My DD is in year 12. She started the year with a group of friends. However since January she has been excluded from the group, some subtle, some not so subtle such as being asked to meet, friends not turning up, or turning up and then running away from her, mimicking her etc.
We suggested moving away from the group, which she did; another quiet girl with similar interests & a small group of boys. However She was then relentlessly messaged over the week by the ‘leader’ to come back, they were sorry, the other group were horrible, she should be with her true friends and hang out with them. Even some weird stuff, like saying they were the one being left out…
DD stood her ground, said she’d been feeling awful and repeatedly explained that she just wants to get on with everyone. This person responded that that’s what they want, they’d been friends since primary etc. So all good and resolved.
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Except next day, it’s back to square one. DD asked the friends if they were up anything after school, no, all going home… she hears them talk about a group chat, they then walk off together away from DD and then later I and her brother happen to see a huge group of them all in the park hanging out. This is what DD suspected anyway. Â
Challenge now is what to do? There’s a school trip to Spain for 5 nights coming up- main person and others going, due to year 12 numbers, she’d have to share a room with at least some. If she doesn’t go, she’ll be the only one. But I don’t mind either way.
And the bigger issue of now really not wanting to go to sixth form at all.
She has some SEN (which group know about) and is quite quiet, and currently saying she’ll give it a month or move.
Not sure how to support best…
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Y12 being bullied/excluded in 6th form - what to do?
maxmaxmaxmax · 20/05/2023 08:58
SiouxsieSiouxStiletto · 20/05/2023 12:42
It was my DN not DD but it sounds exactly the same, right down to begging her to come back and doing it all over again.
If it helps DN has found a new group of friends. Whilst what she went through was awful but she's now coming to the end of Y13 and is so much more settled and happier.
She's going to De Montford University on the recommendation from one of her Teachers as the SN provision is so good and so far, they have been really proactive. She's looking forward to starting.
Smoky1107 · 22/05/2023 17:14
My daughter really struggled at sixth form with friends etc. she was told no one wanted to be her friend it was heartbreaking. Through techniques at home we broke down the terms into manageable chunks like 6 weeks to this etc. she got a little job she loves and in year 13 met one friend and a boyfriend who are both very much still around. She's at uni doing her dream course and all those silly people are long long forgotten. I hope your daughter is ok she sounds very mature and lovely
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