Information for Parents

The resources below help students explore career options and pathways, offering information on choosing a career, entering the workforce, and specific professions. They also support students’ education decisions from Year 7 to selecting degree subjects or apprenticeships in Year 13, even if they are undecided about a career.

Year 7 and Year 8

Discover the world of work and what it is like to work in different jobs by watching short video clips and interviews.

https://www.firstcareers.co.uk/

https://www.icanbea.org.uk/app/game/interests/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/careers

Year 9

The BBC video below talks about what you need to consider when choosing Options.
Choosing Your Options Wisely

A LEVELS AND T LEVELS

A Levels

Read up on how to select subjects that leave doors open to careers or degree subjects you might want to pursue – even if you’re not yet sure what you want to do in the future.

A useful source of help when deciding what A Levels to take is Informed Choices, a website which helps you understand which subjects open up different degrees.

T Levels

A T Level is a nationally recognised technical qualification for 16 to 19-year-olds that takes two years to complete.  Leading businesses and employers helped design T Levels to give students the knowledge and skills they need for entry into skilled employment, an apprenticeship or related technical study through further or higher education.  Students spend 80% of their time in the classroom and 20% on a minimum 9-week placement with an employer.  This means they learn what a real career is like while continuing their studies.  One T Level roughly equates to three A levels. St. Hilda’s does not offer T Levels.

UNIVERSITY STUDY AND FINANCE INFORMATION

Use the following links to explore degree options linked to career ideas or to help decide on  A Level subjects.

• UCAS
• TheUniGuide
• Informed Choices

Detailed information on student finance for university study can be found here.

APPRENTICESHIPS

Students should start looking for vacancies early as some employers advertise in the summer of Year 12 or early autumn of Year 13 (for apprenticeships to start the following summer/autumn). Others don’t advertise their vacancies until the summer of Year 13 so it is important to keep checking.

Find an Apprenticeship

The official government website lists almost all apprenticeship opportunities and is updated in real time.  Please click here.

Choices – Apprenticeship Parent Pack

Get an overview of the Apprenticeships and Technical Education choices available at 16 and 18.   Please click here