A Levels

A Levels will suit you if you perform well in exams, if you want to study a range of subjects, or if you have a particular career in mind that requires specific A Level qualifications.

A Levels are two-year courses with assessment through exams at the end of that period. Although mostly exam-based, some subjects such as the Arts include ongoing projects and coursework.

We offer the widest choice of A Levels in the region; you can choose from 39 A Levels, including 4 A Level equivalent applied courses. An academic study programme will typically consist of three courses. If you have mainly grade 7 or above at GCSE, you may want to consider studying four A Levels to stretch yourself or to improve your chances of a place at a competitive university or on a competitive course.

One of the advantages of our A Level programme is that, as one of the largest colleges in the country, you will be able to study almost any combination of three subjects - you won’t find that your choices are restricted because of timetable clashes. There are, however, three subject combinations that are not allowed by exam boards:

• A Level Combined English with either A Level English Literature or A Level English Language.
• A Level Business with CTECH Extended Certificate Business.
• A Level Medieval History combined with A Level Modern History.

You can study English Literature and English Language, but this would only be advisable if you intend to study English at university.

If you want to study A Level Further Maths, you must also study A Level Maths and will typically need to study four A Levels.