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Moving colleges? Anxiety, please help

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Asparagus1 · 20/10/2023 13:04

My daughter started sixth form in September and is really struggling with anxiety. Some issues with girls not being nice to her are making her want to move. I’ve tried ringing two nearby colleges but they are both on staff training days so can’t give me an answer about whether it’s even possible. Has anyone done it at this point in the year?

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Littlefish · 20/10/2023 13:14

Are you confident that things will be different at a different college?

If she's struggling with anxiety at her current college, is a move likely to exacerbate this?

LIZS · 20/10/2023 13:25

Surely in sixth form she can avoid those who she does not get along with. Is this a new setting since September? What is she studying and do other colleges follow same curriculum?

bemorelemmy · 20/10/2023 20:30

I have heard that during the first few weeks of the school/college year there might be a bit of traffic between colleges
eg a couple of kids who'd gone to our local city college found its size overwhelming and came back to the 6th form at my son's school
and this can work the other way around
I hope she finds what she needs and sorry if girls are being actively unkind to her- that's not ok
I will say that it took my son a good few weeks/months to feel comfortable during his first year- I remember being quite worried about him a year ago- so some discomfort may be normal (but he didn't encounter any nastiness)

HawaiiWake · 20/10/2023 20:46

Is this coed or single sex? Also, is there a large cohort so she can find a group of friends and avoid toxic peers?

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