Removing 15 year old from school. Year 11.

[fedupwithemployer]

Just wondering has anyone done this, and continued to study for GCSEs at home?

What is the process etc?

We are looking at removing our 15 year old, for various reasons.

Thanks.

I wouldn't do it until you have established how they are going to take their GCSEs. You'd need to find a school prepared to let them sit them there as a private candidate, and any subjects with coursework will be a problem. You'd also have to pay the exam entry fees. I think there's a HomeEd board on here and they'll probably be able to tell you more about how it all works.

@lanthanum thanks for the advice. I will go and have a look.

Yes - definitely look at how he will physically do his GCSEs. My nephew is hone schooled and the nearest centre that he can sit his exams at is over 100 miles away.

If this is the same OP who may recognise my username, I'd suggest not enrolling DD anywhere else and get the school to send work home and she just goes back to sit her exams.

Can you negotiate with school that teen just goes for certain lessons and skips form time or anything not key?

@OppressingBlack

If this is the same OP who may recognise my username, I'd suggest not enrolling DD anywhere else and get the school to send work home and she just goes back to sit her exams.

Not knowing the background that would be my gut reaction, especially this year. It keeps the school 'responsible'.

In my school we’d possibly consider a reduced timetable for the child if the reasons were strong ones. However, if parents wanted to fully homeschool we simply wouldn’t agree to facilitate that. Homeschooling means deregistering so we can give the place to a child that wants to be there. Then you’d need to pay for all GCSE entries (£50 per exam roughly speaking) at a centre that accepts private candidates.

he-exams.wikia.org/wiki/HE_Exams_Wiki All the info’ you need to weigh up your options.