GLOSSARY OF TERMS

A Level A qualification students can study in the Sixth Form.

BTEC / V Cert / Cambridge Nationals

These are vocational qualifications awarded at levels equivalent to GCSE.

Level 1 qualifications are equivalent to GCSE grades 1 to 3 and Level 2 qualifications are equivalent to GCSE grades 4 to 9.

These vocational qualifications are suitable for a wide range of students. They provide a practical, real-world approach to learning without sacrificing any of the essential subject theory and are marked through

Controlled Assessments

This work is produced in lessons and for homework and counts towards final grades. This is usually completed in controlled conditions.

EBacc

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) is a performance measure and recognises where students have secured a grade 4 or better across a core of academic subjects – English, Mathematics, History or Geography, the sciences and a language.

Exam Boards

Further Education (FE)

These bodies run GCSE and other examinations.

The qualification students can study post-16, which may be in a Further Education College.

GCSE General Certificate in Secondary Education

Higher Education (HE) University or other degree-awarding institution.

Russell Group

The Russell Group represents 24 leading UK universities which are committed to maintaining the very best research, an outstanding teaching and learning experience and unrivalled links with business and the public sector.

Website: www.russellgroup.ac.uk

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