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BonjourCrisette · 23/05/2023 21:11

Students have been sent home with instructions not to go on any devices, but really?? Who is going to stop them?!

Their parents, surely? DD had the same thing last week.

ourflagmeansdeath · 23/05/2023 21:13

DD's already in bed even though she isn't even all that tired, but she definitely needed the rest so I sent her up. She did some Physics and Computing revision today instead of English as she's done quite a bit of that and is confident. I agree it's a crazy long exam, I suppose this is one of the few times where my daughter's horrible way of coping with time may be useful lol, she never has issues with too long exam time because she's always hurriedly writing to finish her paper so too busy to think about anything else!!!

grishaverse · 23/05/2023 21:15

BonjourCrisette · 23/05/2023 21:11

Students have been sent home with instructions not to go on any devices, but really?? Who is going to stop them?!

Their parents, surely? DD had the same thing last week.

I mean obviously lots of parents will not care one bit and it isn't difficult for children to go behind their parents backs to send a quick message.

thespy · 23/05/2023 21:15

Re the No devices thing for clash students - I think that's going to be hard to resist for some and I'm not quite sure how they will check / recognise if someone has cheated in this way? DD has been online after exams and found actual question papers with the supposedly correct answers on to compare to what she wrote (maths and bio) I don't know how the exam papers have been uploaded but they have!

ourflagmeansdeath · 23/05/2023 21:16

thespy · 23/05/2023 21:15

Re the No devices thing for clash students - I think that's going to be hard to resist for some and I'm not quite sure how they will check / recognise if someone has cheated in this way? DD has been online after exams and found actual question papers with the supposedly correct answers on to compare to what she wrote (maths and bio) I don't know how the exam papers have been uploaded but they have!

Yeah same here! The Edexcel Maths paper answers were leaked and kids were counting up their marks and stressing because they'd done so much worse than they'd thought. I'm really not sure what's going on.

Rowgtfc72 · 23/05/2023 21:24

English Lit tomorrow. Inspector Calls ( dd made me watch it at the weekend) and poetry. She's just been reading her least favourite poems at me. She's crossing fingers for Nature and Seamus Heaney.

OhhLaaLaa · 23/05/2023 21:30

grishaverse · 23/05/2023 21:15

I mean obviously lots of parents will not care one bit and it isn't difficult for children to go behind their parents backs to send a quick message.

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Similar thoughts here tbh. I can't see much online for the rescheduled exam so at least that's something. DD has a day off tomorrow but 3 exams on Thursday.

Purrfecto · 23/05/2023 22:22

Stressful evening here, bloody poetry. So much to remember, I will be delighted for her once this exam is out the way.
Why do they have to make it such a test of memory? Ruins the creativity of subject.

jamimmi · 23/05/2023 22:36

Dd just gone to bed, worrying as she doesn't know anything and has no idea of blood brothers. I've told her to report sick.to the office tomorrow after her exam all 2hours 50 mins, if she feels worn out and I will collect her to come home and do physics revison. They still have them in school and as Friday is a Non exam day I also think they will have alot of illness on that day!

Botanicaa · 23/05/2023 22:37

Cannot wait to get Eng Lit done with. Feeling quite resentful it takes up so much of their time when there's so many other subjects too.

tourdefrance · 23/05/2023 22:39

Ds was really chuffed to get an extra English revision session as he wasn't doing RE unlike most of his peers. (Supposed to be compulsory but I got him out if it).

BonjourCrisette · 23/05/2023 23:00

Botanicaa · 23/05/2023 22:37

Cannot wait to get Eng Lit done with. Feeling quite resentful it takes up so much of their time when there's so many other subjects too.

DD has been feeling like that about Biology and History. It took her so much work to try to cram the facts into her head and make them stay there. I think different people feel like different subjects take up too much time! I guess it's just what you are interested in.

Clymene · 23/05/2023 23:12

Botanicaa · 23/05/2023 22:37

Cannot wait to get Eng Lit done with. Feeling quite resentful it takes up so much of their time when there's so many other subjects too.

Same! It's such a massive time sucker and so irrelevant in life to come for 90% of students

bendmeoverbackwards · 24/05/2023 06:21

Can’t believe all these schools making them come in between exams! Our school is running a few Maths boosters, other than that it’s come in for exams only unless they want to use the library.

Good luck for English lit today, anyone else got Curious Incident?

