Raising the school leaving age to 18

I left school at 16 and it couldn't have come quick enough, I hated every second of being there and as a result I spent most of my time not going, This was nothing to do with the work, I was bullied for the last 6 years of school and I dreaded going and found it easier to avoid, I was also very depressed for the last 3 years of school and if I had been made to go for an extra 2 years I would have probably done away with myself. I enjoyed learning and luckily I managed to pass my GCSE's with reasonable grades. I believe if I had had the opportunity of home schooling I would have done much better. I think making children stay at school till the age of ...  Read the complete review

It is ridiculous to suggest that the school leaving age should be raised to 18. It was bad enough when they raised it to 16. Many teachers will recall the consequences of the ROSLA years, when kids were forced to stay on after they reached 15 and spend another year being disruptive because they didn't want to be at school. Things have not changed much. Now we actually pay kids to stay on at school after the age of 16. True, many of them can't get jobs, or are not interested in working, so they stay on at school purely for the money. The result of this is that kids who genuinely want to stay on at school and study for more qualifications are having ...  Read the complete review

This topic will raise many different answers. A lot of people have their own opinions on this, but mine is if a child wants to learn, they learn and become better students, on the other hand if a child doesn't want to learn they don't learn and bunk off school or behave badly and fail academically and blam everyone but themselves and have problems getting a job because of it. My point is this I like the idea of upping the school age by two years, but how can we as parents enforce this onto our children? at the end of the day it is up to that child to decide whether or not they want to go further and carry on at school I think this has to be left to the ...  Read the complete review

Well it’s that time of the year again folks when attractive middle class girls and boys jump up and down on the national news in celebration of their 15 A-Level passes. Not only are we jealous of their youth, flat tummies and sparkling eyes, but the fact the exams are getting really rather easy, three glorious years of a social degree to come at university for reward in tackling the multi-choice. But putting class and youth envy aside the kids can only pass what’s put in front of them (the dim twins from Big Brother got 4 A-levels between them) and if they are doing rather well and working the system then that too shows me the initiative required to get on in life. ...  Read the complete review

Personally, I think that raising the school leaving age to 18 is a terrible idea. Kids these days can't wait to get out of school and live their life without that authority and work. It's then that they can grow up and decide what they really want to do and who they want to be. Unless of course they want to stay on into higher and further education to enable them to get a respectable and decent job. In all honesty, I think that the school leaving age should be lowered to 14 or 15, but the kids should be advised to stay on for further education. This would give youngsters a feeling of freedom but choice at the same time and while being prompted of what to do ...  Read the complete review