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🎯 Academic Structure of A-Level Courses
At our Sixth Form, our A-Levels are structured to ensure you build deep understanding, high performance, and readiness for university. Here’s how things work:
Course Details
📚 Awarding Body:
Pearson Edexcel / AQA / OCR
🕒 Mode of Study:
Full-Time / Part-Time
⏳ Duration:
1 Year (Retake) / 2 Years (Standard)
🧮 Total Credits:
Typically 120
💰 Funding:
Self-Funded
🕒 Length & Structure
🎓 Introduction
All A-Level courses are linear, covering two full years of study for the majority of students.
There’s also the option to join in Year 13 for a one-year course, or take a retake, depending on your needs.
You’ll be expected to work hard: our teachers are very experienced and classes are kept small to ensure quality teaching and support.
📘 Subject Choice & Weekly Contact
From the course, learners will:
- You’ll normally study four subjects in Year 12, then carry forward three subjects into Year 13.
- We offer a wide range of A-Level subjects (mostly Edexcel, with some AQA & OCR) so you can pick combinations that match your strengths, interests, and future goals.
- Each subject gets about 5-6 hours of teaching per week
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Specialist Teachers
Experienced subject experts and examiners.
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Mock Exams & Reviews
Formal mocks plus regular topic-based tests.
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Parental Engagement
Reports, parents’ evenings, and regular updates.
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Work Experience
Help securing placements to strengthen employability.
🎯 Setting Goals & Monitoring Progress
In Year 13, there are revision sessions during holidays, focusing especially on past exam paper practice so you know exactly what’s needed for success on exam day. Progress is checked often through internal assessments—four exam windows per year.
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No study leave in Year 12: teaching runs up until early July.
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Early in Year 12, you’ll work with the Sixth Form leadership to set realistic but ambitious targets, based on your prior
