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Oldernotwiser

DX2 wrote: »

BCS honestly I think some form of education is better than nothing at all, what will happen if he is unable to secure employment?

Others might think I'm a dragon biatch of a mother but mine ain't leaving until he has secured a job, he will not start adulthood claiming benefits, it's a bloody evil trap and once your in it there is very little hope of getting out of it. It's soul destroying.

And of course, fortunately, they can't claim benefits at 16 and parents lose their CB/CTC if they're not in education.

ash4becks

sh1305 wrote: »

But what would the students do in the years that GCSEs are now taken?

work experence not just the 2 weeks but a few placements thought both years to help find out what someone wants job wise , proper vaules with money finace etc,proper sex ed at my school we werent even show how to put a condom on and they wonder why teen preg so high, how to write a c.v, how to write a essay and to quote appropratly , for gcses not to be rushed which they were some in my year were taking up to 12 subjects, volantry work list goes on

Breast_Cancer_Survivor

when_will_it_end wrote: »

BCS look in to smaller community collages when the time comes they have less students of all ages an all walks of life the one i went to was attached to a primary school, my DD is going to sixth form but were luck because its attached to her school so the teachers that helped her last yr are practicly next door plus the course she is doing she has been doing once a week for the last 2 yrs so the teacher there knows her well an her abilities plus the few friends she has will be there to meaning they will still call for her in the morning

We only have one collage in our town which is where my eldest son will be going next year (through choice). He has Asperger's but is very high functioning so will be doing A levels.

My other son will be leaving the year after & although he will pass his GCSE's he won't get the C grades he needs to do A levels as he is much lower functioning.

I'm just not sure what he will be able to do.

DX2

ash4becks wrote: »

work experence not just the 2 weeks but a few placements thought both years to help find out what someone wants job wise , proper vaules with money finace etc,proper sex ed at my school we werent even show how to put a condom on and they wonder why teen preg so high, how to write a c.v, how to write a essay and to quote appropratly , for gcses not to be rushed which they were some in my year were taking up to 12 subjects, volantry work list goes on

You seriously can't expect school to do everything, are you parents unable to teach you sex ed?

Breast_Cancer_Survivor

DX2 wrote: »

BCS honestly I think some form of education is better than nothing at all, what will happen if he is unable to secure employment?

Others might think I'm a dragon biatch of a mother but mine ain't leaving until he has secured a job, he will not start adulthood claiming benefits, it's a bloody evil trap and once your in it there is very little hope of getting out of it. It's soul destroying.

I know what your saying & I completely agree but i'm genuinely worried how Liam will cope.

Hopefully because of his autism he will get some practical help.

He has problems understanding very basic things which is starting to scare me when I think about his future.

He is such a lovely lad but it's so frustrating trying to explain anything to him & like banging your head against a brick wall.

He has no confidence & won't even go up to the counter in a shop to pay for something he want's to buy unless his 11 year old sister goes with him.

ash4becks

DX2 wrote: »

You seriously can't expect school to do everything, are you parents unable to teach you sex ed?

all i got told was put your hand on your hapney, its embarassing at that age you cringe just by watching tv and something sausy comes on the screen

schools are supposted to teach it anyways why not get they to do it properly, there was girl preg at 12 in my year :eek: do you not think teaching them early enough and continuing to do so might do some good

Oldernotwiser

Breast_Cancer_Survivor wrote: »

My other son will be leaving the year after & although he will pass his GCSE's he won't get the C grades he needs to do A levels as he is much lower functioning.

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There's more to education than A levels. He can train for a practical trade or improve his basic skills. There's no place in the world anymore for a young person whose learning finishes at 16.

Oldernotwiser

Breast_Cancer_Survivor wrote: »

He has problems understanding very basic things which is starting to scare me when I think about his future.

He is such a lovely lad but it's so frustrating trying to explain anything to him & like banging your head against a brick wall.

He has no confidence & won't even go up to the counter in a shop to pay for something he want's to buy unless his 11 year old sister goes with him.

I know you'll think I'm having a go at you but I cannot believe that you're encouraging your son to leave education at 16 when you can write the above. If he is as you say it would be madness to throw him into the world of work at 16, even supposing he had the faintest chance of getting a job at that age.

Breast_Cancer_Survivor

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I know you'll think I'm having a go at you but I cannot believe that you're encouraging your son to leave education at 16 when you can write the above. If he is as you say it would be madness to throw him into the world of work at 16, even supposing he had the faintest chance of getting a job at that age.

Im not encouraging him to do anything.

He will be starting year 10 in September so I shall be taking him to Connexions to explore his options just as I did my older son who stated year 10 last year.

They got Ryan to do somekind of online test to see what kind of careers would be suitable for him so no doubt Liam will do the same.

I don't care what he does as long as he is happy.

My daughter starts year 7 in September & she already knows what she wants to do. She wants to be a hairdresser which is fine with me, it's a good honest profession for which there will always be need.

Ryan wanted to join the army which probably won't be possible but Liam says he wants to be an author so maybe he could do somekind of literacy course.

I was surprised to hear that they were changing the leaving age thats all as I hadn't heard anything about it.

Breast_Cancer_Survivor

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I know you'll think I'm having a go at you but I cannot believe that you're encouraging your son to leave education at 16 when you can write the above. If he is as you say it would be madness to throw him into the world of work at 16, even supposing he had the faintest chance of getting a job at that age.

I don't think your having ago constantly but do think you can be a bit harsh sometimes.

I know we are from different generations so I put it down to that as the reason that we never see eye to eye.

Obviously our opinions differ but I try to see things from your point of view which as you know is difficult for me.

Can you say the same?