Now raise school leaving age to 17 to drive up standards

Should the school leaving age be raised to 17?

IT is a convenient time to review our failing education systems (Justine Greening, The Yorkshire Post, December 19).

A few suggestions on items to consider/examine could be:

Raise school leaving age to 17 – this would benefit students in being able to catch up on lost attendance.

How is Education Secretary Gavin Williamson still in his job?

An extra year to mature  and gain basic employment skills.

Improve qualifications with better quality content.

Further education to be meaningful with more useful content (for employment prospects).

Encourage those not of university/academic interests or abilities to take up apprenticeships that will  provide practical skills  training.

Re-introduce Careers Advice Centres nationally.

This is an opportunity to revise our present systems and offerings.

From: Andrew Mercer, Guiseley.

WHY did Education Secretary Gavin Williamson not  announce the January arrangements for the reopening of schools to Parliament – or was this another deception to avoid scrutiny that would have exposed his failings?

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Now raise school leaving age to 17 to drive up standards – Yorkshire Post Letters

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