Support thread for parents of teenagers

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LindsD May 2021 1:29pm, 10 May 2021 46,922 posts	0 LindsD Went well, thanks. Teacher was quite receptive to our PoV. And yes, it doesn't have to be as it was before.
ThorntonRunner May 2021 1:33pm, 10 May 2021 4,898 posts	0 ThorntonRunner That's good to hear
halfpint May 2021 1:55pm, 10 May 2021 34,860 posts	0 halfpint Nice to have a positive school meeting Linds. I got a message this morning from the person QP is doing his placement with (she’s a friend) asking for his number as he hadn’t turned up. I think he was just running late but it’s only his second week 🤦‍♀️
Pikelet May 2021 2:39pm, 10 May 2021 4,933 posts	0 Pikelet Good news Linds.
swittle May 2021 2:43pm, 10 May 2021 75,369 posts	0 swittle LindsD, without doubt, you will now be able to make a more cogent case. As for the school, a supertanker turning springs to mind.
WA May 2021 6:44pm, 10 May 2021 8,741 posts	0 WA Glad it went well Linds Those of you with older teens/ those of you who work in unis- how important are EPQs? SweetPea has been asked if she'd like to do one. She likes the idea and has some topics in mind, but she's also worried about the extra workload
Meglet May 2021 6:59pm, 10 May 2021 21,807 posts	0 Meglet It might depend a bit what she wants to apply for. If it’s something competitive or at a Russell Group it can be an idea to add different things to the cv to make it different from others, and shows independent working. But different unis/courses will assess it differently. Mine didn’t have the option but one did DofE Bronze and the other had high level dance exams.
LindsD May 2021 7:28pm, 10 May 2021 46,929 posts	0 LindsD Meg is right. For us, it's not an issue because we don't really have a scrum for places.
Grast_girl May 2021 7:31pm, 10 May 2021 2,144 posts	0 Grast_girl Agree with Meglet, it's probably a "nice to have" thing. It's a good way to prove that they're really interested in a topic, especially if their planned degree isn't an A-level subject.
WA May 2021 7:40pm, 10 May 2021 8,742 posts	0 WA Thanks all. She's thinking of something along the lines of the application of physics in music or theatre, and wants to study physics.