Do you enjoy drawing? Would you like to improve your skills and knowledge? Would you like the opportunity to see and understand the world in a different way? This course offers you the opportunity to develop creatively, either as a personally enriching interest or as part of a progression towards a career within the creative industries.

Do you possess a lively, enquiring mind? Do you enjoy developing your ideas through drawing and utilising a range of processes towards a final product? During the Illustration/Graphics course, you will learn to develop design solutions, exploring the power of visual communication as an invaluable commercial tool. The course is structured to support and develop your confidence and individual strengths, from illustrative and traditional studio-based skills through to more graphics and digitally based practice, allowing for a broad and creative approach to design.

Do you have an interest in understanding art history? Would you like to acquire the critical and objective skills to discuss art? This course will develop the skills and understanding in appreciating and interpreting artefacts.

If you enjoy learning about life and living organisms, and want to delve deeper into concepts that you have been introduced to at GCSE, from biochemistry and cell biology through to behaviour and ecology, then A Level Biology will offer you an exciting, challenging and stimulating area of study.

Do you plan on joining the world of work and industry during your lifetime? Whether you are setting up your own small business or working for a global multinational, many key areas of understanding and useful skills are introduced within the A Level Business Studies course. You will be provided with a valuable insight into the world of industry, looking at why businesses make the decisions that they do and how this impacts upon markets and individuals.

Chemistry is one of the most useful A Levels to study; it is challenging, rewarding and well respected by employers and universities alike. It draws on a wide range of subjects ranging from physical chemistry calculations to the creative nature of organic synthesis. The skills gained are extremely transferable and chemists are renowned for being adaptable scholars and desirable employees.

“What have the Romans ever done for us?”… and the Greeks, too, for that matter! It is difficult to deny that a majority of the stories we tell, the art we make and consume, and the political and philosophical views that we contemplate, do not have a clear link to these two classical civilisations. From the Coen Brothers’ O Brother, Where art Thou? James Joyce’s Ulysses, to the Simpsons; from the system of democracy to the rule of law, much of our culture and everyday lives are defined by these two great civilisations.

If you enjoy learning about the fundamental principles and concepts behind Computer Science and how software is engineered, then the Computer Science specification will stretch and challenge you. The course will provide you with valuable skills in a range of programming environments, how we use programming languages to solve a range of problems and how digital technology is used by others, particularly the moral, ethical, legal and cultural opportunities and risks. It will also help you to think creatively, innovatively, analytically, logically and critically as well as allowing you to apply practical mathematical skills.

If you enjoy learning about all aspects of drama and theatre then this course will really suit you. It is a practical course that explores the theoretical work of playwrights, directors and theatre companies that make theatre so exciting and diverse.

Economics is the science of how people make choices. Think of any situation that you have made a choice- studying Economics will give you a greater perspective on how you make decisions, as well as insight to how individuals, firms, governments, and societies choose those things that will make them better off. Economists are constantly analysing the way people approach decisions, and their findings are often interesting and surprising. Studying Economics will give you the tools to analyse your world and give you a fresh perspective.