School leaving age set to be 18
http://www.mieonline.org/home/articles/502/1/School-leaving-age-set-to-be-18/Page1.html
Om Varma
Associate Professor, Education Studies Department, MIE
By Om Varma
Published on 12/01/2007
Young people will be required to stay in school, training or workplace training until the age of 18.
The Department for Education and Skills has confirmed plans to raise the school leaving age in England by 2013.