A Levels after Year 11
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Not sure where to post this as there's no education forum, only jobs and employment.
Miss Solo2 needs to get some A Levels to get a place a Uni. to study for her chosen career but we've hit a blank. Her current school gives us no help what so ever in where to go from the end of year 11 but I know that I need to start thinking about where she will study from next September very soon.
She does not want to stay at the school she is at and local colleges all seem to do diploma courses rather than A levels. Google is not helping me much probably because I'm not asking the correct key questions from it.
Plus this whole you got to stay in some form of education till your 18th birthday is all a bit vague. It could mean full time, day release from a job or even an evening course at the local college so not sure why we're not getting any information from her current school as to where to go.
Some of you on PH must have had kids that now have to stay on till 18 bit to fiddle the unemployment figures and satisfy the government Not that that is in effect what she is interested in doing as she wants to gain qualifications to get to Uni. as I said, so why is it so difficult to get the required info?
I'm having a off day as I realise my SP&G above is pretty awful, maybe I should joining her in school again
Miss Solo2 needs to get some A Levels to get a place a Uni. to study for her chosen career but we've hit a blank. Her current school gives us no help what so ever in where to go from the end of year 11 but I know that I need to start thinking about where she will study from next September very soon.
She does not want to stay at the school she is at and local colleges all seem to do diploma courses rather than A levels. Google is not helping me much probably because I'm not asking the correct key questions from it.
Plus this whole you got to stay in some form of education till your 18th birthday is all a bit vague. It could mean full time, day release from a job or even an evening course at the local college so not sure why we're not getting any information from her current school as to where to go.
Some of you on PH must have had kids that now have to stay on till 18 bit to fiddle the unemployment figures and satisfy the government Not that that is in effect what she is interested in doing as she wants to gain qualifications to get to Uni. as I said, so why is it so difficult to get the required info?
I'm having a off day as I realise my SP&G above is pretty awful, maybe I should joining her in school again
University admission is now based on points rather than the old traditional, 'ABB', A-Level results. There are a variety of courses on offer in schools/colleges and you can find out what they are worth in points from the UCAS website:
https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-st...
I would suggest that your daughter visits the various colleges in your area to find out what is on offer and what she feels about the place. I'm sure they'll be doing open days. Also, there may be other schools offering 6th form that may offer the courses your daughter wants to do.
Here is a bit of info about school leaving age (https://www.gov.uk/know-when-you-can-leave-school) and there's a link on there about further information on the bursary fund.
What it her chosen career path?
https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-st...
I would suggest that your daughter visits the various colleges in your area to find out what is on offer and what she feels about the place. I'm sure they'll be doing open days. Also, there may be other schools offering 6th form that may offer the courses your daughter wants to do.
Here is a bit of info about school leaving age (https://www.gov.uk/know-when-you-can-leave-school) and there's a link on there about further information on the bursary fund.
What it her chosen career path?
TwigtheWonderkid said:
What GCSEs did she get, at B and above, what A levels does she want to do, and where do you live?
I say B and above because if you got a C or lower at GCSE you just won't cope with the step up to A level.
Most 6th form colleges offer a range of BTEC diplomas and A levels.
Quite a harsh statement that - I have plenty of C's and D's at GCSE level and managed to get a good degree.I say B and above because if you got a C or lower at GCSE you just won't cope with the step up to A level.
Most 6th form colleges offer a range of BTEC diplomas and A levels.
In fact can't think of a single friend of mine who took (and passed) their A levels with your criteria, you'd be one tough admissions officer to get by
TwigtheWonderkid said:
What GCSEs did she get, at B and above, what A levels does she want to do, and where do you live?
I say B and above because if you got a C or lower at GCSE you just won't cope with the step up to A level.
Most 6th form colleges offer a range of BTEC diplomas and A levels.
Funny isn't it...I say B and above because if you got a C or lower at GCSE you just won't cope with the step up to A level.
Most 6th form colleges offer a range of BTEC diplomas and A levels.
I did well at GCSE (5 A*s, 3 As, 2 Bs) and then f
ked about (no revision, a lot of immature behaviour - not my greatest hours admittedly) at A Level and ended up with a B, C and a D - so the other way round! 
It's a fair point though as my 6th Form would only consider GCSEs at grade C or above and is the case for the majority of 6th Forms in my area.
Look at the DFE performance tables for your area - http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/
This will show you who offers 16-18 in your area (make sure you search for the right things!) and what their results are like from last year.
In fact can't think of a single friend of mine who took (and passed) their A levels with your criteria, you'd be one tough admissions officer to get byIt's stupidly easy to get a C at the moment in most subjects. Getting an A or A* still requires a bit of work, though. Getting a C in the current climate and going on to do an A-Level in that subject is a bit of a recipe for disaster. 15 years ago it might have worked. I see countless kids go through with Bs in GCSE English and come out with Ds and Es at A-Level (not being taught by me, I might add!).
This will show you who offers 16-18 in your area (make sure you search for the right things!) and what their results are like from last year.
Planet Claire said:
University admission is now based on points rather than the old traditional, 'ABB', A-Level results. There are a variety of courses on offer in schools/colleges and you can find out what they are worth in points from the UCAS website:
https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-st...
I would suggest that your daughter visits the various colleges in your area to find out what is on offer and what she feels about the place. I'm sure they'll be doing open days. Also, there may be other schools offering 6th form that may offer the courses your daughter wants to do.
Here is a bit of info about school leaving age (https://www.gov.uk/know-when-you-can-leave-school) and there's a link on there about further information on the bursary fund.
What it her chosen career path?
Former Polys, maybe, but Redbricks and above still want grades. Otherwise you could do an extra couple of years at sixth form, get 7/8 grades at A2, and apply to Oxbridge instead of having the standard AAA or similar. https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-st...
I would suggest that your daughter visits the various colleges in your area to find out what is on offer and what she feels about the place. I'm sure they'll be doing open days. Also, there may be other schools offering 6th form that may offer the courses your daughter wants to do.
Here is a bit of info about school leaving age (https://www.gov.uk/know-when-you-can-leave-school) and there's a link on there about further information on the bursary fund.
What it her chosen career path?
Jaska said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
What GCSEs did she get, at B and above, what A levels does she want to do, and where do you live?
I say B and above because if you got a C or lower at GCSE you just won't cope with the step up to A level.
Most 6th form colleges offer a range of BTEC diplomas and A levels.
Quite a harsh statement that - I have plenty of C's and D's at GCSE level and managed to get a good degree.I say B and above because if you got a C or lower at GCSE you just won't cope with the step up to A level.
Most 6th form colleges offer a range of BTEC diplomas and A levels.
In fact can't think of a single friend of mine who took (and passed) their A levels with your criteria, you'd be one tough admissions officer to get by
TwigtheWonderkid said:
What GCSEs did she get, at B and above, what A levels does she want to do, and where do you live?
I say B and above because if you got a C or lower at GCSE you just won't cope with the step up to A level.
Most 6th form colleges offer a range of BTEC diplomas and A levels.
Some kids advance faster than others, but also peak at different times. I know kids who did really well at GCSE - but that's as far as they could go and cracked under the pressure of a-levels. I say B and above because if you got a C or lower at GCSE you just won't cope with the step up to A level.
Most 6th form colleges offer a range of BTEC diplomas and A levels.
Others got mediocre grades at GCSE (myself included) but went on to get decent degrees and do PhDs and post grad research.
Writing kids off because they don't get good GCSEs is a mistake IMO.
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