TBH I never knew what I wanted to do with my life, and if I had of had more help and support at school, I think life would have been very different for me, but the school did not give any support nor did the college! I went to college, but I picked a course all my friends were on, as I didnt have a clue what I wanted to do and with the lack of guidance there was about the courses and what the possiblity of having an assocciated "job" would entail, there really was little idea of what sort of things there was to do and what would interest me. I also found the careers department rubbish, they would give you a leaflet or 2 and shove you out the door......yeah, very helpful! Also the thing I got fed up with was hearing about grades and what minimums were required for certain courses or colleges etc...........Having said all that, at least I came out able to read, write and do maths and get a job, OK nothing major, but it paid the bills, what about the poor people that weren't bothered with and could not do this as a basic skill?
So, I totally agree with what Helen said, they have to do more than just raise the age of school leavers, they have to offer a lot more and promise a much brighter furture for ALL these 18yr old school leavers and make sure that basic skills are a minimum requirement....and possibly offer more vocational skills.
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