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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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

IMPORTANT:• All pathways are in negotiation with Mr Hull

on interview and on recommendations from subject staff prior to that interview.

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Pathways in 6th Form

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 1

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 2

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 3

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.

Pathway 4

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.

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.

Keep up to date & follow:@Swakeleysschool@swak6thform

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

http://www.theguardian.com/education/universityguide

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

A great 2 min DVD on Apprenticeships and lots of other IAG for those interested.

RESEARCH TIME!Go to our website, 6th form page, then the Higher Education page.

Use each of the links:1)UCAS2)The Guardian3)Apprenticeships

Find out more about your area of interest!You will be looking for UNDERGRADUATE courses if searching Uni courses.