They make you leave if they think you are thick...

[vwdan]

Can't really see a problem with it - I scraped into Sixth Form despite relatively poor results. After 12 months I did my AS exams and in light of the results I was promptly invited to seek opportunities elsewhere - all entirely my own fault, though it was a bit of a shock to have well and truly "failed" for the first ever time.

Anyway, it was always made very clear to us that coming back to the Sixth Form was a privilege to be earned, not an automatic right.

With all that said, I suppose the politics of it are different now that kids HAVE to stay in education.

[Fred Bloggs]

Can't really see a problem with it - I scraped into Sixth Form despite relatively poor results. After 12 months I did my AS exams and in light of the results I was promptly invited to seek opportunities elsewhere - all entirely my own fault, though it was a bit of a shock to have well and truly "failed" for the first ever time.

Anyway, it was always made very clear to us that coming back to the Sixth Form was a privilege to be earned, not an automatic right.

With all that said, I suppose the politics of it are different now that kids HAVE to stay in education.

You mustn't overlook the fact that nobody is a failure in today's PC world.

[SueEllen]

Can't really see a problem with it - I scraped into Sixth Form despite relatively poor results. After 12 months I did my AS exams and in light of the results I was promptly invited to seek opportunities elsewhere - all entirely my own fault, though it was a bit of a shock to have well and truly "failed" for the first ever time.

Anyway, it was always made very clear to us that coming back to the Sixth Form was a privilege to be earned, not an automatic right.

With all that said, I suppose the politics of it are different now that kids HAVE to stay in education.

According to the Education Secretary - one of the other Johnsons - it is illegal to chuck out kids for non-disciplinary reasons.