My DS is about to get his AS level grades (we are in Wales). He has struggled all year with physics, partly due to lockdown but also it's just so difficult. He's sure that he has failed it.
Has anyone's DC been in this position? Did they cut their losses and give up one of their A levels after year 12? What did they do instead? Is it possible to do something else in a year alongside the Y13 syllabus for his other two subjects, maybe privately if not in school? Or maybe people start a new subject but do it over two years, so ending in Y14? I have no clue what the options might be, but it would be good to get some ideas ahead of the inevitable chat with his teachers if they feel that giving up physics is the best way to go.
The good news is that this year the AS level grade doesn't have to count towards the A level, so he could in theory continue with physics and start Y13 with a clean slate, but a) I'm not sure how successful that would be given that he found Y12 difficult and b) I don't think he will want to do that. He might be persuadable though, and we could find a tutor to support him.
Any advice / uplifting stories of success after having to drop an A level grateful received!