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does my daughter have to stay IN EDUCATION AFTER SHE IS 16 in aug

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julespreston · 07/05/2014 09:20

im very confused my daughter is 16 in aug and i thought she could leave school ..Im told by another parent thay cant leave ,so she just went to college for interview and she was told she cant have her topics and needs 5 gsce to get in,which she wont get ...So what happens now ..do tha stay in school etc ..Think its so confusing ...surely its up to the child if thay want to stay on school..HELP PLEASE

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LaurieFairyCake · 07/05/2014 09:24

She can resit her gcse's. Or she can choose different subjects that she's allowed to study.

She needs to be in sixth form, college or approved training like apprenticeship.

LIZS · 07/05/2014 09:24

She could retake them at college or do a Level 1 course with Functional Skills Maths and English. But yes in principle she needs to be in education or training after 16.

PrincessOfChina · 07/05/2014 09:25

I believe they need to either be in training or education as of this school year. So, yes, your daughter will need to be in college or school or find an apprenticeship/job with training.

There's some information here

SavoyCabbage · 07/05/2014 09:25

I think it's the end of the academic year that they turn 17. That they have to be in full time education.

SavoyCabbage · 07/05/2014 09:26

"You’ll have to stay in some form of education or training until you turn 18, if you started year 11 in September 2013 or later."

Is what it says on the DofE website.

PiratePanda · 07/05/2014 09:29

Yes, but it can be apprenticeship or training.

creamteas · 07/05/2014 12:05

She needs to stay in education, but there are a whole range of options.

Sixth form, college, apprenticeship, vocational training provider (like this) etc etc

What does your DD want to do for a career?

What qualifications is she likely to get this year?

Once she has an idea of what she wants to do you can look for a provider that offers something suitable for the level of qualification she is likely to get.

homebythesea · 07/05/2014 12:33

julespreston- what was the plan when you thought she could leave school?

homebythesea · 07/05/2014 12:34

And what is her current school saying - surely there have been meetings about what happens post GCSE?

Youdontneedacriminallawyer · 07/05/2014 12:42

As others have said, the 2013 school leavers are the first to have to be in either education, training or employment until they are 17. Age will be increased to 18 soon.

The government don't want 16yos leaving school with nothing to do - no job or education/training plan to get one.

This shouldn't be a surprise - we were told when DD started secondary that hers was the first year that the increase in school leaving age applied to, and she's now 17.

What was DDs/your plan for her when she thought she could leave at 16? She might still be able to do it.

Bunbaker · 07/05/2014 17:08

"surely its up to the child if thay want to stay on school"

It depends on the school. At DD's school you need a minimum of 5 GCSEs to enter 6th form - 4 Cs and a B, one of which has to be English. The school is a good one and over subscribed.

zeeboo · 07/05/2014 17:11

So, OPs dd won't get 5 GCSEs and she wants her LEAVE school?? Get her booked in to college for re-sits. She is one child that really shouldn't be leaving education!

TitusFlavius · 07/05/2014 18:45

julespreston what was your daughter planning to do, if not school? (I'm asking because there may be a way for her to do it anyway, if it can be tweaked to be vocational training.)

VodkaKnockers · 07/05/2014 19:10

The changes to the school leaving age only apply to England here is the info

SoonToBeSix · 07/05/2014 19:14

How can you not have known this op, do you not watch/ read the news. Surely school must have told you she needed to stay in education. If your dd is not expected to get good gsce's wouldn't you have wanted her to stay in education anyway.

SoonToBeSix · 07/05/2014 19:15

You don't need , it's already 18.

JamJimJam · 07/05/2014 19:25

How could you not know this?

There are lots of alternatives if she is not academic.

HSMMaCM · 07/05/2014 19:40

If she wanted to train in a job there's probably a way to do this.

gymboywalton · 08/05/2014 13:45

At DD's school you need a minimum of 5 GCSEs to enter 6th form - 4 Cs and a B, one of which has to be English. The school is a good one and over subscribed.

at my son's school you need 6 b's and to have at least an A in the subjects you want to study!Shock

Youdontneedacriminallawyer · 08/05/2014 15:33

Is it? I stand corrected Blush

Nocomet · 08/05/2014 17:36

Haven't you been sent various leaflets from your councils caters service. I know we have.

Haven't read them I'm afraid, DDs always been going to do A levels, but we definitely have been sent things.

Nocomet · 08/05/2014 17:36

Careers service, sorry

Bunbaker · 08/05/2014 18:33

It must be a better school than DD's then gymboy

creamteas · 08/05/2014 18:54

Haven't you been sent various leaflets from your councils careers service

You are lucky to still have one, ours was axed!

When DS1 was 16 a few years ago, we were sent lots of stuff from the careers service and they organised a post-16 event with lots of colleges and big employers offering apprenticeships attending.

DD is 16 this year and there has been nothing for her at all.

readmylips1 · 08/05/2014 19:34

Strictly speaking, I was wondering if you could take them out to home educate if they don't want to go to sixth form....

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