Ed,well done on approaching the forum before you've even left school,what are you're reasons why you want to be a scaffolder??it's very hard physical work in some harsh conditions,the other side of the coin is that the crack can be great and you can sometimes earn very good money,you need to get around your local firms now and see if they'll give you a saturday job oiling fittings and helping load the wagons,if you can get in,nows your chance to show that your not scared of a bit of graft and once impressed the gaffer should take you as an apprentice scaffolder once you've left school,you need to be taken on to get an apprenticeship,hard work and perseverance from then on and everything else will fall into place,allways do as you're told dont get cocky,and never take days off unless their booked or your genuinly ill,any other questions you have dont be shy in asking as there's plenty of good advise of the boys on here,also what town are you in?as there might be a potential future gaffer on here,good luck in your quest and keep us all informed pal
