Year 11 IAG session.

Aims:•To understand what different qualifications mean •To understand 6th Form pathways•To understand what you need for different courses/an intro to what Uni’s look for•To have the opportunity to speak to a member of staff about your specific plan•To have some time to research your own options

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GCSEA*-C

GCEA levels

BTECLevel 1

BTEC Level 2(Business, Art, H&S Care)

BTEC Level 3(Sport, Business, Health and Social

Care, Leisure and Tourism)

‘Traditional’ route Vocational Route

GCSED-G

100% coursework assessedMajority examination

University or work related choices

Different pathways

Swakeleys

Sixth Form

Pathways

• 4 Pathways to ensure that all students achieve their potential

• The Pathways are based on GCSE APS

• All pathways are in negotiation with Mr Hull on interview and on recommendations from subject staff prior to that interview.

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Pathway 1

Aimed at the A*/A grade students

Yr 12 4 AS and General StudiesYr 13 4 A2 and EPQ

Students will qualify for this pathway if they achieve APS (GCSE) of 6.4+

Pathway 2

Aimed at the A/B/C grade students

Yr 12 4 AS and General StudiesYr 13 3 or 4 A2

Students will qualify for this pathway if they achieve APS (GCSE) of 5.8-6.39

Pathway 3

Aimed at the B/C/D grade students

Yr 12 1 AS and 3 Level 3 qualificationsYr 13 1 A2 and 2 or 3 Level 3 qualifications

Students will qualify for this pathway if they achieve APS (GCSE) of 5-5.79

Pathway 4

Aimed at the vocational students from KS4

A combination of Level 3 qualifications over the 2 years

Students will qualify for this pathway if they achieve APS (GCSE) of 5 and below.

1. University of Birmingham2. University of Bristol3. University of Cambridge4. Cardiff University5. Durham University6. University of Edinburgh (Scotland)7. University of Exeter8. University of Glasgow9. Imperial College London10.King's College London11.University of Leeds12.University of Liverpool13.London School of Economics (LSE)14.University of Manchester15.Newcastle University16.University of Nottingham17.University of Oxford18.Queen Mary, London19.Queen's University Belfast (Ireland)20.University of Sheffield21.University of Southampton22.University College London (UCL)23.University of York24.University of Warwick

THE RUSSELL GROUP: Oldest 24 Universities

Eg : Birmingham expects 7A*s at GCSE (as well as top A levels) to do Medicine

Eg: Imperial requires A* in Maths to do Computer Science

Eg: Economics requires A* in A Level Maths (many Russell Group Uni’s)

NB: if you want to do Law at Uni- you should NOT choose Law at A Level!!

You need to research this carefully BEFORE selecting your A Levels.

1.Birkbeck – University of London2.University of East Anglia3.University of Essex4.Goldsmiths – University of London5.Institute of Education – London6.Royal Holloway - London7.Lancaster University8.University of Leicester9.Loughborough University10.University of Reading11.School of Oriental Studies12.University of Sussex

THE 1994 Group: Newer Univerisites established to promote excellence in research and teaching

Many of these Unis will require AAA!

NB: if you want to do Law at Uni- you should NOT choose Law at A Level!!

You need to research this carefully BEFORE selecting your A Levels.

This is great to see the subjects available and then you can look into the requirements for various Uni’s.

Pick a course from the drop down menu, then see the order of Unis for that course.