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Help with choice A levels maths/physics/computing or BTech

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6thformcolleges · 15/11/2020 21:34

Hoping for some advice on choices for 6th form. DS is in year 11 and has likely undiagnosed SEN. He has CATS scores in top 1% but failing to meet nearly all his targets at GCSE. He is on target to pass everything but mainly with 5s including both English (GCSE targets were all at least 7 due to high SATS).

Looking at options for 6th form. He loves physics and is on target for a 9. However maths likely only to be a 7 at best so thinking that wont work as he doesnt find the maths easy but not sure how much is the teacher and missing so much teaching and how much is him. He would prefer not to do maths but I think has to if he does physics.

He would prefer to do computing A level and computing BTech (plus the physics) and the college offer both computing. Are they complimentary or is it duplication? If just one then any opinion on which?

Our other thought is he does a level 3 BTech in computing and forgets A levels totally but a shame as he loves physics. However he would then easily meet the entry requirements and it would be less stressful. Any thoughts?

Thank you

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6thformcolleges · 15/11/2020 23:02

He has absolutely no idea what he wants to do long term so we cant work backwards. Hoping he will mature at some point and get some idea. No I dont think he can take physics without maths hence thought of BTech but am unsure if maths might be ok. Is he likely to have good maths if he finds physics so easy and perhaps just not finding it as easy due to so much missed learning and a poor teacher. He rarely does homework and never takes any notes in class so it is incredible he is on target to get anything really

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bruffin · 15/11/2020 22:18

Will he be able to take physics without maths A levels. Many schools won't allow it

PresentingPercy · 15/11/2020 22:13

I would work back from what he wants to do post 18? What would his ideas be? In that way you can look up courses and see if btecs are ok and whether maths is needed. However computer science and physics tend to need maths so you really need to find something in that sphere but without the maths.