They should:

• Choose subjects that they enjoy and succeed in.
• Think carefully about the advice of their teachers, tutors and careers advisors.
• Think about the assessment methods of the courses they choose. Students who find examinations particularly difficult may wish to consider vocational or applied courses.
• Consider which subjects complement each other in terms of both content and skills.
• Look carefully at the entry requirements of the courses they wish to study and ensure that they meet them.
• Research the requirements of universities and employers. Universities often specify required and preferred qualifications for entry onto their degree choices.

Students at Tytherington Sixth Form follow a two-year programme of study incorporating three or four A Levels. We ask all students to apply for 3 subjects or 3 subjects plus an Enrichment AS subject. A small number of students may choose to study 4 subjects and would be expected to achieve predominantly grades 8/9 at GCSE to do so. Through a supported application process, applicants can be assured that they will be supported in choosing a suitable study programme.

In order to ensure that students enrol on courses that they will be able to complete and in which they will gain success, we set the following minimum entry requirements. Applicants are expected to achieve a minimum of five grades at GCSE 9-5.

In addition, students are expected to meet the subject specific entry requirements listed below and in the Course Information Booklet. Students who achieve below grade 4 in English and Mathematics will have to re-sit the examination in Year 12. Students who achieve grade 4 will be given the opportunity to re-sit the examination in Year 12 in order to achieve a grade 5.