do they go back to school after taking gcse's..can I book a holiday ?

[brimfull]

for the first time in yrs,can we book a holiday earlier than august?

dd's exams finish june 20th

[2shoes]

(awaits answers ans wants to know herself)

[Slouchy]

Not usually, though 6th form might have induction type week.

Book it!

[MegaLegs]

We never did (but that was a very, very long time ago but do they do a prom or leavers type do?

[fryalot]

they generally finish school before their GCSEs and just have to go back for exams. Once their exams are over, they are free FREE I tellya!

Book it

[PenelopePitstops]

we never did, go and book it, though you might miss the prom or the leavers assembly

ooh and sixth form had an induction day thing but you could still go if you didnt go to the days

[brimfull]

oh fab

prom is in april

[fryalot]

oh, didn't think about a leaver's prom thingy... Is she bothered about a leaving do?

[fryalot]

x posted with you. Super, book it

[soremummy]

Most 6th form inductions are after exam results e.g around 21st august? They don't go back after the last exam until they go for the results

[brimfull]

did think it was odd to have the prom in april,but now think it's a much better idea

[PenelopePitstops]

wow thats a great idea ggirl about the prom, loads of people couldnt go to ours because they were going away!

[DITDOT]

As far as I'm aware Y11 officially leave school on 30th June and can take up full time employment from 1st July. Therefore even though exams finish earlier, they are still on the school roll!!!! We have never asked them to come back in at my school.

[Smithagain]

It's 20 years ago, but we definitely went back after GSCE-equivalent exams (was in Scotland). But another local school didn't. Ask the school.

[evenhope]

Our school has the 6th form induction either the last week of term or the week before. You need to ask your school

[Blandmum]

They don't in our school. Check with the school to see what the sixth form entry entails

[mumeeee]

They don't in DD3's school. I think she finishes her GCSE#s around 20th June. But she is going to leavers prom which is at the beginning of July.

[AmberPoster]

So my son finishes his exams on June 18th . He is being asked to do work experience the last week of June do school have a legal right to say they have to do it , even if he's left school.

[ThanksItHasPockets]

@AmberPoster

So my son finishes his exams on June 18th . He is being asked to do work experience the last week of June do school have a legal right to say they have to do it , even if he's left school.

You will get more answers if you start your own thread (this is a zombie from 2008) but to answer your question, yes, technically the school can do this because your son won’t have left yet. The last day of school for y11 in England is the last Friday in June, which this year is the 28th. He should also have been told to keep Wednesday 26 June free as it is a JCQ contingency day in case they need to rearrange a national exam.