School & College

School, College, Sixth Form… the best years of your life right? In this section you’ll find links to articles and organisations that cover things like starting school, leaving school, study skills, year 9 & 11 choices, exclusion, and qualifications.

National Services
Useful Apps
Blogs and Guides
Videos

If you’re looking for things about university including applying, head to the university section. Stuff on gap years is in everything else.

National Services

Careers Wales – A website with help with all things careers from which subjects to pick and applying for college etc.

Studential – Help and advice for students aged 16 and older with their academic journey, by offering information on all stages of education.

My Safety Net – Worries about things at school? Click here.

Student Finance Wales: EMA – Apply for Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA).

GovUK: School Leavers – Find out when you can leave school and what you can do when you finish secondary school.

The Mix – Loads of information for young people, including study and exam tips.

Welsh Government: Exclusion – Info on exclusion from schools and pupil referral units (PRU’s).

Meic – An advocacy and helpline service to support you with anything whilst you are at school. Contact Meic daily from 8AM – Midnight on: Freephone (080880 23456), Text (84001) or Instant Message.

Useful Apps

Flora – Flora is a free way to stay off your phone, create clear to-do lists and build healthy and useful habits. This can help to keep track of time and help your organise your revision and coursework.

BBC Bitesize: Revision – The updated BBC Bitesize – Revision app for 14-16 year olds is now available to download to both your tablet and your mobile phone.