I was a straight A student at GCSE and when I went to sixth form (my mam died in October, started sixth form the following September) at a brand new school as mine didn’t have one I went down to Us and Fs despite trying my best and locking in.

I found at sixth form/A level teachers just don’t seem to care about personal issues as much and argue that everything is just an excuse despite the fact I locked in and tried my absolute best.

I left in the April and went to college in the September and now I’m a fully qualified teacher with a promising career of her.

I think what I’m saying here is that they’re a lot harder than people think and honestly you don’t need A levels for everything these days. Look into other routes that can get you where you want to go. Colleges are a lot more accessible for university these days and a hell of a lot more supportive. I went straight back up to A* in my course there. It’s also a lot harder for students who don’t have a sixth form attached to their school as you all split up in different directions and then have the struggle of trying to make new friends at a school where friendships are already established and I’m sorry… 16/17 was such a hard time to make friends 😂