Schools

attendance

It's the law!  Parents/Carers and department for Education, Sport and Culture are responsible for you receiving and being provided with a full-time education.

This is true even if you can't attend school for some reason e.g through serious illness, pregnancy or permanent exclusion.

If your parents/carers don't make sure you are receiving full time education they can be prosecuted.

Truancy

If you don't go to school without good reason your school will contact your parents/carers to find out why.

If you're having problems, your school will want to try to help and support you to look at possible solutions.

You can get help and support from an Education Welfare Officer.

Coping with exams

Try to be well prepared by following revision advice from school.

If you are worried about your exams try to talk it over with someone you can trust, family member, friend, teacher or school counsellor.

A school revision website you could look at is http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bitesize/

after gcse's

Lack of qualifications?  You're not alone!  Lots of people will end up with lower grades than they'd hoped for.  Perhaps you need to have another look at your options. 

 You may need to go on to another course first, such as a foundation course.

Contact the Careers Jersey, school or college to discuss your situation.

dyslexia

10% of people have some degree of dyslexia and it often affects reading, writing and spelling.

It doesn't mean that you can't learn, but that you may learn in a different way.

There are tests that can find out how dyslexic you might be - this should help you get the right support as soon as possible!

For information on your local support group or general info about dyslexia, contact:

Mrs Ruth Smith
11 Thornhill Park
Le Vieux Beaumont
St Peter
Jersey JE3 7ZJ

or

The British Dyslexia Association
Helpline Tel: 0118 966 8271
http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/

 

When can I leave school

You can leave school on the last Friday in June, as long as you'll have turned 16 by the end of that school years summer holidays.  There are many choices available to you then, you could:

Go to Highlands College

Join a sixth form in one fo the secondary schools

Work and study part-time

Find some work-based learning e.g. an apprenticeship

Find a job

For help and support contact Careers Jersey tel: 01534 449440 to speak to a careers adviser.  Careers Jersey is based on the ground floor of the Social Security building on La Motte Street.