Our Courses

The Extended Project Qualification is a qualification highly valued by Russell Group and top third universities. Students are given personalised support to investigate and research a topic they are interested in in greater depth.

The project can be an essay, computer programme, performance or a piece of art. Completing an EPQ in addition to your three A levels will add value to your UCAS application and may lower the grade offer from a university. We have a strong record of academic success with Past EPQ projects include:

• An investigation into the EXTENT UNEMPLOYMENT AFFECTs LONDON’s ECONOMY An investigation into the extent the government could have prevented the financial crisis of 2008?
• An investigation into the implications of adopting a global single currency?
• A creative writing artefact - A short slave narrative
• An investigation into the ways and the extend social media impacts young people’s mental health?

Specific criteria in relation to minimum academic entrance requirements for admission to the post-16 provision.

A Levels

Students must have 5 or more GCSE passes, including English and Mathematics, grade 5 or B to study A levels.

• For most subjects a GCSE pass at grade 5 or above in the subject
• For Psychology, Politics and Sociology a GCSE pass at grade 5 or above in English
• For History and Geography 5 a GCSE pass at grade 5 or above in English and History / Geography
• For Economics a GCSE pass at grade 6 or above in English and Maths
• For Sciences a GCSE pass at grade 6,6 or above in additional sciences or a grade 6 or above in two or more single sciences
• For Mathematics GCSE pass at grade 6 or above at GCSE in mathematics
• For Further Maths GCSE pass at grade 8 or above at GCSE mathematics

Vocational Level 3 Courses including BTEC

Students must have 5 or more GCSE passes, including English and Mathematics, grade 4 to study level three vocational BTECs.

Level 3 students must choose three subjects from the four blocks, only one subject can be chosen from each block. Level 3 students who have Turkish GCSE grade 4 and above have the option of choosing A level Turkish in additional to their option choices.

Vocational Level 2 Courses including BTEC

Students must have 5 or more GCSE passes at grade 3.