1. St Benedict’s Catholic High School A specialist engineering college Incorporating West Cumbria Catholic Sixth Form Centre St Benedict's Catholic High School Incorporating the West Cumbria Sixth Form Centre Open Evening 24 January 2013

2. St Benedict’s Catholic High School A specialist engineering college Incorporating West Cumbria Catholic Sixth Form Centre What do we mean by Level 2? A GCSE, or equivalent, qualification at grade C or above is considered a Level 2 qualification Students are considered to have achieved Level 2 if they have gained the equivalent of at least 5 grade Cs at GCSE Students that have gained at least 5 GCSE passes are considered to have achieved Level 1

3. St Benedict’s Catholic High School A specialist engineering college Incorporating West Cumbria Catholic Sixth Form Centre What do we mean by Level 3? AS and A levels are Level 3 qualifications Applied AS and A2 levels are Level 3 qualifications Vocational Level 3 courses lead to Level 3 qualifications

4. St Benedict’s Catholic High School A specialist engineering college Incorporating West Cumbria Catholic Sixth Form Centre Post 16 Pathways For those students entering the Sixth Form with mostly A*/A and B grades at GCSE the usual pathway would be to study 4 AS levels in year 12 Followed by at least 3 A2 levels in year 13 (Possibly including one Vocational Level 3 qualification)

5. St Benedict’s Catholic High School A specialist engineering college Incorporating West Cumbria Catholic Sixth Form Centre Post 16 Pathways For those students entering the Sixth Form with Level 2 achievement (5+ A*-C at GCSE) mostly at grade C the usual pathway would be to study Three Level 3 Vocational subjects (Possibly one vocational subject may be replaced by an AS/A2 course if GCSE grade in that subject indicates that it is suitable)

6. St Benedict’s Catholic High School A specialist engineering college Incorporating West Cumbria Catholic Sixth Form Centre Post 16 Pathways For those students without Level 2 achievement (Fewer than 5 A*-C grades at GCSE) the usual pathway is to study a Level 2 foundation year Either as a one year course or as preparation for Level 3 study in Years 13 and 14 (including new areas of study as well as appropriate core resits/improvement)

7. St Benedict’s Catholic High School A specialist engineering college Incorporating West Cumbria Catholic Sixth Form Centre Level 3 Course/Subjects Art History BiologyHospitality (BTEC) Business StudiesIT (BTEC) Business (BTEC) Maths Chemistry Further Maths Electronics Performing Arts Engineering - Product Design Physics English LanguageProduct Design English LiteratureRS: Ethics & Philosophy FrenchScience (Applied) Geography Sociology GermanSport (BTEC) Health & Social Care(Applied Travel & Tourism (Applied) Music and Psychology A levels will run dependent upon expression of interest.

8. St Benedict’s Catholic High School A specialist engineering college Incorporating West Cumbria Catholic Sixth Form Centre Level 2 Courses/Subjects Art and Design (BTEC) Business (BTEC) Sport (BTEC) Travel and Tourism (BTEC) English and Maths GCSE resits are also offered.