Teen work/college law and advice

I agree with trixibug, op can i ask are you in England? your location suggests you are so compulsory education ends at 16 unless something major has passed and I didn't realize :)
 
Blimey a lot of people really don't know that education for those leaving school in June 2014 is now compulsory until 18. You can get a part-time job and do part-time study, but there has to be some form of edcuation for anyone who was born AFTER 1/9/97 until the age of 18.
Scotland is 'slightly' different i believe.

My son is now at college, and he is only just starting to let go of the schoolboy-who-has-everything-done-for-him attitude.
Yes, they go through a rough patch i guess, but they need to be advised and supported. That said, they DO need a reality check; only the OP can decide which to do first.
This 16 year old girl needs to truly see the pain and anguish her mum is going through. Can you not [somehow] get her to realise this and ask that if she helps around the house etc then she'll get some of her stuff/freedom/pocket money. Grandma needs her zimmer kicking for not supporting you though.
OP, i'm a step-dad too and my step-son went through similar where he was too lazy to get a job or go out. Very frustrating for me and his mum.

She needs to be supported but the easy options need removing from her life imho.
 
Banzai_Joe said:
Blimey a lot of people really don't know that education for those leaving school in June 2014 is now compulsory until 18. You can get a part-time job and do part-time study, but there has to be some form of edcuation for anyone who was born AFTER 1/9/97 until the age of 18.
Scotland is 'slightly' different i believe.
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That's pretty ridiculous IMO. Whilst a decent education is important, for some people it's not the best option - it's potentially forcing people to waste 2 years of their life when they could be doing something useful like gaining experience in their chosen field...
 
Haggisman said:
That's pretty ridiculous IMO. Whilst a decent education is important, for some people it's not the best option - it's potentially forcing people to waste 2 years of their life when they could be doing something useful like gaining experience in their chosen field...
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For the best part that is not the case, this is by no means stopping people going into vocational qualifications etc.

This is more to prevent people from jumping ship at 16 to work full-time within say retail or as a waiter/waitress etc.
 
To be fair if I could go back, I would've left school at 16 without question. I was 'forced' into staying at school by my old man. I hated it, done very little and got nothing from it. No qualifications. If he had spoke to me, I would've been at college doing something I was interested in and been through uni before most had even started.

To be fair it only put me back 2 years, and I never went to uni in the end because by then I was bored of education even though I could've went in to 3rd year.
 
Semple said:
For the best part that is not the case, this is by no means stopping people going into vocational qualifications etc.

This is more to prevent people from jumping ship at 16 to work full-time within say retail or as a waiter/waitress etc.
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Its more to lower the rate of young unemployed people tbh
 
TrixiBuG said:
Taking the hard approach has not worked so far, so try the softer approach and see where it gets you.
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The hard approach hasn't been used yet, it's been limp wristed. If I was acting like this at her age I'd have probably been kicked out, I turned out fine.

I'm saying learn the kid some life lessons else she'll end up nowhere wondering why no one is helping her out, wondering where it all went wrong. Cruel to be kind, that's half of parenting.

spoffle said:
Also, why are you trying to force her into going for a full time job? That seems incredibly unnecessary.
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If you aren't in education why wouldn't you be in a full time job?
 
Because she doesn't want or need to work full time?

Plus, I asked why full time specifically, as it was implied that part time wasn't good enough.
 
give her a kick and be though, there's no point reasoning ;) when she comes to a point where she can't even afford essentials on her own things will change.

she is literally wasting her life right now.
 
Third Opinion said:
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we are not even certain it is legal for her not to be in work or training as laws have changed.
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Anyone got any ideas about the law...
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The legal system has absolutely no right to interfere, so don't get worried about that. No authority can force her to go to college or work, so it is up to you to sort it out.
I would start by stopping her money. She will soon go out and work for it.
 
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