Changing School - Safeguarding Concerns

[MoleOfKingTyre]

How easy is it to change schools? I have safeguarding concerns about my children's current school and I do not feel able to manage my child's safety. How easy is it to change generally, and in the middle of GCSE courses?

Ah I see. Fair enough. I still stand by the fact that it's not as uncommon as people on here are saying. Unless you're in that position, you wouldn't really know would you? It's most likely geographically dependent too. I imagine much more common in areas with lots of kids moving in and out.

As long as DC is 16, 17 or 18 on the 31st August prior to the start of the course they continue to be classed as a 16-18 pupil for FE funding until the end of the learning programme even if they turn 19 during it. Paragraph 44 and 45 of the funding regulations.

I did not comment on the likelihood of it being agreed either. My post was purely factual about who the admissions authority is.

Yeap @LovelyLilies that's why if they retook Y10 and took their GCSE age 17, they wouldn't have 3 years. They would turn 19 before 31st August.

Of the second year. That's meant to day. They'd turn 19 before 31st August of their second year.

Depending on the course and at which point the pupil wanted to resit they may still be able to. For example, if an A level pupil wanted to resit Y12, as some do, they would still be able complete A levels by resitting Y12 and completing Y13 because both years of A levels are considered one learning programme. Which is why I posted the link to the regulations.

That makes a lot of sense, as there's now no AS and A2. Thanks for clarifying.

In case it is relevant for anyone, the A level is still considered one learning programme even if DC sit AS exams.

Is this a new rule out of interest? And is it only when you don't have any other level 3 qualifications?

I don’t know when it was introduced, but it has been in the regulations for several years, albeit the regulations are updated each year.

The regulations state for most pupils there should be educational progression but if there are good educational reasons for pupils to undertake a course without educational progression it can be funded, so in some cases it could be funded even if the pupil already has a level 3 qualification.

Some schools, for example this one, offer a one year GCSE (partly so that children who’ve had a bad time in another scjool can start from the beginning).

https://rochester-college.org/study-with-us