DS18 turns 19 in October, finished an Extended Certificate course last year (equivalent to 1 A-Level) with a Merit and has decided that's enough for him. It was quite a specialist route he had gone down and has completely changed his mind. He thinks he would like to go to University to study a humanities subject, but that feels a long way off.
Ideally he could have done an Access to HE course from September, so he can develop the skills he needs in a new subject for uni, or indeed to rule it out if he found it difficult. He has SEN so learning isn't straightforward for him.
Because he is not 19 on 31 August, he cannot do an Access course - unless I am missing any loopholes? I don't really want him hanging around waiting for a year, I would love if there was something he can do this year to be able to start a Foundation year at uni in 2027 if that is what he really wants.
We've talked about and looked at apprenticeships, but he has his sights on living independently so sees uni as his only way to do that - in his black and white thinking. Plus he has no real idea what job or career he would like and apprenticeships and other vocational qualifications are quite specific.
Feeling a bit lost about how to help him get there to be honest!