My niece is in Year 11 and is 14 years old. She turns 15 late August 2016.
Some schools will let her enrol in Sixth Form next year, however it appears she might not be allowed to join university in 2018 as she will only be 17yrs old then.
We understand that in the past she could have taken 4 AS subjects, completed those, then started Year 12 again with 4 AS subjects (completely different subjects of course) continuing with 3 of these to A2.
As things stand now, none of the schools that will let her join Sixth Form next year are offering any AS except in Further Maths.
She will be applying to uni for Maths/Engineering/Economics so taking a gap year is probably not helpful.
The reason she came to be in this situation i.e the wrong year group is long and complicated but she is stuck with it. She is cared for by an elderly relative and has no academic support or family know-how at home.
She was made to take GCSE in 3 subjects in Year 10 incl. History and Physics, which we weren’t happy with but could do nothing about as it was school blanket policy.
Her school recommend 1 AS (Further Maths) and 3 A2 subjects followed by a gap year. But her Maths is going to get rusty in a gap year?
What else could she do without ruining her chances of a good university?
Is there anybody familiar with this kind of scenario that can advise us please?
Any advice gratefully received.
Milou.
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GoMilou · 02/12/2015 10:55
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