Parents of Year 12s - exam time again! (oh no!)

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Has anyone booked any university open days? We have just booked a load this evening.

DD finishes 21st July.

Brilliant news this week, she was offered her.reserve place for Uniq. Very, very happy!

Two more Maths exams on Wednesday (D1 and Stats2) and she can get her head round it properly.

dd is in state education. Not sure why they finish so early. They go back at the beginning of September. They haven't had any study leave.

Raspberry, that's great! Congrats to her :)

dd has some open days, she's been on a couple already, she still hasa couple she's booked, a couple or more so with college. One will have to be in September. What sort of numpty uni puts on open days the same day as AS levels? I'm finally allowed to go on one with her

There is an UCAS evening in a couple of weeks. I'd have liked that before the open days tbh.

DD finishes on the 7th July (state). We have two open days booked and some appointments at a third where we can't do any of the open days.

OYBBK that does seem late for a UCAS evening. Dd's was immediately after the Easter holidays.

School finishes 21 July. Y13 starts on Monday , when further maths has 2 more AS maths on Weds. (Further maths students are allowed to miss Mon and Tue!) He's already been to a couple of taster days, and has several open days coming up. We are going to some with him, and he's going on his own to a couple of others.

Fabulous raspberry, that's really great!

We've got a couple of open days booked, I think there's 3 this term and one she wants to go to in September.

She (and I) breaks up on 20 th July. State school. It's mock exam week this week so she's on study leave, but she's still got 3 actual AS exams, so the further maths class are all doing their mocks in the other subjects after the FM exams are finished (they changed the dates of the mock exams to be after the maths modules because the kids complained, but forgot about the FM modules and won't change them again for everyone). I assume she'll spend her time revising, but she's sort of at saturation point with past papers.

That's good news raspberry, you must be very pleased.

Ds has been on one open day, has two more this week coming and the final one he's booked is the week after next. I don't know if he'll book any more in September or wait for offer days.

I think they are supposed to make a start on writing their personal statements at the end of this week. They've been told to bring in their certificates which I'm boggling at seeing as they had to bring them all in when they enrolled last August. There's nothing like doing a job twice - if you've seen certificates and added them to the academic records then why look at them again?

Ds finishes on 16th June - international school.
Great news raspberry!

We have a couple of Open Days booked, mainly for September. Whole of Y12 going to Leeds for a day, and then there is an UCAS evening at school for parents.

DD has internal exams next week then a 3 day field trip and a 5 day DofE practice expedition to fit in before the end of term.

I am shamelessly looking for a bit of sympathy. I'd rather do it here than start a new thread because you lot are always so kind.

So, the girl that punched DD is getting away with it. There was cctv in the area, but it didn't capture the incident. The girl's mum told the police that she would be grounded, but surprise surprise, it's all over social media that she was having a great time at a party last night. The college have said they can't do anything because there's no proof, so I have to send DD to college this week, even though she's scared and I'm scared. I know I won't be able to relax at work and will be checking my phone whenever I can. I know my daughter isn't lying because she phoned me straight after the incident and was an absolute state. I've had so many awful phone calls in the past where she has hurt herself, and the call this week reminded me of those calls. Why can't life be fair?

That's absolutely disgusting Chocolate. I find it astonishing that no one can do anything at all. Your poor dd. Does she have friends who can tag team accompanying her around college this week?

chocolate
Sometimes schools can be so frustrating. It always baffles me how some students and parents can manipulate the school. Dd has experienced that herself and the School still sticks up for the girl even though she's no longer there.
Your dd must be a nervous wreck. Has this happened before? Any issues between the two of them?

Your poor DD.

Agree there are some pupils who are like bloody Teflon.

No advice except I've always found in life that if I'm really, really worried about something, it is never as bad as I anticipated.

Hope her mates can rally round.

(((Hugs))) for both of you.

Thank you so much for the support - you guys are amazing. I am going in with her tomorrow morning for a meeting with the vice principal, and will take it from there.

There were arguments about boys, but nothing that led us to believe that this girl was capable of violence!

Chocolate I'd agree with Ursula in that things rarely turn out to be as bad as we imagine they will and I hope that it all goes well for you both tomorrow. At enrollment here DS had several sheets to sign (in duplicate) about what constituted acceptable behaviour and the same policies are on the college website. If the other mother has (supposedly) grounded her daughter then she's admitted that something happened. College should have policies on harassment, presumably your main concern isn't about what happened but whether it is likely to happen again.

I have hidden away the AS notes as DS was determined to have a bonfire. I couldn't bring myself to say that I thought he ought to keep them until after the results come out, just in case he's done some really in depth answers to questions that only existed in his mind. Once they are gone, they are gone. I can store them safely for a year and then when he's really finished he can have an even bigger bonfire.

It's a busy week for us this week - driving lesson, music lesson, two open days, the UCAS evening at college and then they are having a trip from college to a university fair.

Dd can't bin her notes from this year as her alevel is 2 years so she will be tested on this year and next years work at the end of next year.
Dd hasn't gone back to school tonight. Violent headaches and vomiting and she has alevel internal exam week beginning tomorrow

Chocolate how awful for your DD. I hope the girl has the sense to keep her distance this week.

DD is meant to be back in school tomorrow, but I am letting her have 2 days unofficial study leave as she still has 2 FM exams.

She has been sent an email from her French teacher, and has supposed to have begun reading Candide ready for French lesson tomorrow.

Thank you for all the kind words for DD re Uniq.

Fantastic news Raspberry! Well done to your dd, so pleased for her.

Chocolate, I can't believe the college aren't imposing any consequences or sanctions on this girl. I know my dd had to sign a code of conduct for admission to 6th form and I imagine most settings have something similar in place. Attacking another student is definitely a major breach.
Good Luck for your meeting with the deputy, I hope they offer a solution to help your dd (and you) feel safe.

DD's 6th form (state) finishes on July 14th, the same day as the rest of the school's in our LEA.
She has been on Year 13 timetable since half term and is very much enjoying the extra free non contact time now English Lit and EPQ are finished.
She's another one with a 5 day D of E practise to squeeze in, plus end of year productions for dance and drama.
I'm starting to feel grateful that she decided against any more open days!

She's off to another course taster day next week - another solo train adventure for my new intrepid explorer dd!

DS1 (state school) finishes on July 21st. He is currently feeling v. hard done by because his Y11 friends will be finishing next week.

raspberry well done to your DD on the Uniq place.

chocolate that is so frustrating, and such a worry for you.

DD announced at bedtime last night that she will need new clothes for her work experience next week! She needs knee length skirts or smart trousers, and has neither. She hates shopping. She hates spending money, and is very uncomfortable with her body shape (her sports mean she has relatively huge shoulders, and she has recently put on some weight). Whilst her sisters would happily spend all day, and lots of money on ASOS, I have no idea what to do! I'm hoping a couple of pairs of summer trousers, and a couple of smart shirts will do.

Chocolate how awful for you and your DD. It does put our wardrobe crisis in perspective.