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Head pastry chef

Occupation · ISCO 3434what the job is

Food Preparation and Nutrition, Business Studies and Physical Education at GCSE, then a Level 4 apprenticeship or a degree.

Closest route from school
Level 4

the nearest apprenticeship standard, one step above A levels · 1 standard and 5 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 4 — 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?

5GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition 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 Food Preparation and Nutrition1.00
GCSE Business Studies0.74
A level Physical Education0.55
GCSE Physical Education0.43
A level Economics0.30

Food Preparation and Nutrition leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: knife skill, food production, food preparation, marketing.

All subjects and shared ideas5
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition1.00knife skill, food production, food preparation, marketing
GCSE Business Studies0.74marketing, market research, procurement, business objectives
A level Physical Education0.55diet, nutrition, leadership
GCSE Physical Education0.43safety, nutrition
A level Economics0.30business objectives, resource allocation
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

Senior culinary chefLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · catering and hospitality · closest match · shares use cooking techniques, food storage · ST0864
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

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

Dunottar SchoolReigate, Surrey · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, A level EconomicsGosfield SchoolEssex · GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Physical EducationThe Newcastle SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Physical Education, A level Physical Education
More schools9
Kendrick SchoolReading, Reading · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, GCSE Physical EducationQueen Elizabeth SchoolWestmorland and Furness · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, GCSE Physical EducationThe Coopers' Company and Coborn SchoolUpminster, Havering · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, GCSE Physical EducationThe John Warner SchoolHoddesdon, Hertfordshire · GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Physical EducationSilcoates SchoolWest Yorkshire, Wakefield · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, GCSE Physical EducationBloxham SchoolBanbury, Oxfordshire · GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Physical EducationClaires Court SchoolsMaidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, GCSE Physical EducationGordon's SchoolWoking, Surrey · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, GCSE Physical EducationHighclare SchoolWest Midlands, Birmingham · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, GCSE Physical Education
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ESCO · 3434

What the job is

Head pastry chefs manage pastry staff and ensure the preparation, cooking and presentation of desserts, sweet products and pastry products. 

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.