Making Informed Post-16 Choices: Pathways and Opportunities
Explore various post-16 options after GCSEs such as A levels, BTECs, vocational courses, and apprenticeships. Consider your strengths, interests, learning style, grades needed, and future career goals. Engage with a career advisor, attend college open evenings, and research available pathways in your area. Discover colleges offering A levels, BTECs, and vocational courses, as well as specialized training providers like HETA for engineering apprenticeships.
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Looking Ahead: Post-16 Choices Your Careers Advisor Suzanne Mason
You have a decision to make. What are you going to do after your GCSE s? 6thForm College focus on A levels or a combination of A levels and BTEC Level 3. College vocational courses focused on developing practical skills or to focus on academic options such as A levels. Apprenticeships to register for a level 2 or 3 apprenticeship go to: www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship
Key Points to consider What subjects am I good at? And what do I enjoy? What is my learning style? Is it academic (A Levels) or a more vocational / technical route (BTECs, T Levels)? Do I have the grades I need? Do I have a back-up plan? Am I going to university? What subjects do I need to access the course? What subjects do I need to study to get the job I want in the future?
Key Things to do Have a discussion with your careers advisor, Suzanne in school every Wednesday and some Mondays/ Fridays. Have a discussion with your parent/carer. Attend virtual college open evenings. Investigate apprenticeships available in the Goole area. www.gov.uk/apprenticeships Access Progress-Careers https://progress-education.org.uk/delta-Goole
These Colleges Offer A levels and BTECs Wyke College www.wyke.ac.uk John Leggott www.leggott.ac.uk Selby College www.selby.ac.uk York College - www.yorkcollege.ac.uk
These colleges offer vocational courses and BTECs Hull College www.hull-college.ac.uk Selby College www.selby.ac.uk North Lindsey https://northlindsey.ac.uk/ Bishop Burton - https://www.bishopburton.ac.uk/ York College www.yorkcollege.ac.uk Doncaster College - https://www.don.ac.uk/
HETA (Humberside Engineering Training Association) HETA is a training provider for all types of engineering apprenticeships. However you must be predicted at Level 5s to apply. https://heta.co.uk/apprenticeships-1/for- schools/resources-for-schools
For further information or any questions talk to your careers advisor, Suzanne. masons@gooleacademy.org.uk https://progress-education.org.uk/DELTA-goole/
