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Bad A Levels - will this stop me obtaining a Training Contract
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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 113616" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>There are a number of firms who do not have any A-level criteria.</p><p></p><p>However, you do have mitigating circumstances, just potentially no evidence from your educational institution that they were aware of them. This is not uncommon though.</p><p></p><p>One way to potentially evidence the circumstances is to find someone you know who is in a reputable job (e.g. teacher/nurse/doctor/clergyman etc) who knows you personally but is not direct family (e.g. not a parent/sibling) to provide a reference for you if they were aware of these circumstances happening to you at the time.</p><p></p><p>You could then write something like the following on applications:</p><p></p><p>"During my A-levels I was a victim of emotional abuse which impacted my ability to study. Due to the circumstances, this was not disclosed to my school/college at the time. Since being removed from the situation, my academics have improved and show a truer reflection of my capabilities. I have a personal referee who can verify the circumstances happened, and have attached their reference for you to consider alongside my application"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 113616, member: 2672"] There are a number of firms who do not have any A-level criteria. However, you do have mitigating circumstances, just potentially no evidence from your educational institution that they were aware of them. This is not uncommon though. One way to potentially evidence the circumstances is to find someone you know who is in a reputable job (e.g. teacher/nurse/doctor/clergyman etc) who knows you personally but is not direct family (e.g. not a parent/sibling) to provide a reference for you if they were aware of these circumstances happening to you at the time. You could then write something like the following on applications: "During my A-levels I was a victim of emotional abuse which impacted my ability to study. Due to the circumstances, this was not disclosed to my school/college at the time. Since being removed from the situation, my academics have improved and show a truer reflection of my capabilities. I have a personal referee who can verify the circumstances happened, and have attached their reference for you to consider alongside my application" [/QUOTE]
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