Year 9

Hi, I'm in year 9 and I have moved to a lot better school (to start year 9). I was the smartest at my old school but now i find myself in more competition. I find that I don't get the best in the subjects that I'm good at (although I still get quite scores in most subject). Every time when I get home I do my homework the first thing, then play my instrument (i'm now grade 8) and just chill. But the amount of homework I get isn't much, so I have a huge amount of time to chill. But this is making me worried, I feel like I shouldn't just be 'wasting' my time like that. Should I start maybe doing something productive? e.g. revising, but I don't have any tests coming up and I undertsand most of the contents. So one of the questions are is it okay to just chill? Will it affect my GCSEs? Furthermore there's one more concerning thing, in year 7 and 8, i was very quick and good at maths, but in year 9 I find myself starting to be less quick, and less sharp at those simple calculations, I find myself taking more time to solve a simple question. Although I still have my skills, and I can solve some complicated questions, but I feel like I'm getting slower, same with physics, I always forget som equations and convert the units. Is this normal for year 9s to find things harder or am I just getting more dumb and needs more practise? Thank you

Please don't stress! You're already ahead of most ppl ur age taking an instrument to such a high level! If u want to improve ur maths in a pretty hassle-free way watch some youtube videos (i'd also recommend this for physics) of gcse teachers explaining some of the concepts you learn in yr 9. At some schools you're beginning to learn GCSE content which can be very daunting but, again, don't stress- you've got plenty of time before GCSEs! Make the most of the freedom in Yr 9 haha Hope this helps!

Thanks for your reply, one more question, isn’t year 9 meant to be an important year as we’re starting our GCSEs? Do you think it’s an important year or is it just one of those years where you can just mess around and chill?🧐

Thanks for your reply, one more question, isn’t year 9 meant to be an important year as we’re starting our GCSEs? Do you think it’s an important year or is it just one of those years where you can just mess around and chill?🧐