UK Colleges Directory & Guide 2011
A guide to independent sixth form education in the United Kingdom
Welcome to the UK Colleges Directory & Guide 2011. This guide gives information about independent sixth form colleges, sixth form study centres and independent schools with a sixth form department.
Most independent senior schools will have a sixth form offering preparation for some or all of these examinations:
- Advanced Subsidiary GCE (AS-level)
- Advanced GCE (A2) – A-level
- National Qualifications in Scotland
- Vocational A-levels
- International Baccalaureate (IB)
- GCSE
For AS and A2, combinations of subjects will be available and the individual college will provide full information on the courses they offer. All these qualifications can be used as suitable means of entry either to Universities or Further Education Colleges. GCSE may be offered for students wishing to re-take to obtain higher grades, either over 1 or 2 years.
Some senior schools do not have a sixth form and therefore it is expected that their pupils will transfer to another school or college for post 16 studies, perhaps because the schools are not sufficiently large in themselves to offer an acceptably wide range of courses.
