GCSE 2019 support thread 6

[DeRigueurMortis]

Hello All,

Welcome to thread 6 - results...

Last thread here:

Gcses 2019 support thread 5 http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/secondary/3610608-gcses-2019-support-thread-5

It's been a fantastically supportive set of threads to date with a diverse set of expectations and challenges (for both parents and children).

I expect this thread may be the most emotive for us all (crikey how did the time fly!!)

Good luck everyone

Thank you Derigeur. Just settling myself in ready for Thursday.

Our DS is not predicted great results and we were told that if they are not good enough (3x6s and 3x7s) then he probably won’t be invited back for 6th form. If it is not good the school will contact us the day before (TODAY!!) I’m sooo nervous, has anyone been through this before? If so what time do the schools get the results?

Thanks DRM

Can I join you? Struggling to sleep worrying about the results on Thursday! Have planned a busy day today (Wednesday) so we are occupied!

Thanks DeRigueur
😮 Good luck Monty . It is very nerve wracking. I hope he gets what he needs. Do you have a plan B sorted out?
That Is high entrance requirements - I take it it is very selective 6th form/ school?
I had no idea that schools could give out results early!

Good luck everyone getting through the last day and fingers crossed all the dc get what they need tomorrow.

DS needs and average grade of 6.4 across all 10 GCSEs (they can’t leave any out) plus 7’s in the subjects he wants to study to stay at his school. His mocks exceeded the grade requirements but you never know (I’ve currently decided he’s failed everything). We have no plan B!

He’s off to Reading (early bird ticket) today to pitch his tent, Back this evening, into school for 8.30 tomorrow then back down to Reading. I hope they’re all celebrating not commiserating.

Thanks for the new thread!

DD seems not too bad, though she did have a meltdown last night when I asked her not to leave unwashed things next to the sink, so maybe it's coming out in different ways!

We also have issues with telling grandparents with high expectations glee. And her dad who she rarely sees.

Just popping over from another thread having read what monty posted. Ermm! That's really naughty! There is a strict embargo on results on the day before. The school has to only allow access to the results for a handful of people (eg exams officer, data wrangler, headteacher) and must not share them more widely. I presume they get around this by contacting parents but not telling them the results, thereby increasing stress.

Even the universities/UCAS don't do their bit until about 6 am on the actual results day!

Good Luck to all of you and your DCs awaiting results! tomorrow

I thought that!
Very naughty!

Dd hasn’t been letting on that she’s stressed but emerged from her room 10 minutes ago with her having been a zombie before 10am the rest of the holiday

Joining the new thread. Some v tough sixth form requirements around on here. DS1's school just requires 6 7s and advises not to do a subject they got less than that for (I imagine FM is stricter) but I suspect that the rule is bent for star crickets etc. Perhaps being a tad cynical....

Checking back in. Feeling very nervous now. A good friend of mine is assstant head and does all the data correlation at DS' school so she will know his results before us. Has made it clear she can give no indications. DS was at a party last night, he doesn't seem too stressed.

From what I understand they won’t give us the actual results but will call us if they are not going to let him back in. I guess it really is a case of no news IS good news! 😳

monty that sounds really naughty of the school- and another level of stress for students!

The Exams Officer at my dc school has a child in year 11 so getting results tomorrow so I guess will see their results today which feels kind of wrong.

Checking in. God tome has flown by! Ds is fine and completely not bothered but did say yesterday that as the a level results were down this year he's expecting the gcse results to follow suit! So it definitely is on his mind. Good luck to all for tomorrow. So much rides on the results for those wanting to get into school sixth form or chosen colleges.

@DeRigueurMortis Thanks for the new thread. DS still asleep (I think). He has gone into grumpy cave man mode, on the computer constantly, and went to bed very late. Just not getting involved at the moment. Think that is the best.

DD gone off to cattery to scoop poop and tickle cats . Keeps her mind off things.

So, the school suddenly realised that by sending all their results by email, they wouldn't have any opportunities to take photo's of happy girls jumping and leaping, and therefore were missing a valuable media opportunity. They therefore send round last minute request for anyone around to come in. So, DD now going in, with a small group of non-Reading attending students, to pretend they are happy with their results. I see lots of issues. DD hates having her photo taken, is likely to be very emotional, whether she does well or not, and originally wanted to be on her own, in the quiet, to open her results. This is not going to go well. (I will park around the corner and lurk).

Arthur - that is naughty of the school. I can't imagine how they organise these things. Is there a thick skinned person going around saying - right, you are pretty with long hair and look happy so come over here and flick it around - right we need an ethnic minority child - stop looking miserable you - if you can't cheer up then please stop spoiling the photo - right, everyone jump! I can't think why schools do it.

Arthur DD has purple hair at the moment. We were joking that she could photobombed all of the leaping promotional photos tomorrow. She is leaving school for college and can't wait!

Michaelahpurple Yep - You have pretty much nailed it.

Monty - I suppose the school is trying to give families more flexibility for thinking about sixth form options but that "call to say you've done less well than hoped but we won't tell you what actually happened until tomorrow" seems perversely cruel. Without grades one can't assess the feasibility of other options, so what is the point?

The old head of lower school at DS1's told em that when he was calling a boy in for a bollocking, he always told them them might before for a morning meeting because he felt that the worry over night meant they softened up before hand - this seems a similar refinement.

But perhaps I am just feeling curmudgeonly in the countdown.....

marmiteloversunite - That sounds like a fab idea .

I love the purple hair photo bomb idea.

Dd won't want her picture taken either, I'll wait and see what time she wants to go in.

She may want to leave a bit later to avoid the rush but she needs to go with her results to her new 6 form and register by 1300 . The only possible problem is that her 6 form may be oversubscribed and they allocate by distance.

It has just had an amazing set of A level results despite not being particularly selective. She needs 6 s for her chosen A-level subjects.

I've booked for a restaurant for the evening to celebrate hopefully !

Just reading this has made me feel better. Son in complete denial and wont discuss tomorrow at all. Need to tackle that tonight. Being realistic he is unlikely to get in to his 1st choice but fingers crossed for second. I'm not sleeping worrying about how to support him if he doesn't get the results he wants after all his very hard work. He has 3 very good options to choose from sp even if he fails English he has something to go to. Grandparents also an issue here! Here's hoping they all do.ok and I can sleep again.

We are doing bacon and brie sandwiches at home once we get back congratulations or commiserations. Ds didn't sleep at all last night so he has gone up for a couple of hours now then we have friends round so that should kill some time.
I'm not sure what we are going to do in the evening will play by ear. It is kind of tempered by the fact that dd didn't want a big fuss so anything we do for ds feels unfair and that this being the arse end of the summer holidays and uniform still to buy money is a bit tight