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derekgas

03-09-2008 07:07

School leaving age?

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

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It's cobblers.

derekgas

03-09-2008 07:11

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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

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It's proper cobblers.

Quality

03-09-2008 08:20

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

shakermaker

03-09-2008 08:30

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See - cobblers.

flashy

03-09-2008 09:29

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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 :D 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

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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 (Post 626541)

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

Hope he has a great day:D

Bonnyboy

03-09-2008 10:07

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

cashman

03-09-2008 10:19

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

shakermaker

03-09-2008 10:20

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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 (Post 626564)

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 (Post 626567)

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 (Post 626571)

...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.;)

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