Year 11 - 2024/2025: The Results Day Thread

[QueenMabby]

New thread for results day. Deep breaths. We can do this!

@OhCrumbsWhereNow

Well done!! Music, an 8!!!! 🥳🥳🥳 🎶.. amazing!!! And, EXCELLENT she is off to study it.

Her Distinction in Creative Media is fab, and Maths is great 4 in Higher ( I think we both were stressing about whether made right choice as to move from Foundation.. I know I was!!)..

I’m so, so sorry to hear she is so upset and disappointed with both her English. I know how hard she worked, more importantly she has to work due to her dyslexia….. I remember the Macbeth! To be considered gifted at creative writing and song lyrics, but to have your self confidence and esteem so knocked by bloody GCSE’s is so very upsetting. Well done for giving her a pep talk, it’s such a shame one was needed after her fantastic achievements!!

……. I bet she will be the next “ Billie Elilish”.., ( or, of your choosing! I just know she started writing her songs at about 13! And would probably not give a flying about the thought of being “ pigeon holed” by such gcse silliness!)…

I hope she will have the most wonderful time at Music 🎶 School!!!

What sort of system lets a robot de-roll you?

(and some parents play the private school GCSE results game but move to a good state 6th form regardless if VAT because there is leeway given depending on what school you apply to university from)

Hi just checking in - there are over a hundred messages that I’ve not had a chance to read yet . English Lit AQA paper 2 my DS teacher thinks it is under marked - so we are going for review … paper 1 she says is ungenerous but not unreasonable - so we leave that one alone . Just wanted to share for those in similar position .

@Sisublondie you are not the only mummy shedding tears this week!

Thanks Sisu. I just googled and it says 4,3 is not a pass?? So not worth doing? So confused...

So am I now! Certainly, I was told 4 3 counts as one GCSE, and 4 4 as two??🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Nooooo! What’s happened??!

I know, robot de-roll is 🦇 💩!!!

It's ridiculous isn't??? I'm so glad dd is my youngest and I never have to do this again...

I habe been out since late morning and catching up now.

Thank you everyone for your support this morning with DD's meltdown and dilemma of current school v. large new college 💐.

@Sisublondie , thank you for making me feel better. And very glad your DS got a place in college because of how well he did at interview, he should be proud!

Pleased to report DD is now enrolled in the large new college!

We decided this morning that it was a shame to give up a place in a good place she liked, especially after interviews and auditions, which are so tough for an ND kid.
She's going to accept the place in her current school too. That would give her time to think, rather than make a rushed decision that was panicking us all. But I think she can see herself there now.

For us, the results have been the beginning of even bigger stress, not the relief they should have been. Very sad to read that there are so many children without places still.
The system is ludicrous.
I hope everyone finds a good resolution soon.

Yes combined science is two GCSEs when it's 4-4 or above. So if you get a 4-3 in combined science you only get 1 GCSE and it doesn't count for 2. Unlike triple science which is 3 separate GCSEs. To the best of my knowledge, but I could be wrong.

Hey…. Do you know, I hadn’t used my tiny brain one bit regarding the schools desire to get core subjects results up!! 🤦‍♀️ .. I guess the remark is a personal one…. I know DS18 didn’t do his A level Business and regretted it ( even tho prob made no difference in his Uni applications…. I think St Andrews rejects everyone these days! Unless you are royal- or American!!)..

So, is it all quiet with DD off at work? And, how fab for older DD to be home from Uni!! Is that to celebrate GCSEs? Do you have lots of fun stuff planned? When does DD start college?? 🤷‍♀️

About the ND three years behind thing, our experience is the same. In fact, her reception teacher picked up on the fact that DD was emotionally less mature. But at the same time academically ahead. They can be a conundrum!

@SuperTrooper1111 , your DD not being bothered to join her friends and their boyfriends at the festival sounds just like DD. In fact, she said today that she can't ever see herself having a BF/GF. She's just not in that phase yet. I just want to make sure she doesn't rush into something she's not ready for just because others are.

@DataColour , what you said about your DS being a high achiever in the past but not so much now really resonated. DD is similar and she said more than once in year 8 that she'd 'become stupid' and she had no chance of passing her GCSES. She was desperately sad.

Loss of skills and regression is also a thing with ND, especially in times of stress or worry.

Frankly, I'm still trying to adapt to the idea that DD likely won't have the brilliant academic future she was predicted. At least not at the same time as everyone else, and then it may be too late. It's a very strange type of bereavement almost.

So what if they need more parental support for a bit longer? I'm often made to feel like I baby her and it gets on my bloody nerves! Nothing further from reality. In many ways, she's far more independent and mature than her peers, but she needs a hand with other things.

