We often put so much pressure on young people to make some life changing decisions at such an early age. Having to choose what subjects you want to do for your GCSE’s can have an affect on what you go on to do. Nothing is set in stone but it can make it harder to go down a particular path if you have not chosen the relevant subject for GCSE’s or A Levels. Schools should be offering students some advice and guidance on what subjects and qualification they will need to have if the pupil has a good idea of what profession they would like to go in to. If the pupil is undecided, the school can still provide them information on what subjects may help them progress in to what types of job roles.

It is often a good idea to pick subjects that you enjoy as it is likely that you will want to do a profession that is in someway linked to one of these.

Some careers such as doctors and teachers have a set process that you have to follow in order to qualify. Other careers may be able to be achieved a number of different ways, some purely by on the job training.