Hi, Has anyone got experience of distance learning for A level subjects using online courses? Ds, 16, is currently in FE college but this year has been a washout due to health related absences and lack of support and he's been withdrawn from exams. I have just started an EHCP application on his behalf and ideally we are looking at him starting new courses next year with the same local FE college if they can commit to supporting him.
BUT...we are also waiting to hear what the "bottom line" is for attendance on his college courses as there is no point in him starting a course if they are just going to chuck him off it after a few weeks. So distance learning might be the only option. If so I'm hoping for the LA to fund through the EHCP as I'm already funding healthcare due to lack of local NHS provision. But I need to know what is worthwhile as there are lots of providers out there.
Ds is hoping to do A levels in ICT and Media Studies plus one other (Sociology? Economics? History?). I noticed InterHigh does Media at A level but haven't seen any other providers for this subject. But then InterHigh doesn't do ICT. Briteschool say they do A levels but it's all a bit vague. I think he needs a course where he can interact with a tutor in some way if at all possible. If there's not much tutor contact then online content rather than stuff arriving through the post would be better.
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Runningtokeepstill · 03/05/2016 15:48
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