Guides about “Teenager”
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29 guides- Degrees, majors and what they openHow should a teenager explore careers right now?Explore work before narrowing your subject choices or first-job options.
- Degrees, majors and what they openHow can I help my teenager without pushing them?Support a teenager’s exploration without turning your expectations into their decision.
- Is this work for me?Is teaching right for me? Teach one fifteen-minute lesson and find outPlan and teach a fifteen-minute lesson with an observable objective and a final check.
- AI and your next moveShould my teenager learn to code now that AI can write code?Help a teen run a four-week build of something they care about and read what they enjoyed.
- Subjects, gap years and first stepsHow can my teenager explore careers over the summer?Ten contrasting summer activities and three reflection questions that turn them into evidence.
- Subjects, gap years and first stepsMy teenager wants to be a YouTuber or streamer. What should I do?Agree safety rules, run a six-week video test and read which parts of creating your teen loved.
- First jobs at 14, 15 and 16What jobs can I do at 16?The rules before and after school leaving age, jobs that hire at 16 and how to get one.
- First jobs at 14, 15 and 16What jobs can a 14 or 15 year old do?Hours limits, the council work permit and the jobs that actually take under-16s.
- First jobs at 14, 15 and 16How much should I be paid at 16, 17 or 18?The April 2026 rates by age, the apprentice rate and how to check your own payslip.
- First jobs at 14, 15 and 16How can I make money as a teenager?Legal ways to earn at 13 to 17, the tax position and which earners teach you something.
- First jobs at 14, 15 and 16Do GCSE grades matter for jobs?English and maths at grade 4 are what gets checked, and GCSEs stop mattering after Level 3.
- After GCSEs and into universityWhat can I do after GCSEs?The five post-16 routes in England, what the law requires until 18 and how to choose between them.
- After GCSEs and into universityI failed my GCSEs. What now?Level 2 courses, apprenticeships and the English and maths resit rules after low GCSE grades.
- US: first jobs and what comes after high schoolWhat jobs can a 14 or 15 year old do in the US?The FLSA hours limits, the allowed-jobs list, state permits and where 14 and 15 year olds actually get hired.
- US: first jobs and what comes after high schoolWhat jobs can I get at 16 in the US?What opens up at 16, the hazardous jobs still banned, pay by state and how to get hired with no experience.
- US: first jobs and what comes after high schoolWhat are the best summer jobs for teens in the US?Where teen summer jobs are, when to apply, 2026 pay and the city youth employment programs that take 14 year olds.
- US: first jobs and what comes after high schoolHow can I make money as a teenager in the US?Legal earners at every age from 13, the self-employment tax rule and which ones leave a skill behind.
- US: first jobs and what comes after high schoolHow do I write a resume as a teenager with no experience?Five sections on one page, what counts as experience and a worked example that gets read.
- US: first jobs and what comes after high schoolWhat should I do after high school?Six routes compared on time, cost and outcome, with cheap ways to test each before committing.
- From the notebookHow to explore careers at 15 when you don't know what you wantKeep options open at 15 by learning what different kinds of work actually involve.
- At the job postHow can I tell if I'll like a job before I apply?Turn one duty from the post into fifteen minutes of real work, then ask three questions.
- First jobs at 14, 15 and 16How do I write a CV with no experience?A one-page first CV built from school, clubs, volunteering and home, with a worked example.
- Apprenticeships and technical routesWhat do qualification levels 1 to 8 mean?Entry level to Level 8 in one table, and how to read the levels in job and course adverts.
- US: first jobs and what comes after high schoolIs college worth it in the US?The earnings gap, the real net price, the three ways college fails to pay and a decision method.
- US: first jobs and what comes after high schoolCommunity college or university: which should I start at?Cost, the transfer completion data and how to make the two-plus-two route reliable.
- US: first jobs and what comes after high schoolTrade school or college: which is the better choice?Trade school, apprenticeship and college on time, cost and pay, and the Tuesday that should decide it.
- US: first jobs and what comes after high schoolWhen is the FAFSA deadline and how do I fill it out?The 2026-27 deadlines that matter, the steps, the Student Aid Index and the mistakes that cost aid.
- US: first jobs and what comes after high schoolHow do I pay for college?Grants, scholarships, earnings and federal loans in order, and why the choice of school is the biggest lever.
- Apprenticeships and technical routesT levels, A levels or BTEC: which should I pick?How the three Level 3 routes differ in content, assessment, placement and UCAS points.
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