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Y11 2025-26 - Trying not to melt and pushing through the final weeks

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Stowickthevast · 25/05/2026 08:08

I finished the thread so started a new one. Welcome all Y11 parents, support and solidarity for the next big push here!

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3GoldenLamps · Today 07:27

LattePatty · Today 07:22

I’d not thought about child benefit! I’m in denial that my son is growing up 😂 He’s young for his year and is still 15. He got sent his NI number recently and that gave me palpitations 😂

Snap! DS is a July baby.

Both DCs also got their passports for my home country this week (they are dual citizens). I felt a real wobble when i saw their faces and they both look like young men. Their UK passports are about to expire so they were pre-teens when they got those!

MoggetsCollar · Today 07:31

EducaatingRita · Yesterday 11:39

Edexcel iGCSE chem 2 sounds tricky

My DS also said it was hard and he is a good chemist.

Tebheag · Today 09:15

Littletreefrog · Today 07:04

I stayed at my school for 6th form and my oldest son did an apprenticeship so I have no experience of leaving school at 16 to start college.

Can anyone help with what happens on results day? Do the college get told the results or do we have to contact them and tell them? Will he have to go to the college to enroll or is it all done remotely? Will this be on results day itself or some point between results day and September?

Oh also reminder to everyone (apart from those whose kids are doing apprenticeships) to apply to extend your Child Benefit if you claim it.

You should have an email from the college letting you know the date for enrolment think my DS had till couple of days after results, staff where at college on results day so you could enrol then or discuss next options if results where better or worse than expected , he was asked to bring his results with him. This was 2 yrs ago so could have changed.

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