Choices at 16
Common questions
- How can I help my child on GCSE results day?
- What are the choices for my child at 16?
- What is a Further Education College and what courses do they offer?
- What funding support is available for a course at college?
- What is the difference between A Levels and BTECs?
- What grades and qualifications are needed for higher education/university?
- How can I help my child choose their A Levels?
- Can my child do an apprenticeship after A levels or BTECs?
- What are vocational qualifications and where do they lead?
- When can my child leave school?
- What is a Traineeship and how can my child find one?
- What is an apprenticeship?
- How can I help my child find an apprenticeship?
- Employability Skills - why they are as important as qualifications?
- What job sectors are there and which ones will grow?
- How can I get help to advise my child?
- Useful links to career-related sites for parents
- What changes have been made to the GCSE grades?
- What are the top jobs of the future?
