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PE or Computing at GCSE

28 replies

TrustInFate · 24/03/2023 19:56

Appreciate that probably sounds like a no brainer but it's not quite so straightforward.

DS generally either does really well (on for 9s) in subjects he is passionate about, or low to average in the rest (3s and 4s).

His absolute best subjects throughout school have been French and PE, on for 9s in both.

But he's concerned that Computing would be more useful to him in later life than PE. He quite likes Computing, but isn't "passionate" about it per se. Finds cyber security boring and coding alright but not too much of it. But of course he does like the idea of career opportunities and money.

At his school, he could do Btec PE without doing it at GCSE. He couldn't do Btec Computing unless he does the GCSE.

So does he risk the almost dead cert top grade of PE for a much lesser known grade in Computing?

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Pr0fessionalLurker · 24/03/2023 20:05

GCSE computing is dull and there's a lot of coding.

3WildOnes · 24/03/2023 20:04

A GCSE in computing isn't going to lead to a career in IT or cyber security and it is a pretty boring GCSE from what I have heard.
Definitely take PE if he has a chance of getting a top grade.

TeenDivided · 24/03/2023 20:00

When you talk about the BTECs do you mean for 6th form? He could move for 6th form if necessary. I'd go for PE based on what you wrote