At Key Stage 4 students have the option of studying GCSEs; BTEC Level 2 and Cambridge Nationals.
At Key Stage 5 students have the option of studying A levels; BTEC Level 3; Cambridge Technicals and T Levels. The Government website provides more information on T levels.
When deciding which qualification and subjects to study, it is important that you do your research as some careers will require you to gain specific qualifications. There are a number of sources of advice available:
- The results from your Unifrog careers software
- BBC Bitesize GCSE options: Everything you need to know about choosing your GCSE subjects
- Which University Guide explains how important GCSE choices are when it comes to university
- iCould guide to choosing GCSE options
- National Careers Service have Careers Advisers available 8am to 10pm, 7 days a week (free)
- UCAS - further education helps you understand post 16 options
- Russell Group helps you to understand which subjects open up different degrees, particularly at Russell Group universities.