DS is yr11. He’s not particularly academic but should pass all his GCSEs and (hopefully) get a smattering of 6s with the potential for a couple of 7s. He is open about that fact that he doesn’t enjoy learning, sadly, though enjoys school overall. He’s doing PE and business GCSE.
He’s always been incredibly sporty, plays competitively in a couple of sports plus extra in school, in addition he goes to the gym, runs etc.
He doesn’t want to do A Levels so is looking at doing an extended BTEC at college (3 A level equivalent).
Initially he was going to do business but now is gravitating more towards the sports and exercise one. He genuinely does not know what he wants to do next, so no great desire to be a PT, physio, PE teacher etc. He is keen to get some coaching qualifications so he can start to earn money. These would be taken alongside the BTEC. At the moment he’s adamant that he does not want to go to uni.
I’ve said I’ll support whatever choice he makes, with my only expectation being that he stays in full time education till 18. I think the sports BTEC makes sense because sport genuinely is his passion. But now a part of me is concerned about the “what next?” aspect. Will having the sports BTec disadvantage him if he decided to go down a non-sport route at 18? I’m hoping he’ll look for an apprenticeship at that stage. Would the fact that he’s got a level 3 qualification / 3 a level equivalent put him on a par with other kids who who have done three generic A levels? What I meen by that is, he’s never going to do science / maths / language a levels so be in a position to apply for things where they are essential such as engineering / medicine etc anyway.
Am I just overthinking this?