CHOOSING YOUR COURSES & APPLYING TO TALLIS 16+ FOR 2017-18
Level 3 courses are a significant step up from those completed at Key Stage 4. You must choose your subjects carefully. Try to choose subjects that you are good at: this is why we recommend at least a 6/a B grade at GCSE in any A-level subject desired at Key Stage 5. It can be hard to stay motivated if you are struggling with a subject. Look carefully at the subject syllabus and how it is assessed. Consider which subjects ‘fit together’ and compliment each other. Finally, make sure your subject combination prepares you for your future goal, be it the world of work or higher education. If you're unsure, ask us about this!
For entry we generally require all students to have a minimum of five 4-9 qualifications at GCSE including Maths and English at 5, but provide the option for students to retake an English or Maths GCSE if necessary. It is a general recommendation that students need a B grade/ a 6 in the GCSE subject they intend to continue to A-level,
(see the latest information on the Post 16 website) and we ask students to take an aptitude test in some subjects such as Maths, the Sciences and Economics before we allow them to start these courses. Students with a majority of 4 grades will take BTEC courses; only if GCSE grades are rather stronger than this will A-levels be possible. It is also worth noting that students need to achieve a D grade / Merit or above in Year 12 if they are to progress in that course to Year 13.
For entry we generally require all students to have a minimum of five 4-9 qualifications at GCSE including Maths and English at 5, but provide the option for students to retake an English or Maths GCSE if necessary. It is a general recommendation that students need a B grade/ a 6 in the GCSE subject they intend to continue to A-level,
(see the latest information on the Post 16 website) and we ask students to take an aptitude test in some subjects such as Maths, the Sciences and Economics before we allow them to start these courses. Students with a majority of 4 grades will take BTEC courses; only if GCSE grades are rather stronger than this will A-levels be possible. It is also worth noting that students need to achieve a D grade / Merit or above in Year 12 if they are to progress in that course to Year 13.
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The first thing you need to do if you are interested in the school is to visit. Our Open Evening for applicants for 2017-2018 takes place on:
Wednesday 18 October 2017 from 5 to 8 p.m. Application to Thomas Tallis is via an online application form. We do not usually interview applicants: we use, instead, a detailed school reference. |
The key dates are as follows:
Applications: From Thursday 19 October until Jan 2018 Offers made: From February 2018 Open Afternoon for successful applicants: March 2018 Taster Week and Induction Tests: early July 2018 Enrolment: On GCSE Results day in August 2018 if you’ve met our Recommended grades, and on the day after if you’ve met our Required grades |
The following table outlines our pathways for sixth form study and gives a general sense of the entry qualifications required for each. Please note: we also set specific entry requirements for particular A-level and BTEC courses, and these are also outlined below.
Please see our Recommendations and Minimum Requirements document below for more precise details of the entry requirements we set for each course that we offer. Please also see our timetable blocking: students can pick at most one course in each column. Please also remember that our timetable may change from year to year.
The table below shows our intended timetable blocking for 2017-2018. We reserve the right to change it as we need.
