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Student Pathways
Planning any journey is always going to be difficult if you’re not sure of the destination. The same can be said when planning for the future. For the few young people who know where they want to end up, the planning is logical; for those that don’t it’s more difficult.
Follow the interactive path below to help your student plot their path.
When it comes to making big decisions, such as choosing GCSEs, A-levels, or whether to take the route of an apprenticeship or a degree, offering guidance can be difficult.
Higher education qualifications can help young people into successful careers and stable jobs in East Anglia and beyond. The different paths fall into three broad categories – academic, vocational and work-based.
Pre-16
Choose GCSE Subjects
GCSE exams (Level 1/2)
BTEC Level 2
NVQ Level 2
LEVEL 1/2
Post-16
A Levels
BTEC Level 3
NVQ Level 3
LEVEL 3
Post-18
PLOT A STUDY PATH
Students can move between pathways
Students can move between pathways
LEVEL 4/5
LEVEL 6
LEVEL 4/5
Foundation
Degree
HNC/ HND*
*Some students take a Foundation Degree/HNC/HND in preparation for
Level 6 study.
LEVEL 6
Undergraduate
Degree
LEVEL 4/5
Higher
Apprenticeship**
**Students can move straight into a Degree Apprenticship without taking a Higher Apprenticeship.
LEVEL 6
Degree & Higher
Apprenticeship
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