Come September, colleges are ready to roll on a younger intake. General further education and 6th form colleges will be able to recruit 14 and 15-year-olds directly. All a young person has to do is find out which colleges in their area are open for their age group, apply successfully and then tell their school that they will not be coming back.
It follows the recommendation in the Wolf Review that funding mechanisms should facilitate 14 to 16-year-olds in colleges studying the mandatory elements of key stage 4 – English, maths, religious education, PSHE – and a vocational subject for up to 20 per cent of their time. Although increasing numbers of 14-year-olds have attended colleges for some part of their education, this will be the first time that they can enrol full-time.
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