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DD Y12 Progress report... not great

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passwordaboutyou · 13/03/2025 11:59

I've just had DD's Y12 progress report through and it's not great - she's basically scraping through at D/E grades (this is A levels). In people's experience can this drastically improve? Her attitude to learning (according to the report) is 1/2 (so good) and she seems to be working a lot and is doing the extra curricular activities suggested .

I know it's still early days but she's always been keen to go to uni but I don't think she would get in anywhere half decent if her grades don't improve.

Has anyone else had this and their DC turned it around?

TIA

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passwordaboutyou · 14/03/2025 08:49

loubielou31 · 14/03/2025 08:43

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf3Ve0LB9Z_CM5jMg7LIQmg
DDS RS teacher recommended this you tube channel, "I think therefore I teach" for her to find the topics that they have studied watch the videos and make her own notes from.

Thank you - this looks great

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passwordaboutyou · 14/03/2025 08:51

ScabbyHorse · 14/03/2025 08:40

@passwordaboutyouA levels can be a difficult time for loads of reasons. Universities want students to attend so usually have lots of options for getting them there. I’ve had a very tough time with my DS, he was predicted AAB but got much, much lower than that due to many issues. He’s accepted a foundation degree place now and is looking forward to starting in September. it’s been a rocky ride ! The main thing for me was getting him mental health support and letting him chose his own way while being there emotionally and offering advice. They are trying to find their own way and it’s so so hard to watch sometimes!

Thank you - the mental health is so important. She is having counselling for some other issues and it really helps. So much pressure on them. Sounds like you've been really supportive of your son and lovely to hear that things are working out.

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loubielou31 · 14/03/2025 08:56

passwordaboutyou · 14/03/2025 08:49

That's tough - we were lucky and got her official assessment via her primary school. We were told by her secondary they only have funding for 4 children for the whole year (of 240 girls) for dyslexia. She has been reassessed twice now - I'd never heard of it before so I wasn't sure if it was just a school thing.

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Not sure why she would have to have been reassessed, although the schools do have to reapply for exam access arrangements so it could have been to do with that.
However, a copy of that assessment should be what you need if you apply for disabled student allowance so it will be useful for you.

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newrubylane · 14/03/2025 09:08

It might not be about the content per say, more the skills that she's not quite got yet. Perhaps it is her essay writing that requires work. It's quite a different skill at A-Level than at GCSE, I think. There is definitely time to improve, especially if it's one thing that just hasnt quite clicked yet. I think you need more information from her teachers though

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