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Would our son be allowed to retake year 10

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Summerwood1 · 20/06/2015 19:20

Our Son has had lots of problems and has changed school a few times,he is currently due to have therapy which could affect him emotionly and educationally. His grades have gone down. We would like him to be able to retake year 10. The school says it doesn't offer such a thing. Does any one have any advice.

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SunnyBaudelaire · 20/06/2015 19:46

I thought they got paid for anyone under 19 ?

TheFirstOfHerName · 20/06/2015 19:45

Unlikely. DS1 has had a v.difficult Y9 and Y10 due to mental illness and has missed a fair amount of work. He is expected to start Y11 in September with his peer group.

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Summerwood1 · 20/06/2015 19:45

Lizs- no that wasn't me! He is going to have to drop a subject because there is too much to catch up on. He really needs to start from the very beginning again to give a chance of achieving well. We will try,but the school says if they do it for one,other parents may also want it for their children!! I don't think so unless there has been some major issues.

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Whichseason · 20/06/2015 19:42

It will be to do with funding the school won't get paid for him when he is in year 11.

LIZS · 20/06/2015 19:40

Was it you who posted about the English exam syllabus recently! It might be because he would need to retake all the coursework and follow a new syllabus for certain subjects but if he has only been there half a term that doesn't seem to be an issue. Worth a try.

OddBoots · 20/06/2015 19:37

Do you know if this is something the school have said because they have a blanket rule of if this is specifically because the present Year 9 are the first year to do the new (probably harder) GCSEs so they think this may bring him even more disruption?

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Summerwood1 · 20/06/2015 19:32

He is adopted so has lots of issues. I wouldn't like to move him again,the school he is at now is very good,the problems are with our son and not the school. He only started this school 6 weeks ago,hence so much catching up to do. His social worker also would like him to retake the year 10. Just not sure if we can oppose the decision of the school if they say no. They know that his grades have been affected due to moving school and problems that he has had. They know that he won't get the grades he is capable of because of so much catching up that he needs to do. He is also quite happy to retake the year,he wants to get good grades.

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LIZS · 20/06/2015 19:26

Presumably he has started coursework towards GCSEs. Would he be able to transfer to a college which takes from 14? Unusual to retake y10 especially at this stage.

MyPelvicFloorTrainsItself · 20/06/2015 19:24

Can you afford to go private? This would be a possibility in lots of independent schools.