Support thread for parents of teenagers

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WA Sep 2020 6:01pm, 22 Sep 2020 7,497 posts	0 WA It's just on results. Round here there are no schools with 6th forms (other than private ones) so all kids go to college
Lizzie W Sep 2020 6:02pm, 22 Sep 2020 23,780 posts	0 Lizzie W None of our local state schools have 6th forms, they all go to 6th form college.
jennywren Sep 2020 6:04pm, 22 Sep 2020 15,827 posts	0 jennywren My daughter opted for college rather than her school’s 6th form and thrived. Makes no difference for university entrance, just where she’d do best and get the best results.
kaysdee Sep 2020 6:09pm, 22 Sep 2020 50 posts	0 kaysdee Interesting. Even though I moved out of home at 16 full stop, it feels very weird to think that this time next year she could have left school. College sounds much older than 6th form. The college is in the city and across the road from my work... her face when I “suggested” we could meet for lunch occasionally or walk home together 😆
Dr PhFleecyD Sep 2020 6:41pm, 22 Sep 2020 50,891 posts	0 Dr PhFleecyD Ds1 thrived at 6th form college, there is one secondary school here which has 6th form but his school didn’t, the college was easier to get to even in another county. He loved being treated like an adult not a child and they are expected to take a lot more responsibility for their learning.
Rosehip Sep 2020 7:08pm, 22 Sep 2020 17,859 posts	0 Rosehip A friend who worked within admissions did tell me once that they thought 6th form colleges did prepare students better for self-study at university, but they didn't exactly take that into account during selection...
Grast_girl Sep 2020 7:09pm, 22 Sep 2020 1,522 posts	0 Grast_girl I can't imagine that we take it into account, but I'm not involved in admissions at all. The only thing I would say is making sure they have a good relationship with whichever teacher is going to do their reference for them.
LindsD Sep 2020 8:55am, 24 Sep 2020 40,959 posts	0 LindsD Does anyone have any experience of side effects from the HPV vaccine? LittleD had her second dose yesterday and was dizzy and lacking in energy for the rest of the day. She had to come downstairs on her bum. She's still asleep having gone to bed at 8.30.
Velociraptor Sep 2020 9:20am, 24 Sep 2020 48,705 posts	0 Velociraptor Feeling dizzy and faint and tired is a common non-specific effect of vaccines in adolescence, Linds. I hope a long sleep lets LittleD recover.
LindsD Sep 2020 9:21am, 24 Sep 2020 40,961 posts	0 LindsD Thank you!