Life Events: Leaving School or College
The information on this page is designed to help you with decisions about leaving school or college.
Education After Compulsory School Age
Information for pupils wishing to carry on their education after they are 16.
This section provides information, advice and online facilities about schools, information for parents, education documents, school job vacancies and associated information about education in Wrexham.
This section provides information, advice and online facilities about housing benefit , local estate offices and associated information about Wrexham County Borough Council Housing.
This section contains links to information on how to apply plus job related support information and information about what it's like working for Wrexham Council.
The information provided is a brief description of most common benefits. The list is NOT an authorative statement of law and is intended as a rough guide only. Note that the Social Security System is complex and liable to alteration or change on a regular basis.
Useful Links
Providing you with careers related information and advice, including an e-portfolio, CVs, quizzes, vacancies, weblinks and much more.
Clic - The national information and advice service for young people in Wales
If you are 11-25 looking for help and information relevant to you and your life... you can find it all on this website.
Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
Their aim is to give children an excellent start in education, enable young people to equip themselves with life and work skills, and encourage adults to achieve their full potential through learning.
Department for Works and Pensions (DWP)
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for the Government's welfare reform agenda. Its aim is to promote opportunity and independence for all. It delivers support and advice through a modern network of services to people of working age, employers, pensioners, families and children and disabled people.
Glyndŵr University is a vibrant, friendly place where each student's learning and future is given personal attention. The facilities are excellent, as you'd expect from a university that values the spirit of enterprise and puts employability at the heart of everything it does. Courses are designed to provide employers with exactly what they're looking for and many have been created with their direct input. Support, both in helping students plan their careers and their lives outside of the world of work, is always on hand via our careers team, as well as other expert advisers and counsellors.
The Open University is one of the largest providers of part-time higher education in the UK. In almost every subject area, more people choose to study part-time with the OU than with any other university. For employers and individual students alike, whatever your learning and training needs, our local staff are available to provide information and advice to guide you onto the right course.
Raisingkids.co.uk offers support, information, and friendship to everyone who's raising kids.
Second VoiceSecond Voice is an exciting new advocacy scheme for children and young people who live in Wrexham county borough. The service is available free of charge and helps children and young people up to the age of 25 to make their voice heard when they feel they're not being listened to.
UK's most popular student job site, thestudentjob.com connects you with one-off and part time jobs, internship opportunities and GAP / Holiday jobs in your local area.
Be part of the world's biggest online student community, get study help, personal & professional advice & access to student guides.
Volunteering describes what people choose to do in their spare time, without pay, that benefits other people or contributes to the services or amenities within the community. If you volunteer, you have the chance to meet new people, to learn new skills, to develop new interests, and to be part of the community.
Volunteering describes what people choose to do in their spare time, without pay, that benefits other people or contributes to the services or amenities within the community. If you volunteer, you have the chance to meet new people, to learn new skills, to develop new interests, and to be part of the community.
14 to 19: your life, your options (information from DirectGov)
Exam results time is never easy: especially when the economic climate is uncertain. There are lots of opportunities for those leaving school, college and university. But positions will be in demand - so it's vital to get good advice and to follow up on all options available.
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