Education at 16 2005/2006

In 2005 we published the 18th edition of our guide to further education, Education@16. This guide is for those people looking for a sixth form, improve their exam grades, vocational courses, tutorial colleges or ideas on possible career choices.

Here we have archived four useful and informative articles written by specialists in their fields on subjects such as gap-years, tutorial colleges and independent education.

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Vocational Education - a first class alternative

Information for those students wishing to following a vocational education. More details >>

Time to grow up

Mark Twain had a point: wouldn’t it be so much better if we were born at the age of 80 and then progressed to 18? More details >>

A preparation for Higher Education - an independent sixth form college

Clive Denning, Principal of Duff Miller Sixth-Form College and Chairman of CIFE, the Association of Sixth Form Colleges, outlines the role of CIFE Colleges
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BAC - Setting the standards

Many thousands of students study in independent colleges in the UK but many of these colleges fall outside statutory inspection systems and are not covered by public reporting schemes. How then should a student go about choosing an independent college? More details >>