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QueenMabby · 2025-06-08T17:17:29+00:00

Next thread. 10 days of exams to go. Looks like we’re all heading into a busy week this week - good luck!

SuperTrooper14 · 16/06/2025 20:20

TheFunSponge · 16/06/2025 18:44

Viva, I feel the same. High school was a bit of a social and academic let down here too. Hopefully college will be just what they need!

Super, that's awful! Your poor daughter. I'm glad she let it wash over her. Mine would be devastated (and it has happened in the past). Hopefully there will be like minded kids at college and they will thrive.

Thank you. I was definitely more upset than she was. I think mentally she's already starting to move on.

SuperTrooper14 · 16/06/2025 20:24

ImTerriblySorry · 16/06/2025 19:33

Does anyone want to start a, "Moving for 6th form thread" or does one already exist???

DD has chosen a setting which I agree will be the right move for her, and doesn't appear to know anyone going there so will be a nice fresh start. But y'know us grown-ups might need a hand-hold...

Great idea, but can we make it Y12 generally though, so those of us with kids going to college instead of sixth form can still join in? I have found this thread SO helpful and supportive these last few weeks and would like to continue joining in.

TheFunSponge · 16/06/2025 20:24

That's good Super. I think mine is ready to move on then has a wobble then I in turn have a wobble!

TheFunSponge · 16/06/2025 20:27

i hope it can be a new thread for all too, not just 6th form, especially for those of us who having children going to college or a new sixth form.

ImTerriblySorry · 16/06/2025 20:29

"Moving for Y12". I'm actually quite surprised how many on this thread are moving. Where we are, most seem to stay put so DD is being quite adventurous in making the change.

SE13Mummy · 16/06/2025 20:31

achangeofnameisasgoodasarest · 16/06/2025 19:27

@SE13Mummy if dd2 is indeed right it will either have to be ‘now sleeps the crimson petal’ by l’estrange or ‘wherever you walk’ by Handel. However she did also prepare for a trinity grade 7 she never took so might be confused with that as neither contain the word ‘glen’ as far as I’m aware. Glade though? .

It was the Handel, thank you!

SuperTrooper14 · 16/06/2025 20:33

ImTerriblySorry · 16/06/2025 20:29

"Moving for Y12". I'm actually quite surprised how many on this thread are moving. Where we are, most seem to stay put so DD is being quite adventurous in making the change.

My DD's school doesn't have a sixth form so they are all moving on, but the vast majority are going to two other local schools to do A-levels. She's going to college to do a BTech in a completely different area to where we live.

labradorservant · 16/06/2025 20:33

DD could stay at school but moving to the 6th form her brother went to. She knows a few people there already. Not many of her school are going, they all prefer the boys school next door. And for someone who is a bit scared of change it’s a bold move and so it will be good for her. Think she’s looking forward to the 20 min vs 40 min walk in the morning.

Sisublondie · 16/06/2025 20:40

SuperTrooper14 · 16/06/2025 20:24

Great idea, but can we make it Y12 generally though, so those of us with kids going to college instead of sixth form can still join in? I have found this thread SO helpful and supportive these last few weeks and would like to continue joining in.

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I echo @SuperTrooper14! I dread to think how this whole horror would have been without the unfailing support of you all! 🙏💖😻🙏

TheFunSponge · 16/06/2025 20:40

Mine is anxious about leaving but if they don't get the grades, they can't stay where they are. The local college offers the exact Btec they want anyway thankfully.

achangeofnameisasgoodasarest · 16/06/2025 21:08

@SE13Mummy - intrigued to know what you found by googling now!

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QueenMabby · 16/06/2025 21:09

SuperTrooper14 · 16/06/2025 20:24

Great idea, but can we make it Y12 generally though, so those of us with kids going to college instead of sixth form can still join in? I have found this thread SO helpful and supportive these last few weeks and would like to continue joining in.

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I shall keep these threads going. Next one up will be up in a day or so when this one fills up and that’ll probably last us all through to results day so I’ll just keep starting new ones so we can keep on supporting each other through the next transition.

