Please see the letter below from Mr Ging, Head of Sixth Form.

Dear Students, Parents and Carers,

Up until Thursday 12th December, guidance from the government was that students would have to select a minimum of 2 A-Level qualifications, with a maximum of 1 Vocational qualification (referred to as AAQs for 2025).  This meant we could only accept students into the Sixth Form with one BTEC/CTEC or Vocational course in their 3 subject choices.

The government's announcement on Thursday stated that, 

"We will not tell providers and students which types of qualifications they can and cannot mix together. It should be for colleges and sixth forms to work with students to devise the best mix for each individual.  We will therefore not be applying the previously proposed rules of combination."  

This means students are, once again, free to select whichever combination of subjects they prefer for their Level 3, post-16 studies.  This is great news for our students' freedom of choice and something the Sixth Form warmly welcomes.

As such, I am very pleased to say that students are now able to pick any combinations of Level 3 course options post-GCSE.  We will be removing the requirement on the Admissions+ platform for students to pick a minimum of 2 A-Levels and enabling them the choice that we have offered in previous years. 

If students have already selected their options and would like to make amendments based on this information, please email sixthform.admin@furzeplatt.net with the details of any desired changes and we can look into facilitating this for students.

I would point out that entry requirements will not change. Students will still need to achieve the entry requirements for whichever subjects they choose.  All entry requirements and subject information can be found in the subject pages in our prospectus here.