This book gives an overview of the different courses and qualifications available to young people post-GCSE. It profiles over 40 of the most popular A-level, AS-level and new diploma subject areas, listing everything students need to know to make an informed choice. The only book on the market to link post-16 options to future career aspirations, it contains independent advice providing all the options so that students can choose which route is best for them without outside influence/pressure. Easily navigable it is divided into sections by subject area and listed alphabetically making it easy for students to browse. Author Gary Woodward is a qualified careers consultant and has significant experience of advising young people about education and career options as well as job hunting.
The AQA Baccalaureate is available at sixth forms and colleges in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... They are available at AS and full A level, and sometimes as a double award (the equivalent of two AS or A levels).
This book aims to guide students and their advisors through this difficult process, providing a broad analysis of all the post-16 options and suggesting ways of dealing with the decision making process.
Schools for Special Needs, Kogan Page Independent schools Which School? Guide to independent schools, John Catt Educational, Annual A directory of over 2000 British independent schools; includes nursery, preparatory, junior and senior ...
... Choosing your A level subjects The two most important criteria for choosing subjects are: ▫ what you are likely to be good at and ▫ what you are likely to enjoy. If you are going stay on at school or move to a ... YOUR POST-16 OPTIONS.
Do you need honest advice on whether the Diploma will help them get into university or the career they really want? This is the only impartial and independent guide to the Diplomas.
This book looks at the purpose and pedagogy of STEM teaching and explores the ways in which STEM subjects can interact in the curriculum to enhance student understanding, achievement and motivation.
Bringing together insights from current educational theory and the best contemporary classroom teaching and learning, this book will prove an invaluable resource for students on all training routes – as well as their mentors – who ...
This internationally appealing book is based on a two-year case study of a group of young people as they move through their final year of mandatory schooling and into their first year of post-16 experience.
A Fully Comprehensive Guide to Independent Education in the United Kingdom Gabbitas ... With a wide range of public arts and science events, the universities make a major contribution to the cultural life of the UK.
The danger is thus that we are holding schools accountable for the wrong thing . Another danger is that because non - cognitive skills are not recognised by the assessment system , schools have little incentive to focus on their ...