Mental health support worker
Biology, Biology and Physical Education at A level, then a Level 4 apprenticeship or a degree.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, one step above A levels · 4 standards and 10 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 4 — 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
Biology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: physiological measurement, aseptic technique, adaptation, ionising radiation.
All subjects and shared ideas10
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| A level Biology | 1.00 | physiological measurement, aseptic technique, adaptation, ionising radiation, observation |
| GCSE Biology | 0.51 | aseptic technique, adaptation, risk factor, observation |
| GCSE Physical Education | 0.48 | hydration, nutrition |
| GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition | 0.45 | hydration, food safety |
| GCSE Business Studies | 0.38 | loss, ways of working, risk |
| A level Geography | 0.33 | lived experience, human rights, independence, bias, data collection |
| GCSE Sociology | 0.31 | observation, consent, research method |
| GCSE Geography | 0.25 | resource, bias, data collection, resource management, reliability |
| GCSE Psychology | 0.22 | social factors, research design, motivation, reliability |
| A level Sociology | 0.21 | argumentation, research design, data collection |
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 Biology, Biology 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
More schools9
What the job is
Mental health support workers assist and provide treatment to people with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems. They focus on personalised cases and monitor the recovery process of their clients, providing also therapy, crisis intervention, client advocacy and education.
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.