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leaving secondary school

thorn

hi! i recently finished secondary school (as in i literally took my last gcse yesterday lol) and now i'm worried on what my next steps are. i wasn't able to be physically in school, i stopped going physically in year 7 and didn't have any sort of education for 3/4 years up until september 2021 where i took an online course to work towards sitting my english language and maths gcses. now once you finish secondary school, you of course have to be in education for another 2 years until you're 18 which is where i'm now stuck. i'd love to be able to go to college like everyone else my age but it was bad enough in a smaller environment, let alone an even bigger one. it also doesn't help that i have no idea what i want to do for a career so i am veryyy lost rn! if anyone has any experience on what they did / are planning to do once they finish(ed) school, it'd be rly helpful! thank u :D

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  • I went to an adult college to do my a levels. You can once you are 16. It was very relaxed. You have a lot more independence and control over how you learn. It’s a bit more like uni. Classes are more like lectures and a lot of the work you do in a workshop or library if you prefer.

    it is less social than a 6th form I imagine, you’ll be with a range of ages from 16 to 60 although it’s mostly <25y/os , it’s also less stressful and more flexible. And it’s more social and more engaging than learning online. So if you’re looking for something half way it may suit you better.

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  • I went to an adult college to do my a levels. You can once you are 16. It was very relaxed. You have a lot more independence and control over how you learn. It’s a bit more like uni. Classes are more like lectures and a lot of the work you do in a workshop or library if you prefer.

    it is less social than a 6th form I imagine, you’ll be with a range of ages from 16 to 60 although it’s mostly <25y/os , it’s also less stressful and more flexible. And it’s more social and more engaging than learning online. So if you’re looking for something half way it may suit you better.

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