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A Levels
DevilsAdvocate1
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Hi,
My son is doing his GCSE's this year. He had intended to stay on at his current school for A Levels. However, one of his teachers has just informed him that they have decided not to run 'A' Level music next year and my son really wants to take this.
I seem to vaguely remember when I was at school that you could do most of your A Levels at one school and then go to a different school if there was a subject which your own school was not running.
Is this still the case?
Trying to work out whether he should be looking at other sixth forms.
My son is doing his GCSE's this year. He had intended to stay on at his current school for A Levels. However, one of his teachers has just informed him that they have decided not to run 'A' Level music next year and my son really wants to take this.
I seem to vaguely remember when I was at school that you could do most of your A Levels at one school and then go to a different school if there was a subject which your own school was not running.
Is this still the case?
Trying to work out whether he should be looking at other sixth forms.
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DevilsAdvocate1 wrote: »Hi,
My son is doing his GCSE's this year. He had intended to stay on at his current school for A Levels. However, one of his teachers has just informed him that they have decided not to run 'A' Level music next year and my son really wants to take this.
I seem to vaguely remember when I was at school that you could do most of your A Levels at one school and then go to a different school if there was a subject which your own school was not running.
Is this still the case?
Trying to work out whether he should be looking at other sixth forms.
I think this is only possible if the schools have a formal arrangement and are in a consortium together...I don't think you can just decide to do it yourself. Only way to find out for sure is to ask his school.0 -
As above, only if the school have arrangements in place for certain A levels to we taught off-site, otherwise timetabling would be an absolute nightmare if they had to work around a few pupils taking courses elsewhere.Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear0
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I have never heard of that happening. Are there not any colleges near you that run A-levels? I did my A-levels at college rather than sixth form and it was an amazing experience. It's more like a university so you have facilities that schools just would never have and you meet a bigger range of people. I know I didn't have to pay at the time, but I am not sure if that is the same now.0
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I've worked at two schools where they've shared A Levels with another school in town and the kids travelled by taxi.
You could always ask the school if they know of another school which runs a similar that would allow this.Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
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No, I am not perfect, but yes I do judge people on their use of basic English language. If you didn't know the above, then learn it! (If English is your second language, then you are forgiven!)0 -
I have never heard of that happening. Are there not any colleges near you that run A-levels? I did my A-levels at college rather than sixth form and it was an amazing experience. It's more like a university so you have facilities that schools just would never have and you meet a bigger range of people. I know I didn't have to pay at the time, but I am not sure if that is the same now.
I doubt that many colleges these days would offer a subject like Music at A level, or have the facilities to do it.0 -
I doubt that many colleges these days would offer a subject like Music at A level, or have the facilities to do it.
As it happens, Newcastle sixth form college is running A Level music. But the environment seemed too grown up for DS (we went to the open evening). I don't think he is ready for this yet.0 -
You need to ask. When DD chose her A levels a couple of years ago, every sixth form in our (small) city supposedly collaborated to offer minority subjects. So it may be possible, depending on where you live.import this0
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I know my school (in Newcastle funnily enough) collaborated with another local school to offer certain A-Levels to each other and I know there are (or were) other schools that do the same so it might be worth checking.*The RK and FF fan club* #Family*Don’t Be Bitter- Glitter!* #LotsOfLove ‘Darling you’re my blood, you have my heartbeat’ Dad 20.02.200
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DevilsAdvocate1 wrote: »As it happens, Newcastle sixth form college is running A Level music. But the environment seemed too grown up for DS (we went to the open evening). I don't think he is ready for this yet.
I wasn't really thinking of a sixth form college, although I'm surprised you found the environment too grown up. What did he feel about it?0
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