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BellaI · 16/06/2025 21:14

DD also chosen a further away 6th form college on edge of Manchester to get away from the majority of her high school cohort. It’s certainly been a rocky ride with friendship issues and people turning nasty for no apparent good reason. It’s felt like an endurance test. The high school doesn’t have a 6th form so they will all finish on Thurs with leavers assembly and prom. After the lockdown end to primary I’m just glad they are getting a proper ending!

ditismooi · 16/06/2025 21:15

ImTerriblySorry · 16/06/2025 19:35

There were some great videos on Instagram for science revision, any for AQA Spanish Higher for the very last hour of revision ever?!

You can squeeze in my Spanish tutor on YouTube - she’s pretty clear and concise

SE13Mummy · 16/06/2025 21:25

achangeofnameisasgoodasarest · 16/06/2025 21:08

@SE13Mummy - intrigued to know what you found by googling now!

I was spared the YouTube videos of a bloke singing to a tree about how he loves his very branches but his love is not sexual...

achangeofnameisasgoodasarest · 16/06/2025 21:35

@SE13Mummy - ah yes. Different aria, same ‘Jupiter trying to get in some nymph’s pants’ vibe.

ChannelLightVessel · 16/06/2025 22:18

DD wanted to go to local comprehensive for Sixth Form (nearby, mixed) but they’re not taking any external applicants for A level Maths. Had to call to get them to tell us this as well. 😾
I’m kind of hoping Sixth Form will still be a bit of a new start, and she does like her current teachers.
In hindsight maybe she should have applied to college as well, but it’s still a bus ride away, and I’m not sure how supportive they’d be of her ASD/OCD.

ImTerriblySorry · 16/06/2025 22:22

We found out after applying that one 6th form didn't make any external offers for sciences at all!

DataColour · 16/06/2025 22:36

DS said physics and music were "fine". No more out of him and he's also a grumpy teenager this evening. Went to bed early as was so tired. FM on Wednesday and then we are done, can't wait.
DS wants to go to a different 6th form than his school one and most of his friends are intending to do the same, fingers crossed he gets the grades as it's quite competitive. He's got quite good friends currently so it would be a shame if he has to stay at his current school.
He's got his prom next Friday.

VivaDixie · 16/06/2025 22:52

BobBobBobbing · 16/06/2025 19:36

Those looking for jobs- if you have a football stadium near you, they can be good employment for teens. DS started on food when he was under 18 but it was above NMW and post 18 he got a pay rise as he can serve alcohol. He's also just been offered a team leader position. Zero hours but as far as I can see this is all one way- he always gets offered shifts and no negatives if he refuses them. Anything that finishes late has paid taxis home.

Dd is off to college- will suit her better due to more relaxed dress codes as she's bumped up against the super strict uniform rules at school. Since study leave she's pushed more and more boundaries. She's not doing prom so there's no hold over her now. As she said, what are they going to do, stop her sitting the gcses?

The traditional informal post leaver event is on Thurs apparently. They go up to the local nature reserve for a party. The local police know they do this and it is allowed with expectations over behaviour and tidying up obligations. Ds1 did it and ignored my warnings about sticking to beer and tried vodka before falling over and fracturing his ankle. DD has more spirit practice and I can send ds1 to collect her so no worries on the broken limb front.

Ooh thank you this is a good call. We have a premier League ground 15 mins away from us. It's his team too so he would love that! He would rather stick pins in his eyes than go to the dark side ground on the other side of the city 🤣

VivaDixie · 16/06/2025 22:54

Sisublondie · 16/06/2025 18:59

@VivaDixieand @TheFunSponge…..
Yep, me too, too! @VivaDixie, you say why so succinctly….. I don’t think it has actually hit me yet, that that truly IS it, school wise, for him. There is no hope left of “ this will be “his Year to “ fit in”, “not get ignored by the popular kids”, “hang out with a group of mates after school”…. But. He would not want to do the latter all the time, his “ social battery 🪫 “ would deplete. And, “ fit in” ?
Well. I feel crap, like you, despite having waited for it. I just hope and pray he gets into the college in the neighbouring town and starts afresh….. “strangers are just friends he’s not met yet “……. 🤞..

