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GCSEs 2018 (4 already)

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Stickerrocks · 24/02/2018 20:56

Following on from www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/3152060-GCSEs-2018-3

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BlueBelle123 · 25/02/2018 19:42

Teen boys are easier, hormones have a lot to answer for!!!

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Stickerrocks · 25/02/2018 19:45

Teen One & done here.

They all have to sit strictly according to seating plan. DD would love to sit by herself. Her favourite T shirt says Ew, People!

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TheSecondOfHerName · 25/02/2018 19:47

what does DS want to take & where

History. Has 5 offers:
Leicester ABB
Kent ABB
Keele BBB
Lincoln BBC
Northampton unconditional

Universities seem to be giving out more offers than they were 25-30 years ago, but the offers are higher.

TheSecondOfHerName · 25/02/2018 19:48

boys are easier, hormones have a lot to answer for

Depends on the boy...

Teenmum60 · 25/02/2018 19:51

Thesecondofhername Nice to have the Unconditional

TheSecondOfHerName · 25/02/2018 19:56

Hidingfromtheworld I hope you (and your DD) feel better soon. I have an autoimmune condition which is thankfully usually stable but is currently problematic. It gives me empathy for those who have to manage chronic health issues all the time.

Sostenueto · 25/02/2018 20:05

In dgds school they have seating arranged for them in each class and they are not allowed to move. So that can be really awkward if there's a falling out.
Stickerocks it will be difficult for your dd but she will get through I'm sure. Flowers

Sostenueto · 25/02/2018 20:12

Dgd rubbing hands together in glee in the hope that ' the beast from the east' weather front will mean she won't be able to get to school as trains will be cancelled and/or the school will be shut as teachers can't get in. I said with greater glee ' great! Lots of hours for revision a day!'. She wasn't so gleeful after thatGrin

mmzz · 25/02/2018 20:20

Have girls always been like this? Were you like that age 15/16? Was I like that?
I have to admit, I don't remember this. Actually, the one standout thing from that age for me is a case of unrequited love for a boy in my class! I so wanted him to ask me out (but he never did). I convinced myself that he didn't know, but it must have been glaringly obvious as I watched him every chance I got. I'm glad I didn't know that everyone would have know about my crush on him at the time.

Sostenueto · 25/02/2018 20:23

Think its worse nowadays mmzz because of social media but bad enough in my day, school was a living hell for me for several reasons.

Sostenueto · 25/02/2018 20:27

Why to girls go round in threes? Is a question I long to have answered.

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Stickerrocks · 25/02/2018 20:28

TBH I was always on the fringes at school (being very careful what I say now, as Snoozlemaid & I have established today that we both went to the same school). It was only when I moved on for my A levels that I really found a bunch I fitted in with. I do feel that DD is frighteningly like me.

Thanks Sost. Year 11s always have to battle through blizzard, ice and snow or teacher's strikes to attend.

Does anyone get into a decent uni these days with a handful of Cs any more? I wonder which subjects make those offers. My brother studied law with CDE, impossible these days, but he is a darn good lawyer.

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mmzz · 25/02/2018 20:29

I guess Social Media magnifies every problem because it follows you behind the front door, up the stairs and into your bedroom. And its there 24/7. If things are not going well, there is no respite or sanctuary.

Also it makes it easier for the mean girls to get together to be mean to you. They don't have to hope to catch you in the playground when they all happen to be together.

Wouldn't it be good if 95% of parents banned access to social media accounts from 8pm- 9am and all day Sunday? I could never go against the tide and just do it myself to DS but if it was standard practice then it would be easier to impose it.

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Stickerrocks · 25/02/2018 20:29

The trouble is that this particular pack hunted in a gang of 7, now split into 6 against 1.

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Sostenueto · 25/02/2018 20:31

Stickerrocks told dgd about that T-shirt she said she would definitely wear that one!Grin

MaisyPops · 25/02/2018 20:32

Every now and again i see these threads amd have a lurk to see if other people are seeing similar things that I do with my y11s.

Never posted because it's clearly a parent support one, but as a teacher can I give you a virtual hi 5 please. Most parents are awesome and teachers really appreciate you and everything you do. Flowers

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Stickerrocks · 25/02/2018 20:33

Pop it in the search box on Amazon Sost.

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TheSecondOfHerName · 25/02/2018 20:35

MaisyPops the feeling is definitely mutual

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Stickerrocks · 25/02/2018 20:35

Maisy for every one of you who is giving up time after school, coming in during your half term holiday, providing Penguins, Kinder eggs and tissues, we have the utmost thanks and respect. I seem this as a team effort.

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Sostenueto · 25/02/2018 20:46

Yes they do hunt in large packs nowadays stickerocks, think original friendship group was about same size but after trouble in year 9 group my dgd belongs to is now 5.

Mmzz my dgd has had no interest in social media since year 9, came off it except WhatsApp which is how she communicates outside school, but that is very rare really. Her friends are of the same mind, hardworking and not in with the 'popular' hairtossing girls. They are geeks really I suppose others would call them. But to me, they are mature, down to earth girls who are into strange music ( south Korean group they all swoon over, american and Australian groups too)and focus on education. But I hear they are noisy and loud when together and not angelic as they would have you believe!Smile

MaisyPops · 25/02/2018 20:47

Absolutely team effort.
And for all the kids whining about how unfair it is they have to do revision etc, they do appreciate what you guys do for them.

Home and school on the same page for kids really does make such a difference

mmzz · 25/02/2018 20:47

@MaisyPops that's a really nice thing to write. Thank you. As Thesecond says, the feeling is mutual.

Sostenueto · 25/02/2018 20:49

MaisypopsFlowers your all great.

Stickerocks thanks will do!

Sostenueto · 25/02/2018 20:50

Second what stickerocks said.

sandybayley · 25/02/2018 20:50

I take my hat off to you and your colleagues Maisy. I don't know how you all do it.

Quite frankly I am delighted to be back at work tomorrow with DS1 in your care. His fluctuations between delightful and monstrous this weekend have exhausted me. The tantrum over the last slice of apple pie was quite shocking and reminded me of the terrible twos....