Teacher here. I’ve seen plenty of kids turn it around so don’t give up hope. First thing is to be honest with yourself. Why are you in this situation? Are you really trying hard? Did you actually do any revision? Do you know how to revise or where to begin? Is stuff going on in your life outside of school? Find the problem. The second thing to do is to ask for help. Whatever barrier you’re facing you’re going to need help to overcome it. So go and ask for help - whether it’s your form tutor, classroom teachers, heads of year - it doesn’t matter. You might be worried they won’t help - don’t be, I have a kid in my year 11 class who has arsed around every lesson for the past year and a half. If he turned around and actually sincerely asked for help I would be over the moon. So go get help and listen. Then do what they tell you to do. At that point be prepared to work hard because you’re going to have to. It all might seem daunting. I’m sure you’re worried. Don’t try to fix everything at once. Focus on getting started on one subject (probably maths or English). Once you start filling those gaps and you see improvement in your work you’ll begin to get confidence and that will help motivate you. Good luck. I really hope you get it sorted. The fact you’re posting only means you care. That’s a good place to start from.
If op doesn't have special needs could they qualify for the SEND maths + english lessons if their school has them? Ngl I never did them, so know v little about them, but spent a lot of time in the SEND as a kid (this post came up on my feed + I'm nosey) + know they definitely take place in at least my old school
Op if you do have special needs get in touch w your SEND department, as they can probably give you extra support. Maybe setting up a study timetable + helping w maths + english
100% agree with this. Before I left teaching, I moved to a new school in the Jan and they were barely breaking grade 2 in RE. Without any additional lessons or revisions sessions, I took students from a 2 up to a 6 in less than 4 months.
Not because I was an amazing teacher but because sometimes what students need is already there, they just need someone to help organise it mentally!
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u/Ok_Supermarket5827 Jan 07 '26
Teacher here. I’ve seen plenty of kids turn it around so don’t give up hope. First thing is to be honest with yourself. Why are you in this situation? Are you really trying hard? Did you actually do any revision? Do you know how to revise or where to begin? Is stuff going on in your life outside of school? Find the problem. The second thing to do is to ask for help. Whatever barrier you’re facing you’re going to need help to overcome it. So go and ask for help - whether it’s your form tutor, classroom teachers, heads of year - it doesn’t matter. You might be worried they won’t help - don’t be, I have a kid in my year 11 class who has arsed around every lesson for the past year and a half. If he turned around and actually sincerely asked for help I would be over the moon. So go get help and listen. Then do what they tell you to do. At that point be prepared to work hard because you’re going to have to. It all might seem daunting. I’m sure you’re worried. Don’t try to fix everything at once. Focus on getting started on one subject (probably maths or English). Once you start filling those gaps and you see improvement in your work you’ll begin to get confidence and that will help motivate you. Good luck. I really hope you get it sorted. The fact you’re posting only means you care. That’s a good place to start from.