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yOUR TIMETABLE
Your timetable is made up of a series of blocks. At
Level 3 your timetable will be made up of at least
four blocks with a maximum of six.
QUALIFICATIOn
nUMBER OF BLOCkS
One AS/A-Level 1
GCSE 1
Extended Project Qualification 0.5
Mathematical Studies/Core Maths 0.5
Extended Enrichment* 0.5
Sport Academy 0.5
Tutor (all students) 0.5
* includes enrichments such as Pre Medical and Duke of Edinburgh.
GCSE AnD PRE-GCSE
QUALIFICATIOnS
We offer a number of courses including maths and
English Language for those seeking to improve their
core qualifications. Please see page 27 for details.
Note: Our entry criteria is for guidance. Where
necessary we will take into account individual
circumstances, for example health reasons, for an
applicant not being able to take eight GCSEs or
equivalent in Year 11. If there are special
circumstances you wish us to consider please let
our Admissions Team know as soon as possible.
We reserve the right to amend our admissions criteria
to reflect the impact national guidance/reforms.
vOCATIOnAL COURSES
If you are aiming to combine Vocational courses and
AS/A-Levels, please use the key below to see the
number of blocks taken up by our vocational
options. You will have numerous opportunities to
discuss your combinations before you make your
final decisions.
QUALIFICATIOn nUMBER OF BLOCkS EQUIvALEnT kEy
(Length of course)
BTEC/OCR Certificate 1 (Year 1) 1 AS C
BTEC Subsidiary Diploma 1 (Year 2) 1 A-Level SD
REASONS
TO CHOOSE
PRIESTLEY
Chance to take four
A-Levels, allowing
you to keep more
options open
OCR Introductory Diploma 1 (Year 2) 1 A-Level ID
BTEC Extended Certificate 2 (Year 1) 1 A-Level EC
BTEC Foundation Diploma 3 (Year 1) 1.5 A-Levels FD
BTEC Diploma / OCR Diploma 2 (Year 2) 2 A-Levels D
BTEC / OCR Extended Diploma 3 (Year 2) 3 A-Levels ED
T-Levels are a full-time programme and cannot be
combined with AS/A-Levels or other vocational
options.
FOUnDATIOn yEAR PROGRAMME
(LEvEL 2)
All courses offered at this level last one year. To start
an intermediate programme you would normally be
expected to have the majority of your GCSEs at grade
3 or 2 with at least one GCSE at grade 4 or above and
an average GCSE points score of at least 3.
See details of our Foundation Year Programme
page 26 and 27