12/05/2025
It’s finally here! Today is the start of GCSE exams for thousands of teens across the country. I don’t know about anyone else but it feels like our teenager has been working up to the next 5 weeks for forever and has completed hundreds of mock exams and passed papers. It’s been a very long journey and from my hazy recollection feels like a different league from the exams I completed a million years ago. For me the results will be the results and I am never focused on the final grade. To coin a phrase……it’s all about the journey and that is true for our son. For the first time I have seen him take total ownership for the outcome. He had a very clear goal in mind, to secure a place at the 6th form college he really wants to attend in September. It’s motivated him to focus, work hard and put in the hours of revision knowing that securing what he wants is completely down to him. Not doing any work will almost certainly guarantee the outcome but by putting in the work he is doing everything he can to reach his goal and the rest will be in the hands of the exam gods. So to everyone who has teens heading out today for the first of many exams I’m sending you positive vibes and a reminder to all, the finish line is in sight. You’ve got this 👊🏻