10 per cent of GCSE students to enter employment

Thursday, 25 August 2016 00:00

Around 10 per cent of GCSE students on the Isle of Man are expected to enter the world of work.

The teenagers will get their results today - it marks the end of two years of study in years 10 and 11.

It's also the end of compulsory education although many will choose to continue to sixth form.

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

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