Gary's story

Gary is currently in Year 11 and is almost at the end of his GCSEs. At the moment, he doesn't have a particular career in mind, but enjoys business studies. He has a part-time job and works to help out in the family business at weekends.

When it came to choosing his options in Year 9, he decided to do subjects that he knew he would like and those that he felt he could achieve good grades in. By choosing to study a range of subjects in Years 10 and 11, and opting for those that he hopes to pass well in, Gary kept his options open.

'I'm taking GCSEs in business studies, French, ICT, product design, double science and of course English and mathematics. I'm not sure exactly what I want to do in the future, but, after Year 11, I think I will be staying on in the sixth form to do a mixture of A levels. My advice is to look for something you are good at and are interested in.'

Gary's parents support his subject choices and are happy that by choosing a range of courses he can move on to further study after Year 11.