Can sixth form withdraw you from A Level?

Our sixth form is threatening to withdraw anyone who does poor in their upcoming maths mock exams from sitting A Level maths this year? Exam season is about to begin in about 3 weeks.
Can the sixth form actually withdraw students from the exam at such a last minute?

Reply 1

Anagogic

Original post by abcstudent23

Normally what'll happen is they'll make you sit the exam as an external candidate, meaning you'll have to pay the exam fee's yourself.

Reply 2

abcstudent23

Original post by Anagogic

Normally what'll happen is they'll make you sit the exam as an external candidate, meaning you'll have to pay the exam fee's yourself.

But the entries have already been submitted?

Reply 3

Quizlet

Original post by abcstudent23

But the entries have already been submitted?

No, what Anagogic mean is if you fail to perform highly this year, they may keep you on the course, but you'll have to pay for the exams next year and sit it as a private candidate elsewhere.

Reply 4

abcstudent23

Original post by Quizlet

No, what Anagogic mean is if you fail to perform highly this year, they may keep you on the course, but you'll have to pay for the exams next year and sit it as a private candidate elsewhere.

So basically, they can't witdraw you from the exam for this year (the real exam which starts in 3 weeks). But if you fail the real exam this year, you will have to pay to sit it externally.
Correct?

Reply 5

Quizlet

Original post by abcstudent23

So basically, they can't witdraw you from the exam for this year (the real exam which starts in 3 weeks). But if you fail the real exam this year, you will have to pay to sit it externally.
Correct?

They can actually withdraw you out of the exam, and they can also "kick" you out of the college too. Some colleges are lenient and let you stay but you might have to pay to sit your exams.

Reply 6

abcstudent23

Not sure if it's been understood. But next week we have MOCK EXAMS. If performance in those mock exams are poor, we are being told we will be withdrawn from the Summer Examinations this year.
That should be a bit clear

Reply 7

abcstudent23

Original post by Quizlet

They can actually withdraw you out of the exam, and they can also "kick" you out of the college too. Some colleges are lenient and let you stay but you might have to pay to sit your exams.

Does it not cost a huge amount to make changes last minute with the exam board?

Reply 8

Radioactivedecay

They can't kick you out the college for academic reasons, but I don't know about the exams tho.

Reply 9

ZombieTheWolf

Big fat lies. They say this every year and nothing happens at my school (then again its not the most academic of the lot).
I mean, don't you think it just looks like they're scaring you into better grades lol?

Reply 10

Quizlet

Original post by Radioactivedecay

They can't kick you out the college for academic reasons, but I don't know about the exams tho.

They can. Our college has kicked people out for getting U's at AS. Literally.

Reply 11

Anagogic

Original post by abcstudent23

But the entries have already been submitted?

That doesn't matter. Normally it's just fear mongering anyway... I think only in severe cases they'd go to that length.

Reply 12

abcstudent23

Original post by Quizlet

They can. Our college has kicked people out for getting U's at AS. Literally.

This isn't AS though. It's 2nd year, about to sit A Level exams

AS is a different story. That's understandable to kick out at that time

Reply 13

Radioactivedecay

Original post by Quizlet

They can. Our college has kicked people out for getting U's at AS. Literally.

No they can't. It is against the law. Unless they have outlined clear minimum targets in their policy, then they can't. They can hold you back though.