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Careers Spotlight – Work experience If you would like to get experience of the workplace, you could speak to a parent or carer and see if you could join them at work during one of your school holidays.  However, if this is not possible, or they don’t have a career which interests you, head over to...
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Careers Spotlight – BBC Bitesize Careers To help make sure you explore a range of careers, it’s important to use a reputable website. The BBC Bitesize Careers lets you see what jobs you could do with your favourite subject at school. Find out more here.
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Careers Spotlight – NHS Apprenticeships Unlike the majority of apprenticeships, the NHS advertise their own. They have over 350 different roles, from clinical, patient facing roles like a pharmacist or a play worker, to non-clinical roles like finance and HR.  Find out more here.
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Careers Spotlight – The National Careers Service To help make you explore a range of careers, it’s important to use a reputable website. The National Careers Service is a government run website that allows you to explore a variety of careers that might interest you. You can also book an appointment to speak with one of their careers...
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Careers Spotlight – Armed Services Apprenticeships The armed forces are the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence, working to keep the UK safe. Apprenticeships are available in different branches of the military, including the Army, RAF and Royal Navy. To find out more about apprenticeships with the Army, Navy or RAF, click here.
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BTEC/Vocational Courses A vocational course is a training programme which focuses more on practical work, rather than traditional academic exams. The ‘vocational’ part of the name refers to the fact that this course prepares you for a vocation – a particular skill set required in different types of jobs. The video below will give you...
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Apprenticeships An apprenticeship is a paid job that offers on the job training alongside classroom learning. These can vary in length from 12 months, right through to completing a full degree. To find out more head to the Apprenticeship website.
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Colleges in York and the surrounding area When you finish Year 11 at York High, you need to enter further education, training or complete an apprenticeship.  There are a variety of colleges which you could explore. Click the links below to find out about the opportunities available, open events and how to apply. Askham Bryan...
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T Levels are two-year courses taken after GCSEs and are equivalent to three A Levels. These courses have been developed with employers so that students are prepared for entry into skilled employment or higher education. T Levels offer students on-the-job experience through an industry placement of 45 days. To find out more visit the T...
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✨ What a fabulous first week back! ✨

It has been fantastic to welcome our students back and see them looking so smart, settled and eager to learn. 📚👏

There has been such a positive atmosphere around school, and it’s been brilliant to see our students embracing the start of a new academic year with enthusiasm and pride.

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🎉GCSE Results Day 2026🎉

We have come to the end of our social media coverage for Results Day 2026.

A massive well done to all our Year 11 students.

Whatever your results were we know you all worked really hard to get where you are, and have all show tremendous resilience over the past 5 years.

The staff at York High School are extremely proud of all of you!
We know that you are all capable of amazing things, whatever the future holds for you.

Congratulations to the Class of 2026
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🎉GCSE Results Day 2026🎉

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A historic day for the French department with record breaking results!
Over 82% of students achieved at least a grade 4 and nearly 30% achieved a Grade 7 or above!

A special congratulations to Lucy P, Ethan R, Isobel S who all achieved Grade 9’s. Lucy S, Thomas W, Robyn K and Evie B for achieving a Grade 8.

The French department would like to say a special congratulations to Paisley T-C for the huge amounts of effort she demonstrated throughout her French studies. You should be very proud of the results you achieved!
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