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HELP! DC has GCSE tomorrow and feels very unwell

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thisistheworstpossibletiming · 17/05/2026 19:45

DC has come down with what we assume is some
sort of virus - high temperature, swollen tonsils and pounding headache. They’re doing dual
award science chemistry in the morning (definitely NOT their strongest subject either).

They will obviously do their utmost to get in and sit the exam, but bar a minor miracle, I can imagine they’re going to feel pretty horrendous tomorrow anyway.

We’ve just emailed the HoY and their tutor to give them a heads up. Is there anything else we should be doing (apart from the normal illness care of pain killers, water, sleep etc)?!

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MrsHamlet · 17/05/2026 19:46

Contact the exams officer at school too.

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