Parents of Year 11s - the end has been and gone

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The thread that got us all through the exams is now full so here's a new one to get us through the nervous wait for results

Well done to all our brave Y11s and wish every last one of them all the best

Link to the last thread

In fairness to my mom, she is the world's most loving and supportive nan, she will think DD has done brilliantly if she fails every exam because she knows she's tried her hardest.

Oh well that's really lovely then. Mine would whinge, complain and get cross that it wasn't all about her and then constantly fuss about something .

Knitting, that is exactly what my mother in law did when our older son had his results. He had excellent results and when my husband told her when he spoke to her a day or two later there was no mention from her of how well he'd done or any congratulations, she immediately launched into how his same-age cousin had done, which wasn't as well but he wasn't going to waste his time doing A levels, oh no, he was bagging a well paid apprenticeship. Even now when we mention how he's doing at uni she has to start banging on about how much his cousin is earning, what he's bought, what car he's driving. Why the need to compare? They're two different kids with different abilities and different ambitions.

What is it with Criminology? I know so many A level students going off to Uni to study it. What job does it lead too?

Sorry to all those going through tough times. (((Hugs)))

I've had an interesting year so can empathise.

Been out with the horse all day and DD is busy planning her Leeds attendance. GCSEs hardly getting a look in.

Maybe she has inherited my c'est la vie attitude. Nothing can change the results now.

Welcome to timeforabrew and welly

2gorgeous - so sorry to hear about your dad.

I am so pleased that DD got herself a part time job - it has given her so much more confidence as they love her, and she knows that she has some kind of career on offer if she doesn't do as well as she should. I'm getting really nervous now, and will have to keep myself busy tomorrow to prevent a meltdown! Good luck to all x

Exit, I wondered that a while ago as several of my older son's school friends were going to university to study it.
www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/what-can-i-do-with-my-degree/criminology

I blame Sherlock.

My friend's DS wants to join the police, hence the criminology. Is that really so surprising?

I have noticed the rise of criminology too! It was suggested to dd as an alternative if she didn't get the results needed for a law degree (although I'm not convinced it would lead to the same prospects) looks quite interesting though.

I'm back at work tomorrow (inset days before the kids start back on Tuesday) so that will take my mind off the wait. Dd has arranged to go out for dinner with a group of dance friends after tomorrow's workshop, then they're all coming back here to watch Bake Off - she's so rock and roll!!
But at least they'll be keeping busy.

Sleeping tomorrow night might be a different matter!

What are everybody's plans for Thursday night? Are we allowed to discuss that far ahead yet . . ?!

DS wants KFC! Sigh...

DD is still being very non committal and vague - she doesn't know whether she'll want to be with her friends or if she'd prefer to go out for dinner with us. I have a feeling it's going to be a very last minute decision depending on how they're all feeling about results.

I think I might book us into her favourite place just as a back up - dh and I can still go if she ditches us!

Of course joining the police is great. But there seems to have been a massive increase in people studying criminology. Great if they are all going to be DIs.

DD is going to a festival on Thursday afternoon. I hope to be drinking champagne at home.

Criminology does sound interesting though. That's probably why it's so popular.

DS is debating between Maths and Computing. Lost me years ago!

If not the police, maybe other security jobs, computing etc? Give me three years and I'll ask him what his fellow graduates are doing for jobs!

Lovely that the job has helped your dd Chocolate.

what do criminologists do?

Tomorrow dd has the exciting day of getting some photos done for her travel card and going to the opticians. Think we are heading to the pub tomorrow night.

Thursday will be enrolling in the college - hopefully!!! then we've booked somewhere nice to celebrate or commiserate. Would be nicer if she had plans with friends but they are getting together next week.

x-post!

DS1 is not the most popular person in the house right now. He lost his bag at a party last night, which contained his new debit card, his oyster card and his house key. DH has a prominent job in the community meaning that several thousand people know where we live, and DS1's oyster card identifies the key as being his, so we're having to change the locks. Let's hope that Thursday brings good news to mitigate things a bit.

Sheesh!!!

Ouch Second!
I bet he's feeling very sheepish!

Dd's friend was here today, planning what she'll spend her "exam money" on next week. Apparently she's been promised £100 for each A, £80 for each A, £60 for each B . . Etc!
That could add up to ALOT, and she's a high achiever so it's very likely

I've bought DD tickets to see her favourite band next month - which I plan to give her tomorrow night as a reward for her effort and hard work, rather than it being grade dependent. (to be fair I'd have bought them for her anyway, it just seems like a nice time to surprise her with them!)

Are any of you doing rewards?

oh bugger, TheSecond! how is he going to pay that one off?

not doing rewards for grades. It would make dd implode with stress. We have the super nice meal out and she had all of those little pressies after each exam.

We are transferring child benefit into her account each month now on the understanding that it will cover lunches and college expenses (not travel!) in a bid to move her slightly more towards financial independence.

DS is quite grumpy - he's usually the most easy going laid back child so I can tell how nervous he is now.

Thankfully his football training has also started - school trials today and tomorrow morning and his Sunday team training tomorrow night. Another one here not envying the coach!! I have a lovely group of football mum friends and we shall take ourselves off to the pub for an hour!

Not rewarding results. We've been treating him to bits and pieces over the summer as a reward for working so hard (e.g. ticket to a festival this weekend, some new clothes, ticket to a gig).

No rewards here for grades achieved. We never have for music/ ballet/ taekwondo exams either.

We do reward effort though, DD had a trip to London to see several West End shows. We also spent 6 SIX hours shopping on Oxford St forv 6th form clothes!

We are off to a big family wedding this weekend so she will be asked a lot. Really hoping it's OK for her, DS did very well in A levels last wee, so really wants her own good news..

We've not planned any kind of celebration yet. Would seem to be tempting fate to do so before knowing how they got on. DS is under strict instructions to come straight home from school with his results though as he has to email them to his sixth forms by lunch time. After that can play it by ear

I bet he's feeling very sheepish!
Annoyed with himself, but not quite as annoyed as DH is with him. We're sending DS1 to Coventry tomorrow for the day (literally and metaphorically) which should provide a bit of distance until the waters calm.

how is he going to pay that one off?

DS1 has offered to pay half of the cost, which we're happy with. Except that he can't access any money at the moment anyway, having had to cancel his card. So instead of DS1 giving me money towards the new lock, I've had to give him money to pay for tomorrow's train ticket.