St Albans Girls School Specialist Business and Enterprise Academy Post 16 Information 2016 2018 Learning for Life in a Community where All can Excel
COURSE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS Subject Course entry requirements for 2016 Art Art B Art Textiles GCSE Art grade B, GCSE Textiles B Biology Additional Science B or Biology B & Chemistry B; English/English Language or Literature B, Maths C BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in Fashion & Clothing GCSE Art or D&T Product Design grade C. Business If Business taken at GCSE Business grade C, English/English Language C, Maths C Chemistry Additional Science B or Chemistry B & Physics B, English/English Language C, Maths B Classical Civilisation English/English Language B, History B if taken Computer Science GCSE ICT Grade B and Maths B Dance GCSE Dance C, and GCSE English/English Language C Or equivalent Dance experience and English/English Language C If D&T Food Technology taken at GCSE: Food Technology B, English/English Language C, D&T: Food Additional Science C If D&T Food Technology not taken at GCSE: English/English Language B, Maths B, Additional Science B Drama & Theatre Studies If Drama taken at GCSE Drama B If Drama not taken at GCSE English/English Language B, English Literature B Economics If Business taken at GCSE Business grade B, English/English Language B, Maths B If Business not take at GCSE English/English Language B, Maths B English Literature English Language B, English Literature B French French B Geography If Geography taken at GCSE Geography C, English/English Language B If Geography not taken at GCSE English/English Language B, Maths B Government & Politics English/English Language B History If History taken at GCSE History C, English/English Language B If History not take at GCSE English/English Language B ICT GCSE ICT Grade C or if ICT not taken then English Language B, Maths B. Mathematics Mathematics B (higher tier) Further Mathematics Maths A/A* Media Studies If Media Studies taken at GCSE Media Studies C If Media Studies not taken at GCSE English/English Language and English Literature C Music C Music Students should be at a Grade V level or able to achieve this minimum standard by February of Year 12 PE English/English Language C, Additional Science B Photography Art grade B Physics Additional Science B or Physics B, Maths B Psychology GCSE BBC in any of English/English Language, Maths and Additional Science RS (Philosophy & Ethics) English/English Language B, English Literature B Sociology English/English Language B Spanish Spanish B Availability of all courses will depend on student demand. 1
POST 16 COURSE CHOICES & OPPORTUNITIES Qualifications Needed 5 or more A* - C 1-5 GCSEs (A*- C), Functional Skills (depends on the college and the course) Opportunities after Year 11 LEVEL 3 COURSES A LEVELS Entry requirement for 4 AS courses = 5A*-C including English/English Language & Maths, & GCSE APS of 43 Entry requirement for 3 AS courses = 5A*-C including English/English language & Maths, & GCSE APS of 40 Most AS courses require a B grade in the subject studied. LEVEL 2 PROGRAMMES or APPRENTICESHIPS Range of college courses (Oaklands, West Herts etc.), for example: Hair and beauty Hospitality and catering Public Services Management Childcare Animal Care Health and Social Care Retail Apprenticeships (Oaklands can help, or go to www.apprenticeships.org.uk) Progression Employment Degree course at university Apprenticeship A levels Level 3 BTEC or apprenticeship Employment Your APS is your Average Point Score. To calculate this, take your best 8 GCSE grades, work out what points each one is worth, add them together and then divide them by 8. A* = 58 A = 52 B = 46 C = 40 D = 34 E = 28 F = 22 G = 16 2
POST 16 ENTRANCE PROCEDURES (external students) 11th November 2015 Post 16 Information Evening 24 th November 2015 External Open Morning January June 2016 External meetings at mutual convenience 8 th March 2016 External Open Morning Spring 2016 Conditional offers made to external students 29 th June-1st July 2016 Year 12 Induction course 25 August 2016 September 2016 GCSE results Students complete a final confirmation form Students who need to modify their plans receive individual guidance Year 12 enrolment process 3
