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This age was raised to 18 by the Education and Skills Act 2008; the change took effect in 2013 for 16-year-olds and 2015 for 17-year-olds. From this time, the formal school leaving age (which remains 16) and the education leaving age (now 18) have been separated. [16] State-provided schooling and sixth-form education are paid for by taxes.
A consultation on how to develop the Government’s new post-16 qualification – the Advanced British Standard – has been launched. Parents, teachers, students and employers are being invited ...
The Bulwell Academy (formerly Riverleen School and Henry Mellish School) is a large academy situated in Bulwell, Nottingham, England. The Bulwell Academy has 1250 places for 11- to 16-year-olds with up to a further 250 places for post-16 students.
North Bristol Post 16 Centre is a Sixth Form centre in Bristol, England.It is made up of two 'learning communities' at Cotham School and at Redland Green School. [2] [3] It opened in September 2007, one year after Redland Green School opened for Year 7 pupils.
Shrewsbury Sixth Form College in Shropshire. A sixth form college (pre-university college in Malaysia) is an educational institution, where students aged 16 to 19 study typically for advanced post-school level qualifications such as A Levels, Business and Technology Education Council level 3 (BTEC), and the International Baccalaureate Diploma, or school-level qualifications such as General ...
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The current school leaving age in England is set at 16, with an additional provision requiring persons (aged 16-17), to either be in full-time (or part-time) work, or enrolled in college, or another form of post-16 education. In Wales, the current school leaving age is set at 16, without additional provisions.
Sixth form itself isn't compulsory in England and Wales (although from 2013 onwards, people of sixth form age must remain in some form of education or training in England only; the school leaving age remains 16 in Wales); however, university entrance normally requires at least three A level qualifications and perhaps one AS level.