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Nurse assistant

Occupation · ISCO 5321what the job is

Physical Education, Biology and Food Preparation and Nutrition at GCSE, then a Level 2 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 2

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as GCSEs · 4 standards 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 2 — 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 Physical Education 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 Physical Education1.00
A level Biology0.91
GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition0.60
A level Geography0.52

Physical Education leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: hydration, nutrition.

All subjects and shared ideas4
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE Physical Education1.00hydration, nutrition
A level Biology0.91physiological measurement, equipment, hazardous substances
GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition0.60hydration, food safety
A level Geography0.52literature review, human development, research ethics
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

4Skills England standards 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

Healthcare support workerLevel 2 (intermediate) apprenticeship · health and science · closest match · shares person centred care, infection control, health care legislation · ST0216Assistant practitioner (health)Level 5 (higher) apprenticeship · health and science · shares person centred care, infection control, health care legislation · ST0215Mammography associateLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · health and science · shares person centred care, infection control · ST0583Associate ambulance practitionerLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · health and science · shares person centred care, acute care, perform venous cannulation , palliative care · ST0287
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Physical Education, Biology 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 Peterborough SchoolPeterborough, Peterborough · A level Biology, GCSE Physical Education, GCSE Food Preparation and NutritionThe Marist SchoolAscot, Windsor and Maidenhead · A level Biology, GCSE Physical Education, GCSE Food Preparation and NutritionIpswich High SchoolSuffolk · A level Biology, GCSE Physical Education, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition
More schools9
Plymouth High School for GirlsPlymouth, Plymouth · GCSE Physical Education, A level Biology, GCSE Food Preparation and NutritionParkstone Grammar SchoolPoole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · A level Biology, GCSE Physical Education, GCSE Food Preparation and NutritionLongcroft School and Sixth Form CollegeBeverley, East Riding of Yorkshire · GCSE Physical Education, A level Biology, GCSE Food Preparation and NutritionWaseley Hills High SchoolBirmingham, Worcestershire · A level Biology, GCSE Physical Education, GCSE Food Preparation and NutritionBeverley Grammar SchoolBeverley, East Riding of Yorkshire · GCSE Physical Education, A level Biology, A level GeographyDerby Grammar SchoolDerby · GCSE Physical Education, A level BiologyWolverhampton Girls' High SchoolWolverhampton, Wolverhampton · A level Biology, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition, GCSE Physical EducationReepham High School and CollegeNorwich, Norfolk · GCSE Physical Education, A level Biology, A level GeographyJohn F Kennedy Catholic SchoolHemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · GCSE Physical Education, A level Biology, GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition
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ESCO · 5321

What the job is

Nurse assistants provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. They perform duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, move patients or change linens and may transfer or transport patients.

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.