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Prosthetist-orthotist

Occupation · ISCO 3214what the job is

Psychology, Physical Education and Biology at GCSE, then a Level 6 apprenticeship or a degree.

Closest route from school
Level 6

the nearest apprenticeship standard, a bachelor’s degree · 1 standard and 6 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 6 — 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?

6GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; GCSE Psychology 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 Psychology1.00
A level Physical Education0.64
A level Biology0.51
GCSE Chemistry0.38
GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition0.28

Psychology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: rehabilitation, genetics, social factors, intervention.

All subjects and shared ideas6
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE Psychology1.00rehabilitation, genetics, social factors, intervention, non-verbal communication
A level Physical Education0.64movement analysis, rehabilitation, goal setting, leadership
A level Biology0.51quantitative measurement, research skills, resource management
GCSE Chemistry0.38proportionality, material property, material selection
GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition0.28prevention, measurement
GCSE History0.27social factors, reliability
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

Prosthetist and orthotistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · closest match · shares biomechanics, rehabilitation, pathology, human anatomy · ST0601
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Psychology, Physical Education and Biology, 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

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolAylesbury, Buckinghamshire · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Chemistry, A level BiologyRibston Hall High SchoolGloucester, Gloucestershire · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE HistorySale Grammar SchoolSale, Trafford · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Chemistry, A level Biology
More schools9
Wallington High School for GirlsWallington, Sutton · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Psychology, A level BiologyQuinton House SchoolWest Northamptonshire · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Chemistry, A level BiologyHillcrest School and Sixth Form CentreBirmingham, Birmingham · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Chemistry, A level BiologyMayfield Grammar School, GravesendGravesend, Kent · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Chemistry, A level BiologyTytherington SchoolMacclesfield, Cheshire East · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Chemistry, A level BiologyBarton Court Grammar SchoolCanterbury, Kent · GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Psychology, GCSE HistoryWollaston SchoolWellingborough, North Northamptonshire · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE HistorySt Bernard's High SchoolWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Chemistry, A level BiologyWalton HighMilton Keynes, Milton Keynes · GCSE Psychology, GCSE Chemistry, A level Biology
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ESCO · 3214

What the job is

Prosthetist-orthotists design and custom fit prostheses and orthoses for individuals who are missing a limb from accident, disease or congenital conditions or for individuals who have impairments, deficiences or weaknesses due to injury, pathology or congenital malformation. They mix patient care with the design and fabrication of these devices to address their patients' needs.

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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.