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Year 9 · GCSE options
The GCSE Options Conversation
Help a teenager choose their subjects, without the pressure or the arguments.
Written by a Chartered CIPD careers specialistNo cost, and no catch
A ThriveFit® guide for parents
The GCSE Options Conversation
Year 9 · GCSE optionsInside this guide
- The one question to stop asking, and what works better
- Four questions that get more than a shrug
- Three common traps, and how to avoid them
Why trust these
Written by someone who does this for a living
Hello, I am Helen. I have spent over ten years in careers education, and more than fifteen in learning and development, helping people find work that fits them. I wrote these guides to give you the calm, practical steer I would give a friend, so the big conversations at home feel a little easier.
- Chartered CIPD
- MSc Strategic HRM
- ICF-trained coach
- Founder of ThriveFit®
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Parents and carers of young people, from around Year 9 to the end of sixth form. Teachers are very welcome to use them too.
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Want to go a step further?
A guide helps with the choice in front of you. ThriveFit® helps the young person understand themselves first: their strengths, what matters to them, and the kind of place they will do well. It makes every choice from here easier, and it comes with a guide for you too.