DD is just about to start Y9. The school makes everyone do their RE GCSE in Y9 & Y10 rather than Y10 & Y11 (which I think is patently ridiculous for an SN dc but never mind, she won't acheive this GCSE above a 'D' in Y11, I doubt she'll get above an 'F' or 'G' at the end of Y10!).
But I assume that soon, she will have to chose her GCSE options. How much is down to timetabling issues? DD wants to take Textiles, Photography, Cookery AND DT for GCSE - she DOESN'T want to take ART OR drama(instant fail for her) or Childcare (not relevant to DD, she wants to work in a cookery related job, is already looking at catering college courses) but to get on the college course she wants to do, she needs at least 3x 'C' grades at GCSE. She MAY get a 'C' with LOTS of hard work in English, she WONT in maths (current NC lvl at end of Y8 is low level 3, with support).
I guess what I'm asking, is what is the likelyhood of her being MADE to do GCSE's she has no hope of getting a 'C' grade in, but being unable to do the combination of GCSE's that she would get 'C' grades in IYSWIM. She has wasnted to work in this particular cookery-related job since she was 5yo! (And so MUST have 3x 'C' grades at GCSE to get onto the course she wants to do). The school seems to put non-academic pupils in for childcare, health and social care, hairdressing, and leisure and tourism GCSE's - none of which DD would be interested in or have any relavence to what she wants to do - and she probably wouldn't acheive a 'C' grade in them...
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Y9 options for non-academic pupils with SN?
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CardyMow · 28/08/2011 11:59
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