So, you find a course and you commit to studying again. Life will take you on many unexpected journeys, but education will only ever propel you forwards. Enjoy the ride. We hope our guide to choosing GCSE subjects helped you figure out what courses are right for you.
Find out more about our wide range of GCSE and A-level courses on our website, or you can give our dedicated team a call on Career Guide. View all career guides…. About Us. Contact Us. Which GCSEs should you take? A guide to choosing subjects. They can also be a useful option if your timetable at school or college prevents you from taking a full GCSE.
These can lead to similar routes as traditional GCSEs, however, if you want to go on to do A levels, some subjects may require that you have a full GCSE in that subject. If you think something may have gone wrong with marking your exam, your school or FE college can ask for a re-mark or recount.
There is also an Appeals process which is administered by the awarding organisation, and if necessary, the independent Examinations Appeals Board. If your GCSE is made up of modules, you can choose to resit individual modules. Only one re-sit is permitted per unit. The highest mark will be taken from your different attempts.
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Contacts for common benefits are listed below. English literature: Studying literature will no longer be compulsory at GCSE level but studying English language will. The new literature course will focus on "classic" literature and unseen texts will also be added to the exam. GCSE options have also become more "linear", with more focus on the exams themselves rather than ongoing coursework.
Students can only be take exam resits in English and maths. For example, if you know whole-heartedly that you want to be a doctor , then choosing subjects related to that job like physics, chemistry and biology will certainly be useful. You should also consider whether your chosen career will require you to get more qualifications in the future. Talk to your careers advisor to see if you can get a feel for what kind of career you might like to do.
A lot of students make the mistake of choosing the same subjects as their friends. Although it can be tempting to choose your subjects based on what teacher you might get, we suggest that you resist. You should base your decisions on the subject itself rather than the teacher who will be teaching you.
As a general rule, the more qualifications you gain throughout your life, the less important your GCSE options become. For example, if you end up studying at university and gaining a degree, potential employers are more likely to be interested in what you studied there, rather than what you studied when you were Take a look at the articles below if you need more help.
How important are GCSEs? What are A-levels? Wellington College , Tychay , Ralph and Jenny. Great 0 Like Report. Hi - there are certain subjects like maths and English which every student has to take. They give you very useful skills whichever career you end up in. If you can pick subjects that you enjoy and that will provide you skills with a career you want to pursue in the future then that would be ideal.
So to be a sports person, you might consider doing PE, however you can be very good at a sport and not do PE. The best thing would be to read our Sport and Fitness career zone and speak to your careers advisor, who will be able to give you some more direct advice. The more obscure or vocational subjects, such as law and electronics, are less likely to be offered than foundation subjects like design and technology, history and geography. But although their GCSE choices are unlikely to have much impact on their future direction, it still pays to invest some time in making the right choices.
Many Year 9 children have no idea what career they might eventually go into, and if this is the case, it makes sense for your child to choose as broad a range of subjects as possible.
A good rule of thumb to keep their future options open is to take at least one subject from each of the four entitlement areas , on top of the core subjects. Universities often prefer applicants who have a wide range of GCSEs in conventional subjects such as history, geography and the sciences, rather than more specialist subjects like media studies or psychology.
If your child does already have a career in mind, or is leaning towards studying a certain subject at GCSE, encourage them to look at the entry requirements for a university course or other training in that area. What about the EBacc? The English baccalaureate, or EBacc, is not a separate qualification, but a group of five core academic subjects studied at GCSE level.
If your child is unsure about their future career direction, taking the EBacc subjects will keep their options open.
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