General info
For advice on making choices about jobs and courses, and also in your personal life, look within these General Information sections.
Choices
Education
| 2.01 | Options after year 9: an overview |
| 2.02 | Art and design after year 9 |
| 2.03 | Business studies and related subjects after year 9 |
| 2.04 | English after year 9 |
| 2.05 | Humanities after year 9 |
| 2.06 | Information and communication technology after year 9 |
| 2.07 | Languages after year 9 |
| 2.08 | Mathematics after year 9 |
| 2.09 | Performing arts after year 9 |
| 2.10 | Science and related subjects after year 9 |
| 2.11 | Sport and PE after year 9 |
| 2.12 | Technology and related subjects after year 9 |
| 2.13 | Work-related programmes after year 9 |
| 2.15 | Choosing level 3 courses after year 11 |
| 2.20 | Routes into higher education |
| 2.21 | Choosing your higher education |
| 2.22 | Ideas for higher education courses |
| 2.23 | Applying for higher education courses |
| 2.24 | No offers? Wrong grades? |
| 2.25 | Taking a year out |
| 2.26 | Higher education and training in Europe |
| 2.27 | Higher education and training outside Europe |
| 2.28 | If you leave a higher education course |
| 2.29 | Writing your UCAS personal statement |
| 2.31 | Sponsorship, scholarships and charitable trusts |
| 2.32 | Funding your further education - an overview |
| 2.33 | Funding your higher education – an overview |
| 2.35 | A guide to qualifications |
| 2.37 | Distance and open learning |
| 2.38 | Study skills |
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Free time
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| 3.01 | Making good use of your spare time |
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| 3.02 | Voluntary opportunities in the UK |
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| 3.03 | Voluntary opportunities overseas |
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| 3.04 | Foreign travel |
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Health
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| 4.01 | Keeping healthy |
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| 4.02 | Healthy eating |
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| 4.03 | Wise up to mental health |
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| 4.04 | Sexual health and you |
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| 4.05 | Get streetwise and stay safe |
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| 4.06 | Understanding alcohol |
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| 4.07 | Understanding drugs |
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| 4.08 | The cost of gambling |
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| 4.09 | The facts about smoking |
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| 4.10 | Dealing with stress |
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| 4.11 | Staying safe online |
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Housing
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| 5.01 | Finding yourself homeless...and finding your feet |
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| 5.02 | Housing Benefit and how it works |
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| 5.03 | Leaving home |
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Law, your rights and citizenship
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| 6.01 | If you break the law... |
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| 6.02 | Your rights as a young person - an introduction |
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Money
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| 7.01 | You and your money |
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| 7.02 | Managing your money as a student |
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| 7.03 | Benefits for young people - an introduction |
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Relationships
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| 8.01 | Bereavement |
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| 8.02 | Taking a stand against bullying |
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| 8.03 | Dealing with abuse |
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| 8.04 | Getting on with family and friends |
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| 8.05 | When a family breaks up |
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| 8.06 | Wondering about your sexuality? |
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| 8.07 | The value of being confident and assertive |
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| 8.10 | Living independently after care |
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| 8.11 | How parenthood can affect you |
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Travel and transport
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| 9.01 | Getting your own car or motorbike |
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Work and training
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| 11.02 | Work experience |
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| 11.04 | Skills for employment |
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| 11.05 | Job market trends |
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| 11.06 | Employment at 18+ with level 3 qualifications |
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| 11.08 | CV writing for school- and college-leavers |
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| 11.09 | CV writing for job changers |
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| 11.10 | How to find a job |
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| 11.11 | Job applications |
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| 11.13 | Coping with interviews |
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| 11.14 | Jobseekers' checklist |
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| 11.15 | Starting work |
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| 11.16 | Apprenticeships and work-based learning |
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| 11.19 | Under school leaving age and working. What's legal? |
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| 11.20 | Part-time work |
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| 11.21 | Temporary work |
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| 11.22 | Working from home |
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| 11.23 | Working for yourself |
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| 11.31 | Information for people with disabilities |
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| 11.33 | Information for offenders and ex-offenders |
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| 11.35 | Equal opportunities: your rights |
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| 11.40 | Working overseas |
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| 11.41 | Working holidays and temporary jobs abroad |
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