What's available my daughter doesnt want to attend college

[blondebubbles]

Would she be able to register with careers service? If so you can still get tax credits for further 20 weeks?

 

https://www.gov.uk/child-tax-credit-when-child-reaches-16

 

Does she have no interest in working either? I was told at 15/16 I had anorexia (partial syndrome they said). I dropped out if school and went to college instead hoping the change of scenery, getting away for the school environment etc would help. Sadly it didn't help, I found concentrating and studying very difficult due to the tiredness but instead I started working full time at 17 and am still with the same employer. I feel it's the best decision I could have made and have since been able to get qualifications through my employment.

 

I know your daughters circumstances will be different, I just wanted to share my experience.

[blondebubbles]

The problem with her starting work, is that relatively new law, where school students have to complete 6th form or attend 6th form college if they were born after a particular year. I'll have to speak to the college anyway, because when we made college support aware of her difficulties, A.N. wasn't a problem then, as it is now. She's already registered with Connextions, not that they've been much help. I'm hoping college may work better than school, only because the environment is nothing like school and her b/f and friends will be attending there. Fingers Crossed!!

 

Hopefully her college will be better than mine then. Mines was exactly like school and that's partly why it didn't work for me.

 

Know nothing about connexions - my point with that was that you can continue to get the child tax credits for 20 weeks if she does leave education. So could be helpful even if they are useless!