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Students have two pathways available to them:

 

1.    A Level

2.    BTEC Level Three

 

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10A Levels

A Levels are intended to provide a high level of academic challenge

Entry requirements for this pathway are that students must have achieved seven grades 4 or above at GCSE

Students will need to have achieved the entry requirements for individual subjects

Student will take either three or four A Levels, which they will study for two years

We recommend that only students who have achieved seven or more grades 6 or above at GCSE (or equivalent) take four A Levels

Download the course guide


 

11BTEC Level Three Pathway

Level Three BTECs are two year courses equivalent to A Level

They are assessed through a mixture of coursework and examination

The assessments take place throughout the BTEC course

Many students combine Level Three BTECs with A Levels

25% of students gain university places by having taken BTEC courses

Download the course guide

 

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