• The Artist: BTEC art and DP ART, Film BTEC, Business BTEC, DP Psychology, self teach Spanish, Art therapy and graphic design service,  work experience in a media marketing firm. Reflect on the difference between street art and graffiti. Apply to Parsons, California College of the arts, Goldsmiths, University of the Arts London, SCAD for graphic design, fashion design, photography, media and communications……. 

• The Actor: BTEC performing art and DP theatre Art, Film BTEC, Hospitality BTEC, DP Philosophy, service learning helping year 7’s with homework, and volunteer with a charity, work experience with a theatre company and get angry on why Hollywood films mostly use male leads and lay them hugely more than women? Apply to the top performing arts schools as well as traditional universities for drama, social work, events management, business.

• The Entrepreneur: Study BTEC Double Business, DP Computer Science, DP Chinese, BTEC film. Get work experience in an events management company. Help school charities publicise their events online. Ask why social media is allowed to use our data without asking? Apply to the Universities of Surrey, Oxford Brookes, Sheffield to study marketing, management, entrepreneur studies, communications, hotel management etc.

• The Sport Lover: Take BTEC sports and DP sport science. Study Business BTEC and Hospitality BTEC, DP film. Volunteer coaching teams, learn Japanese, Ask if NFL teams should force players to stand for the national anthem? Apply for sports coaching, business and sports, sport marketing, or be a pro?

• The Social Planner: BTEC Business Film and Hospitality, DP Food Science and Maths, Volunteer to do the marketing and organising committee for Anaia and Winter Fair, work experience with an events management company,  self study french, Research why marketing firms are allowed to photoshop the images of the models they use, Apply to study marketing, events management, media and communications, hotel management….

• The Movie Maker: BTEC film and double business, DP Film and english literature and performance, learn sign language, make the content for school productions and also for local charities, get angry about the whitewashing of led roles to help sell movies, apply for media and communications, film directing, marketing...

How about: 

• The Restaurateur, the Chef?

• The fashion designer, comic artist, interior designer, photographer, graphic designer? 

• The Hotel manager, the social media influencer, the gig planner, the web designer? 

NB: you could be admitted to university on a course requiring 34-36 IBDP points or get DDD from your BTECs and complete the IBCP. 

Email your counsellor and find out!