Former Year 11 GCSE Certificate Collection
Monday 21st November 2016 from the Dart Foyer
4.30pm - 7.30pm
Year 11 - Careers Fair and College Applications
. For those that could not attend the evening, the key points raised were:
- The best 8 qualification results will be considered for college places (no longer just 5 due to the changes in the Government expectation of student attainment)
- Courses now have a minimum APS grade – the average point score achieved across allqualifications taken
- Do not settle for reaching the minimum grades requested by course entry requirements, aim for the best grades attainable to support future career development
- Courses should be chosen by students and be what they wish to study, not what you as parents wish them to study
- All colleges want ‘happy’ students and different colleges will be right for different students
- The best strategy is to apply for all colleges your son/daughter is interested in attending, accept these places and then decide when they have their results which college they would like to attend. If they have not applied for a college, there is unlikely to be a place for them in September
- For the new GCSE English and Mathematics grades, a grade 4 will be acceptable to enter courses for most colleges. However, the future benchmark will be a Grade 5 and students who do not achieve this will be encouraged to improve their grade to this level to support their future career
- College entry requirements vary so please check this carefully for the colleges your son/daughter is interested in
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