Beccaboo822 · 24/05/2023 06:36

bendmeoverbackwards · 24/05/2023 06:21

Can’t believe all these schools making them come in between exams! Our school is running a few Maths boosters, other than that it’s come in for exams only unless they want to use the library.

Good luck for English lit today, anyone else got Curious Incident?

My son still at school. He was annoyed last week after the Eng Lit exams as they had to go straight to PE afterwards and he was exhausted. He leaves school properly Fri then after half term can go home after exams.

Spring45Mermaid · 24/05/2023 06:41

Yep another with a child in a school who think it’s great to run a full on non-changed timetable around the exams! She had to do completely unrelated lessons all yesterday morning prior to the RE exam. It’s a bloomin joke which is supposed to carry on after Halfterm! The school are more interested in covering their failing arses than pupil wellbeing. I’d be fine with optional boosters related to the exams the next day but they are still holding the threat of a prom ticket over their heads if they don’t go in!!

ElfDragon · 24/05/2023 06:46

Normal timetable around exams sounds awful.

dd goes into school but it’s her choice - a mix between wanting to see friends, and her feeling more like she’ll get more work done there. She doesn’t have lessons, but is able to arrange to see teachers if she needs help/has any questions. She prefers that to sitting at home, as she feels she’d probably end up watching too much Netflix if left to her own devices all day here. She’s going in today (no exam) as her physics teacher is available all day for queries. Dd will work elsewhere, and pop over for anything she needs if necessary.

Neversaygoodbye · 24/05/2023 06:47

I'm not sure I see the benefit of keeping to the same timetable apart from attendance figures - I guess they'll get some structured revision. DS school have compulsory revision sessions but if it's not your subject then you don't have to go in.
Good luck everyone today, DS has Lord of the Flies which I studied for O level back in the 80's!

powerrangers · 24/05/2023 06:48

Spring45Mermaid · 24/05/2023 06:41

Yep another with a child in a school who think it’s great to run a full on non-changed timetable around the exams! She had to do completely unrelated lessons all yesterday morning prior to the RE exam. It’s a bloomin joke which is supposed to carry on after Halfterm! The school are more interested in covering their failing arses than pupil wellbeing. I’d be fine with optional boosters related to the exams the next day but they are still holding the threat of a prom ticket over their heads if they don’t go in!!

What are they teaching??? Surely the curriculum is completed already? Good Lord. What a stupid thing for the school to be doing.

christmastreefarm · 24/05/2023 06:52

Neversaygoodbye · 24/05/2023 06:47

I'm not sure I see the benefit of keeping to the same timetable apart from attendance figures - I guess they'll get some structured revision. DS school have compulsory revision sessions but if it's not your subject then you don't have to go in.
Good luck everyone today, DS has Lord of the Flies which I studied for O level back in the 80's!

My DD school are technically running a full timetable. They did have a subject last week though where minimal people were in as most on another exam so they could revise anything.

I laughed yesterday as it was only RS / French and they sent a reminder in morning looking
Forward to seeing all pupils for critical revision classes. Last week on a low volume exam day it was very empty apparently.....

ReformedWaywardTeen · 24/05/2023 07:06

The longest exam today, English lit conflict poetry and Jekyll and Hyde. DD went to a 2 hour cram yesterday, came back quite upbeat and surprised by how much she remembered.
Then a short cram and on to media studies.

Good luck all, here's to more silly memes on twitter and no tears

Letskeepgoing · 24/05/2023 07:29

powerrangers · 24/05/2023 06:48

What are they teaching??? Surely the curriculum is completed already? Good Lord. What a stupid thing for the school to be doing.

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Ds school still finishing History content I believe or they were last time I asked.

Rowgtfc72 · 24/05/2023 07:46

Mines in inbetween exams too. Absolutely pointless.
This is how her four weeks looks.

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Clymene · 24/05/2023 07:51

It's absurd having a full timetable. What a waste of everyone's time!

ReformedWaywardTeen · 24/05/2023 07:54

Clymene · 24/05/2023 07:51

It's absurd having a full timetable. What a waste of everyone's time!

I think unfortunately our teens are in the Covid no man land of having missed teaching due to timetable disruption, but not having been given any dispensation as with previous years.

I think teachers are running round trying to do what they can and make sure the knowledge is all there as so much chopping and changing went on and some had to isolate constantly.