Life Events: Leaving School

The information on this page is designed to help you with decisions about leaving school.

Education After Compulsory School Age

Information for pupils wishing to carry on their education after they are 16.

Education

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.

Housing

This section provides information, advice and online facilities about housing benefit , local estate offices and associated information about Wrexham County Borough Council Housing.

Online Vacancies

This section contains links to information on how to apply plus job related support information and information about what it's like working for the Council.

A-Z of Benefits

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 / change on a regular basis.

Useful Links

Careers Wales North East

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.

Education & Learning Wales (ELWa)

This web site provides information relating to post-16 education and training in Wales for individuals, businesses, communities and learning and research providers.

MyChoiceWrexham - Helping you choose the right course

Are you aged 14 to 19 and making choices about what to study? This website will help you choose the right course for you!

NEWI

As a member of the University of Wales, the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education is rapidly developing into the major provider of university education in North Wales. It is a student centred organisation providing high quality teaching and is very proud of its strong links with the local communities. It has been highly praised for its commitment to opening up higher education to everyone and frequently appears at the top of league tables demonstrating its success in this area.

Open University in Wales

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

Raisingkids.co.uk offers support, information, and friendship to everyone who's raising kids.

Second Voice

Second 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.

Volunteering Wales

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.

Yale College

Situated in the heart of Wrexham town centre, Yale College is a tertiary college with approximately 3,000 full-time and 8,000 part-time students. There are two campuses, one on Grove Park Road in the centre of Wrexham and another half a mile away on Bersham Road where the Engineering and Construction courses take place. The College also has some 13 outreach centres, many based in local schools, which have programmes of day-time and evening courses.

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