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Education help and advice please

NAS88792

Hi,

I'm new to the forum and really hoping someone can can help. My daughter has recently tried to enrol in college after being out of education for nearly two years, but is finding the anxiety too much to cope with and so we're looking at alternative options. She's 17 and wants to study/get another qualification so we are considering enrolling on an online Diploma course but don't have any experience of providers. She really needs to do something with her time to feel like she's doing something valuable. Has anyone used any and any recommendations?

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  • in reply to Iain

    I was going to suggest the Open University as well- I've signed up with them to do a one-off module starting next month. You can enrol with them from the age of 16 and you usually don't need any existing qualifications.

    There's a lot of structure to the various modules but still a lot of flexibility in how much you engage with different resources- you can do it nearly all on your own or use the forums and tutorials as and when you want. There's also disability support specifically for autistic students! To me it feels like it's actually very autism-friendly compared to in-person education.