This can be undertaken at school, sixth form colleges, colleges of further education and training providers. A number of different qualification routes can be taken:

• GCSE's
• Diploma's
• AS (Advanced Subsidiary) Levels.
• A (Advanced) Levels.
• Vocational A Levels.
• NVQ's
• Foundation GNVQs.
• Intermediate GNVQs.

See 'Qualifications' section for more details.

Additionally studies in key skills will be undertaken alongside some of the qualifications listed. See the Key Skills section for more details.