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Do I really need to do another year of GCSES for sixth form?

Hi, so I received my GCSES and they weren't the best. I only passed English Lit and Lang, almost passed science. I called up my sixth form too tell them I didn't get four passing grades, someone on the phone from the college said I have too retake all of my Gcses and wait a year to do the college courses I want to do.So a year behind my current year. Yet everyone around me is saying that's nonsense and that I'll be able too take the courses I've chosen this year but just do further maths which I'm happy to do. Enrolment isn't until next Wednesday and I'm so stressed out as I don't think I would be able too handle another year of GCSES . So those who went too sixth form but didn't get four passing grades, did you have do to a full year of gcses again and have too wait to do your courses? I would really like some advice as I don't think I can handle another year of GCSES so I might have too change my college choice.

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BankaiGintoki

Original post by megamix950

https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2023/08/24/gcse-results-day-what-to-do-if-you-didnt-get-the-grades-you-were-expecting/
Look at other level 3 qualifications.
Look at another sixth form for A Levels
Look at doing T Levels
Look at doing level 3 apprenticeship
Look at this from the website:
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