Why so many Mocks?

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Revisiontime · 24/06/2026 06:32

Currently in year 10. Mocks in June, October, January and March?

Is this common?

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Xmasallergies · 24/06/2026 06:44

It’s to keep them revising. Hopefully they get better each time which boost confidence.

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Revisiontime · 24/06/2026 06:43

Ok. Thank you. The ones they are having now are proper Mocks I guess as they are in exam conditions and come home after each exam.

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MissyB1 · 24/06/2026 06:43

its just testing to make sure they are continually revising. My ds did three sets of “mocks” for GCSEs last year and he did find it helpful.

FruAashild · 24/06/2026 06:40

Yeah, everything is called a mock thesedays. Think it's intended to make the kids work harder. At the very least doing some revision for each exam helps reinforce the learning so they can remember it during GCSEs.

Housewife2010 · 24/06/2026 06:37

Nowadays they seem to rename all school exams for GCSE/A Levels as Mocks. At my children's school they have exams at the end of every term, but they are called mocks now for those years. When I was at school Mocks were the exams in January before their GCSEs/A Levels.

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