd - Macbeth was amazing
Christmas carol - vague and limited extract but doable. It really threw her.

DD also said that CC threw her to begin with but that it was good in the end.

Bluebelle8261 · 11/05/2026 12:40

ShesRunningOutTheDoor · 11/05/2026 12:29

Does anyone know the extract? Chapter / page for ACC?

It was describing the ghost of Christmas present I think.

ShesRunningOutTheDoor · 11/05/2026 12:29

Does anyone know the extract? Chapter / page for ACC?

Bluebelle8261 · 11/05/2026 12:19

36and3 · 11/05/2026 12:17

Dd - Macbeth was amazing
Christmas carol - vague and limited extract but doable. It really threw her.

Same! It sound like it threw my dd too

36and3 · 11/05/2026 12:17

Dd - Macbeth was amazing
Christmas carol - vague and limited extract but doable. It really threw her.

Bluebelle8261 · 11/05/2026 12:13

DD msg to say
Macbeth - fab!
CC - Not good at all, very vague extract

Stowickthevast · 11/05/2026 12:07

@hendlik DD went through all previous papers to 2017 and tried to work out what hadn't been asked recently.

She's doing more obscure texts - Much Ado and Frankenstein - which meant there were fewer videos on line about them. Just heard from her and she is very pleased that Benedick came up in Much Ado which she was hoping for and how the monster changes in Frankenstein which is one with lots to write about.

onwards to biology!

edited for all my typos!

hendlik · 11/05/2026 12:06

ShesRunningOutTheDoor · 11/05/2026 12:05

Mr salles. God love Mr salles

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Thanks, too late for us now I guess but good to know. Any other such resources for other topics? 🙏

ShesRunningOutTheDoor · 11/05/2026 12:05

hendlik · 11/05/2026 12:01

My dc's friend mentioned the Macbeth guilt topic yesterday as a possible topic to prep for which dc had not yet revised previously. Where do people find these possible topics (bitesize etc) as dc had prepared long and broad but had not considered this before.

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Mr salles. God love Mr salles