A-level students told to consider all options

Friday, 19 August 2016 00:00

Students who received their A-level results yesterday are being reminded to consider all future options.

Around 350 teenagers from the five secondary schools found out how they'd faired after the culmination of two years of study:

Many will go on to study at university with others taking up apprenticeships or courses at the University College on the Island.

Joel Smith is the school improvement advisor for the Department of Education and Children - he says the world of work is also an attractive prospect:

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