Advanced nurse practitioner
Psychology, Geography and History at GCSE, then a Level 7 apprenticeship or a degree.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, a master’s degree · 2 standards and 10 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 7 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.
Which subjects build towards it?
Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.
DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today
Psychology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: motivation, cognitive development, behaviour, genetics.
All subjects and shared ideas10
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE Psychology | 1.00 | motivation, cognitive development, behaviour, genetics, cultural diversity |
| A level Geography | 0.77 | lived experience, human rights, bias, independence, data collection |
| GCSE History | 0.54 | complexity, political factors, social factors, reliability |
| A level Business Studies | 0.53 | motivation, leadership, political factors, social factors, risk |
| GCSE English Language | 0.44 | bias, critical reflection, evaluation |
| GCSE Biology | 0.41 | community, communicable diseases, peer review |
| A level Physical Education | 0.30 | self-efficacy, motivation, leadership |
| GCSE Citizenship Studies | 0.30 | human rights, privacy, social media |
| GCSE Geography | 0.30 | resource, bias, data collection, resource management, reliability |
| GCSE Religious Studies | 0.27 | community, human rights |
Which apprenticeships lead here?
Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.
Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Where are these subjects taken most?
Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Psychology, Geography and History, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.
Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.
DfE subject entries
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What the job is
Advanced nurse practitioners are in charge of promoting and restoring patients` health, provide diagnosis and care in advanced settings, coordinating care within areas of chronic disease management, providing integrated care, and supervising assigned team members. Advanced nurse practitioners are general care nurses who have acquired an expert knowledge base, complex decision making skills and clinical competencies for expanded clinical practice on advanced level.
Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.
This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.