Choices at 16
Common questions
- How can I help my child on GCSE results day?
- What funding support is available for a course at college?
- What are the choices for my child at 16?
- What are vocational qualifications and where do they lead?
- What is a T Level?
- What is a V Level?
- What is a Further Education College and what courses do they offer?
- When can my child leave school?
- What is the difference between A Levels, T 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 is an apprenticeship?
- How can I help my child find an apprenticeship?
- What job sectors are there and which sectors will grow in the future?
- How can I get help to advise my child?
- Useful links to career-related sites for parents
- How can I help my child develop the essential skills they need for life, study and work?
- What qualifications could my child study as a home educated learner?
- What is work experience and what are the benefits?
- How can I help my child think about types of work and work experiences that might suit them?
- How can I help my child find a work experience placement?
- How can I help my child see what skills they have to offer to a work experience placement?
- How can I help my child prepare an email to send to an employer requesting work experience?
- How can I help my child get ready for a work placement so they feel more confident?
