Y11 2025-26 Exams have started - chat, support & drink of choice if needed here.

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New thread for all of us with lovely Y11s to support them and us through the coming weeks.

Exactly this. Two foreign beach holidays and Reading festival over an epic long summer!

I know - my dd looks like Uncle Fester with pale skin and dark circles, and all my Y11s are approx 2 shades paler than whatever skin tone they started with 😢 Bless them!

DD is 13 down, 9 to go. And is twinning with @MayasJamasand @walking2020 ‘s DDs in the looks stakes. Can’t wait for this all to be over!

Same here! I'm making sure she has vitamin D tablets because the last few weeks nowhere near enough outdoors.

I think we are 11 down 13 to go. I think DD will study a lot as some key exams still to go for her. They are on study leave now so were all out partying last night after shirt signing etc

11 down, 11 to go here. Daren’t broach how much he intends to do over half term!

DD is 15 down, 8 to go.

She’s definitely over the worst of it. All the rest of the exams are science, maths and FM which is what she is naturally good at so the pressure is well and truly off, thank goodness.

But she is so pale and exhausted. Her exams started a week before most PP’s I think due to the random exams boards her school has chosen.

It’s going to take her quite a few days to recharge I think.

Just counted - 10 down (I am not including graphics as that was more like supervised coursework) and 11 to go. So nearly halfway. Two subjects complete, well 3 including graphics (plus English language and Latin).

DD has 9 to go. I'm not sure how many she's done but she's finished 4 subjects - Art, Drama, German and English Lit - which feels good. She's got a heavy couple of weeks but not more than 1 a day which is at least something.

She's pretty relaxed and is planning on doing some physics in the garden later. Not sure whether that's the best place to concentrate but at least it's shady. It's absolutely baking here

We've also got theatre booked next week, R&J with Sadie Sink which she's looking forward to. Arturo Ui looks interesting @tourdefrance

And yes also looking forward to living her best life this summer with various holidays and Reading.

I'm probably far too worried / paranoid but I won't let my dd go to Reading. I think she was sort of relieved in the end, she could tell her friends I said no, made it easier.

We are having the day off here and dd2 had yesterday as a light day - revision in class but that was it. Dd1 had an exam. They may also have tomorrow- neither slept well (we are having a lot of boy trauma here and the heat isn’t helpful sleep wise).

their 2 weeks after the break are horrific - neither are half way through yet. They have both finished 2 subjects completely but still a big slog to go.

10 down and 11 to go.

DD was absolutely exhausted last night and went to bed at 7 with an audio book for a couple of hours sleep. She seems more human today.

Shea gone into town to charity shop with a friend. She says she is going to see revision today.

First week back is brutal.