Students
Our Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Programme invites you to aim higher and explore a wide range of engaging and rewarding careers when you leave school.
Post 16 pathways are what you do after you finish your GCSEs. By law, you are required to 'be in education' until you turn 18. This can be studying full-time: academic or vocational routes. Or it can be an apprenticeship or job with training, because you are still attending 'education'. The full-time academic route at 16 is A Levels and the full-time vocational routes include BTECs and T Levels. Alternatively, you can start on the applied or work route with a Level 1, 2 or 3 Apprenticeship.
Post 18 pathways are what you do after A levels, T levels, BTECs or Apprenticeships and can include Degrees, Higher National Diplomas or Higher or Degree level Apprenticeships.
See the different pathways below.
Exploring Qualification and Career Pathways
During your time at school and/or Sixth Form you will take part in a wide range of activities to help you explore your future options including using Unifrog, learning about careers linked to the subjects you are studying and careers events where you can meet employers, colleges and universities.
You can also explore your choices using these websites:
National Careers Service – has a comprehensive careers website with job profiles, outlining: the skills and qualifications required, main tasks, pay levels and career prospects for hundreds of different jobs. In addition, it provides valuable guidance on the different stages involved in getting a job
Help you Choose is the information, advice and careers guidance website for young people in Norfolk. It is also where you can apply for your next destination after GCSEs
Springpod has partnered with the Department for Education to provide more detail on pathways including A levels, T levels, BTECs, HNCs and HNDs and different levels of apprenticeships
Find out more about academic qualifications here:
Springwood High School - Sixth Form
Applying | Undergraduate | UCAS
Find out more about vocational qualifications here:
Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ): an introduction - GOV.UK
Find out more about apprenticeships here:
Apprenticeships | Learn About Apprenticeships And Find The Right One For You