Predictions on whether GCSEs will be gone at some point in the nearish future

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Does anyone think GCSEs will be gone? There is talk of them going. What will replace them in the current system.

Dc have to go to school until 18 my dc is 9 so I'm wondering what the future holds for them.

Aaargh, l meant schhol leaving age is 16

Ok so school leaving age is 16
and 16-18 must be in either education training or employment and that employment must include training.

its not enforced though as far as I can make out.

@ArseInTheCoOpWindow

If you're arguing that we should do what other countries do, then you need to argue that the UK school leaving age is raised by two years

It currently is in England. The leaving age from education is now 18 not 16 and has been for some time.

l left secondary teaching last year. It’s been 18 for a while.

No. As others have said the SCHOOL leaving age remains at 16. That's why we have our version of the school leaving qualification done then as opposed to 18 as in other countries.

17 and 18 year olds should remain in some sort of education or training. But that for many will be very narrow vocationally focussed training for one day a week (Maths FS, English FS and a level 1 Plumbing qualification worth half a GCSE for example using the current apprenticeship model). The qualifications gained are in no way comparable to the much broader school leaving certificates of other countries.