GCSE/IGCSE

Small class sizes and high standards of teaching consistently produce good academic results that are well above the national average.

The college offers a unique and highly successful GCSE Programme that can be taken over 2 years, 18 months or one year. It is suitable for both local and international students.

The one year course attracts local students who :

Wish to transfer after completing the first year of GCSE (Year 10) at their current school
Have already taken their GCSE examinations and wish to retake some subjects to improve their grades
Have just relocated to the Manchester area

Students have dedicated and experienced personal tutors to oversee the successful completion of the course. Students of statutory school age (aged 16 and under) have timetabled Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and sports.

Once students have completed their GCSEs many stay with the college and progress on to the Two Year A-Level Programme.

ART

Artistic skill underpins every creative practice.

BIOLOGY

Studying living things and the processes that sustain them.

BUSINESS

Understand business activity from small scale to multinational organisations.

CHEMISTRY

See life at molecular, atomic, sub-atomic levels.

Economics

Understand the forces that drive the world around us.

ENGLISH

Improve your English speaking, listening and writing.

MATHS & FURTHER MATHS

Broaden and deepen your maths knowledge.

PHOTOGRAPHY

See the world in a new way, translating visual ideas into successful outcomes using a camera.

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Religious beliefs and practices continue to play an essential part in today’s world.

Physics

Learn about some of the most important discoveries and gain an understanding of how some of the advances were made and verified.

Two Year GCSE Course (International Students)

This is a great introduction to studying in the UK.

Students will improve their English through Academic English lessons alongside subject study which sill then prepare them to take their GCSEs at the end of their second year of study.

International students need to have a minimum IELTS level of 3.5/4.0 and successfully pass the college interview process.

The student age is 14 – 15 years on entry to the college