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Train driver

Occupation · ISCO 8311what the job is

Physical Education at A level, then a Level 3 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 3

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as A levels · 1 standard and 1 school subject 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?

1GCSE and A level subject share ideas with this job; A level 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

A level Physical Education1.00

Physical Education leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: stress management, guidance, leadership.

All subjects and shared ideas1
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Physical Education1.00stress management, guidance, leadership
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

Train driverLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · transport and logistics · closest match · shares act reliably, communicate with customers · ST0645
England

Where are these subjects taken most?

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

Philip Morant School and CollegeColchester, Essex · A level Physical EducationCokethorpe SchoolWitney, Oxfordshire · A level Physical EducationChrist The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form CentreSouthport, Sefton · A level Physical Education
More schools9
The Adeyfield AcademyHemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · A level Physical EducationCharnwood CollegeLoughborough, Leicestershire · A level Physical EducationMagdalen College SchoolBrackley, West Northamptonshire · A level Physical EducationHill House SchoolSOUTH YORKSHIRE, Doncaster · A level Physical EducationWorksop CollegeWorksop, Nottinghamshire · A level Physical EducationBlythe Bridge High SchoolStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · A level Physical EducationThe Newcastle SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne · A level Physical EducationDunottar SchoolReigate, Surrey · A level Physical EducationSilcoates SchoolWest Yorkshire, Wakefield · A level Physical Education
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ESCO · 8311

What the job is

Train drivers operate trains providing passenger or cargo transport services. They are responsible for driving the locomotive in safe manner, respecting all relevant safety, operational and communication regulations, and have full responsibility for the safety of passengers and cargo. The task involves cooperation and communication with the relevant staff under the infrastructure manager, as well as with staff on board the train.

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.