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Can a Sixth Form kick you out for getting poor grades?

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Well, I just done my first AS module examinations and I'm really really scared. I'm really dissapointed with my self this year because I just didn't have the discipline to study. I had a 50% attendence record for two of the lessons I hated!

I left revision way way too late, so what happened was that during the christmas holidays, I completely neglected the 2 subjects I knew I was going to fail and just revised the ones that I knew I'd manage a C+ in (Biology and Psychology). I seriously think I'll get a U in the other two, and I'm really scared as I dont want to get kicked out.

I go to a normal 6form, with over 2000 students. I'm obviously going to retake the whole term next year as I know I can do much better. But they wont kick me out will they?

Reply 1

Callipygian

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They'll probably have a word with you but they wont kick you out, its only a few modules, obviously if you get all U's at the end of this academic year they'll reconsider.

Reply 2

earthredalert89

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X-mas is hardly too late to start revising. I doubt they will kick you out untill August even if its unlikely youll get more than straight U's, in which case you should be thinking about doing something else.

Reply 3

kellywood_5

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It depends on the sixth form really. If it was a highly academic private or grammar school, I'd say they might, but if it's just a normal school or a sixth form/FE college, I very much doubt it, especially since it was only a couple of January modules. My school would let you carry on to A2 even if you got a U in that subject at AS! :rolleyes:

Reply 4

Girl_Anachronism

Depends on the place. Mine requires EED (or points equivalent) but with students that don't get that, they let them back anyway and they have meetings with them, get reports etc to see if they can improve it.

Don't work very well, that.

Reply 5

baby_emmy

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I went to a Grammar school, if you had all U's from the Jan exams and poor attendance - you were out, same come the end of the year (i think about 10 had to 'leave' by the end of Yr12).

In Yr13, if it was the same, they wouldn't enter you to the exam - you had to pay

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Reply 6

aqfrenzy

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In my school (Grammar school) you got kicked out if you didn't get C's in AS in the subjects you wanted to carry on. I think only one actually got booted though I'm sure more then that didn't achieve the C grades required.

Reply 7

goldiesgirl

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as far as i know in my school you get taken off a course if you fail the exam i.e. get a U but thats only in the subject you get a U in not in the others you are taking

Reply 8

Chubasco

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They probably won't kick you out with those grades, they'll probably just give you some help and encourage you to resit. However, as your attendance is pretty poor, they won't be too happy about that (at my sixth form you'd get put through disciplinary proceeding, which can lead to getting kicked out, with attendance like that). That is, of course, assuming that you don't have a reason for poor attendance (eg illness etc.)

Reply 9

hannah_dru

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They might do later on, if your attendance is as bad. A few of my friends were booted and I know just before I went into A2, they kicked out loads of people.

Reply 10

Profesh

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Girl_Anachronism

Depends on the place. Mine requires EED (or points equivalent) but with students that don't get that, they let them back anyway and they have meetings with them, get reports etc to see if they can improve it.

Don't work very well, that.

Someone that can't attain 'EED' at A-Level is probably better off being humanely put down.

Reply 11

earthredalert89

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lol.

Reply 12

**kaye**

It really depends because i had two friends who did not do as well as they were supposed to, and one was allowed to stay and the other got kicked out. They both got 3 U's but one was allowed to stay on and do A2's. How unfair is that??

Reply 13

earthredalert89

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they should have been made to fist fight for the place - last (wo)man standing.

Reply 14

kellywood_5

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**kaye**

It really depends because i had two friends who did not do as well as they were supposed to, and one was allowed to stay and the other got kicked out. They both got 3 U's but one was allowed to stay on and do A2's. How unfair is that??

It's not just grades though. Personally I don't think anyone should be allowed to do a subject at A2 if they failed AS, but if student A failed because they had crap attendance, disrupted the few lessons they did go to, never did any work/homework and didn't revise, whereas student B failed due to personal circumstances such as illness or bereavement depsite having relatively good attendance and working hard, it could be justified to kick student A out and keep student B.

Reply 15

Xrypto

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My school does not let you carry on with 3A2 subjects if you have failed 2 whihc means you retake those subjects and carry on with the others. This only if the person has got good attendence etc whereas the other are going to be kicked out.

Reply 16

sheryl06

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It's entirely up to the school but it is perfectly possible that they will kick someone out.

Reply 17

Swinely

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One of my friends was kicked out last year because he failed all his exams and generally wasn't doing too well in class. If you are trying your best its very unlikely they would want to kick you out.

Reply 18

Schmokie Dragon

17

My school threatened to make me pay for my own exams when my attendance dropped in History (she was a terrible teacher and I just studied alone instead of going to her lessons), despite the fact I was getting Bs and As in all her set work (what I actualy did of it :redface:

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They didn't mention kicking me out, but I knew some kids were asked to leave as they were doing badly and had no discipline. If you ask me, my school was too light on those people. As a result of poor attainers causing major disruption I struggled with my Politics A2. The school completly failed to get a grip on them and 90% of our lessons were wasted time.

Also, if you actualy fail more than one AS, my school asked people not to return. It only liked people who got high grades.

Reply 19

gentoo

It depends on the policy of your sixth form and everyone who answers your post can only quote what they know from experience of their own establishment's policy. It also depends on lots of other criteria - like GCSE profile, home circumstances, how well you work in lessons, which teachers dis/like you (!) and how charming you can be. In the college I work for students who do abysmally in their exams this time (we have a new head so new rules) will be on a 'contract' which is reviewed regularly to ensure progression. Wherever possible measures are put in place to help students achieve success - as after all, it looks on the results table!

Can a Sixth Form kick you out for getting poor grades?

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