Year 11 GCSE support thread 4 - more exams

[HSMMaCM]

Anyone got English tomorrow ?

At DDs school her Biology paper didn't start until 1400 and was an hour long. Some schools seem to start the afternoon papers at 1300 but hers seem to start at 1400.

Dodge outs started at 1330.

New thread starting tonight

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/2395585-Year-11-GCSE-support-three-5-finishing-off-the-exams

And that was supposed to be thread , not three !

So glad Biology was an improvement on the Maths. Fingers crossed BTM will be on later saying her DD found it OK.

I suggested to DD she might like to do some Maths revision, she looked like I'd asked her to eat the cat and shortly after dramatically was taking Nurofen and saying how ill GCSE's make her. Thank goodness this time next week she will be finished and I have a 5 year break until DS. He is far more an exams person so just hope it will be a less stressful time,

DD won't take a phone with her on exam day as is very disorganised and terrified of takin it in with her to an exam by mistake.

Some good new from the SPT household. Text from DH earlier, his probationary period is over and he will be getting a permanent contract.

SPT Congrats to your DH.

Gosh that does sound harsh about mobile phones ringing Errol
You'd think disqualifying from that subject would maybe getting the balance about right? Surely that's bad enough? And I hope schools do all they can to help students check - maybe check through pockets together systematically? May sound extreme but if it's that important? I do feel for him and hope he has plenty of support around taking the affected ones again

Thank you Horsemad I feel there may be some this weekend.

DD said gcse biology was pretty good.

Mostly data handling.

DS said igcse was fine.
Not 'bread and butter' but not trcky stuff either>

Mock paper for maths calc: click below -

www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3380397

Scoot down to the bottom of Mr M's first post (contains all the answers to the first non-calc paper) and he's put a link to a newly created mock paper covering what he believes will be in the calc exam (he's a assistant Headteacher and pretty amazing guy!)

Amazingdisgrace you called?

Thanks for the new thread, HSM. Shall we all decamp?

Thanks Gin - also MrM and Eve
These mock papers can be the basis of dd's Maths revision this weekend
That's my plan anyway - of course being 16 she may have other ideas!

Is there a revision paper for foundation maths? My friends DD is on her third resit and seems to miss out on a C by a couple of marks each time. I would be grateful if someone could point me in the direction of some hints and tips for her.

In other news DD1 has just rung me after her exam which she said went well. I can't believe that's her finished at uni.

DS said chemistry was "Hard at the beginning, but after that it was OK"

No idea what that means.

There is a new thread Woolley so best to copy your post so everyone can see it.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/2395585-Year-11-GCSE-support-three-5-finishing-off-the-exams

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/2395585-Year-11-GCSE-support-thread-5-finishing-off-the-exams For corrected thread title.

I've joined the other thread - thanks for starting it.