Colleges in the UK
Most independent senior schools will have a Sixth Form which may offer:
• Advanced Subsidiary GCE (AS)
• Advanced GCE (A2) – The A Level
• National Qualifications in Scotland
• Vocational A Levels
• The International Baccalaureate
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All of these can be used as a means of entry to Universities or Further Education Colleges.
Some senior schools will not have a Sixth form and expect their pupils to transfer to another school, possibly because they are not sufficiently large in themselves to offer a wide range of courses.
But what makes a Sixth Form College? Many senior schools or all throughs will simply call their Sixth Form a College and possibly house it in separate premises. Alternatively, there are discrete institutions catering only for Sixth formers – usually City based, quite large and offering a wider range of subjects, sometimes including higher education courses as well. Whereas independent senior schools often have on site boarding facilities, the discrete Sixth Form Colleges rarely have on site accommodation, but will usually have arrangements for a variety of different priced student accommodation nearby – sometimes in private homes. Does any of this matter?
Further information
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