A growing number of students are entering university with BTECs, according to an article in today's Guardian.
Acceptance of those with BTECs and a combination of BTECs and A levels is increasing rapidly and the proportion has almost doubled in the last eight years.
The article praises the qualifications, saying "The BTEC curriculum is considerably freer and more flexible than the tight syllabus and marking schemes of A-levels. In the University of Bedfordshire's experience, BTec students show great strength in idea generation, independent learning and creativity, in ways that are atypical among A-level students."
Newbury College offers a wide range of BTEC qualifications for school leavers in subjects including Animale Care, Art and Design, Business, Computing, Engineering, Health and Social Care, Media Production, Music Technology, Public Services, Sport and more.
An increasing number of students on BTEC programmes at Newbury College also have the opportunity to progress to HNC and HND qualifications as an excellent alternative to university.
Free drop-in Advice Clinics are being held at our Monks Lane campus today (17 August 2017) and on GCSE Results Day (24 August 2017) to support young people make the right choices about further education, higher education, apprenticeships or finding employment.