Daughter doesn't want to attend Sixth Form

[minimum2]

My daughter has been struggling with Sixth Form since the beginning of the year and now refuses to go. Just the thought of going terrifies her so we started looking for other options that would suit her better. Unfortunately, there are not any apprenticeships or college courses near us that suit what she wants to do. She was getting very stressed because of this but insisted she wanted to continue Sixth Form studies from home. However, her teachers have told us she would be unable to do this for year 13 as she needs to have her teachers review coursework and talk them through the exams. She says the teachers do not help her at all anyway even after she asks and doesn't think she will pass her A levels by the end of the academic year at this rate. My daughter believes she will do better at home as she will have no distractions and feels comfortable at home compared to the classroom, which greatly worries her. I'm concerned that if she doesn't attend and can't study from home that they will kick her out and she will have nowhere else to go, but she's only 17 and has to be 18 to leave full time education. If this happened, would we get in trouble or have to pay fines?

[SuperRainbows]

Your dd sounds like she is having a really tough time. You've listened to her and that's the most important thing.

I home ed and know some people that do Internet school. Internet High(no connection at all with this) is run like a school with real time lessons and students interacting together. It is expensive but in your situation it may be what your dd needs.

I also know of a family who have home edded to university without tutors or Internet schools. It wouldn't be for everyone, but it can work.

If your dd is motivated she could self study and have tutors if that were an option.

Schools are not for everyone, nor are they compulsory. It is education that is compulsory.

Don't let the school put your dd under pressure. Her health and wellbeing must come first.

[ifonly4]

Is the Sixth Form part of her old school or has she moved to a new one? If it's a new one, obviously she's still settling in. It might be worth phoning the school and asking if there's anyone she can speak to in the hope it'll ease her fears. My DD is finding her new Sixth Form is not what she thought, so she's spoken to them and they're setting up a meeting for her to attend to see if they can resolved issues/support her.

Do you know what she's struggling with? What terrifies her?

If there another Sixth form she could get to, if so, it might be worth looking at that as well to see if she would feel happier there.