3O8DMbVI4

6TH FORM SUBJECT INFORMATION SHEET6TH FORM SUBJECT INFORMATION SHEETBIOLOGYEXAM BOARD EDEXCELwww.edexcel.com/quals/gce/gce15/biology/Pages/default.aspxBTEC L3 BUSINESS EXTENDED DIPLOMA (3 A LEVEL EQUIVALENT)EXAM BOARD Edexcelwww.edexcel.com/quals/nationals10/business/Pages/default.aspx/ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Grade A in GCSE SciencePROGRESSION STATISTICS:30% of the total 6th Form cohort went on to study Science at degree level.98% of Science students went on to study degrees in 2014.20% of total Russell group students are studying Sciences at university.ALUMNI:Ife Ojo Sheffield Hallam BiologyValeria Trujillo Cortes Imperial College London Biomedical EngineeringShyma Baldwin Coventry Biomedical ScienceRavi Jagatia De Montfort Biomedical ScienceSaira Nahim UEL Bioscience (Extended)ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN DEPARTMENT:• Residential field trip• Lectures at King’s College and UCL• Workshops at Queen Mary University• Research Scientists careers talks• Visits to local field centres, London Zoo and shoreline environments• Attending Science fair at Excel CentreENTRY REQUIREMENTS: 5 A*-C grades including English Language and MathsPROGRESSION STATISTICS:90% of all BTEC Business students go on to study a degree course, approximately halfof which are business related with a particular focus on either accounting, finance,information technology or business management.However as our alumni list demonstrates this course gives you a broader depth ofopportunity than simply business related degree courses including drama, music,sports, surveying and journalism.10% go onto workplace apprenticeship schemes and these have been in the field ofcustomer services and business administration.ALUMNI:Lynette Owusu-Sekyere Nottingham Trent Politics and InternationalRelationsKortney Hudson University of the Arts London Sports JournalismDamien Ebohon Westminster Commercial MusicMonsur Rahman Westminster Business InformationSystemsIsmail Pandor Westminster Building SurveyingJoel Yorke Greenwich Business ManagementFUTURE CAREER LINKS:• For students who want to make a career in business and who have a real desire tolearn and develop the ability to solve the challenges that any type of businesspresents. The BTEC course provides an excellent foundation to move onto a widevariety of university courses or workplace apprenticeships.• Many students apply for university degree courses choosing to study Business &Marketing, Business & Finance or International Business. Students can also progressto an apprenticeship. Alternatively students enter employment in such areas asbusiness management, marketing, finance and business law.ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN DEPARTMENT:• You will be exposed to the exciting world of business through a mixture of talks,trips to financial institutions and internal seminars.• You will make work place visits to a variety of organisations that will give you adeeper understanding of the business world and support your coursework.• You will be required to be well read and keep up to date with the business world.Watching popular business programs like Dragons Den and The Apprentice alsohelps!20 21