Bit of background dd is 17 and should be in Year 12. She didn't quite get the grades for her school sixth form and didn't settle in an alternative school back in September. She's ASD and suffers with anxiety and has been trying to return to this new school since September. Today she finally managed it.
However, not surprisingly they have said it's too late to catch up to do A levels next summer and they recommend she re-starts in September. It's a great opportunity as she will be able to try various subjects in the summer term.
However - it's a hard no from dd. This only happened today so she may need time to process it and perhaps come round to the idea. But what she wants is to do A Levels next summer like her friends. I have reassured her that she's not alone, people sometimes have a Plan B (myself included, I repeated Year 10 due to moving around) but she just won't hear it.
I have started to look into private tutorial colleges, tutoring etc. Bearing in mind that the summer term is largely taken up with exams and then there is a long summer holiday (this is a private school so they finish early July), is it possible that dd could use this time to be working?
She's not sure on subjects - probably Psychology and she also wanted Sociology but this particular school don't offer it.
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bendmeoverbackwards · 26/03/2024 17:15
bendmeoverbackwards · 26/03/2024 20:32
@DarkChocHolic I can totally see the common sense in your post. I know I’ve made a rod for my own back with dd, always stepping in to try and fix everything. She’s way too dependent on me.
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bendmeoverbackwards · 03/04/2024 13:22
@141mum
was the tutor for GCSE or A level? Did she just do 2 A levels, Sociology and Psychology?
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