Can I redo my GCSEs??

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I'm 16 and left school this year and my GCSES were very bad they were all F's and I'm so unhappy about it I know it's only letters on a piece of paper and everyone is telling me not to be bothered or worry but at the end of the day I am bothered because it does matter to me I haven't actually been in education for ever a year because of mental illness so it wasn't a surprise I didn't do well I was just wondering if there is any chance I could re take them because I can't stop thinking about it honestly opening my results and seeing everyone happy about there's and the odd person getting mad that they didn't pass one subject made me so upset and I just showed no emotion but inside I felt like my life was over and I felt so out of place if anyone can help that would be great

Didn't want to read and run. Yes you can retake exams if you want to. What are your current education arrangements? Are you at school or college?

You can obviously write coherently and your spelling etc is fine - I would suggest you get help for your mental health. That will put you in a better position for studying and they will help you make arrangements for retaking.

Yes. Look for a local college that offers a decent range of GCSEs. You'll be funded until you're 19.

You may not be able to retake them all, but a lot of 6th form colleges are mainly retake centres at GCSE Level. Next academic year, see what your local college says.

Good for you for wanting to redo them. Speak to your local college. Good luck

You can retake maths and english until you pass, for free. Other gcse or level 2 equivalents would only be free until aged 19. Do you have a local 6th form or further education college as they will have advisers to guide you through the options.

Do it and don't look back. I sat mine over again went on to A Levels then to University. I enrolled at my local FE college and after a year or tuition there got much better results than first time around.

Do it!

Because you no longer have to do them all, focus on English and Maths and then the subjects you most enjoy.

Absolutely. Think of it this way, you prioritised your mental health last year which was the right thing to do. Now that things are (hopefully) better, you are going to get your education. The positive side is that you can do your GCSEs in Maths and English and then look at Btec courses to fill your timetable. There are far more courses available at an FE college than you would have had at school. Give the college a call.

Hi OP, my son is 16 too and like you he hit mainly F’s in his GCSEs. It’s not the end of the world, although I’m sure it must feel like it.

Best thing to do is to get in touch with your local colleges and ask for advice. You’ll be able to resit maths and English. Where I live, students are offered a level 2 Btec course which is the equivalent to 4 GCSEs.

Both of my sons did this and found the teaching style suited them much better, as its based on assignments and assessment, rather than final exams.

You’ll still need to work hard, but you’ll be able to choose a subject you’re interested in., rather than lots of subjects like at gcse. My son is doing sport which he loves.

Good luck with it.

Yes you can and should as of course GCSEs do matter. If you do retake, remember to write in sentences with full stops!

Go for it. You’ll probably find it feels like a completely different experience because you are choosing to do this and it’s for your future. Good luck. If you go to a college you’ll probably find you have more free time than you are used to at school. Treat studying a bit like a job. Set yourself study times and stick to them regularly, you’ll gradually get through and it will pay off.

OP - serious kudos for wanting to better yourself and not just stick your head in the sand. I’m a secondary teacher so I can tell you that not very many 16 year olds are so mature.
Please find a college and schedule maths and English resits. I would then also recommend you find a BTEC Level 2 that you are interested in and persue that rather than subject GCSES. You were the last cohort to sit the ‘old’ GCSEs for subjects (but the first for new English and Maths) and it might be overwhelming to deal with al the new content straight off.
Most E&M resit courses are a year, during which you can finish the BTEC Level 2 and then either start GCSEs at 17 or BTEC Level 3
Hope this helps - good luck!