Decisions, Decisions!!!!

Yesterday, me and my mum had a meeting at the School to talk about my Options! For those of you that don't know, Options are basically where you choose what subjects you want to take in the last 2 years of School - you HAVE to take Maths, English and Science and then you can choose what other subjects you would like to take depending on what you want to be when you are older!!

The meeting was mainly so that the parents and guardians could see what the Options are and to help their child make the best possible decision!! All of the teachers spoke and infomed us about what we would do in each subject and then we were allowed to have a look round the School and talk to the teachers and staff that run the course we were interested in!!

I am really interested in being a Physiotherapist or Psychologist when I am older so me and my mum went to the Music Room to talk to the staff about it! This one teacher was really horrible and said that because I haven't attended school for such a long period of time, there is no way I could be accepted onto the course!! I was really angry and shocked and I didn't know what to say - I felt like I was being discriminated against just because I was disabled!

We left the room in shock and went into the Dining Hall and spoke to one of my friends who also has health complaints similar to mine and she was interested in the same course of me also! She couldn't believe what that teacher said to me and my mum and said that she had seen another teacher about the course who was really lovely and helpful!! My friends mum told us where to go to see the teacher so off we went...

This teacher was really lovely and my mum explained my health conditions to her and she said that it wasn't a problem and that I would probably still get accepted onto the course!!! She said that if I needed to have time off school due to hospital appointments etc, I would just have to catch up on the school work in my own time!!

The course that I am interested in is called 'Health and Social Care' and it lasts 2 years. I have been told that it will be really hard but it is something I want to do and feel would help me so hopefully, it will be all worth while!! On the Course, you learn a lot about health and you also have to do 50 hours of Placements in a Nursing Home, Hospital, Nursery, Maternity Ward, Court, School etc etc so it sounds really interesting!!! At the end of the course, you get 7 GCSE's (qualifications) and then you can either go on to college or get a job!!

A lot of my friends are applying for the course also so if I get accepted, hopefully I will be with people that I know! The teacher said that 15 people apply and usually around 12 people get accepted onto the course so I have a high chance of getting accepted hopefully!!

We also spoke to the ICT (computer) teachers about a computer course that I would like to do and I have been told that I might be able to do some of the course at home but that it would be better if I came into school to do it as I would get more help! I am now looking at going back to school on a part-time basis, maybe for 2 hours a week and then build it up from there when I feel up to it! There is no way I would be able to cope with full time at School at the moment so I don't want to drop out of the School centre altogether at the moment as i'm happy there but at some point, I will have to stop going as much in order to do the course!

The course starts in September and me and my mum have to go to a Opening Evening at the College in February and then I have to go for an interview which is where they will choose whether I am suitable for the course! We should find out in April if I am going to get accepted onto the course and then I have a lot of preperation work to do for September!!

It's quite scary making all of these decisions as this could rule my life but hopefully, I will have made the right decision and be happy!!....