Year 11

[practicallyperfectwithprosecco]

I know it's a small thing in the whole scheme of things but I've been up most of night with my devastated year 11 dd and I know so many other children feel the same.

It's not just the exams she was desperate to do as she has worked so hard to get to a pass level.

It's the whole leaving school rites she is going to miss

In her words - no hoody, no year book, no shirt signing ( doing that tomorrow but lots of her friends now off) no last day parties, no prom, no results day. No goodbyes to teachers - her tutor who supported her for 5 years and has been amazing is self isolating due to pregnancy.

For once I agree with her it's not fair!

For her school has been a massive struggle with anxiety and CAMHS involvement but she battled on and did it but can't celebrate that achievement

Same boat here. It all feels like a bad dream. Poor dd had so many plans and dreams for the summer. She’s been working so so hard and her predicted grades and mocks taken last December do not reflect the massive progress she’s been making the last few months.
Her prom dress hanging up looking a bit desolate.
She’s devastated that she won’t see a lot of her friends after Friday when they go off to college in September (she’s staying for sixth).
I keep wanting to cry for her.

Added to that, she has no direction now! Her revision was her life, it had become almost a comfort to her. She can’t get a job, can’t really pursue a hobby now.
I’ve suggested she does an online course in French as she wants to do it at A level and this will be her chance to really nail her grammar but without structure I’m not sure how self-disciplined she’ll be.

Dd had plans on getting her first job, going to Reading with her friends and enjoying summer with them after all the hard work.

It's heartbreaking, little dreams in the grand scheme but for them it was a massive step in growing up.

Ds is autistic and was dreading the exams but is still very distressed about them being cancelled.

He is isolated enough normally so goodness knows what this will do to him.

I think y6 will be feeling the same. No residential, no secondary school induction days...

It is unfortunate that she'll be missing prom.

My dd is y12 and we are waiting for how exam grades will be calculated. Even though Boris promised that everyone would get the grade that they deserved, I suspect there's no solution that's fair to everyone.

Same here. Should we be getting them to still do work in case the exams are going to be in July/August? Hoping we may hear something today. My DS will not be disciplined to work as well at home 😖

My daughter is the same. I am so upset for them. She is actually ok about the exams as her predicted grades are good in most subjects. It's everything thing else about her life that will be different.

My DD has just been sat on my bed saying " But this was my summer and it's all gone! "
There will be other summer's but it is so tough for them.

She has big plans to tutor her sister now rhough, she's year 10, probably just as well I'm working from home for a bit!

DD's prom dress arrived by post yesterday, which really rubbed salt in the wound for her. She's the youngest of 3 and has seen her older siblings experience the whole "end of school" thing, she was so looking forward to it. I really feel for her. She's worked so hard this year and this is such an anti climax.

Yes I’m going to encourage dd1 to tutor dd2, who is Y9. Not sure how that will go down!

Practicallyperfect, my dd is due to go to Reading too this summer. I wonder if it will be cancelled? I can’t imagine it continuing.

Aw @SeaOtter that’s really sad. It’s all so crap for them.

I’m a teacher. I could cry for both year 11 and year 13.

I really feel for my Dd. When she was in her final year at Primary, the School was going through a lot of building work due to moving to 2 tier, so missed out on a lot of perks Yr6 got. She now has really bad memories of Primary School.
Now this. She just feels like she's wasted the last few years.
I've been trying to reassure her, but that's difficult until we know exactly what is going on.

And both of mine doing DofE! Or not now... just formed out hundreds on their expeditions and they’ve been working all year on them 😩