Daughter dropping down to two A levels

[magnolia1976]

Has anyone been in this situation and what was the outcome.....
Situation is daughter has struggled with anxiety since starting secondary school and although has been having CBT therapy and taking all of the normal herbal remedies etc it has never gone away completely. Although sometimes she is better than others.
She is now doing her A levels and is really struggling. She has recently had a bereavement which she is struggling with alongside investigations into dyslexia and possible ADHD on top of her anxiety, which is through the roof.
She is getting support from student support at school and we have both approached school about the possibility of dropping one of her three A levels to just concentrate on the two so she doesn't feel as overwhelmed, but this has been rejected and school have said no possibility of this.
Just wondering if anyone else has been through a similar situation and knew whether this decision could be overturned and whether she will just have to leave the sixth form if it gets too much?

Bizarre response from the school.

You can take her out of school full stop and she can learn at home and take her A levels there. Or she can zone out in the lessons of the A level she doesn't want to take, until the get the message.

2 A levels is two more than I ever got.

I’m assuming this is a grammar school. 2 A levels is enough for other non degree qualifications or apprenticeships. I would maybe try and take 2 elsewhere starting in September.

Is she doing any extras like D of E or EPQ that she could drop instead?

The problem will be that 2 A levels isn't classified as full time, and they're only funded for FT students.

I've just looked into this. Many schools won't allow you to do down to two, because most universities need three A levels. So it might be school policy.

You could find a school that will allow it, or go to a tech college or skip the whole lot and get a job or do an online degree via the open university.

I’m aware of someone who dropped to two, but they are doing another on line at home.

I know of variety of switches at the local college but it's not grammar school. Would changing to a btec or t level help? Or taking time out and restarting in September?

Thank you all for the responses. She isn't doing an AS or EPQ she can drop. She did originally start doing in class support but hasn't been doing that lately.
I have also ready that they need to do 3 to be classed as full time so this is probably why. Otherwise the funding would be lost. From our point of view it's better to do two well than get overwhelmed by the three and potentially not get any.
We have also said we will fund one at home but they have said not to this also.

KangarooKenny do you know how they got to do this with schools approval?

Can she drop to two for the rest of the year and then repeat the year ?
Some colleges are offering BTEC’s and A levels.

No sorry.

Thank you. We have also been looking at college and apprenticeships but just wanted to make sure we'd explored all options at school first as she really does love two of her subjects and has friends there.

As someone else said, it is to do with funding. We wouldn’t allow it.

@magnolia1976
A young person I know did 1 A level last year, y13, after 2 years of 6th form. Then 2 A levels this year. Y14. Not ill - just lazy. Ask about this possibility. It’s definitely possible. Started with 3 but I don’t know when the decision was taken to only do 1 A level after 2 years. Dc are funded for 3 years post 16 I believe.

Students have 3 funded years post gcse. My daughter has ASd. Sixth form overwhelmed her.

We went in with the equalities act as an adjustment should be made. She’s now doing 3 over 3 years. 2 inny12. Pick up an extra one in y13 and continue that one until end of yr 14. School were very supportive.

If they won’t allow it, it is discrimination. They have to put in adjustments under the act. Don’t back down.

By the way l was a secondary school teacher for 25 years. We always allowed for this kind of thing. I’m shocked at the person who said her place wouldn’t allow it. They’re breaking the Equalities Act apart from anything else.