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moving schools during gcse

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kkennington · 01/10/2018 12:53

Hi my girl's currently year 10 in an international school. we've been living here since 2014. We will be moving back to Uk in this or next year. would it be okay for girls? anyone here with experience? There's no choice for us but changing school cause we can't stay in this country any more (no more visa and our jobs are moving back to Uk)

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AlexanderHamilton · 01/10/2018 13:15

Even the most flexible private school in the UK would not let her start A level without GCSE's or equivalent.

Wolfiefan · 01/10/2018 13:13

Start A level without GCSE? No

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kkennington · 01/10/2018 13:12

Oh just forgot to mention but she is taking IGCSE at her school currently. and my dd also has some ap and sat scores (I still don't understand why she took it but it was mainly because you could choose AP or A-level or IB for year 12 and 13 ) Just trying to mention that she doesn't have any academic problem.
Yes I am trying to move her as soon as possible.

Maybe.... would it be possible to skip a year and have a head start of A-level?

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AlexanderHamilton · 01/10/2018 13:09

Would starting at boarding school for two years immediately be an option financially perhaps a school near to where you will be living so they could transfer to being a day student when you move back.

LIZS · 01/10/2018 13:07

Is year 10 there the same as Uk? Is she doing gcses, ib or another qualification? Not many uk schools offer ib before 6th form.

anotherangel2 · 01/10/2018 13:03

They will massively struggle. GCSE now have a larger content, some schools are moving to 3 year GCSE. GCSE content will be finished by Easter of yr11 at the very, very latest. GCSE start first week of May.

Schools use a mix of different exam board and even if by some miracle they were doing the same mixture of exam boards they maybe doing different topics. A new school may not even do the same subjects. This would obviously be much worse if they are currently doing iGCSE.

If you have to move then I would so it now.

AlexanderHamilton · 01/10/2018 13:01

To be honest (unless you can find a private school that will let her repeat a year) moving any later than the January of Year 10 will be ctastophic for her education.

Moving at the start of Year 11 would be disastrous.

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