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Moving dd out of school in this point of year 11 and doing photography gcse as a private entrant?

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PossumInAPearTree · 30/11/2016 16:46

I've posted before under a previous name about my depressed/suicidal dd and I really think I'm going to have to take her out of school.

Dd is open to this idea and would like to move to a different school to get away from bullies and try and make some friends as currently she has none.

What's worrying dd is her photography gcse. The potential new school don't do it. I know someone said previously about doing it as a private entrant. Is this really possible with photography when there's so much coursework. Dd says they're getting a new blank project book after Xmas but I have no idea what she would need to put in it. Are there any resources to guide me to what she needs to do? She is going to talk to her photography teacher tomorrow and ask as well.

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RalphSteadmansEye · 30/11/2016 17:06

Or at least make sure she can take A level at the new school if she's wants to and save getting a qualification in it until then? She can just work on a private portfolio in her own time and concentrate on core subjects?

RalphSteadmansEye · 30/11/2016 17:04

Do the new school have a photography dept at all? Offer it at A level? Might be possible to ask the art dept for their advice.

It's very late to move schools, though. Do you know about exam boards for English and science etc? Maths likely to be similar regardless, but texts for English v important as a core subject. And timetabling issues generally? Doesn't matter if she ends up with fewer GCSEs overall if it's around eight, but...

Your poor dd. Ds suffers badly with anxiety but beginning of yr 11 has been much better than yr 10 - so far.

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