DD is 16. She had a terrible year last year (yr 11) including an overdose and self harm. I hoped things would be better this year and they are in that she seems happier at home but she just doesn't want to be at 6th form. Trouble is, she doesn't want to do anything else at the moment either. She hasn't done any studying and is likely to fail this year, she knows she should work but doesn't want to. My gut feeling is that she just needs to leave and have a complete break from education. She has a part time job which she will keep up and I think if she could have a bit of time off she'd sort herself out and either start again in September or apply for an apprenticeship or something but I think she needs a bit of space before she's made to do something else. My question is, will the authorities allow that or will they insist she stays in some form of education/training? How much will they chase us?
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What will happen if dd drops out of 6th form?
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WheresClare · 05/01/2015 22:56
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