Year 11 IAG session.

Year 11 IAG session.

Aims:•To understand what different qualifications mean •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, Media, Business, Health and Social Care)

‘Traditional’ route Vocational Route

GCSED-G

100% coursework assessedMajority examination

University or work related choices

Different pathways

Swakeleys

Post 16

1. University of Birmingham2. University of Bristol3. University of Cambridge4. Cardiff University5. University of Edinburgh

(Scotland)6. University of Glasgow7. Imperial College London8. King's College London9. University of Leeds10.University of Liverpool11.London School of Economics

(LSE)12.University of Manchester13.Newcastle University14.University of Nottingham15.University of Oxford16.Queen's University Belfast

(Ireland)17.University of Sheffield18.University of Southampton19.University College London

(UCL)20.University of Warwick

THE RUSSELL GROUP: Oldest 20 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. University of Bath2. Birkbeck – University of

London3. Durham University4. University of East Anglia5. University of Exeter6. University of Essex7. Goldsmiths – University of

London8. Institute of Education –

London9. Royal Holloway - London10.Lancaster University11.University of Leicester12.Loughborough University13.Queen Mary – London14.University of Reading15.University of St Andrews16.University of Surrey17.University of Sussex18.University of York

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

Eg : Durham requires A level Biology to study Psychology

Eg: Exeter requires A* in Economics to study Economics

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.