tallands Vs 6th form??

[jackbruv]

okay SITUATION!!!! im tring to make my mind up whether to go sixth form college and do my Alevels or go tallands (pammy huttons) as a working pupil and do my BHS stages up to fellows?? so im just wondering what you think i should do, also if i go sixth form college i will be working towards becoming an equine dental technition (sp):)

[*Lizzie*]

hey, to be honest I would say its best to get your A levels before doing anything else because it gives you a back up plan if working with horses doesn't go well. Also that way you are more likely to get a well paid job which will pay to keep horses etc.
Tallands does look great though but surely you could go there after your a- levels anyway?
I'm currently trying to decide what to do next year as a regards to 6th form etc and as much as I think A levels sound really boring, it would be better to do them in the long run :)

Good luck whatever you decide :D

[evilgiraffe]

Agree with Lizzie - do both. A levels will be useful to you whatever you do later in life (what you learn as much as what job they enable you to get), and you can do Tallands afterwards if Pammy thinks you're good enough to take on in the first place.

[funkyfilly_sos]

Gard.... I'm gunna have this decision in the future!!! :eek:

I live quite near Talland but I think I will be going to Kirckley Hall collage to do my A-Levels and not constentrate on my BHS until I get my A-levels. You can do you BHS exams and stuff after A-levels cant you? At least I hope you can.... :cool:

If it were me.... i'd agree with Evilgiraffe and others and do A-levels first. Afterall once you get them youll be sure what you wanna do and how your gunna do it.

I'm still thinking about my GCSE's. :p *sigh*
xxxKellyxxx

[roan rebel]

If you are actually serious about taking the Fellowship it will take years of hard work. Even the minimum age for this is 25 so you will have a long slog ahead. Being a working pupil is hard work for very little or no money. If I were you, I'd get the A levels under my belt first. Then you have something to fall back on if it doesn't work out as a working pupil. You might find you don't like it, or it is too much work. It's more difficult to get back in to the academic side of things if you've been away from it for a while.

[joey_olop]

Echo Roan Rebel, once your away from school life its hard to get into, believe me I tried & failed miserably!!

Do your a-levels first, dental technicians are few & far between & you could probably earn some good money from it, plus you will be working with horses at the same time :D

Good Luck

[Kate F.]

I agree with the others - get the A levels and equine dental technician qualifications first. It's a long way from Stage 1 to Fellowship - and takes not just time, dedication, hard study and hard and physically demanding work - it also takes talent that you won't really know whether you have until you're in the situation. It's not even just riding talent - it's also communication talent - you have to be able to put your ideas over to other people as well as to the horses. (Actually, I find the horses the easy bit - communicating with the people is much more challenging! :p )

Then all sorts of things can happen along the way - such as injuries or illnesses that may restrict what you can do. Getting older seems a long way away now - but believe me, it rushes up on you, and suddenly one day the physical work seems a lot harder than it used to be! When that time comes, you may need something less physically demanding to supplement your income. If you get the A levels and EDT qualifications, you have another string to your bow, so to speak , so if things don't work out as you planned, you have other options.