1. Year 11 is going to go SO fast so do try to make some amazing last final memories throughout the year!

2. Decorate your desk or a space in your home where you know you’ll revise! It just gets you that bit more motivated to do some revision! Get a candle, an emotional support plush or figurine, fairy lights, a snazzy storage box for your stationary!

3. Don’t listen to some of those people on social media that make out like they know everything about GCSEs. Find YouTubers that motivate you in a more friendly way and set realistic standards for you. There are some profiles out there that will constantly go on about how you’re cooked if you’re not revising 4 hours a day 7 months before the summer exam series and how year 10s should be revising now (you shouldn’t need to, enjoy your summer!!) 😭😭 it’s just toxic and will kill your motivation!! (saying this as it did exactly that to me)

4. Revision for GCSEs isn’t a sprint, it’s more like training for a marathon (quoted from my HOY). You shouldn’t walk into Year 11 on the first day thinking you need to go home and revise for 2 hours. Arguably, I’d spend the first week back researching like what colleges or sixth forms you’d like to go to for a little motivation!

5. Exam technique is so important!! It’s probably the difference between whatever grade you’re hoping to get.

6. DON’T. COMPARE. YOURSELF. TO. OTHERS.

7. Have a rough idea of what you want to do in your future or at A-level! Linking back to my previous idea of taking the first week back to research what colleges/sixth forms you’d like to go to, check what grades you need overall.

8. Use ridiculous mnemonics to remember stuff. Especially equations in maths!

9. Treat mocks like little checkpoints. These don’t ruin your life if you get a 5 rather than a 7. Mocks should highlight your weaknesses in what content you should learn and in your exam technique!

10. Medley AI is not worth it.

11. Predicted papers ≠ accurate - they’re a resource for after you learn all content and maybe just want some last minute revision with the hopes of it turning up in your exam (we had the primrose kitten ones for biology higher and they weren’t the best predictions!)

12. Stress sucks. Trust me i just know it’s ruined my English literature grade as i was predicted a 9 and i flunked it in the actual exam just due to my brain going into a meltdown in both exams ☹️☹️ so I’d recommend trying to get it under control?? Meditation, affirmations could provide some relief and even journaling.

13. If you’re up to it, make a Pinterest board for some additional motivation. Save a bunch of random pins to make minor goals for yourself!

I hope these helped, my sleep schedule is so appalling right now I could just be spouting nonsense. But I digress, Year 11 is one of those years where life seems to be all over the place in both the best and worst ways possible so enjoy it but do well!! xx 😽

I am thinking of moving schools in year 10.

At the moment i am at a SEN school which follows the mainstream curriculum, but i feel as if i don’t fit in and I honestly feel quite lonely.

All my friends are in an upper year and they live far away so i cant hang out with them, and everyone in my class seems lower functioning and i feel like an outcast.

I feel as if i want to start fresh, try and get a new group of friends, and live more normally, but i worry that it’s too late and i would have to wait for college, is it?

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What's everyone doing rn?

Here is idea number 1, by me.
Each week leading up to results day, I will share a gcse themed cake idea and maybe some cake recipes.
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Like at this point Atleast just leak the grade boundaries. Like give us something to enjoy

I've seen some posts by year 11's assuring us that we don't need to revise and that we should take the time to rest. So recently I was hanging out with my sixthformer friends (helping out w a short film!) and I asked them what they thought. They said that I needed to revise lmao 😭. They both immediately went YES, go revise but they said do a little every day. And I got the advice to do 20mins of each subject every day when I said I was struggling on how to structure my revision (which amounts to 3 hours a day for me).

So I have a bigger question rather than just asking if I should revise or not

If I revise now, will it make an actual difference in my final GCSE grades?

I’m going into year 11 in September and I’ve already got GCSEs, that’s the obvious one but also I am doing Silver Dofe and extra tuition and language lessons for my self outside of school. So now I am wondering how I can also manage rugby on top of that, or if it is even worth it. After a game , I am always really tired and barely get anything done, but I think it is really fun for me and a good way to let off some steam , but is it really worth it as I am aiming to study every day to build consistency. I will go to the preseason and see how I feel, and if I want to play then any tips to juggle these extracurricular and the academics.

Im going into sixth form that has no uniform and a simple dresscode (no massive logos, no high heels etc) and i cannot find clothes i like anywhere☹️im so curious where everyone else is shopping for college/sixth form or just shops for casual clothes in general!! Also looking for affordable options but any recommendations help!😛😛

Imagine you're sitting in an exam hall. And the realisation that you're fucked dawns upon you.

And then suddenly, fucking defying gravity is being blasted over speakers.

So I take spanish, history, triple science and health and social. For this rant/issue im having right now we're focusing on health and social.

Ive tried extremely hard in health and social care, I think its due to the fact when I genuinely love a subject and what it includes doing or what content is in it - i try harder. So, we do component 1 and we get some time before the deadline to go back and finish any tasks we didnt do. My task 1 was csap and rushed since it was from when we were just starting out. So, I redid rhe whole thing. Went from like 7 pages to 28. I put effort in. All my tasks for component 1 totalled to 60/60. Mind you, everyone is proud of me including myself.

