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Planning Your Future: Choosing GCSEs and Beyond

Are you considering GCSE subjects and future career paths? Discover the importance of planning early, exploring options, and setting goals to guide your academic journey towards success. Understand the different education levels, implications of grades, and career prospects. Stay informed, set targets, and utilize available resources to make informed decisions. Take charge of your future now!

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Planning Your Future: Choosing GCSEs and Beyond

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  1. My 14-19 Path Choosing GCSEs

  2. Who’s thinking about it? • Who is going to Careers Evening? • Who has read an Options booklet? • Who has looked at library resources? • Who has looked ahead to 16+? • Anyone chosen completely? Partly? • Who wants more time? Explain.

  3. The “abstract” questions • Are you wanting to be a specialist or a generalist at this stage? • Academic or vocational? • At which level will you leave education?

  4. What are “Levels”? • “Entry” level = fewer than 3 GCSEs at G • Level 1 = a few GCSEs at D-G • Level 2 = 5+ GCSEs at A*-C • Level 3 = A-level • Level 4 = Degree … or equivalent, at every step. Higher levels = higher lifetime pay, in general.

  5. “I thought levels were…” KS3 levels are different. But they do “map to” GCSE grades. • 8 = A* • 7 = A • 6 = B etc List possible GCSE subjects and the grades you will get based on CPL.

  6. Be aware • 7-8 A* / A / B now common • Employers spot weakest result • ABB A-level for the best unis • Employers will still ask about A-level and GCSE all your life • It’s illegal in the UK to lie on CV • 25% 16-24 in UK unemployed; 50% in Spain

  7. This & next PSHE lesson • Understand the terms. • Understand the routes. • Set yourself a good target for GCSE. • Complete the first page of “My 14-19 Path” sheet. Email your teacher and your tutor and keep a copy yourself. • Find 2 Level 3 FE college courses. Do the second page of the worksheet and email an up-to-date copy to your tutor. Then search careers resources.

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