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Occupation · ISCO 4120what the job is

Business Studies, Classical Civilisation and Mathematics at GCSE, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 3

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 3 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 3 — 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 Business Studies 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 Business Studies1.00
A level Classical Civilisation0.86
A level Mathematics0.63
GCSE Sociology0.53

Business Studies leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: technology, business ethics, job role, organisational structure.

All subjects and shared ideas4
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE Business Studies1.00technology, business ethics, job role, organisational structure
A level Classical Civilisation0.86material evidence, artefact
A level Mathematics0.63output, accuracy
GCSE Sociology0.53research design, labelling
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

3Skills 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

Archaeological technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · closest match · shares use spreadsheets software · ST0221Administration assistantLevel 2 (intermediate) apprenticeship · business and administration · shares use spreadsheets software · ST1472Post production technical operatorLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · shares company policies · ST0696
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Business Studies, Classical Civilisation and Mathematics, 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

Wilson's SchoolWallington, Sutton · GCSE Business Studies, A level MathematicsKendrick SchoolReading, Reading · GCSE Business Studies, A level Mathematics, A level Classical CivilisationThe JCB AcademyRocester, Staffordshire · GCSE Business Studies, A level Mathematics
More schools9
The Blue Coat SchoolLiverpool, Liverpool · GCSE Business Studies, A level MathematicsQueen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective AcademyAlford, Lincolnshire · GCSE Business Studies, A level MathematicsSt Bernard's Catholic Grammar SchoolSlough, Slough · GCSE Business Studies, A level MathematicsAylesbury Grammar SchoolAylesbury, Buckinghamshire · GCSE Business Studies, A level MathematicsHymers CollegeKingston upon Hull, City of · GCSE Business Studies, A level Mathematics, A level Classical CivilisationLangley Grammar SchoolLangley, Slough · GCSE Business Studies, A level MathematicsBurnham Grammar SchoolSlough, Buckinghamshire · GCSE Business Studies, A level Mathematics, GCSE SociologyKing Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for BoysBirmingham, Birmingham · GCSE Business Studies, A level MathematicsDe Salis Studio CollegeHayes, Hillingdon · GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Sociology
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ESCO · 4120

What the job is

Secretaries perform a variety of administrative tasks to help keep an organisation run smoothly. They answer telephone calls, draft and send e-mails, maintain diaries, arrange appointments, take messages, file documents, organise and service meetings, and manage databases.

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