DD's awful mock GCSE grades

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My dd had her mock gcse's before Christmas, the results came back and they were awful. She did no revision and her phone is the worst distraction in the world.

She is bright but very lazy. Last year when she had her mock exams she didn't have her phone and did much better.

I just tried to speak with her calmly but she wouldn't discuss it. Instead just sat there like a mute looking teary.

I gave her plenty of chances to speak and in the end said if she didn't speak to me about it I would take all of her electronics.

So she calmly handed them over and is now in her bedroom crying.
What would you do in this situation?

I had an app on her phone before where I could limit the times she using certain apps etc, although there has been an issue with it recently. I could try using that again and allow her maybe 1 hour a day on social media so she has time to study.

Or take away the electronics completely, I just don't know. The technology is just so addictive for her and consumes all of her time.

I'm worried she will fail her gcse's if I don't do something.

Also the other issue is that she will not discuss anything like this with me when I am only trying to help her.

I got shit results in my mocks many years ago. I got 8 As and 2 A* in the actuals. Gave me the kick up the arse I needed, but the last thing I would have wanted was for my parents to get involved with revision timetables etc.

I'd leave her be for now, give it time to sink in. How did she do compared to her mates? That can be a big motivator.

Hurts my head that. I take it the higher the number, the better the result? Makes me wish for the old style grades I remember.

I’ve seen it described that it’s roughly similar to percentage
so a 4 is 40+ % a low C
5 is 50+ % a high C
6 is 60+% B
7 is 70+% A
8s and 9s are A+ And A++

As a mum of 4, 3 are out of Education, just wanted to say exams aren't the bee all and end all. My eldest didnt do well in GCSEs, dropped out of her A levels and I was so upset at the time. She went into what I considered a lowly apprenticeship but Low and behold they put her through her A levels and a University Degree and she is now a manager of a large tech firm. And she's HAPPY. That is the most important thing in life.
One thing I did learn was that removing things from kids does nothing more than anger them, turn them against you and cause conflict, everything has to be done through communication and with their agreement, better still if they think things are their own idea in compromising.