kenyancowgirl wrote:
She does not need a language to get into an RG uni. LSE asks for one but those who don't are required to study a language unit, but that is an easy uni to avoid. I think some Cambridge courses might. Not sure why teachers keep saying this as it has never been true.
She aldo does not need 11 GCSEs - universities only consider your top 8 anyway. It sounds like you need to go in and speak to them about teh ICT issue - possibly pick your battle - maybe accept the Computer Science (it may be that they have changed exam board and that the exam this board offers is Computer Science not ICT?) but compromise that she be allowed to drop the language - and that you will put it in writing that you are happy for her to do that as you do not see it compromising her university applications.
Its UCL, not LSE, but you are right in that there is no requirement actually to offer a language at least at GCSE - you just have to take an extra course once you are there. LSE offer courses in the Language Centre alongside a lot of their undergraduate courses.
Re Computer Science, I thought schools had been strongly encouraged to offer this instead of ICT at KS4 for some years now?