Do any of your dc study in summer holiday (a level)

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Just curious

My dd does almost every single day. I'm generally quite a laid back parent, have never pushed my dc at all but she seems to have a real inner drive to do well at everything.
I obviously feel very blessed and I'm very proud of her!

My own mum says I don't deserve dd, I was a total nightmare at 17 and all I cared about was going to gigs, boys and socialising. I didn't work hard at all!!

DS2 did about an hour a day in the summer holiday between Y10 and Y11. This summer (about to start Y12) he has done 2-3 hours a week, preparing for the start of A-level courses. He will probably study in the summer between Y12 and Y13. He is unusually conscientious though.

Ok thanks. I'm trying not to out myself but I'm very worried about someone who is being bullied into doing work that she clearly doesn't want to do.

DD just finished year 12. Has done a fair bit of course work for BTEC health and social care and some Psychology revision but nothing for her other 2 subjects yet.
Did nothing during our week away and certainly hasn't worked everyday when at home.
It is holiday time though!

nop, got A*/A for GCSE and thinks it will just happen again without too much work

Nothing so far. I have suggested some would be good.

Yep, DD is doing around 3 hours a day, we keep trying to get her to do less but she’s taking all humanities and likes to have copious hand written revision notes. Plus she’s applying to drama schools so is researching and learning audition pieces.

My DS is between GCSEs and A Level and has done absolutely nothing. He has been set some preparation work for two of his A levels so I expect there will be a panic during the last week or two of the holidays after the GCSE results...

Some schools will set prep work for the following year. Mostly reading though. I am a firm believer in hoidays broadening the mind. No child should be doing three hours a day in the holidays. Totally ridiculous and unnecessary. Why do you need revision notes in the holidays? There are no exams in September! Get a life away from academics. Have fun. Open your mind to other things. Total immersion in school work is not a good behaviour for wellbeing. What will these children be like at university?

If it’s a year 12 going into year 13 then I think working steadily through the holidays, say 10 hours a week is very sensible whilst still giving plenty of time to relax. In my school we have now have mock exams at the start of year 13 that are used to determine the UCAS predictions we give the students as we no longer do AS exams. Those who have done no work over the summer will probably regret it come mid-October when their predicted grades are lower than they want. It also makes life much harder in year 13 if they haven’t kept up with their year 12 content and have to re-learn everything from scratch.
What do you mean by bullied? Who is bullying her? How much study is she being expected to do?

My Year 12 daughter has had lots of work set and has been steadily wading through it. My husband and I have encouraged her to do less and to make the most of her 6 week break as she worked so hard last year. She's very conscientious and organised, we're lucky I know.

@bubblesbuddy - as I said in my post I agree dd is doing too much, however she is 17, and this is her method of working.
Doing this stops her getting over-stressed as she feels in control of her heavy workload.
In part DD feels she’s been playing catch up all year as she switched schools in September last year so hadn’t covered any of the holiday work for these courses last summer (different exam boards/pathways within the boards). So she’s ensuring all her notes are up to date and doing the recommended reading for Y13, plus preparing for her English and History coursework which is completed next term. Hopefully this will put her slightly ahead of the curve and enable her to focus in the drama auditions.

DD started off doing a fair bit of revision on top of set holiday prep. I think she was just conditioned to it after the amount they were doing at school. The revision has now slowed down a lot as her holiday job hours increased. I think she'll probably stay at this level now till school starts again.

mine (year 12) has exams the first week back in September so she's been working a few hours a day. She had a week away at the start of the holiday & is off to Reading Festival next weekend so it isn't too onerous #dontweepforher

oops I guess she's year 13 now - scary!

Yep, ds has been doing quite a bit. One of his subjects has set LOTS of work, another a little and the third none at all. I wish he'd had less to do for the first subject so he could have had time for voluntary reading around for the third subject...

Mine studied for O and A levels during summer hols. Esp for A levels. Hours and hours.... It paid off.

No mine never did.
But worked hard in term time.

Bullying was perhaps the wrong term. There's a huge back story to the girl concerned. She's very unhappy and returning to school for counselling for depression. Her parent and step parent are putting her under a lot of pressure and I don't think she is in the right head space to do it.
I have a dd myself ( at university) and I'm pretty sure she did minimal work in the summer, she was working and travelling.

It’s different now compared even to a couple of years ago as the A levels are now linear and most schools don’t enter for AS Level at all. Work done during that summer holiday really will pay dividends and will help her to keep her workload more manageable next year. I think, as long as she’s also getting some downtime her parents are wise to pester her a bit to keep on top of school work.

DS (19) did very well in all his exams (nothing less than an A across GCSEs/AS/A2, even in first year of reformed A levels) and never revised through summer... he spent most of it focusing on dance/sport/music, on holiday, and spending time with friends (and occasionally even with us!!).

It suits/works for some kids but it’s definitely not necessary or important. She definitely shouldn’t be being forced to. Are you her teacher OP?

No I'm her aunt. Hoping to get her here for a week, so that dd can help her with some of her A level work ( two of her subjects are the same) and talk to her about university and any other issues she has.
My dh can talk to her about her mother ( died when she was a toddler )

DD2 has spent some of the holiday finishing her EP. She had done a lot of it during y12 but although the deadline is January 2019 (I think), she wants it out of the way. She is hoping to apply to Oxbridge so has been drafting her personal statement and reading course-relevant books and articles. She has also found time to work p/t in a shop, so has a healthy bank balance and is learning to drive. She has been to several parties and spends ages chatting to her mates!

DD1 has just completed her 1st year at uni. She brought home 20 books from her college library and has been ploughing through them in preparation for next term. She has worked full-time since the end of term.

I haven't made either of them work, it is all of their own volition, both uni/school tasks and paid employment. I'm very proud of them both for showing initiative and commitment.

Set my y12-13s a fair bit ( school policy) and they will have that for every subject, hand in is first day back.
My own dc is doing 2-3 h every day now but has been away until quite recently so will only work out at about 3 weeks of work.