moving schools during gcse

Have a look at King Edward's Witley.

You could always look at Interhigh, they do igcses and have pupils all over the world

That way you could transition from one country to the other keeping her education stable and have time to arrange A levels once you’re back

Move right now or after she has finished y11, not between; she will lose out in a significant way with any other way.

Other option is to look at UK boarding schools that offer international entrance at Year 11. (I know Sidcot School offer it as do a few others).They are designed for overseas students mainly with English as a second language to give them a year to catch up before embarking on A levels or IB, but they also take 6 GCSEs. With your daughter having started her iGCSE's at an international school, they may be more able to help her take at least 6, but probably not the full list that she is currently studying. We moved our child (just started Year 10) back to UK to board precisely because of the issue you are now facing.

One possibility - she could enter an International school in the UK at year 11 (or grade 10 US curriculum) and follow either IB or American Advanced Placement (AP) for the last years of secondary. The IB diploma is done in the last 2 years but GCSEs are not needed to enter that. Same for AP courses (which it sounds like you're familiar with). As for admission to UK universities, either AP or IB work perfectly fine.

I know students admitted to Russell Group unis with one or the other (and some who had at least 3 very good AP scores from US Grade 11 (Yr 12) received unconditional offers based on those scores). Definitely worth exploring especially if you can consider Surrey (ACS Cobham, ACS Egham, TASIS).

Check out box hill school in Surrey. I think they have an international stream with 1:1 support and shortened GCSE period. They have day or boarding

No-one was suggesting boarding where you are now - we mean get her boarding in the UK now before you come back. Or accept that you will have to start her in year 10 next year which inevitably means a private school. Again though act fast.

You weould need to contact CSFC to ask about their results. I can't imagine that trying to cram 2-3 years worth of content into a one year (two term) course is going to be easy.

I would put her in a UK boarding school now. Right now. Preferably one that does the same syllabus as she is currently doing. Or can one of you come back with her right now and put her in a suitable school immediately?

Or ask her current school what or where thy would suggest. Can she go into the International school in the UK? Now?

How on earth did you come to accept a job that would mean moving a child in the middle of GCSE?

Even if you find a school that does the same board / same syllabus, they may not cover it in the same order or at the same speed / over the same amount of time.

My DD moved from a state secondary to an international independent school at the end of Y10. She did the last half term before the summer break. It was a boarding school, but she was a day pupil so all prep was done at school and there were subject specific clinics to support struggling pupils/provide catch up sessions. Teachers were always on hand as many lived on site so there was always someone to ask if help was needed.

They could accommodate all but one subject, so she picked up history which she'd not studied since Y8. She achieved 6 Grade 9's in her GCSE subjects and 3 A's in her iGCSE subjects (one of which was history!)

It was an intense 12months and DD is a bright student who was being overlooked in state education - the onus at her state school was ensuring they pulled pupils up to Grade4 or above if they were already there, they weren't interested.

So, much depends on your DD - is she willing to work hard, give up/seriously cut back on family time/hobbies? Would she be happy at a boarding school - look for one that takes international students they are used to students coming and going.

Good luck!!

The small differences between different exam boards and IGCSEs/GCSEs are not an issue for most subjects excepting Eng Lit and History. She will have all of Y11 to learn different question techniques, small differences in the syllabus. But the problem will be finding a school that has covered the syllabus in the same order as her current school as she doesn't want to spend Y11 repeating the topics from Y10 and ending up missing huge chunks of the syllabus.

I agree with PPs, ideally you need to leave her where she is for an extra year or she needs to move here now, either to a boarding school or to stay with family until you get back.

As a last resort somewhere like MPW may be able to help as they offer 1 year GCSE courses and I'm sure you're not the first they will have seen in this situation. It's a bit sixthformy but she sounds motivated.

www.mpw.ac.uk/locations/london/

GCSEs aren’t a one year course. I would move her ASAP. Let her catch up what’s missed.

Your best bet is to send your DD to school in the U.K. as a boarder right now. Start ringing round!

If you thinki that home education is an option then it is something you could consider.

She would be unlikely to start A Levels without gcses but there are one or two in dd's year who have (independent) having moved from abroad. You could probably find an exam centre for igcse but many subjects will have alternative syllabi so finding a school to match teaching wise. There are private tutoring centres who may be more accommodating or offer one year gcses.

No, none will accept Year 11 students. You need to contact them and ask them if they will accept her immediately in Year 10 due to change of circumstances.

You might be better considering having her enter boarding at her current school. That would be better for continuity. Then move her to UK for start of A Levels.

You need to ask boarding schools about her joining year 10. You can't expect her to start anywhere in year 11.

Private and starting year 10 again next year, or sending her NOW to year 10 boarding school. Otherwise she will be royally screwed.

You are going to find it really difficult to find a school that she can do the same subjects in with the same boards.

IGCSE is different to GCSE. The syllabus and emphasis on skills are not the same.