Activity 3: Pathways Practice
Activity 3: Pathways Practice
This next activity gives you the opportunity to think about the pathways that you could take to certain career fields.
We’ve completed Jamal’s profile for you below to show you what to do.
If, like these learners, you have a particular career pathway in mind, you can plan your next steps to make sure that you meet any entry requirements along your way. Each of these learners below is thinking about their futures and wants to work out which qualifications they need to complete to start their dream career, including whether they should go to university. You’re going to help them choose which options to take. Here’s what to do: 1. Read the speech bubble by each character to find out what their dream career is.
2. Have a look at our ‘Options Booklet’ and decide which options in this booklet would be best for them to take in Key Stage Four (GCSEs), after school (post-16) and then if they need to go to university, what course they should take.
Optional GCSEs: Geography, French, Music, English Literature Post 16 Option: A Levels University: YES/NO Course: Primary Education
3. Remember to think about what entry requirements these pathways may have. You could research this on: UCAS’s Careers Advice page or the National Careers Service. Make sure you pick options that will enable them to access their chosen career pathway.
nd Hi! I’m Elena a I want to be a photographer.
Hi! I’m Jamal and I want to be a primary school teacher.
Optional GCSEs: Post 16 Option:
Options Booklet
University: YES/NO Course: Post 16 Options:
Hello! My name is Alex and I want to be a chef.
• A Levels
Pick one bullet point
• Chef Apprenticeship
from each heading
• BTEC/A Levels • Level 3 Course in photography
Optional GCSEs:
(Level 3 Extended Diploma)
Alex ai. file needed
Optional GCSEs: Post 16 Option: University: YES/NO Course:
• Food technology, Drama, History • Art & Design, French
University Courses:
• Music, Geography, ICT
• Primary Education
• History, Geography, Spanish
• Sports & Exercise Science
• PE, Drama, Music
• Culinary Arts Management
What does ‘entry requirements mean? Some university courses and career pathways may have entry requirements. These are the minimum expectations that you would need to meet to be considered for that course or job. These requirements are to make sure that you have the right skillset or foundation of knowledge to be successful in your studies or work.