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Story: Government plans broadband for every UK child

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Not everyone is academic

I think this is a key issue, Not every child has the ability to take GCSE's or A Levels, this doesn't mean there not inteligent or talented, that form of education just isn't for them.
If this is the case the kids in question would benefit more from specialized vocational areas such as Networking, Web design Mechanics and other subjects like this, In my Opinion these are more valuable to future development than 80% of A level students who acheive qualifications that are completely irelevant.
The problem is the vocational route is offered to late when kids are either so used to playing up in school or not even attending at all, parents should with help of teachers decide which route is beter at say 13 or 14, otherwise these students are left taking lessons they struggle in and will act out against it.
Take myself for example, i had no interest in school and rarely attended, i came out with 5 c's and a B which i will never use before embarking on practical IT, and i Stress Practical. I have no IT Gcse as the teaching was so poor it was unreal and that IT Gcse's and A levels are irrelevant to the work place. I only wish i was offered the opportunity to focus on Practical IT earlier.

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