Thread 17 - Corona Cohort Summer Vacation to Yr 13, Finding Freedom?

[Orangecinnamon21]

PLACEHOLDER FOR NEW THREAD ...PREVIOUSLY TO BE FOUND IN SECONDARY EDUCATION

Welcome all
This is a thread for supporting all young people post GCSEs 2020, regardless of their educational setting. It is respectfully requested that all are supportive and helpful to each other. If you want to start a debate, e.g state vs private, please don't within this thread. Please also be sensitive when responding to threads about grades.

Some of us have been here since first thread back in yr10, some will be new. Everyone has been friendly and helpful in the past. Everyone is welcome. It is hoped this will continue.

Our DS/DD may go down various paths (such as employment, apprenticeships, higher ed) We have decided for anyone interested they will most likely find us within the Further Ed board.

At present Covid infection rates are high due to the Delta variant. 'Freedom' day is due on 19th July.

thanks for the thread @Orangecinnamon21

I think I dropped off the previous threads ages ago so placemarking.

Mercy buckets!

Thanks!

Thank you Orangecinnamon

Thanks @Orangecinnamon21, we really raced through that last one! Should we spam the old one to close it or keep both open?

Previous thread

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/4275545-Corona-Cohort-Y12-into-Y13-braving-the-storm-of-the-third-wave?pg=39

Still have about 30 ish posts left on that one ..carry on and will try to keep sporadically posting the link.

Thank you @orangecinammon21.

Thanks @Orangecinnamon21.

Oops - my spelling!
I've now joined you all into the learning to drive problems. I can't find anyone available for teaching as they've all got long waiting lists. Or they just do school hours or don't do rural areas like ours.

Wow these threads fill up quick. Thanks for new thread (and brand new topic heading too) Orangecinnamon21

Thanks Orange

Than you for the thread. It’s been a Godsend.

@Fferny1 I'm having the same problem. Dd's friend recommended one but he hasn't even re-started teaching yet, due to covid. I've ordered some L plates anyway and I might take her out myself, once I've sorted insurance. Wish me luck!

Thanks @Orangecinnamon21 !

Thanks @Orangecinnamon21.

We are now off and DD is just chilling. Doesn't want to do anything or go anywhere. She has to draft her PS and do a lot of work on EPQ. Her lovely teacher is even meeting online with her throughout the holidays so DD needs to make sure she puts in the effort soon.

She has temporarily stopped driving lessons and hasn't even picked up the theory test info yet - has another test booked in August (have postponed twice). She just doesn't want to think about it at the moment.

I am really sorry I didn't book a holiday cottage now as can't anything suitable and the is no way we can take 1 of our dogs camping so not even a backup. 8 weeks staying put is not going to go well with DD I feel.. I thought she would go away with friends but that isn't happening apparently.

At least she has Leeds and Parklife to look forward to but that is ages away. We will try to get the dogs into day care at least so we can see how he is there and fingers crossed will be able to put him in overnight at some point so we can have a night away at least. Would love to go to York to look around there.

We used to live down South, so on our next trip back we can take in Bath and Bristol and maybe Swansea & Cardiff.

How are your Yr12s feeling at the moment? have they had enough and crawing to the end or are they still pushing on working happily towards Yr13.

Sorry to read about those struggling with illness or mental heath this year - lets all hope Yr13 will be easier (more in school rather than virtual).

Sorry to hear some of them haven't done so well in Mocks, it's been such a hard year. I've definitely heard of many stories where students have got D/E in mocks but pulled it out of the bag in Alevels gettings B/Cs and even better but I guess that doesnt' stop the worry about predicted grades etc.

We got DD a tutor and she loves her - take a look at Mytutor.com. Someone phoned me up (a few times as I was also busy) but Im glad she didn't give up and she then took DDs details (DD wouldn't do it herself at this stage) and matched her up with a tutor, had a 15 min online meeting together and DD said yes go for it and they have had a weekly sessions ever since. AND only cost £22 for an hour (£18 for the first few sessions) so very good value.

Personally I'm Really looking forward to the Olympics, although not so much the 8 hr time difference as some of the hockey matches will be live at 2.00am! but it's not the same watching later so Im sure we will manage.

Lastly - welcome back to those that disappeared and came back again - it's been great having this going on from yr12, people come and go - I haven't always felt like posting but have kept reading.

I promise my posts won't be so long every time :-)

Thanks Orange

How lovely of your DD's teacher Heifer, to work with her through the holidays. I'm sure DS would benefit from some tutoring but he is determined to rescue his A levels by himself at the moment. I think he has some vision of himself as the wounded hero struggling onward and defeating the baddie in the end. I have tried to explain that this is A levels not Die Hard, but no joy yet.

Thanks for the new thread.

Thanks for the new thread 🙂

what a shiny new thread.

Ups and downs here, against all predictions DS was given AAB for his grades. I was over the moon. He has also engaged a bit with some of the apprenticeships details so big wins.

Conversely he got pinged at the start of the week and has reverted to no work at all and not joining lessons online. I could scream, its just a rollercoaster.

Thanks for the new thread @Orangecinnamon21

@Orangecinnamon21 thanks for new thread.

Ds had his mock results back today. They are the results to go on ucas applications. He got A in all 4 of them. I hope the teachers haven't marked leniently. I shouldn't say that really should I? But I can't help wondering. Ds said they don't give any A* grades is that the usual?

Well done to those passing driving tests and getting good grades. Driving test is the next thing Ds needs to focus on. It isn't until late august, he only has 6 more driving lessons booked though, I'm hoping it should be enough. He's had so many.

Thanks Orange. May we all get some relaxation over the holidays!

Hello
Feels a bit scary this being on further education, even if it’s 2nd time round.
This time next year, I will have no more schoolchildren. Eek. First time since 2005.