GCSE revision day and DD won't go in

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Year 10 are doing a GCSE middle of January and they have the opportunity to go back to school tomorrow one day early for revision. DD was intending to go but had just announced that she has changed her mind. isn't going etc. I'm really annoyed with her, should I force it?

Tbh I would never have presented it as an optional thing.

If she stays at hoe to do it, will she actually revise ??

Does she know it's an actual GCSE & the grade will count later?

(That may sound silly but my son did some science GCSE modules in the summer & had no idea they were GCSEs so did hardly any revision. He's resitting this month....)

She's at a sleepover tonight for a mates birthday so I suspect that is the sole reason. I will call for her at 8.30am. She has been doing some revising at home to be fair but this is her best subject and she is predicted A*.

In year 10 the attitude is 'oh we can resit'. I don't think they realise the importance of them.

Personally, if she's been revising anyway and is predicted to get a good result, I wouldn't pressure her into doing it. Relaxation is important too - woul one day of revision in school make a big difference to how well she'll do in he exam. If not, I'd leave it and trust her to do wat is needed. My DS is 15 and will be doing GCSEs in the spring - I trust him to revise and would let him off an optional thing like this if I was happy with his workload and attitude overall.

Point out to her that resitting is a) a waste of time and b) a waste of money (my older children resat some A level papers & I always made them pay themselves on the grounds that if they'd done enough revision the resit wouldn't have been necessary )

My DD refused to go to revision days as she said they were too noisy & disruptive for her to revise. We phoned the school and they agreed she could work from home (she was knbow as a worker) which made her MUCH happier as she prefers old fasioned revision by rote learning & copious note scribbling (we got through countless note books in run up to GCSE's).

I would let her find out the hard way, tbh.

If she gets an A or B rather than an A*, it is not the end of the world, & might make her get herself in gear next time.

You won't be able to manhandle her into the car in PJs once she's at Uni - much better she gets her head round taking responsibility for her own revision now imo.

Thanks all, I've spoken to her and told her that I would like her to go. It's only for 3 hours 9am to 12. She agreed without too much protest and the other girl who is at the party has decided to go too.