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From Engineering and Architecture to Sports Science, Accountancy, Law and IT, Maths and Science qualifications can open the door to a range of exciting, well paid jobs. They can also give you an advantage when you’re looking for a university or college place.
With a qualification in Science or Maths you could find yourself working in a variety of different roles and in some strange and exciting places, from controlling the sound at a theatre to examining wildlife in the depths of a rainforest!
People with Maths and Science skills can earn a good wage. Starting salaries for science sector jobs can be as much as £32,000 per year, putting them in the top 20% of starting salaries, while people with a Maths A Level earn around 10% more over their lifetime than those without the qualification.
ENGLISH, MATHS & SCIENCE W
ith courses in English, Maths and Science at all levels, studying here can get your future off to a great start. We offer a wide range of qualifications whatever your level – from Level 1 Functional Skills courses in English and Maths to help you in everyday life, or pre-GCSE courses if you’re not quite ready for a GCSE, to Level 3 BTEC and A Level courses if you’re preparing for university. We have a dedicated Science Study Centre and our science labs provide a realistic workplace environment where you will be able to gain the necessary practical lab skills for progressing to university or getting a job. You will also have the opportunity to research, design, prepare and carry out your own practical experiments, attend masterclasses at local universities and participate in science-related educational visits. What’s more, our experienced lecturers will bring learning to life, provide extra help and support if you need it, and help you get the grades you need for whatever you want to do in the future. Choose to study here and look forward to a bright future!
MEET OUR STUDENTS With a passion for golf, Andrew Spooner hopes to get a place on the PGA degree course at Birmingham University. The course requires GCSE English at grade C or above, and as Andrew only got grade D when he did his exams at school, he signed up for a part-time GCSE course at the Paget Road campus. Andrew, aged 23, said: “When you’re 15 or 16 exams don’t really seem important – it’s only when your results are a barrier to what you want to do that you realise they are! “I’m more willing to learn now I’m older and because I need to do well and improve my grade I’m more prepared to work hard than when I was at school. “Studying at college is totally different to being at school and as the course is only one day-a-week I can fit it around my other day-to-day commitments.”
MEET OUR STUDENTS With a love of science, 16-year-old Aswin Jose chose to come to college to continue his education after doing his GCSEs at school. Aswin enrolled on a BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Science, and is also re-taking his GCSEs in Maths and English to improve his grades. Aswin said: “I like Science and want to do well and get good grades. “The course is really good and not only am I learning lots about Science, but it is also helping to improve my English, which is my second language. “College is really different to school, you are treated differently by the tutors and I would recommend it as a good place to study.” After completing the course Aswin hopes to stay at college to do A Levels in Maths, Biology, Chemistry and Physics and then apply to study at university.
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