Community development social worker
Citizenship Studies, Biology and Chemistry at GCSE, then a Level 6 apprenticeship or a degree.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, a bachelor’s degree · 1 standard and 8 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 6 — 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
Citizenship Studies leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: democratic system, government department, effectiveness, mediation.
All subjects and shared ideas8
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE Citizenship Studies | 1.00 | democratic system, government department, effectiveness, mediation, legislation |
| GCSE Biology | 0.73 | community, communicable diseases, disease prevention, uncertainty |
| GCSE Chemistry | 0.72 | health risk, finite resource, radiation |
| GCSE Religious Studies | 0.60 | community, belief, social justice |
| A level Media Studies | 0.41 | belief, audience segmentation |
| GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition | 0.36 | radiation, prevention |
| GCSE English Language | 0.34 | effectiveness, evaluation |
| A level Computer Science | 0.28 | protocol, standards |
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 Citizenship Studies, Biology and Chemistry, 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
Community development social workers support individuals, families, and groups in socially or financially deprived areas. They provide leadership and bring local people together to make changes and tackle social inequality, helping people to develop the skills needed to eventually run their own community groups.
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.