Thank you SO much @SuperTrooper1111…😻..
it was one of those horror of a day when you can still have momentary flashbacks if you close your eyes!

But you are so absolutely right… he has been utterly blessed with what has happened. My mum was waiting to hear his results, and, as I mentioned earlier, both DS and his older brother were like “ put your phone in your bag and bloody focus “… then on the half hour trip to the next town and new college, stony silence aside from sobbing, and I managed to ( stupidly, with hindsight!!) try to send her a messsge then she wouldn’t start calling!., “Awful xxx”… I know. Stupid, but I just wanted to stave her off! Anyway, then lost service, then in new college…..during which he was given, joking apart, what could very well be the opportunity of his life….. Mum is very religious and so
🙏 and, well, whatever happened, the horrid situation turned into a positive one, either by the lovely Richard the Course Tutor! ( and with a little help, maybe 🤷‍♀️🤔😹!)….

Absolutely, a very serious chat is needed with him as to the gravity of this unbelievable opportunity and to realise ( I’m about to sound like Eminem!!), he only gets one shot at this!!!

Thank you 🤩 so much !

They were tears of relief yesterday when email came through Ratty got a place at his 6th form

They just came out

it was happiness in tears

Now, we LOVE 💕💕💕💕💕💕happiness in tears!!!!! ….

Streaming down your face….. whether “ ugly crying” ( Bridesmaids movie! 👰‍♀️) .., or brushing them away, prettily….. happy tears!! And cold champagne 🍾!!!!
Perfect!! Ratty deserved them all!!!!!!

💕 😻💕!!!!!

AND YOU, @frozendaisy!! Mainly you!!! 😈💕😹😈!!! x

@Sisublondie Thank you. She finally got confirmation an hour before the cut-off. Cue immediate tail-spin panic re buying the right clothes and books and dong the pre-learning tasks she refused to do until she was sure she was definitely going there. Her second choice’s dress code was black joggers and sweatshirts (acting and theatre) so buying business dress would have been a complete waste of money.

She’s gone out with her friends to a gig now, so hopefully she will expend the remaining nervous energy there.

Luckily I managed to get ddog into the vets pretty sharpish, so he had his ‘special sweetie’ really quickly and is now a lean mean flea killing machine! All beds, cushions and blankets have been through the hygiene-steam cycle on the washing machine and the whole house has been liberally doused in Indorex. Ds1 has shipped off to Grandma’s for a couple of days, as he wouldn’t handle the toxic contamination aspect of that very well. Dog was also thoroughly bathed and flea combed and no sign of flea dirt or any other fleas, so praying it was just one he brought in with him after his last garden visit of the night. I’d rather go fully OTT than deal with the alternative though. We had very large Lurchers before we got this little guy, so there would have been no room for us if we’d let them on the furniture. This one rules the roost and goes where he likes - totally spoiled by all of us and such a diva! Here he is standing on dd’s bedroom window ledge - little monkey!

Apparently the photo of him is under review for some reason.

@Sisublondie I think you are amazing and cope so well in difficult circumstances.

I had bought ds a nice congratulations card which we gave him yesterday. I apologised to him tonight that the stress of going back and forth to secure his place had robbed us of the 'joie de vivre' of what were actually very good results.

I had my exam this morning. My 2nd hand Tesla arrived. All is good.

Like the lovely NotDonna whose dd is off to a festival, my ds is going on Sunday. Happy days.

Love to all.

@SilverSnaffles all images are being reviewed at the moment, don’t worry it’s nothing personal bout your lovely pup!

Completely. He got 9s in all the subjects he wants to take and yet is stuck in limbo, it feels so unfair! I did manage to speak to the school office this afternoon, just to explain he’s (literally!) off-grid next week so to check that they’d be contacting me. The lady on the phone was really nice and said they couldn’t release information for any of the new students (the kids who attended lower school get higher/automatic priority) but he really really shouldn’t worry with the grades he had/subjects he’s picked. So that was somewhat reassuring. She said the difficulty is that they’ve had a really high year of applications, and lots accept multiple places to hedge their bets…which I wish is what we’d done now! The post-16 place allocation process definitely needs a bit of an overhaul. there I was thinking that the gcse stress would finally be over yesterday 🤣

Anxiously awaiting 2 paper reviews here. They say 20 calendar days but has anyone heard really quickly yet?

Yes. We had one back today. Gained a mark but needed two to go up a grade. Waiting on four more 😬

different subjects or other papers for the same subject? Which exam board was it you heard from, and did you pay for priority? Our school didn’t give options for standard or priority services and it said 20 calendar days so I assume not priority! We are waiting on Edexcel and AQA.
Good luck!