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The Female Lead has teamed up with Future Finder to show you which jobs are growing and need you! You can use this website to see which A-Level choices can earn you the most money and understand how what you learn in the classroom is relevant to the outside world.

Each job description comes with a minimum and maximum salary, the different industries you could be working in and the skills required for that job.

The Female Lead has teamed up with Future Finder to show you which jobs are growing and need you! You can use this website to see which A-Level choices can earn you the most money and understand how what you learn in the classroom is relevant to the outside world.

Each job description comes with a minimum and maximum salary, the different industries you could be working in and the skills required for that job.

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    • Oct 5, 2021

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    Meet Krystina – A Flight Systems Engineer
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    The Female Lead's new Podcast: The Making Of
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    • Oct 5, 2021

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    • Oct 5, 2021

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    • Oct 5, 2021

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    • Oct 5, 2021

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    • Oct 5, 2021

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    • Oct 5, 2021

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    Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
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    • Oct 4, 2021

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    • Oct 4, 2021

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    • Oct 4, 2021

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    • Oct 4, 2021

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    Edwina Dunn OBE nominated for the National Diversity Awards
    • Oct 4, 2021

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    • Oct 4, 2021

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    • Oct 4, 2021

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