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Best Wishes - Those With Exam Results Thursday

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It is that time of year:

"Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive A-level, T-level and BTec National results on Thursday morning."

If you know a young person / family member / household / neighbour / work colleague - where they might be tense about Thursday's exam results - awareness can go a long way towards being understanding and supportive - in sny exam event or outcome.

With hindsight; "Autistic me" at that age group receiving exam results: would have really appreciated more straight forward conversation on that day (instead of expecting me to have to try and mind read the thoughts of my trusted adults at the time).

  • I went to collect my GCSE results in August 2007. I was quite please to finally get them but that was that. I didn't talk to anyone at the school except the "Connexions" adviser who was desperate to write down what I was doing in September for bureaucratic reasons.

    Later on that day my mother wanted to know what my results were, and I refused to tell her, because she is the reason why I had to undergo humiliating and degrading "special treatment" when doing my GCSEs (the majority of pupils were just allowed to get on with it as normal). That led to one almighty row which culminated in one of us threatening the other with a knife while struggling in an awkward position on the floor (I can't remember which way round it went as I try to forget). 

    Honestly I'm surprised neither of us got seriously injured that day. But I do at least have a set of perfectly adequate GCSEs.

  • Saw this today by YoungMinds (supporting the mental health of young people):

  • in reply to mrs.snooks

    Oh, College IT Gremlins really wasn't fair today!

    Well done to you both for weathering the twists and turns of navigating this day.

    Congratulations (to you both) too on your Daughter's achievements.

    She is pleased and you are relieved - what a day!

  • in reply to Deleted User

    Hi  Thank you for thinking of us. A long day because the IT system at her College went down. Her results were fine. Not sure she's going to do well enough next year to get into the course she wants to do, but she did just fine. And most importantly, she was pleased. I am .... relieved!

    Thanks for asking. x

  • in reply to mrs.snooks

    Hoping both your experience of today, plus that of your daughter, has been OK. 

    (Not trying to pry about any details.  I just wanted you to know that I was thinking of you both).

  • Thanks   for your post. My daughter has her AS results tomorrow and I found your advice really helpful. I am mindful that I have my own stuff going on about her results: mainly fear that she will be upset if she doesn't do well. So, it is helpful for me to have a moment to reflect on this and move on, so I can support her no matter how things go tomorrow.

    Hope all okay with you,

    Mrs S