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
Different pathways
Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
University or
work related choices
GCE
A levels
Post 16
BTEC Level 3
(Sport, Media, Business,
Health and Social Care)
GCSE
A*-C
Swakeleys
BTEC Level 2
GCSE
D-G
(Business, Art, H&S Care)
BTEC
Level 1
‘Traditional’ route
Vocational Route
Majority examination
100% coursework assessed
THE RUSSELL GROUP: Oldest 20 Universities
1. University of Birmingham
2. University of Bristol
3. University of Cambridge
4. Cardiff University
5. University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
6. University of Glasgow
7. Imperial College London
8. King's College London
9. University of Leeds
10. University of Liverpool
11. London School of Economics (LSE)
12. University of Manchester
13. Newcastle University
14. University of Nottingham
15. University of Oxford
16. Queen's University Belfast (Ireland)
17. University of Sheffield
18. University of Southampton
19. University College London (UCL)
20. 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.
THE 1994 Group: Newer Univerisites established
to promote excellence in research and teaching
1. University of Bath
2. Birkbeck – University of London
3. Durham University
4. University of East Anglia
5. University of Exeter
6. University of Essex
7. Goldsmiths – University of London
8. Institute of Education – London
9. Royal Holloway - London
10. Lancaster University
11. University of Leicester
12. Loughborough University
13. Queen Mary – London
14. University of Reading
15. University of St Andrews
16. University of Surrey
17. University of Sussex
18. University of York
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!!
You need to research this carefully
BEFORE selecting your A Levels.
This is great to see the subjects
available and then you can
look into the requirements for
various Uni’s.
Pick a course from the drop
down menu, then see the
order of Unis for that course.