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conditional offer of sixth form

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newtoUKmom · 15/06/2022 14:55

my ds got a conditional offer of 6th form of a independent school. as gcse results are only announced on 27 August, which is very close to the school commencement day. if he can't satisfy the conditions, how can he find another school in short period of time? many thanks.

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NerrSnerr · 15/06/2022 15:46

Apply for more than one. When I was going into 6th form I applied for 3 different places and turned down the others when I got my results.

Jezt · 15/06/2022 15:46

Our two good schools locally both insisted they were put first, so we have had to apply to another much lower standard college.

titchy · 15/06/2022 15:42

Apply for back ups now. As others have said you should have done this a year ago.

redskyatnight · 15/06/2022 15:38

You ring round schools/sixth forms when he gets his results and see if any have places (you may have to repeat as they become clearer which students are going to actually take up places). You may have to have a Plan B in terms of preferred subjects if they don't offer options/combinations of options/choices are full. If he's seriously missed the grades to the point that nowhere will take him, you will also have to reconsider type of course (I'm assuming he's applying for A Levels).

And, in case you have another child or are talking to anyone else about it, its more normal to apply to another establishment as a backup place earlier during Year 11, so you have a ready built fallback. It's poor of your school not to have advised you to do this.

Akite · 15/06/2022 15:04

I worked in an independent school and a lot of shuffling round is really common after results. Sometimes they will still offer a place but for different subjects or fewer a levels. Is there an alternative that you've considered?

TeenPlusCat · 15/06/2022 15:00

Absolutely apply for backups. (Though it is somewhat late for this)

LeafHunter · 15/06/2022 14:58

i used to work for a 6th form and we’d be taking students in to the first week of term. It’s not uncommon. Encourage him to apply somewhere else as a back up or at least have a list of places he’s willing to apply to if needed.

EvilEdna1 · 15/06/2022 14:57

Apply for a back up sixth form place in a college?