The TerrITORY METHOD
Help your teen choose A-Levels while they're still working out what they want to do.
The Territory Method helps you understand how your teen thinks about work - not what job they want, but how they naturally approach problems and what energises them. This approach opens up career possibilities your teen didn't know existed, while giving you frameworks to choose A-Levels strategically.
Most A-Level advice given to teens sounds reasonable but doesn't actually help them decide:
"Choose what you're good at"
"Follow your passion"
"Keep your options open"
But without a clear way of thinking this decision through, your teen may choose subjects that rule out entire categories of careers before they even know they exist.
There's a better way to think about this.
Five Ways People Think About Work
Every career combines these five territories in different proportions. Understanding which ones energise your teen helps them choose A-Levels strategically - without committing to specific careers at 15.
Territory 1: Data & Insights - Finding patterns, solving problems through analysis
Territory 2: Creation & Design - Making things, turning ideas into reality
Territory 3: Human Connection - Helping people, teaching, supporting growth
Territory 4: Systems & Operations - Organising complexity, making things run smoothly
Territory 5: Influence & Leadership - Persuading, leading teams, making strategic decisions
The insight: The same territory appears across hundreds of careers. A teen strong in Human Connection could thrive in teaching, HR, healthcare, consulting, UX research, or dozens of other paths. Understanding territories opens doors rather than closing them.
The problem this solves: Most teenagers can name 20-30 job titles. There are thousands. Without frameworks, they're choosing A-Levels while only aware of 1% of career possibilities - ruling out entire categories of work before they even know these paths exist.
This is the framework privileged families access through professional networks. The Territory Method makes it explicit and accessible to everyone.
Start with the Free Territory Assessment Worksheet
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what's inside
Everything Your teen Needs to make Strategic A-Level Decisions
The Age 15 Guide gives you frameworks, not formulas. Assessment tools, conversation guides, and strategic thinking for A-Level choices
Section 1
Identify your teen's primary territories through assessment activities and self-reflection
Section 2
How territories express across seven core functions - every organisation has them
Section 3
University vs apprenticeship vs employment - choosing strategically based on territories
Section 4
How different A-Levels map to territories and pathways - making informed choices
Section 5
Maintaining momentum during the most distracting year of school while making decisions
Section 6
Worksheets and conversation frameworks for when things get stuck
Pricing
The Parent guide
Everything a parent needs to support and guide their child through their decision
£15
/mo
Complete Territory Method framework
Strategic A-Level selection framework
Organisation functions explained (7 core functions)
Understanding pathways (university vs apprenticeship vs employment)
Conversation frameworks and facilitation tools
Handling stuck situations (5 common scenarios)
Territory × Subject mapping
Supporting worksheets and tips
The Teen Guide
A simplified and shorter version but with the same frameworks, models and guidance
£10
/mo
Self-guided Territory Assessment
Strategic A-Level selection framework
"What actually is work?" explainer
How to talk to YOUR parents section
Peer-to-peer tone - not condescending
Can be completed independently in 60-75 minutes
Written directly for 15-year-olds
The Bundle
Both guides at a great price - allows you both to access the content in the most accessible way
£20
/mo
Both guides working together (29,350 words total)
Parent frameworks + teen self-guided activities
Coordinated approach to A-Level decisions
Complete strategic system
Save £5 (20% discount vs buying separately)
Best value for families
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"Choose what you're good at"
Doesn't account for what makes your teen tick. Being good at something and wanting to do it for decades are different things.
"Follow your passion"
Assumes your teen has found their passion at 15. Most haven't - and that's completely normal.
"Keep your options open"
Sounds strategic but provides zero direction. Some combinations genuinely keep more doors open than others - but nobody explains which.
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