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I gained more useful qualifications after I left school. My employer sent a select group of us to college on day-release to get our HND in Business. So I was working 4 days, at college for one, and getting my wages at the end of the month. The employer paid for our tuition, and we had no need to claim anything from the government.

My post about birth-control wasn't a 'sly dig'. It was merely to point out how you can't generalise as everyone's situation is different. It's insulting to those of us who have gained further qualifications without being full-time students.