What happens at school after GCSE exams are over?

so it's illegal for under 16's to work?

Up until the last Friday in June of Year 11 (doesn't matter whether they are 16 or not) a young person can work part time in certain jobs but days and times are restricted and the employer has to obtain a licence from the local authority.

Well done Soursprout - we think that having study leave is really important, though providing optional revision classes for those who want them makes sense too. It was one of the factors affecting which senior schools we applied to - we did not apply to any that did not allow it.

They also can't start work or increase hours until this date. In the UK anyway so it's illegal for under 16's to work?

Ds crashed out all summer and had a well deserved break.

That's for us anyway. Schools vary massively.

Y11 leave after the last cohort exam. Then they just come in if they have an exam. Otherwise that's them done for good!

DS has just finished GCSEs but is popping in from time to time for the odd music lesson, music rehearsals, sports and one session on preparing for 6th form. There is a music trip at the end of term. The school has also been monitoring efforts to secure work experience over the summer.

At ds's school however the kids who took music are welcome in to rehearse for the summer music concert which takes place on 1st July.

Dd attends a vocational school so once GCSE's were finished there was prom, prize day and then they went into full time rehearsals for the school production. There was no study leave.

At ds's school children are free to leave either after their last exam is finished or after the last Friday in June which is the official school leaving date in England (whichever comes first). Many schools don't give study leave any more.

Ds's school have said they can leave at break on Thursday if they don't have an exam that afternoon (Ds does)

Then Friday Physics exam in the morning, followed by leavers' assembly and off school grounds before lunch kicks out for the younger pupils.

After that they are only expected in school for revision sessions or exams which are German and Statistics for Ds next week.

Taster day at sixth form is in July and not part of the school. Ds won't be getting a summer job and definitely won't be gaming all summer, he is currently putting together a timetable/list of things he will do including films he wants to watch, books to read, songs to learn to play, recipes he wants to cook and some stuff for sixth form.

And yes, he will really do this. He is a very motivated child. Self taught rubix cube, guitar, piano etc

Our school does leavers assembly and party after the last exams, then they aren't due in until 6th form sign up and results day.

DD2 won't be getting a summer job, she'll be going out with friends, going on holiday with me and her older sister and resting!

Once they've done their last exam that's it.
They might have to go in for 6th form taster sessions but you should of been given those dates.
Ds1 finished Friday & he's most disappointed I said he can help around the house not sit on Xbox until collage starts.

Also in Scotland. The school year changes mid May so those who are staying on move up a year. Those who are leaving have to wait until they are 16 to officially demit, but nobody bothers if they attend or not as they have no classes anyway.

I have one who has just done Nat5's and moved up to 5th year last month.

Dd finished the week before half term. There was an assembly for Y11 and a bouncy castle / bbq on the school field.
She now only goes in for exams.
Her summer holiday starts on the 20th June.
Prom is the end of June.

At my DCs' school (large comprehensive), once the exams start they only attend if they have an exam. As soon as the exams have finished, there is a small party at school and then the prom (Friday evening). Early in July there is a 6th form taster day and after that, no commitments until results day.

Ours finish after their last exam. But then the whole of NI finish at the end of June. 14 working days left...

I've never heard of any hoping back other than for leavers events or 6th form taster days. It's a loooong summer

Our year 11’a are still in school - no study leave here! On Friday morning they will sit their physics exams. When they come out we’ve ordered them pizza for lunch, they’ll get their leavers hoodies, quick assembly with a warning about how to behave at prom and they’re out the door for good!

Is he staying at the school for 6th form? If so I suppose they may do some kind of transition thing but usually the children have already left by the last exam.

Depends on the school. Some have a Leavers Assembly / Leavers Party type 1/2 day after exams have finished.
Many, many 6th forms have induction days in that time after exams.

My two went on study leave after half term. My eldest had to go in after exams for a morning to hand in any textbooks etc that they still had and they picked up their Prom tickets. During the first week of July there are induction days at school sixth form or at the colleges - after that they are free until enrolment etc after results' day.

At DD's school they stay to the end of next week and after exams they work on things like personal finance skills, CV making etc.

At DS2 school, special measures comp, they have to attend as normal upto this Friday, last exam, if no exam or finished that day's exam, they go to timetabled lessons as usually. If still facing exams in subject they get more revision, if no exam they do revision with help on remaining lessons.
On Friday they sit exam, do special pizza lesson and a small assembly and then all allowed to leave at 1330, buses booked especially for year 11.
This maybe to try and lift results though.
Three years ago, same school, RI at time, kids had to attend lessons until they had finished the exam in that subject, so since Ds1 school has changed.
No local schools do study leave here.

At ds's school, you leave after your last exam. Attendance is compulsory until then. Ds has no exams today but still has to go and if it's a lesson he has already sat his exams for they just revise for upcoming exams.

He officially finishes on the 17th but has to attend a sixth form taster day on the 21st.