Year 11 GCSE support thread 4 - more exams

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Anyone got English tomorrow ?

Yup. Maths a hard one. DS1 has been spoken to about the need to be more organised and by the time I get home from work I expect to see his room decluttered and his bag ready for tomorrow

to everyone who needs it. DD found Edexcel foundation ok but fire alarm went off in the middle due to something that happened on Home Economics. They stayed in and got several mins at end but it broke her concentration.

Her friend was doing Higher Paper and said it was hard. Friend just rang, she has picked up her DD who did higher paper (not sure which board) who is in floods of tears convinced she has failed.

I had a text when I was out yesterday asking for a new compass (well, pair of compasses) and a packet of plasters as "there's been an accident". Apparently the maths teacher had said DD should tighten her compass up with a screwdriver before the exam and she managed to break the compass and jab herself painfully in the process...

DS on his way home and has said he will come for a 5 mile run with me. Yay. I am insanely happy about this. Love that boy, I do.

I thought this was a 'support thread' - ? silly me, it seems to be some kind of boasting competition.

What are you on about sunny?

No one's boasting! If someone's kid found an exam went well, I think we're all pleased for them .

This is a great thread and the fact that we all keep coming back to it shows it is supportive/entertaining/cathartic.

of course we are all pleased...
just that everyone ignored my post as it probably was not 'mumsnetty' enough, too many problems. Wahtever.

My DS found Edexcel iGCSE hard, along with most it seems. He was a bit down when he came out. I managed to distract him eventually by asking him questions about FIFA and the likely ramifications of the on-going scandal. He seems to be something of an expert on the intricacies of this news story, which does make me wonder how much revision is going on.

Sunny I think it is generally supportive. Just that people sometimes share their relief that an exam went well, which can be hard if your DC was in the same exam and it didn't. There is an 'average or low achievers' thread running too.

Personally what I hate is DD coming out of an exam, telling me it went well, then mentioning all the questions she missed out, or question details where I realise she made a mistake. I try to ban her from telling me details, I'd rather be in blissful ignorance.

Only 4 to go now.

no update on maths yet form DS.

..and it is a support thread, whilst I'm anxiously waiting to hear how DS got on, I've come here to get a feel for how the paper was.

Sorry sunny if my post came across as boasting - I can see why it does.
Pride/boasting - it's a fine line.

I don't really know what mumsnetty is, I don't think I fit the mould.

How did your DD get to her exam?

Sunny just seen your post (I don't read all of them, just dip in and out). I'm not surprised you are furious - and missing maths of all things! Did you get her in in the end? Presumably she thought she would fail so decided not to bother? Very annoying for the teachers too.

oh right its a support thread then. I see. Yes very supportive.

Sunny I'm sorry you had a stressful start to the day.

Did your daughter make it to her exam? What was / is she taking today?

I can understand you being upset about your son riding a motorbike without a helmet. Perhaps for your own piece of mind you could call the school so that they can reassure you that he got there okay.

I dont know teenandtween, she had already done one paper....I am sooo upset. Yes she probably thought she would fail anyway. She is not 'very bright' like normal mumsnet children.
No she just missed the exam, there was no way to get to town.
Thanks for your response...

Sunny the wine in my post was aimed at you amongst others and am very sorry what you had to contend with this morning , sounded very stessful. Am working so dipping in and out quickly.

When I say my DD found it OK I'm tatalkitalking about the Foundation paper - she is hoping to not repeat the F from her mocks, is not likely to get a C and is borderline for getting 5 C ' s for 6th form. I'm just relieved she isn't in floods of tears as my poor friend had to contend with earlier.

it was maths, foundation level.
I am not calling the son's school I dont want police and social workers swarming over my house.

I suspect sunny sometime people don't really know what to say, when things are really going pear shaped.

The problems you outline are way bigger than 'DD asked me if we had any highlighters at 10pm last night'. Which is our usual fodder here.

It sounds incredibly stressful and chaotic and tough .

Hi Sunny. That all sounds very stressful. Hope peace and calm is restored tonight. I think we are all cracking open the at the moment.

Hackmum - very relieved that someone else's dc found the German OCR paper harder than usual as dd wants to do this at A Level.

DD said maths was 'fine'. She is good at maths so hopefully at least that one went ok!

I had to drive through sticky tarmac and have a five minute debate with road works people to exit my village this morning as it was closed in all directions.

thanks word. I feel like a failed parent i really do.

I'm sorry you had a worrying morning Sunny
We try to offer whatever support is needed and I've seen a lot of care and consideration on here
Anyone can need support irrespective of predictions and targets, type of school, subjects studied. Most of us know that's not what really matters - just that we hope to support one another as parents as we support our DC to do broadly as well as they can whilst putting their well-being first

None of that sunny!

Sometimes stuff happens beyond our control. Sometimes even if we could control it, we might not know where to begin.

You are doing your best Sunny. Teens can be a real trial. My dd3 is very spiky at the moment - like a grenade with the pin pulled out. ((hug))

Oh Sunny you're really not. The teenage years are tough for everyone, teenagers and parents alike. You are hanging on in there doing your best for them and supporting them, but at this age they are making their own choices and they don't always choose wisely. All you can do is stick with them and be ready to help them when they're ready to accept it.

Couple of questions sunny.

Just thinking aloud.

First, does your DD need maths for whatever it is she wants to do next? If yes, then obviously there are some practical matters that will need to be resolved. MN is very good on practical advice, I think.

Second, did your kids act the way they did this morning, because they're both stressed out by the exams? Or is something else going on and their behaviour is challenging at the mo?