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Parliamentary assistant

Occupation · ISCO 2422what the job is

Geography and Citizenship Studies at A level, 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 2 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?

2GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; A level Geography 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

A level Geography1.00
GCSE Citizenship Studies0.96

Geography leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: government policy, data quality, data presentation.

All subjects and shared ideas2
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Geography1.00government policy, data quality, data presentation
GCSE Citizenship Studies0.96investigation, fairness, responsibility
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

Regulatory compliance officerLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · business and administration · closest match · shares communicate with stakeholders, manage relationships with stakeholders, government policy, organisational policies · ST0430
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Geography and Citizenship Studies, 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

Birmingham Ormiston AcademyBirmingham, Birmingham · GCSE Citizenship Studies, A level GeographyPrince Henry's High SchoolEvesham, Worcestershire · GCSE Citizenship Studies, A level GeographyBrockhill Park Performing Arts CollegeHythe, Kent · GCSE Citizenship Studies, A level Geography
More schools9
The Cherwell SchoolOxford, Oxfordshire · GCSE Citizenship Studies, A level GeographyPrinces Risborough SchoolPrinces Risborough, Buckinghamshire · GCSE Citizenship Studies, A level GeographyRange High SchoolLiverpool, Sefton · GCSE Citizenship Studies, A level GeographyRuislip High SchoolRuislip, Hillingdon · GCSE Citizenship Studies, A level GeographyThe Forest SchoolWokingham, Wokingham · GCSE Citizenship Studies, A level GeographyGarth Hill CollegeBracknell, Bracknell Forest · GCSE Citizenship Studies, A level GeographyHarris Academy BeckenhamBeckenham, Bromley · GCSE Citizenship Studies, A level GeographyThe Belvedere AcademyLiverpool, Liverpool · GCSE Citizenship Studies, A level GeographyHewens CollegeHayes, Hillingdon · GCSE Citizenship Studies
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ESCO · 2422

What the job is

Parliamentary assistants provide support to officials and politicians of regional, national and international parliaments and undertake logistical tasks. They revise official documents and follow procedures set by the respective parliaments. They support on the communication with stakeholders and provide the logistical support required in handling official processes.

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.