POST 16

Queensmead School offers a wide range of courses for students wishing to join Post 16.

Advanced Subsidiary / Advanced Level Courses

Applied Advanced Level and National Diploma courses are offered as follows :

		Advanced Subsidiary / Advanced Level courses in a variety of subjects
		BTEC National Diploma Childrens' Care, Learning and Development
		OCR Nationals ICT
		Society Health Development Diploma
		OCR Nationals Business Studies
		Level 2 Courses

Advanced Subsidiary/Advanced level Courses - Two Years

A student wishing to start an AS/A2 course should have achieved higher grade GCSEs including Mathematics and English. In the actual subjects that you wish to study at AS or A2 Level, GCSE Grades A*, A or B are recommended, however, each student will be considered individually.

We would expect the majority of students to choose four AS subjects to study in Year 12. For this, students need to have achieved seven A* - C grades at GCSE with four A* - B grades in the proposed subjects.

The following Advanced Level subjects likely to be on offer are:

	Art & Design		Food Technology		Music Technology
	Biology		French		Physical Education
	Business Studies		Geography		Physics
	Chemistry		History		Psychology
	Dance		Information & Communication Technology		Religious Studies
	Design Technology		Law		Sociology
	Economics		Mathematics		Textiles Technology
	Engineering		Further Mathematics (to choose this you must also choose maths)
	English Language		Media Studies
	English Litreature		Music

Two Year Diplomas and OCR Nationals Courses

		BTEC National in Business Studies - equivalent to AS or 1 or 2 A Levels
		BTEC National Diploma in Children's Care, Learning and Development - full time two year course equivalent to three A Levels
		OCR Nationals ICT - equivalent to 1, 2 OR 3 A Levels
		Level 3 Diploma in Society, Health and Development - full time two year courses equivalent to 2.5 A Levels
		BTEC National Award or Cerificate

BTEC First Courses - One Year

Students wishing to follow a one year BTEC course should have satisfactorily completed compulsory education to the age of sixteen.

BTEC courses develop the knowledge, understanding and skills needed for broad areas of work and prepare students for further study. They are equivalent to four GCSE passes at grades A* - C.

Courses available at Level 2 are based on student demands.

Whether a course is offered in a subject depends each year on estimates of likely student demand. It is, therefore, important that students clearly identify at an early stage, what they wish to study in Years 12 and 13. Every effort can then be made to enable students to follow their chosen course. However, insufficient numbers, timetabling constraints and the pattern of student choice may prevent all requests being met. Adjustments in choice pattern may therefore be necessary in July and September.

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE QUEENSMEAD POST 16 CENTRE (PDF)

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE QUEENSMEAD POST 16 CENTRE (RTF)