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A levels or college course for child who doesn't have a clue what they want to do?

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perfectlypickledpixie · 01/07/2023 22:05

Hello

DD will be entering Yr 11 in Sept. No clue what she wants to do after GCSEs. She's reasonably bright but does not enjoy revising - and needs to be nagged to do it (and helped quite a bit too). She took a GCSE in Yr 10 (the whole school does).

She's predicted 6s and 7s and maybe a 5 - it's feasible she might get 8s if she works extra hard.

She has no aspirations to do A levels or indeed a course at college - so we're at a loss as to what to advise her. She doesn't seem to have an interest in anything!

Any advice? Should she do some A levels in the courses she enjoys and is better at? (Geog, English etc). We've looked at T levels and she's not really interested in those either...

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jolaylasofia · 01/07/2023 23:07

maybe an apprenticeship would be better for her

Snorkello · 01/07/2023 22:42

I feel that most do a levels when they want an academic careeer and college for vocational. If she hasn’t chosen either, a levels at least buys her time to figure things out.

have her check out a college. Might inspire her!

TheYear2000 · 01/07/2023 22:11

Personally I'd say yes she should continue to study whatever she finds interesting/is better at, even if she can't see it leading to a career. She can think about apprenticeships/training schemes when she is 18, she could even start additional a levels aged 17/18 and start university later. There's no point setting everything on a particular path when someone isn't sure. As long as she knows she will have to be working or studying full time and purposefully from 18 onwards!

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