Year 13 2024/2025 - support, discussion and looking after each other - continuation from year 12 thread

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I've just realised that the year 12 2023/2024 thread is full - oops! - last message on 16 August - don't know if someone started another continuation thread but I can't see it. This coming year DS1 does A levels and university applications, DS2 will be in his GCSE year.

If there is a thread already started please let me know.

Was it Aqa or ocr? First for ds too.

OCR. DD thought it went OK, but not everyone had the same view!

Ds was also ocr. Lots seemed to hate it here ! He just said the questions were weird.

Edexcel fm maths yesterday was apparently good, physics AQA today also fine but more questions than usual. DD v tired but upbeat. Keeps saying it feels like exams have finished. If only. Ten more to go after half term. Hope everyone’s DC can recharge a bit over the next week.

Wishing all your teens good luck in the exams
mine has found geography exams hard so far

@GingerPussInBoots thats interesting as ds said it was ok but they had one question in it that they had no idea about and nor did their teacher. It was phrased in a really odd way and they had no idea what it was asking. I think it threw a few of them.

Yes it was the wording that threw my teen off

Odd wording seems to be the way from what I’ve read this year. That’s what DS said about physics.

What are you doing to help them with the odd wording what are they doing ?
dh had a suggestion of asking chat gpt to word questions in 10 different ways

any other ideas

tecnique really does seem such a Big part of it

Why do you think they do this odd wording thing ?

I have no idea why they do it but it’s annoying ! It’s like they want children to fail

That’s exactly what my dh said !
it doenst seem the most genuine way to really test their knowledge or understanding

My DD said the same, it’s knocks their confidence and now doubting she has achieved what she can. Did anyones DD or DS say that the Physics AQA was weird too?

Is it AQA geography that they all sat? Odd wording of questions was the exact feedback I got from my dc too

WJEC here for geography. Ds said it was about government policy on migration related to designated urban areas and it threw them all as they had no idea what the question actually meant or what constituted a designated urban area. I actually think it had not been taught so they had no idea!

Interesting they all found the wording odd,seriously what's the point, the whole system is bonkers with predicted grades etc

Good luck to everyone and their teens this week!
My DC takes their first exam this week, they are very nervous 🤞🤞.

@Earlymornyawn dd starts this week too. Is he bio, chem , maths by any chance that seems to be all left to start! Not thinking about it is her way of coping, but she has been working hard. Just off for a break with a friend to watch the one dance school show she hasn't done in years!

@jamimmi Chemistry, Maths and Computer Science.
Hope that your DD enjoys the show, mine has stressed so much over Maths, I am a bit worried about the other subjects as they are not even planning to study Maths at uni 🤦🏼‍♀️.

All the best to those starting exams this week.! I think it gets easier once they’ve started.

DS has two papers this week - and in three weeks it will all be over.

Aargh, DS1 is so stressed, the half term break hasn’t been much good for him.

Yes good luck to those just starting - only 2 left here, one Wed and last one a week tomorrow - why they don’t spread all subjects out more, I’ll never know.

Only two left ?! DS had them all ! He’s spent every day during half term in college.

Some of ds’s friends haven’t started yet either - but his were very much front loaded - he had 3 the week before half term in the space of 36 hrs!

@Earlymornyawn she did thanks , went for a walk with her friend too. Now back working which is all she has done 1/2 term . I hope maths goes ok for them both its her issue subject, but we found a fab tutor last August who has helped! Just have had to reminded her to give all subjects the same attention.

@Changes17 I hope it does get better, role on Wednesday! Just hope it goes OK for the first one.

@NCTDN I don't envy him that 36 hours. Dd has 4 the last week but at least it's one a day. No idea why they don't spread them a little more , her subjects are a common combo. Even one before the break would have helped!