Onwards and upwards

Our daughter received her exam results by text on Thursday during our family camping holiday in Exmoor. She got 4s in English, Maths and Science (x 2) and a 1 in PE - comfortably enough to start her apprenticeship - and a merit for her vocational qualification in health and nutrition.

Not the sort of results that will get her name in the local press, but completely brilliant in the eyes of those who know how hard she has worked and applied herself in the past couple of years.

She celebrated by going for a swim in the river and a long hike with her little sister.

Congratulations and good luck to all year 11s who received their results this week 🙂

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Strictmichael75 · 61-69, M

Good

Ontheroad · M

I think that she had to work to get those grades - all very respectable I might add, is a testament to her character and I'd celebrate them and her.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@Ontheroad She had to work so hard to succeed in an exam regime that was very challenging for her. The results look modest compared to the rest of her year, but we and her teachers know how much hard work went into them.

MrVintage71 · 51-55, M

Can all breathe a big sigh of relief ...

ineedadrink · 56-60, M

Awesome. It was in no small part also due to the guidance & structure provided by yourself & Mrs. All that time in the contemplation zone had the desired outcome of helping herself achieve her potential.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@ineedadrink We provided the environment, but only she could produce the results.

ineedadrink · 56-60, M

@SunshineGirl Yep, and she should rightfully be proud of her achievements. As you say, onwards & upwards.

Quimliqer · 70-79, MVIP

Congratulations to her!! Achieving success is celebrated by the achiever, not accomplished to claim public acclaim..

ninalanyon · 70-79, T

What is the grading system now? When I was that age it was A to E plus F for failure, with A being best, and rarely achieved.

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ninalanyon · 70-79, T

@SunshineGirl Does the school provide any guidance or training in exam technique?

My senior high school (fourth form to upper sixth) did and it really helped. It wasn't until I got to university that I discovered that most of my fellow students had no idea how to make the best of a written exam.

That resulted in one of my friends being very nearly sent down because his first year results were so appallingly bad. Yet he went on to get a first (in those days fewer than one in ten got firsts). He would have been spared months of agonising uncertainty had he been properly instructed in exam technique.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@emmasfriend We've been doing lots of fun stuff aa a family in the final weeks before she steps into the world of work!

She rarely wants things for herself, but yesterday she did ask my wife for a specific dress she saw in the shops. This is not quite my department, but I anticipate it will be expensive 🤷‍♀

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@ninalanyon Yes they do, to the extent that it sometimes suppresses enjoyment in learning. But it had to be done as exam papers can induce panic and word blindness in her. She's over the hurdle now and her future training will be delivered in a much more amenable way.

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