The school at Two Boats has an enthusiastic, experienced new headmaster, but there is no longer a fund to provide for the sixth-form education of its most promising students in the UK (the island's school only goes up to Britain's GCSE level, and thus to the age of about 16).
Sixth form and further education colleges are usually in main towns - and if students are not on the route of buses, they will depend on lifts to bus stops.
Dr Huppert asked the Mr Alexander about the VAT paid by sixth form colleges and further education colleges in 2012.
The trial this year involved 155 schools, sixth form centres and further education colleges, selected to be broadly representative of the whole state and independent sectors.
On the published figures, further education and sixth form colleges did account for most of the worst performers.
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In Newcastle, the provision of modern apprenticeships was applauded by inspectors, but A level results in the further education and sixth form college level were less successful.
We are in the worst-funded part of the education world and sixth form colleges in particular suffer other educational inequalities.
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Sheffield-born Gorman is currently studying for 'A' levels in English Literature, Art and Physical Education in lower sixth form at Repton School after winning a scholarship.
An ASCL survey suggested that more than 80% of heads of further education colleges, sixth form colleges and schools with sixth forms believed they would have to reduce the choice of courses they offered while 83% said they believed this age group should attract more rather than less funding than younger pupils.
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"Unless we make the system sufficiently nimble to respond to dynamic demand it will not be fit for purpose, " Mr Hayes said, explaining that the proposals would get rid of "a raft of unnecessary and prescriptive duties" and "strip away central controls over further education and sixth-form colleges in respect of their governance and dissolution arrangements".
Proposing the motion, Richard Salter, from Somerset, said students at further education (FE) and sixth-form colleges were being discriminated against.
Further Education Minister John Hayes told MPs plans to shake up further education (FE) and sixth-form colleges' regulation would give them more freedom.
Those colleges who can go ahead with their projects are: Barnsley College, Bournville College, Furness College, Hartlepool College of Further Education, Kirklees College, Leyton Sixth Form College, Manchester College - Wythenshawe, North West Kent College, St Helens College, Sandwell College, South Thames College, Tresham Institute of Further and Higher Education, Corby, and West Cheshire College.
Both the teacher and the students in the class we filmed at Long Road Sixth Form College felt too much time was being wasted earlier in the education system.
In the London boroughs of Hackney and Islington, an independent report recommended the creation of new sixth form colleges as a step towards encouraging more young people to stay in education and gain qualifications.
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