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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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Year 11 IAG session.

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  1. 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

  2. Different pathways Level 4 University or work related choices Level 3 GCE A levels BTEC Level 3 (Sport, Media, Business, Health and Social Care) Post 16 Level 2 GCSE A*-C BTEC Level 2 (Business, Art, H&S Care) Swakeleys Level 1 GCSE D-G BTEC Level 1 ‘Traditional’ route Vocational Route Majority examination 100% coursework assessed

  3. THE RUSSELL GROUP: Oldest 20 Universities University of Birmingham University of Bristol University of Cambridge Cardiff University University of Edinburgh (Scotland) University of Glasgow Imperial College London King's College London University of Leeds University of Liverpool London School of Economics (LSE) University of Manchester Newcastle University University of Nottingham University of Oxford Queen's University Belfast (Ireland) University of Sheffield University of Southampton University College London (UCL) University of Warwick 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.

  4. 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!! University of Bath Birkbeck – University of London Durham University University of East Anglia University of Exeter University of Essex Goldsmiths – University of London Institute of Education – London Royal Holloway - London Lancaster University University of Leicester Loughborough University Queen Mary – London University of Reading University of St Andrews University of Surrey University of Sussex University of York You need to research this carefully BEFORE selecting your A Levels.

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

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

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