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- A Level
- Winchester
- 2 Years
...continue into the second year to complete the A2 course there are two further assessments: Unit 3: Personal investigation (worth 50%) - This involves...
- A Level
- Winchester
- 2 Years
...We try to organise plenty of optional trips and visits. Recently we have visited coppiced woodland, Intech, a brewery, the Millennium Seed...
- A Level
- Winchester
- 2 Years
...or aiming to go on to higher education. Employers like students who have studied business as it makes them more immediately employable. In addition...
- Vocational qualification
- Winchester
- 1 Year
...you may wish to enter employment in areas such as administration and retailing...
- Vocational qualification
- Winchester
- 2 Years
...programme of learning to suit their interests and abilities. The Diploma in Business, Administration and Finance is built around three main themes...
- A Level
- Winchester
- 2 Years
...(approximate total cost £45). The college provides lab coats, safety goggles, and books for class use, but you need to provide your own stationery and scientific calculator...
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Peter Symonds College is a sixth form college offering a broad choice of courses for 16-19 year olds of all academic abilities within the community of Winchester and its environs. It is the only sixth form college nationally to offer boarding places, frequently to those in forces schools abroad, but also to nationals of the Falkland Islands. Its primary focus for 16-19 year olds is advanced level work, reflecting the ability and attainment in local schools.On a separate site, and within the wider community, the College offers a range of adult education courses and training. In line with the Government's 'Principles underpinning the organisation of 16-19 provision', Peter Symonds College has distinct arrangements for the management, teaching, guidance and pastoral care for 16-19 year olds and adults. This allows us better to respond to the differing needs, aspirations and interests of young people and adults.Peter Symonds College seeks to equip its students not only to succeed in the short term, but to recognise their longer term potential. The Adult Continuing Education division of the college has a particular focus on widening participation, basic skills and level 2. It also seeks to work with employers to raise skills levels in the workplace.
