Student and Parent Newsletter Issue 2 2017/18
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MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE SIXTH FORM
NEW COURSES TO WOW EMPLOYERS AND UNIVERSITIES
From September, Middlesbrough College’s Sixth Form is launching new courses that blend academic A Level study with vocational style learning. Students will study A Levels and a technical qualification such as a BTEC or Cambridge Technical Diploma in the College’s purpose built Sixth Form Centre and this will give them a chance to learn industry-specific skills alongside academic qualifications.
New technical qualifications include: • • • • • •
Applied Law Applied Science Business Construction Criminology Engineering
• Health & Social Care • Journalism • Music Practice • Performing Arts • Sport
Carolyn Yule, director of programme A Levels at Middlesbrough College, explained: “Students will study a mix of two A Level subjects and one Technical Diploma – and the combination allows them to add specialism to their studies while also building traditional academic qualifications. Universities see the value in this mix as it balances analytical, researchbased skills building with practical skills.” One student already benefiting from a mixed portfolio of subjects is Jess Lancaster. The 18-year is currently studying BTEC Law, A Level Philosophy and English Literature – and has ambitions to go into teaching. Jess, who is on course for a distinction star in her BTEC, and an A and B in her A Level subjects, already has a conditional offer to study at the University of Leeds. She said: “Studying a mix of courses has really helped me, and I know it was a factor in securing a university offer.”