Qualifications
The Leigh UTC offers students aged over 16 two different progression routes to choose from.
These are for students who have gained at least five GCSEs at grade A*–C (including maths and English). They both involve studying our specalisms as A Level 3 course and A-levels but each route has a different bias towards professional (more academic) and technical (more hands-on) activities.
Retake options are available for GCSE maths and English language.
Route 1
This route is studied over two years and is aimed at students who want to take A-levels in maths, a science subject and possibly computing, as well as their specialism. It can lead to studying in higher education, for example, at a university, employment or a higher apprenticeship.
Choose from:
Level 3 course in engineering
or
Level 3 in information and creative technology
Choose A-level subjects from:
- Physics
- Computing
- Maths
- Product design
- Further maths
- Art and design
- Chemistry
- English Literature
- Electronics
Route 2 – Tech Bacc
This route is studied over two years and has a more vocational bias. It can lead to studying in higher education, for example, at a university, employment or a higher apprenticeship
Choose from:
BTEC level 3 diploma in engineering (equivalent to two A-levels)
or
BTEC level 3 diploma in information and creative technology (equivalent to two A-levels)
and
Level 3 core maths programme
and
Extended project (AS)
Professional qualifications
All sixth form students will have the opportunity to study a range of professional qualifications at level 3.
These include:
- Adobe suite
- Autodesk suite
- Cisco Academy
- Oracle
- Microsoft Academy
Our specialist routes
Computer Science
A BTEC Level 3 course at The Leigh UTC will open up technical career opportunities in IT, programming and software development or networking and communications.
Engineering
A BTEC Level 3 course at The Leigh UTC will open up engineering career opportunities in civil, mechanical, electrical and electronic systems.