Clinically extremely vulnerable teenagers in GCSE/Exam years?

[GranolaHolmes]

Any clues on the situation for clinically extremely vulnerable teenagers who are in exam years?

I can't make head nor tail of it.

Consultant despairingly said a few months ago that parents were advised by government to get advice from their consultants but that consultants were not given any information on what to advise.

I feel like we are making it up as we go along with regards to my sons school attendance.

Obviously medical conditions/tiers/risk will vary for each child but what are others in this situation doing?

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No advice but just wanted to send my best wishes to you and your family. I can't imagine how hard this must be and really hope it all works out well for your DC

How dies your exam aged child feel.
? How supportive are the school? Could the child defer a yr take some exam remotely.

What difference will exam results make. Ie a vunerable relative is unlikely to pass their exams so in this instance id feel it makes no difference if they are taken or not. A different relative should get very good grades and wishes to go uni so the exams would be vital so weighing up is different.
My view through is education cam always be delayed but health is vital always

Thanks for the replies.

Our eldest is 16 and has immunosuppression treatment at hospital every 8 weeks for inflammatory bowel disease. This is new to us all as he only became properly ill this year and started treatment in the summer. He is also suffering from anxiety, awaiting Asperger diagnosis and has treatment induced panic attacks and has had a very traumatic time of it this year with 2 blood transfusions so I'm not sure how much of our issues are even covid or lockdown related. He is on the waiting list for support from child psychology.

Maybe this year would have been a write off for him regardless of covid. It's a combination of covid, mocks and his illness really.

He was nervous returning to school and feeling vulnerable. We let him do a phased return and he managed 4 days a week for a few weeks before going back full time. Then at the end of term there were some positive covid cases in the school and we were advised to keep him home by his doctor and the school supportive of this.

He finds remote learning incredibly stressful and would prefer to go to school and enjoys seeing his friends after shielding for most of the summer. His mocks were a dreadful experience and in normal times I'd hope he would learn from the mocks how to manage his stress and sit the actual exams with some strategies. He passed some, excelled in some, flunked some.

I drive him to school instead of the bus now to remove that from the equation.

Like you say his health is more important. But then there's the mental health issue from being home.

He can redo maths and English gcse as sixth form college if needed and I know it will all work out in the end but it all feels so uncertain and I don't know whether to send him in to school or not.

There are no answers I know but I wondered if there are any other parents here navigating the CEV vs GCSEs shitshow.

I asked Jennie harries in here in the summer and she said he should wash his hands.

My child is primary so we have kepy off. Child struggles with school so it was a.kuch easier decision for us. Good luck

Thank you, we will likely wait until he's due back and see what information is available and see what feels right.

I almost wish he hadn't done the mocks as he was predicted better grades than he got in them.

Still clueless.

Well at least the attendance issue and exams issue is clear now.
Whether my son will be awarded any GCSEs will be a pot luck from here I imagine.
We'll never know if he could have done better or if what he gets was deserved.