A Level Help- subject options?

Question

i have been to taster week at the college i want to attend this week. i have decided to take english language, sociology, Childcare and Health and social care. In the future i want to work in an environment with children either as a teacher, nursery (something) or social worker. something on that line. i was just wondering if these were good choices? and are they hard subjects to choose? i was also considering ICT but i have heard this is a long and boring subject?

Thankyou!

Answer 1

Yes, those are very good subjects and they are strong subjects, and they are the appropriate subjects you have chosen for your course (: with those A-Levels you will be able to work with children as a teacher, social worker, health visitor or whatever you want, as you have chosen broad subjects and they all each relate to what you want to do. English Language is a very good subject and it is deemed as an academic subject by universities, and English Lang is a fun subjects with lots of writing and reading to do. Sociology is nice and it is again a hard subject and prefered by universities over Psychology. Health and Social care is great as you actually get to go on experience, so you will be able to pick where you want to study and I suggest you choose a nursery or a school, and you will learn about care and health. Childcare is great as you get experience in a nursery, so you will be getting experience at the same time, you can write it on your CV and it will link to what you want to do. Don't change your subjects, they are great (: good luck

Answer 2

I think that your subject choices are good and will apply to the area you want to be in!



English language, as far as I know, is hard. Not the hardest, though. I've never actually heard of anyone taking childcare ot healt & social care, but they sound like perfect options for the ccareer track you want. Sociology is considered a very easy subject - you'll get an easy A, but if you want to get into a good university then it's not a great subject to have - some of the top universities don't even count it as a subject. But if you are interested in it then why not, right?



ICT counts as a science, I don't take it but it is probably a good subject to have when trying to get into universities, etc. But it has nothing to do with what you want to do when you are older.



I think if you want to go into a childcare sort of profession, you have picked the right subjects, but psychology or history may be good to have - they look good on your CV and they also apply in many areas to childcare (especially psychology).



BUT, then again, don't decied to take a ton of A-level subjects - three or four at most, because people who take more usually get worse grades than they would get if they took fewer subjects. It's about quality, not quantity.

Answer 3

Rosy Pos, you should not be on here offering advice, history is a a good subject if you want to get into childcare, sociology is not seens as a real subject by top universities? Ha ha, you are funny.



Sabina is consdiered a 'traditional' subject as it has been offered as an A level since the inception of A levels in the late 50s. Sociology is offered at nearly all of the Russell Group universities including Cambridge, Oxford and LSE where sociologists produce reports for government and industry.



Get your facts straight....



As for the appropiateness of Health and Social Care. This subject borrows heavily from both sociology and psychology but is not as academically rigorous as either of them. It is rejected by many Russell Group universiites, i would do psychology instead.



Be very wary of 17 year olds offering advice on educational choices, particularly if they have A levels in ICT and business studies, subjects that offer a very instrumental and uncritical view of the world....

Answer 4

They are good choices for what you want to do.

I would say that if you think that you might want to become a primary school teacher then it might have been better to have one one the mainstream national curriculum subjects as one of your choices instead of sociology.

With your choices it would probably lead you more into social work.

I don't think that you would find ICT boring. If you are adept at IT then I think that it would be a useful subject for whatever profession you finally decide to do.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

i think of it easily relies upon on what pastime you want to do and direction you want to take. i think of it fairly is nice to do English and artwork and choose ICT over philosophy, because it is going to lead you to be greater employable. you will desire to relish the matters although, there is no factor selecting something you hate or you will have no pastime and carry out below par. solid good fortune!