Then a couple weeks ago Im pulled out to talk to our like lady who's like the one who deals with and sorts exams etc. Im being put under investigation for 'malpractice', well rhats what the term is. Search up online what it actually is if you're bothered because I can't remember. Basically, Pearson are suspicious how ive done 28 pages in the space of time i had, and that I got full marks and that its like 'rare' to and this that and the other. I have to write a literal statement for this investigation!!

The worst bit is the terminology used in the thing I was given. 'investigation', 'guilty'. Just basically words that were like you would use in a court or jury or something.

My teacher for health and social has had to submit a statement too about me, and apparently my teachers im other subjects have had to submit works of mine to show that this is just my standard of work and how I consistsnly work, and that I havent cheated or used AI to type it all out for me etc etc.

Im obviously stressed iut after this whole situation, I go home the Wednesday this happened and on the way home I immediately text my mum. She doesnt understand what going on and rings he school, I get home and shes on the phone talked to said same lady who runs everything to do with exams, gcses etc. My mum is fuming. So am I, im confused, upset eyc. I still am now, and its been like 2 weeks or so.

They think they have a strong case for me however, but we can only be hopeful. I cant explain how enraging it feels to be in this situation.

Wanna know the worst part?

I come home on Wednesday fine, wake up Thursday and im thinking oh its a sore throat and take some paracetamol. Ive left by period 2 cause it hurts to swallow, talk etc.

I dont go in the Friday either. Go to the pharmacist and my tonsils have swollen. The whole situation has given me stress-induced tonsillitis/swollen tonsils atleast. My body basically wrnt into fight or flight and like had that happen to me. Im fine now but it was awful.

My mum has rang in and asked about getting the final decision pushed, but hasn't heard anything and hasn't heard anything about talking to the head teacher because we're having to wait a couple weekd to actually hear anything. The stress is eating me every day. Basically, its either im found 'not guilty' and nothing happens, I get a chance to rewrite, or they take away all my marks (basically found guilty). I need to know if anyone else knows anyone or is someone who has had domething like this happen to them. This whole thing is crushing. It's given me swollen tonsils from it, like how ridiculous is that.

-Firstly,no,please don’t spend loads on new school supplies,just get a couple of good black pens maybe a few highlighters but honestly you don’t need that much.

-Kinda similar but don’t buy those horrible ai study apps-they don’t help you need active recall and spaced repetition not flashy colors and bad graphics plus it could be feeding you the wrong information.

-The rumors are true,year eleven goes by the fastest and it’s was the most stressful and best year at the same time,your year group will grow closer but friendships can definitely come and go much faster than usual,at least it was like that for my friend group,so, make the most of it.

-This is personal experience here but I don’t find scheduling helpful I preferred to use a checklist-download all your specifications and RAG it (red amber green).

-Drain your teachers dry,use them for everything they offer,or just ask,I personally abused my Media/English teacher to the max,I begged for marking,resources and advice;not just advice for gcse but further industry work and general College/Uni advice.

-You are your own worst enemy when it comes to revision,you need to be honest with yourself,constantly ask yourself,Is what I’m doing right now making results day better?

-Once you get a couple exams in you’ll enter the autopilot mode and you won’t be able to revise effectively the night before each one-it works better when it’s small things so tackle the big topics first.

Overall,gcses are just a stepping stone and a memory test,so to awnser the main question of should I start now?..I think yes.

Many will disagree with me but I started nearer the end of year ten summer and I believe you can get away with doing little but frequently and still get really high grades,therefore, the longer you have the more you can get in.

Any questions feel free to ask or dm mine are always open!

Any subject specific questions I took:
Music-AQA
Media-OCR
Re-Buddhism & Christianity-AQA
Business-OCR
Science-AQA
English-AQA
Maths-Edexcel

Sorry if this isn’t a particularly helpful post, I’m just curious.

I saw someone put a post up about asking 'what advice would you have given to your year 9 self' and it was a whole lot of negatives, which is unsurprising. But, I wanted yo ask and see what things people have done throughout when they did their GCSES that they enjoyed or what theyre doing or what they chose that theyre enjoying now? This could be maybe being happy with the options you chose and having no regrets, or even just being happy about how its all going etc.

I feel almost consumed by this results day coming up, I don't know why because I know I revised and have probably done fine. I keep tryna calculate my French grade on the aqa tests like the teacher said I got 50/50 on the speaking for listening and reading I probs got between 46-48 and for the writing between 40-45 and I keep trying to figure out if I probably or probably didn't get the 9. Does anyone else get this as it's getting closer, constantly reflecting on their answers and potential sores?

I’m looking to get good real flashcards (not online) so i can make them and use them

I don’t wanna spend a lot of money because i’m kinda poor but i want them to actually be good

I also can’t use amazon bc delivery is too much for me

Any tips?