Hello everyone,
I am ill off school today - so I decided to start up a revision blog. After trying to create a revision blog in the 'grow your grades' section to no avail, i just decided to start one here. I did discover that 'grow your grades' is an annual competition and therefore has an opening and closing date. Hence, why I can't contribute.
I am in year ten at the moment.
Brief education background: Anyway, my name is Hannah and will just give a brief background to my education. After having lived in eleven houses and having attended five schools in my life so far due to the divorce of my parents, things have become slightly hectic. 😂 I have been lucky enough to have been privately educated all of my life, but if I am being completely honest I would have preferred to be educated in the state sector. The private sector has served as being more harm than good. So, I started off in a mediocre private school in the Kent area - it was a mixed school which I attended in reception. My parents were not satisfied with the standard of the school, nor the area in which we lived - so we moved down to where my dad's family were based. There, I attended quite a high flying all girls school. I had a lot to catch up on. Working my way up from being at the bottom of the class in year two, to being at the higher end of the year in year six. However, in year five my parents got divorced. Ever since year three I had known that the divorce was definitely going to happen. This resulted in me becoming quite isolated, afraid to really talk to anyone - so I didn't have any friends. It didn't help that I was very alternative and so did not follow the crowd.
So, in the spring term of year six we had the common entrance exam for secondary school. I was broken at this stage, and just wanted to get into a 'good' secondary school. Most of my friends went for the really high flying schools which got people into Oxbridge. But, I went for the private schools which were still excellent, but weren't selective. After, taking the exams for two schools and thinking that I had performed terribly - I applied for the state school round the corner. I actually wanted to attend this school, but my mother wouldn't let me. For me, that state school had always been my 'first choice,' but hey ho... In March, I found out that I had achieved academic scholarships to both schools - a massive shock to the system. I decided on the school that was closest.
After spending year seven and year eight at that school, my confidence grew and grew. I was more certain with myself and knew of my academic abilities. Wanting more, I applied for one of the high flying selective schools - which I didn't previously apply for in year six. Unbelievably I managed to get in with flying colours - a massive shock to my family and friends. So, I started that school at the beginning of year 9.
However, at the school in which I currently attended - my anxiety began. I won't go into too much detail, but I now have been diagnosed with anxiety, OCD and mild depression. It's been tough, but I have tried to use all of those conditions to my advantage - working hard to try and achieve my goals. Yet, I do get physically ill quite often due to that. I need to be more aware of my own strength.
Current results: So, I have just had my end of year ten exams - they did not go as well as I would have liked them to. My aim for my actual GCSEs is 10A*, as I am doing the IGCSEs. They won't be changing for me or be marked 1-9. I am trying to get as many A*'s as possible - as I want to do law at Oxford. Here are the end of year ten results:
So, some of the results are 'good' in my eyes, but a lot of work is needed to improve. Here are the results of the coursework/control assessments which I have done so far - will be adding to it as I get the results.
Anyway, I think that is all from me for now. This blog will effectively document my revision and my progress. Feel free to comment and join in!
I am also happy to offer advice in regards to any GCSEs - content, organisation, revision etc. I like helping people!
so if you need help, just ask!
Thanks for reading this!