A2 LEVEL RESULTS 2015 A* A B C D E U No. of students 33 61 91 87 40 18 3 % Results 9.9 18.3 27.3 26.1 12.0 5.4 0.9 A2 Individual Subject Results 2015 Students A2 Subjects A* A B C D E U entered Art 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 Art Textiles 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Biology 29 4 6 10 5 1 3 0 Business 8 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 Chemistry 18 1 5 5 5 1 1 0 Drama 14 2 1 6 3 2 0 0 Economics 9 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 English 38 8 5 10 9 6 0 0 Food technology 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 French 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 Further Mathematics 5 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 Geography 25 1 3 6 9 6 0 0 German 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Government Politics 8 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 History 18 2 3 5 4 2 2 0 ICT 11 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 Italian 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mathematics 39 7 11 9 7 4 1 0 Media Studies 14 0 3 4 7 0 0 0 Music 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Philosophy 5 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 Photography 5 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 Physics 10 0 3 5 1 0 0 1 Psychology 29 2 4 5 10 6 1 1 Sociology 25 0 3 7 9 4 1 1 Spanish 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 Total 333 33 61 91 87 40 18 3 4
2015 UNIVERSITY DESTINATIONS Destination Aberystwyth Bath Bath Bath spa Bath spa Bedfordshire Bedfordshire Birmingham Birmingham Bournmouth Bournmouth Bournmouth Bournmouth Brighton Brighton Brighton Brighton Bristol Bristol Brunel Brunel Cambridge Cambridge Cardiff Chichester Coventry Coventry Coventry DeMontfort Durham Durham Exeter Hertfordshire Subject being studied if at University Equine and Veterinary Bioscience Politics and International Relations Business Administration (with professional placement) Business and Management/Geography Acting Business Studies (Project Management) Event Management Drama School acceptance History Computer Visualisation and Animation English Marketing Communications Accounting and Finance Geography Politics Journalism Media Studies Medicine - MBChB Standard entry (5 years) Physics with Industrial Experience Biomedical Sciences Business and Management Natural Sciences Geography German/History (4 years) Dance Politics Dietetics International Business Management Media and Communication Law Natural Sciences Law Accounting and Finance 5
Destination Subject being studied if at University Keele Criminology and Psychology Kent Business and Management with a year in Industry Kings College London English Kingston Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics (including year 0) Lancaster Mathematics (Study Abroad) Leeds Medicine Leeds Economics Leeds Physics Leeds Physics Leeds Social Policy and Sociology Leicester Media and Society Lipa Acting Liverpool Psychology Liverpool Chemistry Loughborough Sport and Exercise Science Loughborough English Loughborough Information Technology Management for Business (ITMB) Manchester Social Anthropology and Sociology Manchester Metropolitain Psychology Manchester Metropolitain Business/Crime Studies Manchester Metropolitain Advertising and Brand Management (with placement) Psychology (Criminology) Sociology with Psychology Psychology (Education) Business Management (Extended) Primary Education Psychology with Neuroscience Psychology (Criminology) International Media and Communications Studies Chemistry with an International Study Year French and History Nutrition Pharmacy (4 years) 6
Destination Trent Trent Trent Trent Trent Trent Oxford Brookes Plymouth Queen Mary Queen Mary Queen Mary Reading Sheffield Southampton Solent Southampton Solent Southampton Solent Surrey Swansea University Of Cumbria University Of East London Warwick Warwick Warwick Warwick Warwick Warwick York York York Subject being studied if at University Biology Economics Economics Sociology Youth Justice Business Management and Marketing Internatonal Business Business Management and Marketing Psychology Business Management/International Relations Business Management Medicine Medical Genetics Science and Engineering Foundation Programme (Computer Science 4 Year) Classical Studies International Relations and Politics Performance Fashion Photography Film Production Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) Law and Criminology Wildlife Media Events Management English Literature Biological Sciences Mathematics Mathematics French and Italian Studies (4 years including year abroad) English Literature Law Computer Science History 7
For further information contact: Mrs J Pipes - Assistant Head Key Stage 5 jps@stags.herts.sch.uk Miss L Cripps-Director of Learning Year 13 pelc@stags.herts.sch.uk Mrs Pendlebury-Green-Director of Learning Year 12 ictjp@stags.herts.sch.uk Mrs N Nawathe - Post 16 Co-Ordinator nn@stags.herts.sch.uk 8
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Head Teacher: Mrs M C Chapman Sandridgebury Lane, St Albans, Herts, AL3 6DB Tel: 01727 853134 Fax: 01727 831157 e-mail: admin@stags.herts.sch.uk www.stags.herts.sch.uk St Albans Girls School is an Academy Trust Registered in England No: 07719076 10