Changing an A-level?

[TortoiseshellTom]

My Y12 DD is doing Eng lit, history and biology A-levels.

Although she got a 7 for GCSE biology, she is finding this subject at A-level incredibly difficult. Admittedly I don’t think she’s worked as hard as she could have but in her first report she’s been predicted an E! Obviously I know she can turn this round to some extent but she just seems to find it an enormous struggle. Her brain is obviously much more wired towards the humanities and she’s regretting not taking sociology or Art.

She told me this weekend she thinks she’s going to fall or do v badly and it’s sapping her confidence and diverting her focus from her other two subjects. She wants to go to uni though she hasn’t decided on a course yet - but obviously 3 A levels is the normal requirement.

Has anyone’s child successfully switched courses at this late stage? I’m going to ask to meet with her teachers to discuss a plan but I’m feeling really worried for her.

Glad things are working out for your dd, her school sounds very supportive.

I’ve spoken to my child’s teachers now and they say she’s showing some improvement - and can turn things around if she really goes for it. I think this has helped her to feel more motivated, being predicted an E in term 1 when she’d barely got her head around a new way of working was NOT helpful.

Anyway, too late to change course now so we’ve agreed she’s going to really work hard, and see how she gets on.