School leaving age?

derekgas · 03-09-2008, 07:07

I have just heard that as from today, kids starting secondary/high school this term, will be at school until they are 17! Anybody know about this?

shakermaker · 03-09-2008, 07:09

It's cobblers.

derekgas · 03-09-2008, 07:11

A member of staff has just told me, he has 2 kids, one already at secondary, and one just starting, the one that has just started will leave at 17 whereas the older one will leave at 16.

shakermaker · 03-09-2008, 08:17

It's proper cobblers.

Quality · 03-09-2008, 08:20

BBC NEWS | UK | New pupils have to stay until 17

shakermaker · 03-09-2008, 08:30

See - cobblers.

flashy · 03-09-2008, 09:29

from 2013 they are putting the school leaving age up to 18, i know this because that is the year Reece will leave school, it was on the news ages ago, Reece started secondary school today btw

i think its a great idea to keep them in education longer

it says 17 but i heard 18

WillowTheWhisp · 03-09-2008, 09:41

It will be 18 eventually, by 2015. They are phasing it in in two stages.

AccyLass · 03-09-2008, 09:45

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Originally Posted by flashytart

from 2013 they are putting the school leaving age up to 18, i know this because that is the year Reece will leave school, it was on the news ages ago, Reece started secondary school today btw

i think its a great idea to keep them in education longer

it says 17 but i heard 18

Sorry off topic..... but......

Hope he has a great day

Bonnyboy · 03-09-2008, 10:07

They just said on the news it was being raised to 18 in 2011. So is it 2011,2013 or 2015

cashman · 03-09-2008, 10:19

can't think of any reason fer this apart from massaging the unemployment figures, don't think its fer the kids benefit.

shakermaker · 03-09-2008, 10:20

This has all been discussed before.
It's not raising the age of leaving school at all.
It's keeping people in some form of education (ie most likely a brick laying course at Accy & Ross) by law until the ages of 17/18.

It's another one of Browny's plans to make the English education system look remotely decent - statistically. Also used to cover up and blatantly twist unemployment figures. Two birds with one stone eh Gordie!

garinda · 03-09-2008, 10:31

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

It's keeping people in some form of education (ie most likely a brick laying course at Accy & Ross) by law until the ages of 17/18.

'Specialist diplomas will also be developed as an alternative to A-levels. Exam and university admission chiefs plan on making the highest-level diplomas equivalent to 3.5 A-levels or 420 tariff points.

The first diplomas will be offered in subjects like environmental and land-based studies, business, administration and finance.'

New secondary pupils will stay until 17

shakermaker · 03-09-2008, 10:38

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Originally Posted by garinda

'Specialist diplomas will also be developed as an alternative to A-levels. Exam and university admission chiefs plan on making the highest-level diplomas equivalent to 3.5 A-levels or 420 tariff points.

The first diplomas will be offered in subjects like environmental and land-based studies, business, administration and finance.'

New secondary pupils will stay until 17

Equivalents to.... urgh. They should've just kept BTec & GNVQ courses.
Why try and fuse academic subjects and vocational choices together under the same leaky brolly? It's positive discrimination and it's wrong.

garinda · 03-09-2008, 10:48

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

Equivalents to.... urgh. They should've just kept BTec & GNVQ courses.
Why try and fuse academic subjects and vocational choices together under the same leaky brolly? It's positive discrimination and it's wrong.

...and what is the Lib Dem's education policy, in the highly unlikely circumstance that they form the next Liberal government?

The first since 1915.