But! “HAPPY 16th BIRTHDAY 🎂 @VivaDixieDS!!!!! I’m happy you had a fab time at the Soccer ⚽️ Aid game!!”HOW cool is that!?! And, holiday in August! Anywhere nice?!

Your comments as to Asda made me laugh! Of COURSE you just walk up the High St and ask until you get a YES!!! I think I was 14 when I got “ Freeman, Hardy & Willis” ( is that right?! Then, further up to “Barrett’s”….. then, cheated on them, and was in “Athena” before my GCSE’s!!!! Loved that place! I can still smell it, now!

I hope he manages to get something! As to Supermsrkets, I’m not sure. DS16 wants to apply to Costa ( for the discount!) and DS18 works for the National Trust…. Really popular round here…… if you have anything like that close by, that’s worth a look. Or, I’m pretty sure you can “ wait tables” and stuff in pubs, cafes etc?

Well, good luck with getting the 90 worders in Spanish 🇪🇸 tonight 🤞🙏🤞!

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Ah thank you, he had a great time. And yep, I remember FHW and Barrats, remember those horrid white tassel boots Barrats sold in the 80s,? 🤣

Sisublondie · 16/06/2025 23:19

VivaDixie · 16/06/2025 22:54

Ah thank you, he had a great time. And yep, I remember FHW and Barrats, remember those horrid white tassel boots Barrats sold in the 80s,? 🤣

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🙀😈🙀!! I do, now!! I’d blocked out the horror! I remember selling a pair to a girl and her poor bloke had just nearly died in some weird Final Destination accident and his whole right arm was in some external metal cage! Even down to his finger tips!! Unsurprisingly, she was beyond happy with her pair!! ( to go with her bleached double- denim! And electric blue eye- liner!! )! Oh! To have camera phone proof of such nasty ass wardrobe garments to educate the youth 🌟😹! ……

BobBobBobbing · 16/06/2025 23:21

VivaDixie · 16/06/2025 22:52

Ooh thank you this is a good call. We have a premier League ground 15 mins away from us. It's his team too so he would love that! He would rather stick pins in his eyes than go to the dark side ground on the other side of the city 🤣

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Ds does actually work for the "wrong" team as they paid more than the one the family support. His dad jokes that he's pleased their rivals spend their money on ds's wages rather than players

Sisublondie · 17/06/2025 00:26

SB1971 · 16/06/2025 18:48

Thanks all re my rants earlier and @Sisublondie -that was in particular a lovely response. I did the thing I counsel against at work and should have stepped away from the situation and took a breath.
I made him dinner, we ate with stilted conversation as DH was still at work.

..we can all end up seeing the red mist, especially when you know it is best to walk away… it is very positive he came to sit and eat with you- even if it was stilted…..( that must have been hard for you). I hope he wakes up in the morning rested and refreshed and you get some good sleep, too. Tomorrow is a fresh day 😻 🤗

Sisublondie · 17/06/2025 01:44

mojobrojo · 16/06/2025 10:58

Physics will be done, but there is no point texting to find out how it went. He said he's not looking at his phone between exams because hopefully his football team will have signed a player today as the transfer window has reopened and he wants the anticipation of finding out after everything is over. So... we will await the lowdown after music this afternoon. He reckoned Beethoven was most likely as an essay question and Killer Queen least likely based on his analysis of past questions.

He declared this morning that he doesn't know what he's going to do with himself after today - he's thought about little else for months and thinks he'll be bored. I suggested getting a job, but that didn't go down well. I was not allowed to take a 'last day' photo either - even just outside out house - too mortifying in case someone (even a total stranger) saw. But, he'll be back in uniform and at the same school in September anyway, so I suppose it isn't really his last day anyway.

🙄👿🥱🙄😹… …. “ in case a stranger saw..”!! 😹😹😹…….. WHY, just WHY? I’m so sorry, but I share your pain, I really do! THIS kind of thing is what got me in the position I was in on Friday at his Leaver’s Do. Just let us take the bloody photo, already!

I hope music went well! 🤞😻