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Occupation · ISCO 5120what the job is

Business Studies, Physical Education and Food Preparation and Nutrition at GCSE, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 3

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 1 standard and 4 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 3 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.

At school · Years 9–13

Which subjects build towards it?

4GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; GCSE Business Studies is the closest

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

GCSE Business Studies1.00
A level Physical Education0.95
GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition0.73
GCSE Physical Education0.64

Business Studies leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: profit and loss, training, motivation, customer service.

All subjects and shared ideas4
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE Business Studies1.00profit and loss, training, motivation, customer service
A level Physical Education0.95training method, nutrition, motivation
GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition0.73emulsification, food safety
GCSE Physical Education0.64safety, nutrition
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

1Skills England standard match this job

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

Chef de partieLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · catering and hospitality · closest match · shares cook vegetable products, use cooking techniques · ST0227
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Business Studies, Physical Education and Food Preparation and Nutrition, 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

The Newcastle SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Physical Education, A level Physical EducationDunottar SchoolReigate, Surrey · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Physical Education, A level Physical EducationSilcoates SchoolWest Yorkshire, Wakefield · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Physical Education, A level Physical Education
More schools9
Hydesville Tower SchoolWalsall · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Physical Education, GCSE Food Preparation and NutritionQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyAlford, Lincolnshire · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Physical EducationGosfield SchoolEssex · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, GCSE Physical EducationCokethorpe SchoolWitney, Oxfordshire · GCSE Business Studies, A level Physical Education, GCSE Physical EducationKendrick SchoolReading, Reading · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, GCSE Physical EducationThe Coopers' Company and Coborn SchoolUpminster, Havering · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Physical Education, GCSE Food Preparation and NutritionGordon's SchoolWoking, Surrey · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Physical Education, A level Physical EducationClaires Court SchoolsMaidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Physical Education, GCSE Food Preparation and NutritionWorksop CollegeWorksop, Nottinghamshire · GCSE Business Studies, A level Physical Education, GCSE Physical Education
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ESCO · 5120

What the job is

Fish cooks are responsible for preparing and presenting fish dishes using a variety of techniques. They may also prepare the accompanying sauces and purchase fresh fish for these dishes.

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.