SIXTH FORM & BTEC COLLEGE - BEARING FRUIT
P.O. Box 25088 - 00603, Gitanga Road, Lavington, Nairobi, Kenya.
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SIXTH FORM &
BTEC COLLEGE
SUBJECT
SELECTION
FORMS
A-LEVEL SUBJECT
SELECTION - BLOCK SCHEDULE
We offer both Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) and BTEC
Courses. All CAIE subjects will be assessed at Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Level in
May-June. The full A Level Course will be assessed at the end of Year 13, in
May-June.
Year 12 students may take the following options:
Guided by your career and university progression interests,
1. Select four subjects from the A Level Subjects’ Block Schedule. Each of the four
subjects should be offered in a different Block (A, B, C, D, E and F). You will have
an option of dropping one subject in Year 13. Some students, however, opt to
progress with the four subjects in Year 13 in order to keep their University
options open.
2. Select three subjects from the A Level Subjects’ Block Schedule and one 60
Credits BTEC, with the option of dropping one CAIE subject in Year 13.
3. Select two CAIE subjects and one 90 Credits BTEC. No subject will be dropped
or added at Year 13.
Care should be taken when selecting subjects as:
- Those intending to proceed to local universities will require at least two full A
Levels. They will need to select at least 2 CAIE subjects and keep these two
subjects in Year 13.
- Number of A Levels selected should align with the expectations of the
international University that one is planning to join.
- A Level subjects selected should align with the University requirements for the
Course that one is interested in pursuing.
- Some few CAIE subjects are only offered at Advanced Subsidiary Level (Year 12)
and will not be considered as full A Levels. The subjects that are only available at
Advanced Subsidiary level include French. German, Mandarin and Environmental
Management.
The following programmes are compulsory for all students:
- Career and University guidance.
- Games.
- Clubs.
YEAR 12 AND 13
SUBJECTS’ BLOCK SCHEDULE
A
B
C
Drama
Art & Design (CIE)
Chemistry
Geography
Art & Design (Edexcel)
Economics
History
Biology
Global Perspectives
Mathematics
Business
Literature
Law
Psychology
D
E
Environmental
Management
French (AS only)
German (AS only)
F
Computer Science
English
IT
Physics
Sociology
*Lessons scheduled outside the timetable
*Divinity
(CAIE - From 2022)
*Mandarin (AS only)
BTEC COLLEGE
PROGRAMMES
We currently offer Pearson BTEC International Level 3
Qualifications programmes in:
Art and Design, Business, Music and Sports.
The qualifications for all four Courses currently offered are:
• Pearson BTEC International Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma - 60 credits.
• Pearson BTEC International Level 3 Foundation Diploma - 90 credits.
• Pearson BTEC International Level 3 Diploma - 120 credits.
Pearson BTEC Programmes are linear, and therefore cannot be dropped at A2
(after Year 12).
5 hours are allocated to each subject within the timetable for the initial 60 credits.
*A maximum 15 hours per week are available for those who would like to take
additional credits in the same subject.
RULES OF
COMBINATIONS
A BTEC programme can be taken on its own or with a CAIE
(Cambridge Assessment International Education) subjects as
indicated herein;
1. Take one BTEC programme - Subsidiary Diploma (60 credits,
equivalent to 1 A-level), with 3 CAIE (Cambridge Assessment
International Education) subjects equivalent to 4 A-levels (to drop one CAIE subject at A2)
2. Take more than one BTEC programme - Subsidiary Diploma (60 credits, equivalent to 1 A-level) with Diploma (120 credits, equivalent to 2 A-levels) - e.g. BTEC
Art with BTEC Business, BTEC Music with BTEC Business etc. (No subject to drop
at A2).
3. Take 2 BTEC programmes – 2 Foundation Diplomas (90 credits, 1.5 equivalent
to 3 A-levels) with one CAIE subject to make a total of 4 A-level (to drop 1 CAIE
subject at A2).
4. Level 3 Foundation Diploma (90 credits, 1.5 equivalent to 1 A-level) can be
taken with 2 CAIE subjects. (No subject to drop at A2).
5. Level 3 Diploma (120 credits, equivalent to 2 A-levels) can be taken with 1
CAIE subject. (No subject to drop at A2).
TIMETABLING
The BTEC Courses are offered using the same schedule as that used for the
A-level subjects.
Care must be taken by those intending to blend the two Programmes - BTEC and
CAIE - to ensure that there is no conflict in their schedules. Unless specified, no
subject will be offered off the timetable.
A
B
BTEC Business Core
D
BTEC Sports Core
C
BTEC Music Core
E
BTEC Art & Design Core
F
BTEC IT Core (from 2022)
Taught off the timetable
BTEC Business Plus
BTEC Music Plus
BTEC Art & Design Plus
BTEC Sports Plus
BTEC IT Plus (From 2022)
1. BTEC Core - 60 Credits in either Art & Design, Business, Music or Sports. This is
equivalent to one A-level Subject
2. BTEC Plus - This consists of BTEC Core and an additional 30 or 60 Credits,
giving a total of either 90 or 120 Credits, in either Art & Design, Business, Music or
Sports.
These additional hours will be taught off the timetable.
BTEC COURSE
SELECTION
Name:
Academic Year:
Select your BTEC option by inserting a
Core Option 60 Credits
BTEC Art & Design
BTEC Sports
BTEC Business
BTEC Music
in the appropriate section.
Plus Option 90 Credits
Plus Option 120 Credits
CONTACT
INFORMATION
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