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One of the positive consequences of the current pandemic is that it has brought into focus the multiplicity of careers that are available within the Health Sector, resulting in an increase in people wishing to train to work in the NHS.
There are 350 different career roles within the NHS, not all of them patient facing. Following our Allied Health Professionals pathway will provide you with the knowledge skills and experience to take you career onto the next level.
Whether you wish to work in Health or in Social Care, take your studies further by obtaining a degree or are interested in following an apprenticeship when you are eighteen, this pathway provides you with a wide range of choices from an academic programme of Advanced Levels to a fully vocational Extended Diploma option.
This year we have added the option to combine a BTEC Diploma with an Advanced Level subject so that you can study health alongside another subject of interest to build the perfect course for your future career. In the table below you will see all our options with some suggested routes you may wish to follow.
Choose from our extensive portfolio of Advanced Levels or Extended Certificates
Subjects such as Chemistry, Psychology, Sport, Sociology are preferred at Russell Group Universities
Future Therapists Elective
Opportunity to follow the Gifted Student Programme
University of Liverpool – BSc Physiotherapy (ABB)
University of Sheffield – Bmedsci Orthoptics (BBB)
Apprenticeships
Employment
None – Your Extended Diploma is your full course
Work Experience placements
Guest Speakers and Visits to employment settings
First aid course
University of Central Lancashire BSc Midwifery (DDD)
University of Leeds BA Social Work (DDD)
Apprenticeships
Employment
Therapy Strand
Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Applied Biology
Nursing Strand
Psychology or a Science
Social Work Strand
Sociology or psychology
Midwifery Strand
Biology or Applied Biology
Work Experience placement
Guest Speakers and Visits to employment settings
First aid course
University of Manchester BSc Nursing Adult Nursing DD and B in in your A Level
University of Liverpool – Diagnostic Radiography
(DD+B in a Science A level)
Edge Hill University – BSc (Hons) Midwifery BBB-ABB
Apprenticeships
Employment
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If you’re not quite ready to start on a Level 3 Technical course (T Levels) or a Vocational Level 3 course (BTEC) but want to begin on the path to your chosen career, the Transition Programme could be for you.
Transition Programmes are tailored to prepare students to move onto Technical or Vocational Level 3 study. They will give you the opportunity to improve your English and Maths, your work readiness skills and introduce you to the technical skills and concepts that you will need for future study and employment.
As part of the Transition Programme you will study a BTEC Level 2 Award in your chosen subject area as well as the BTEC Level 2 Extended Award in Work Skills. You will also have the opportunity to resit GCSE English and/or Maths if you have not yet achieved a grade 4.
Entry criteria for Transition Programmes is four grade 3s including grade 3s in English Language and Maths GCSE.
