An update.
Sadly, after the chaos of this year we have given up on DD16 doing the IB through her current school.

Y11 in English schools is very prescriptive, aimed at getting DC through a set of exams that define what they study for the next two years. DD�s school have stuck to the curriculum and taught to the middle and lower end of the class to get everyone through. DD is not the only one finding this unbearable and it has become clear this will be her future if she stays.

During lockdown DD�s school struggled with remote teaching. No live-streaming, large info dumps, multiple changes of platform to complete any one lesson etc. DD pretty much gave up. At that point I realised we had entered the window for applying for 6th forms (years 12 and 13).DD saw the chance to apply to her dream school (a highly selective private school) and used it to motivate herself to study and bring herself up to speed. We didn�t really expect DD to get in but she did.

So she is now committed to doing 4 A-Levels which she chose to combine her favourite subjects and keep her options open for university.
She has given up maths as a result which she generally enjoys and is good at (her maths teacher seems startled that she would drop it). I have some real doubts about this but I understand DD�s reasoning.

DD�s HSD diagnosis has shifted to hEDS so she is getting more medical support now. Unfortunately DD�s school were less than helpful with her SEN issues; when they couldn�t supply a scribe for exams (COVID) they said DD should word process as much as possible and just �see how she goes� with handwriting the rest. Fortunately we were able to resolve this (with some difficulty) before DD had her mocks so that she had the extra time permitted by official guidance.

DD is getting vision therapy for accommodative insufficiency which is helping a little - DD is reading again but would do better if she did more exercises! Still she has taken to audiobooks with enthusiasm not least because it enables her to multitask.

DD�s biggest issue now is dealing with the effect of having a whole new set of exams (20+) suddenly imposed with one month�s notice. This is in response to new government requirements for internal assessment to replace the normal external exams which had been cancelled months ago.

DD�s confidence has plummeted in the face of her perfectionism, imposter syndrome (new school effect) and the ongoing effort to improve her study skills and general EF.

We�re using �Smart but scattered� for EF but does anybody have any ideas on strategies that can help with imposter syndrome and perfectionism in the short term?

Thanks
ESAK