Curriculum Overview

Level 3 Courses

These courses enable students to go to university, higher level apprenticeships or break into the world of employment and include:

Academic – A Levels

Vocational – BTEC & Professional

Alongside your academic studies, you will be encouraged to participate in enrichment opportunities which include additional subject lectures, sport, BSL, First Aid and community service.

Academic – A Levels

All subjects follow a two-year course which will be awarded a Grade from A*-U at the end of the course of study.

Minimum entry requirements for the A Level route are Maths and English preferably at grade 5 equivalent or above, as well as the requirements for the individual subject areas. Individual subject requirements can be found in the course descriptions found in this guide.

Vocational – BTEC Diploma & Extended Diploma

BTEC courses offer well recognised qualifications, understood by teachers, employers and universities and are highly regarded stepping stones to employment in the vocational area or university.

They are level 3 qualifications designed to provide highly specialist work-related qualifications in a range of vocational sectors. They give learners the knowledge, understanding and skills that they need to prepare for employment.

For students wishing to study vocational courses they would be expected to have achieved four GCSEs at grade 4 or above; including English and Maths.

Diplomas are equivalent to 2 A Levels.

Extended Diplomas are equivalent to 3 A Levels.