My DS15 will be applying for Sixth Form at School and also Sixth Form College next year, interviews in February 2019. There will be interviews.
His behaviour has been a bit problemmatic at times, e.g. a couple of exclusions over the last few years, etc. Nothing terrible, and I think he's a bit like marmite - some teachers like him, but the school sometimes understandably frustrated with his distractedness and occasional sullenness/rudeness. He's reasonably bright - predicted grades 6 - 8 in most subjects.
However, this might go against him during his school Sixth Form application? I have read that Schools cannot exclude poorly behaved children from internal progress to Sixth Form provided they reach the GCSE grades necessary - with the exception of being actually expelled from school during GCSE period.
Any thoughts? I just want to know what to expect really, I don't want to force events or anything.
(P.S. He's not 'statemented' - though I suspect he has got some kinds of mild ADHD issues he's not prepared to go through any 'diagnosis' process for.)
Thanks.
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Sixth Form if some poor behaviour during GCSEs?
LonelyPlanetStreet · 13/07/2018 14:04
Cauliflowersqueeze · 22/07/2018 12:10
They can “meet” them of course, but that is not allowed to form part of the admission process.
Cauliflowersqueeze · 22/07/2018 01:04
Sixth forms at state schools are NOT allowed to interview as part of their admissions criteria. They are NOT allowed to refuse anyone a place on the grounds of conduct. Schools telling students they should not stay to sixth form due to their behaviour are behaving illegally.
The only thing they are allowed to select on is their grade criteria for entrance. That’s it.
aqa12 · 03/10/2023 18:08
I thought academies still had to follow the school code as part of their funding agreement?
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