Sarah's Story

Sarah is coming to the end of Year 11 and plans to stay on at her school sixth form to continue with her education and gain further qualifications. Sarah would eventually like to work in the travel industry and, in particular, has investigated the idea of becoming a flight attendant.

To reflect her interests, Sarah has chosen to study A level geography, French, Spanish, and leisure and tourism. These choices take into consideration what airlines and travel companies may look for in potential recruits, and also keep Sarah's options open to other careers within the travel industry.

Sarah did her research before making any choices.

'I looked at leaflets and other resources, given to me by my Connexions personal adviser at school, containing information on working in travel and going on to further and higher education. She also helped me by giving me websites for various universities that specialise in languages and showing me where to find information on the entry requirements for different courses.'

If you have a particular career idea in mind then it is important that you do your research before making any decisions about what to study. Some jobs require you to be qualified in certain subjects so you need to find out before you choose your options.