Did or will anyone quit school at 16 and go straight to work?

bootyfurl

How did it go if you did?

tanith

The title made me smile as I left school at 15 and started work a week later.... it went fine and I worked till I got married and had my kids.... but I think I am a lot older than you.....:rotfl:

gazzak_2

At 16 I went straight into an apprenticeship with London Underground. It was a 4 year apprenticeship with 1 year full time education and 3 years part time. Loved every minute of it and it set me up for life.

bootyfurl

tanith wrote: »

The title made me smile as I left school at 15 and started work a week later.... it went fine and I worked till I got married and had my kids.... but I think I am a lot older than you.....:rotfl:

do you know, its really good to hear of a success of leaving school early. 15, wow. Well done.

tanith

bootyfurl wrote: »

do you know, its really good to hear of a success of leaving school early. 15, wow. Well done.

Thanks for the congrats but I didn't leave school early , 15yrs was the leaving age when I was at school in the 50's/60's as it was for a lot of working class kids... in fact my Mother left school at 14 but that was in 1926:rotfl:

bootyfurl

gazzak wrote: »

At 16 I went straight into an apprenticeship with London Underground. It was a 4 year apprenticeship with 1 year full time education and 3 years part time. Loved every minute of it and it set me up for life.

really?
my career adviser told me about apprenticeships.
Has anyone heard of that 14-19 diploma thing?
She said something about that too.

bootyfurl

tanith wrote: »

Thanks for the congrats but I didn't leave school early , 15yrs was the leaving age when I was at school in the 50's/60's as it was for a lot of working class kids... in fact my Mother left school at 14 but that was in 1926:rotfl:

OH! Ok.
But did you find it ok?

JMC39

People should think carefully about leaving school at 16 and not going on to University. In certain career paths you will be fine, however in a lot of industries you will struggle to get interviews without a degree - even 20 years into your career.

tanith

It was scary but I think thats the same for anyone going into their first job... I went to work in a large Dept Store in Oxford St and once I got over my nerves I had a wonderful time... Me and 2 others who started with me used to sneak off to Carnaby St at lunch time and watch out for any famous faces , then we would go to the HMV Store and listen to the latest records that had come out that week , we couldn't afford to buy them but in those days they had booths with headphones and you could just ask to listen to them without buying... OH those were the days... it didn't take much to please us...:rotfl:

bootyfurl

JMC39 wrote: »

People should think carefully about leaving school at 16 and not going on to University. In certain career paths you will be fine, however in a lot of industries you will struggle to get interviews without a degree - even 20 years into your career.

True,
Jobs are getting harder and harder to get these days.

bootyfurl

has anyone heard of the 14-19 diploma?
I might consider it but i can't find a website!