Nat 5/Highers etc - Anyone getting ready with their S4 - S6 dc?

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My dd1 is in s4 and about to sit 8 Nat5s. I don't know who is more wound up about it - her or me! (and I'm a teacher!!).

Wondered if there's anyone else out there to hold hands with?

DD is sitting English, Maths, Ghaidlig (Gaelic native speaker), French, History, Art & Design, Physics and Design & Manufacture. First is English on 5th May.

Aww, tough choices, DS1 will be 16 in July and DS2 will be 15 in August - they aren't ready for the world yet so I'm glad that they are happy in school.

DS1 was bullied for years in primary - I still get the rage thinking about it - definitely not an easy choice.

I would also have thought that if they are leaving they would be out of school. If the teacher hadn't specified ADHD then i would have been right with her as I agree that when they get to the Higher classes, they should only have people in the class who are interested in learning and not simply there because they have to be, very clumsy of her though but maybe not done with bad intentions?

It's not great when you have to limit their options purely on geography and transport but in a way it can make choosing easier? It's sounding like she might be best staying at school but with something done about her class allocation. Could you maybe reassess at Christmas when she will be entitled to leave and look at apprenticeships? I'm sorry I can't remember what she was interested in and the thread is too long to scroll through.

Worth a scroll through to see if anything suitable/get some ideas?

apprenticeshipsinscotland.com/

Thanks for the link - she really does have no idea - because of her ADHD I don't think a desk job will be suitable, she needs to be able to use her brain (she is bright) and also it has to catch her interest to keep her concentration...I thought something outdoorsy but she has said not.
I'll have a look at it tomorrow...(hopefully) I have lots of work/voluntary work stuff to catch up on.
And there was some confusion over the timing of a primary school trip -I thought it was next week! They needed a parent helper and I was going to phone next week and volunteer if they were desperate (when I should be more on top of things). Found out at pick up it is tomorrow and DC said they had a helper...I had to phone to confirm something about it and said glad you have a helper - I was going to offer ...to be told they hadn't got a confirmed helper and could they let me know tomorrow if they needed me? I couldn't say no -but now have my fingers crossed that they don't!!!! (And kicking myself for not keeping my mouth shut )

One of my friend's son is going to college to do an access to apprenticeship course. World of Work is a great website too.

It's hard as they are now of an age where they are now more aware of their right to choices, but guiding them to where can help them is hard work.

Dd gets home tonight. Been so peaceful without her! She obviously makes too much noise

Hope you enjoy the trip.

So, in terms of work for DD you need something that is stimulating but also alerts her to engage? How is she with Tech or people? Something engineering based or IT support? Retail? I'll st my thinking cap on. Have you engaged with Skills Development Scotland?

How has everyone who was staying on got on with the new timetable? Dd was not happy but has settled into highers easily and appears to be enjoying. Still hoping that she passes maths!

Ds only had 2 weeks of his new timetable before spending his last week on Work Experience.

Now on holiday

Only just over 6 weeks to go until the results.

DS1 seems happy with his timetable. He is doing the crash Higher Graph Comm that he wanted and is one of a few doing it so that's good. He is not nervous about results day at all, seems confident, I hope it's not misplaced...

One of his friends isn't too happy though and I think will be looking to shuffle some classes/subjects after the holidays.

DS1 is away to Belgium to explore muddy WW1 trenches and DD went off on a train to London this morning at 7am, so not much S6/4 work happening for either of them this week

It'll do them good hiding. Mine did the WW1 trenches in first year. The water tastes funny as it's got clay in it - that's about the extent of the info I got. Ours break up tomorrow lunchtime.

Loved my French history trip in S5!

Larkie - a thought about your DC's timetable - H music is 60% performance. Could the rest be caught up with in lunch or after school if a music teacher is willing perhaps?