Year 11 GCSE support thread 6 - exams and proms

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Good luck to those still taking exams.

Apologies, with hindsight not a good idea to mention it. to add the .

10 days...

bebumba nerves are starting here...barely a day goes by without a few moments of nervousness and that's just me DD is ratty if it is even mentioned.

I have been trying not to think about results day but as it popped into my head this morning I thought I would remind those who are living in blissful denial how close it is!
DS doesn't seem to be worrying and has barely mentioned GCSEs since he took the last exam.

Just checking in. DS1 is quite nervous. It's a long wait till the 20th. Best of luck to those DCs getting A level and A/S level results this week.

My comforting phrases so far are:

You're almost bound to get better results than your parents. (On learning what they were he's agreed that this is true!)

You only need to get enough to get onto the next stage.

On the 20th you'll have more GCSEs than anyone else in the house. (My husband and I took O levels and his siblings are both younger.)

DD said today "well you didn't take your science GCSE and daddy didn't even take any and you've done okay"

DS2 is being a grotbag, I think it's because we are all silently praying for DS1's A levels and he's feeling a bit ignored

Must try and bolster him also...

DD said earlier she is nervous. She's trying not to think about it but a Friend has a count down app .

All the very best for those expecting A level results.

We are back to eggshell treading here, a la GCSE weeks. At least we've had some practise. Nerves are also rising about starting college.

DD's film has been accepted to be screened at another film festival, a UK one this time that we'll be able to go to. She's got to check she did change the music when we get home though due to the whole licensing thing as she can't remember annoyingly. This is boosting her confidence nicely and making up for the disaster that were her GCSE's.

Wow SPT, that's exciting Even better that you can go to this one, bet she's thrilled!

Delighted bless her ! I'm a bit worried she messed up with the music copyright licence thing and will have to withdraw it but nothing we can do from here at the moment and will deal with that later.

That's fab SPT! Fingers crossed she sorted the music.

We are still on holiday and results day seems a bit unreal (to me at least!)

Thanks BTM Hope you are having a lovely time and feel nice and chilled.

Wow Brilliant news SPT, DS is now officially on route home though he won't get here till 6 PM tomorrow, doubt GCSES have crossed his mind. Me....yep getting nervous. BTM enjoy the bliss.

DD is full of nerves now, we've had the university results and now she feels that she has a lot to live up to :(

Quite a trek home isn't it AP DD hasn't fared very well with jet lag and only just getting back into more of a routine. Still in daily contact with new friends she made out there.

That is tough when they feel they have a lot to live up to WitchofScots and I think hard as a parent

Witch - does that mean that congratulations to an older sib are in order?

DH and DD called me from half way round today's walk, which will end at the Selworthy tea rooms (if you know the Exmoor area at all you'll know why I'm just a bit ). They had an awful journey down, so not sorry to have missed that - though apparently DD was delightfully chatty. Never mind GCSEs, having a 16yo who isn't a perpetual 'Kevin' is pleasing enough!

I know Exmoor yes, I'd be too. It's bad enough being home from holiday as it is, I want to go back there even though home is in a pleasant place too.

Errol, forgot to say, no, not an older sibling just another relative.

SugarPlum yes, that's what she's finding hard as a relative has been doing a part time degree and just graduated with a first when they've had a family to look after. It's made DD feel that she should get top grades

Ah, right. Must be hard if they see it as pressure rather than inspiration/example (if they're even bothered at all).

Errol it wouldn't have been an issue until MIL (don't get me started....) told DD that she must be hoping for good grades like X got

I'd reinforce the whole different people/different things thing as much as possible and big up anything you can that she does outside school. Plus get DH to have a quiet word in MIL's ears explaining that GCSE marking keeps changing and already this year there have been issue with Maths in Scotland with the Highers being too hard (I didn't dream that did I?) so you're all trying to play it down as it is anyone's guess what will happen with this year's GCSE results

Glad DH and DD having a good time Errol, though sorry you're not with them.

I'd rather be at home now to be honest, we had mice and spent the whole day yesterday and unpacking as moved cottage. FIL now not on sips of water only so will have to face the whole final days thing again in the near future and my Brother emailed this morning to say he wants to take my Mother off her Dementia meds as she is very paranoid ad being very nasty to her carers. Not conducive to a relaxing holiday but am not surprised, it has been a very challenging year so far.

Oh sugar, what a shame - you really deserve a nice relaxing holiday.