Thanks so much for your details reply, Grace. It sounds like you have had similar struggles trying to do all the work at home. But you must have got the in the end, so perhaps you learnt more already discipline than you realised.

Let us know if you find out any more about college subjects on line. Take care and all the best.
Linda

Congratulations on completing your GCSE course, Grace. I was so pleased to read that.

Have you looked at the Open University for the next stage? I think that they run access courses that prepare students for the degree courses. However, I am not sure how that works for your age group. I am trying to find out more, and will post the results of my investigations here.

Could you tell me a bit about the James Brindley school? this seem slike a useful resource for other young people, and would be a good resource to include here. Any information would be welcome.

With best wishes,

Simon

Hi Grace

Just wondering how you are and if you managed to find a course on line or if you have taken the plunge and tried college?
Sounds like you were at the crossroads. It was so nice of you to offer to talk to my son. I did mention this but I am sure you can understand when he said 'I'll think about it', and it didn't happen. He is now doing the final two years of schooling at what we call TAFE here in Australia. Usually for post school students, lucky for us, one that is only 15 minutes away on the train offers the final years certificate. The age range is from 16 to 40!! And he is doing well, attending, making some friends and even travelling to and fro on the train. So I do hope you were able to perhaps make it into college, but even if you didn't, you have come a long way.
Remind yourself of what you have achieved despite the obstacles.
My son also started a diffent medication and that has helped greatly. Perhaps you might need to look at this option too?
Let us know how you are getting along. Thinking of you on your journey.
Linda

Hi Grace,
Well done on your sucess with GCSE's!I was wondering if you had heard of Interhigh, an online virtual structured school. They do A level sciences and other courses. My daughter did her GCSE's with them. Let me know if you need more details.

Hope you find something that is right for you
Sue x