NEWS, INFO & Activities

NEWS, INFO & Activities

Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio School

KS5

The Studio’s KS5 curriculum enables students to follow a specialist pathway of subjects in the following specialist areas -

Creative Sector pathway

A-Level Graphic Design, A-Level Photography & BTEC Level 3 TV & Film Production.

Digital Sector pathway

BTEC Level 3 E-Sports, BTEC Level 3 Business Studies & BTEC Level 3 Game Design.

Care Sector pathway

BTEC Leve 3 Health & Social Care (single or double award) & BTEC Leve 3 Child Development.

The above subjects are further supported with timetabled re sits in English or Maths GCSE and functional skills if required.

 


The curriculum is designed to provide breadth & depth in the specialist areas that build a strong skill set in specialist career sector areas. . The combination of specialist subject qualifications gives students a level of skill to a greater depth than can be experienced in a traditional setting. This suite of qualifications enables students to progress through to University study, apprenticeship or straight to employment.

 

70% of students progressed to university study. (64% via an unconditional offer)

30% of students progressed into employment or apprenticeship study

The Studio has had 0% students who do not progress to further education or employment for 4 consecutive years.

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2021 outcomes under centre assessed grades are as follows –

  

Summary of results for KS5

100% pass rate A-Level courses

100% pass rate BTEC courses

A-Level Value added = +1.16

A-Level Average grade = B+

BTEC Tech Level average grade = M

Graphic Art has 88% high grades at grade B-A*

A-Level Photography has Value added +1.23

 

A+

B+

C+

E+

   A Level Graphics

 

37.5

 

87.5

 

87.5

 

100

   Photography

 

37.5

 

62.5

 

100

 

100

   Spanish A-Level

 

100

 

100

 

100

 

100

   BTEC Courses

Distinction *

Distinction

Merit

Pass

   TV & Film production

 

16.67

 

16.67

 

50

 

100

   Business

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

100

   Child Development

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

100

   Game

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

100

   Health & Social Double

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

100

   Health & Social  Single

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

100

   ICT

 

20

 

20

 

40

 

100