If a young person has come from year 11 and has not yet taken their GCSE’s but is the age to go to college, what should they do?

Even if you are 16 you cannot start post 16 educations (e.g., college, 6th form or training) until after the statutory school leaving date. The statutory school leaving date for year 11 is always the last Friday in June.

There is a starting point for everyone at college regardless of whether you were able to take any exams or not. At enrolment, Colleges will place you on the right level course.