I'm going on holiday but going college as well

Question

I'm sixteen and in september i will be starting my first college and I'm going to be doing Computer i.t but in two months time when i have started college i have to go on holiday for 6 weeks and i Can't stay on my own because my parents are going to,so i have to go with them .Will lewisham college suspend me form the course or should i ask them about it

Answer 1

You should speak to your tutor and head of college about it. Most colleges frown upon students taking holidays in term time and it is very unlikely they will let you take as long as six weeks off. If they do let you go, then you will have to catch up all the work you missed in your own time. Being quite early in the course, you will probably miss out on a lot very important fundamental information and may never catch up.

Would it be possible for you to stay with friends or relatives while your parents are away?

If you absolutely HAVE to go with your parents, you might be better deferring the course for a year and starting again when you can make a proper commitment to the course.