Beyond 16

Welcome to the Beyond 16 webpages — your guide to post-16 options

These webpages are designed to help you make decisions about what to do when you finish Year 11. They cover the four main options available to you:

[ Download Beyond 16 booklet ]

• EDUCATION
  taking an education course at school or college
• APPRENTICESHIPS
  joining an Apprenticeship programme with an employer
• FOUNDATION LEARNING
  starting a Foundation Learning programme at school, college or with a work-based learning provider
• JOBS
  finding a job which must include training leading to an accredited qualification

Using Beyond 16

• To begin with, try out the section on Career Planning, which gives you a three-step plan to help you choose from the four main options.
• You can find out more about each of the four options — education, Apprenticeships,Foundation Learning and jobs — in the sections that follow. It’s a good idea to look through all the sections so that you have all the information you need to make your choice.
• If you’re thinking about going into higher education, you can find out more in the Higher Education section.
• You’ll find all you need to know about money, for learning or work, in the Money matters section.
• Finally, if you need further ideas and information, try the section offering More help.

Beyond 16 is also available as a downloadable PDF booklet, containing all the information from these webpages and also the Education course grids showing what A Levels and Vocational or other courses are available at schools and colleges.

You can also use the UCAS Progress course database at www.ucasprogress.com to find details of local courses for 14-19 year olds. Birmingham is using UCAS Progress to replace the YouChoose14-19 local area prospectus.