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Why is 6th form thought of more highly than attending FE college ?

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Summersunshinee · 09/04/2023 17:24

I can never understand why if you say that you attend 6th form at school you are thought of more so than if you attended FE college.

I would feel that if anything it would be more impressive to attend FE college as you made the decision to go somewhere else and try something different /

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pointythings · 04/06/2023 17:51

OP won't let it go until we all admit that college is vastly superior to any other educational option and we all bow down to her great wisdom on the subject. (Not going to happen). It's like a religion.

Needmorelego · 04/06/2023 17:57

@pointythings I know - I was biting my tongue not to comment again but having just found out both my niece and cousin have passed their training I am proud of them both regardless of the route they have taken to get there.
Surely it's the end result that's important.

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Summersunshinee · 04/06/2023 17:59

@pointythings I was only asking @Needmorelego who they feel made the better choice.

I think everyone should have the opportunity to be strong academically and vocationally.

@bruffin what is wrong with a career in hospitality ?

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Summersunshinee · 04/06/2023 18:01

@Needmorelego Congratulations, you must be proud.

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pointythings · 04/06/2023 18:02

@bruffin what is wrong with a career in hospitality ?

Nothing. For someone who wants to work in hospitality, that is. Stop seeing attacks where there aren't any. Chip. Bee.

Needmorelego · 04/06/2023 18:10

@Summersunshinee yes proud that I will have 2 family members working for the NHS. I would also be just as proud if they had decided to work in a factory or warehouse as other members of my family do.

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Summersunshinee · 04/06/2023 18:30

pointythings · 04/06/2023 18:02

@bruffin what is wrong with a career in hospitality ?

Nothing. For someone who wants to work in hospitality, that is. Stop seeing attacks where there aren't any. Chip. Bee.

I was only asking @bruffin

Also why not learn hospitality and study maths ?

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pointythings · 04/06/2023 18:35

Also why not learn hospitality and study maths ?

And there you go again... Why get into something you have zero interest in when you already have something you're passionate about and want to make a career out of?

Needmorelego · 04/06/2023 18:38

@Summersunshinee to be honest I would think hospitality is something you could learn on the job and not bother with college at all.
Despite what people often think you can go straight into full time work at 16.

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Summersunshinee · 04/06/2023 18:59

pointythings · 04/06/2023 18:35

Also why not learn hospitality and study maths ?

And there you go again... Why get into something you have zero interest in when you already have something you're passionate about and want to make a career out of?

To have a back up plan maby ?

A lot of people on here are very short sighted

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pointythings · 04/06/2023 19:08

If you're good at maths, a backup plan would probably also involve maths. Not hospitality.

And I've done hospitality work. It absolutely can be learned on the job, no college necessary for it.

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Summersunshinee · 04/06/2023 19:19

pointythings · 04/06/2023 19:08

If you're good at maths, a backup plan would probably also involve maths. Not hospitality.

And I've done hospitality work. It absolutely can be learned on the job, no college necessary for it.

Not necessarily. People can have other talents and interests.

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pointythings · 04/06/2023 19:26

Of course people can have other talents and interests. But they would usually sit within the same sort of area.

I studied prehistoric archaeology at uni. Then I developed a structural problem with my back that meant I could not do field work without seriously affecting my health and mobility.

So I finished my degree and looked at my transferable skills. They were all around science, maths, data management and generally being organised. As a result any long term jobs I've done have been in that area. Not in hospitality. The only reason I did hospitality work was that it was part of a major sporting event and doing it gave me free tickets to all the finals. And really, it wasn't hard. Long hours, long days, but not difficult to learn and certainly not anything I'd have needed to spend years at college for.

bruffin · 04/06/2023 19:29

@Summersunshinee Nothing wrong with a career in hospitality if thats what you want to do. DS
Who said ds didnt have a back up plan. He was earning money from lifeguarding from the age of 16, through 6th form, and when he was in uni, and again when he dropped out of uni.
Are you saying he should have gone for his back up plan before he went for his chosen career. Nothing you say is at all sensible, just really doesnt make much sense.

grass321 · 04/06/2023 19:29

Silvergoldandglitter · 04/06/2023 17:19

Op you're obsessed. I can't believe you've started this thread again. We've all been through this already.

We most certainly have and realise the futility in engaging in a wholly one-sided debate.

PS My son starts sixth form in September....

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Summersunshinee · 04/06/2023 19:36

@bruffin lifeguarding can only go so far.

@grass321 I hope you and your son considered both options first. Did your son go to an open/taster day at college ?

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grass321 · 04/06/2023 19:40

@grass321 I hope you and your son considered both options first. Did your son go to an open/taster day at college ?

No and no.

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Summersunshinee · 04/06/2023 19:41

grass321 · 04/06/2023 19:40

@grass321 I hope you and your son considered both options first. Did your son go to an open/taster day at college ?

No and no.

Why not ?

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grass321 · 04/06/2023 19:46

He's at a great school, his friends are all staying, the sports provision is outstanding and he's happy.

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Summersunshinee · 04/06/2023 19:50

grass321 · 04/06/2023 19:46

He's at a great school, his friends are all staying, the sports provision is outstanding and he's happy.

So he will be with the same people ? not meeting anyone new ? expanding his social circle ?

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bruffin · 04/06/2023 19:52

@bruffin lifeguarding can only go so far.
He could have a had a career at the local leisure centre, think he got offered promotion before he left. He could have ended up as Gordon Brittas😬😂

grass321 · 04/06/2023 19:54

So he will be with the same people ? not meeting anyone new ? expanding his social circle ?

I'm not going to bother engaging further. All the best to any teenagers sitting their GCSEs irrespective of where they're off to next.

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Summersunshinee · 04/06/2023 19:56

@grass321 Only asking no need to go on the defensive.

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Summersunshinee · 04/06/2023 19:57

@bruffin Excellent

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pointythings · 04/06/2023 20:18

@Summersunshinee my local 6th form takes in about 40% of its Year 12 from schools which are not its attached secondary school, because many of the smaller towns and villages around us do not have a 6th form at all. So plenty of social circle widening opportunities right there.

Beyond that, guess where else you can meet loads of new people and widen your social circles? That's right - University.

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