Dd doesn't want to do her GCSEs

[timothytoeseatenbyaghoul]

Can anyone help please?

Dd is home educated, she has a tutor that gives her work weekly. Dd has decided she will not be doing her GCSEs so why am I bothering to pay for a maths and English tutor.

She's just turned 16 in oct. What should she be learning if there's no goal in sight?

If your teen doesn't follow the national curriculum what do they do?

Thanks

Ohalrightthen- read the thread. She won't need employment. God how many times do I need to say it. She has better And will have even better. What's more better than a happy life?

Your posts don't exactly fill me with confidence!

Then move along lol why keep coming back.

@timothytoeseatenbyaghoul

Ohalrightthen- read the thread. She won't need employment. God how many times do I need to say it. She has better And will have even better. What's more better than a happy life?

I don't need employment either - I've got enough savings to live on for a longggg time. But I work, because otherwise i would be bored to tears.

Is she supposed to just sit at home for the next 70 years? Do nothing with her life? Again i say this sounds fucking miserable.

Frankly, you made it sound exactly like she will be married off to the first male that shows willing as soon as she turns 18.

None of us can know our children will have a happy life. That's up to them. What we can do is try and give them as many opportunities as possible to productively shape their own lives, try things, and have the ability to support themselves. Her future husband could be a millionaire and she could still be utterly miserable if she can't get away from him. There's a reason the expression "a gilded cage" exists.

Honestly what is the point of this thread? You seem to know what she wants to do, you know plenty of people who haven't finished education up until gcse, so why do you need to ask

Why arenyou asking when she knows she wants to do beauty.

Oh- and that's your opinion.

Frankly, you made it sound exactly like she will be married off to the first male that shows willing as soon as she turns 18

Pretty much. If they even wait until she's 18.

@timothytoeseatenbyaghoul

I just googled city and guilds.

Their courses are very practical.

They have things like beauty and salon management and also early childhood development ones which could go well with paediatric first aid and perfect if she wants to be a wife and mum and do some beauty stuff.

As per your question I'd not worry too much about GCSES, as long as she does functional skills maths and English and some practical courses that are obviously useful. If she did well in her art GCSE then maybe she could do art A-level too. She might not need it desperately but it will add to a cv and might be enjoyable.

Iminaglass- If you read the thread I asked a question then everyone derailed the thread with preaching and dictating. It doesn't matter the opinion on wether you agree with a 16 year old not doing they're exams or not it doesn't matter your wasting your breaths.
Saracen got what I was asking but in true mn style people had picked something up and focused on that.

Normally I'm all for home Ed being independent and not under scrutiny. Can't decide if this is a wind up to make people think home Ed is a terrible thing. Poor kid having all her life choices taken away aged 16 :(

Just because she will most likely become a sahp does not mean she won't use an education. I have a degree and I'm a sahp, the education I have shapes my world view.

Normally I'm all for home Ed being independent and not under scrutiny. Can't decide if this is a wind up to make people think home Ed is a terrible thing

This thread isn't about home educating, as the child is not getting any education

They are her life choices hedgehogger 😂 it's just not your life choice

My older ds didn't finish the last few years of school due to bullying, didn't do GCSES and is now a successful author. I didn't apply myself despite being predicted good grades. I'm now a registered nurse, have a degree etc. It's not the end of the world and depends what she's interested in.

www.gypsy-traveller.org/

Don't know if you've heard of these guys, might be worth giving them a ring/email?

@timothytoeseatenbyaghoul

Iminaglass- If you read the thread I asked a question then everyone derailed the thread with preaching and dictating. It doesn't matter the opinion on wether you agree with a 16 year old not doing they're exams or not it doesn't matter your wasting your breaths. Saracen got what I was asking but in true mn style people had picked something up and focused on that.

Did I say anything about wether I agree with it or not? No. You are deflecting.

Why are you asking the question? Unless she's still doing school education, then she should be going on to do courses in beauty, or make-up, or whatever it is she wants to do.

Because she's still being educated.

So what is it you want to know

Lemonpeonies- thank you 😊

Thank you nobodysdayghter

Read the whole thread and you'll see.

I'd recommend having her do at least Functional Skills courses for English and Maths if not doing GCSEs. There are online courses and she might be able to study part-time at a college near you (some do vocational qualification courses at this age and will on additional basic academic qualifications for home educated kids - my local one does this with beauty therapy among others).

Alongside either GCSE or Functional Skills Maths, I'd recommend a financial skills course. There are a lot out there like this one from Future Learn.

Beyond English, Maths, and finances, I'd recommend a handful of other areas of interest and life skills like health (all types), media literacy, emotional & value skills, and other general life skills.

My Y11 16-year-old did his English and Maths last academic year and is continuing doing BTEC Engineering at college and at home is now doing speech-writing for English, review and financial maths, a double science iGCSEs online course, online tech courses, and each week he has to present both his work for speech writing and a presentation on one of his top career choices this term. I also assign him reading, podcasts, and videos for discussion across various topics and he has to follow a programme for fitness - he's currently doing running, but will likely be switching soon to something more winter friendly. He has a schedule that has 4 hours for 'Learning Work' each day.

You asked
"If your teen doesn't follow the national curriculum what do they do?"

I think most teens would follow the national curriculum, or at least part of it.

If my teen refused, with no underlying physical or mental health issues, I would provide the minimum of support, and expect them to contribute to the household in some way, to earn their keep.
They could try for a job, or volunteer in the community, but I'd expect help with housework, child care, gardening, cooking etc if they planned on staying at home.

She wants to know how to convince The Authorities that her daughter is in education when she’s not basically

Meant to add - the skill toolkit and www.futurelearn.com/ could be useful for looking up areas of interests and covering skills.

Hopping-what is your problem? Nobody trying to convince anybody.