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Changing Boards
In transferring from one A level school or college to another after completing, or partially
completing their AS examinations, in many cases students will have to change their examination boards for A2.
Not to worry! Almost without exception you may transfer an AS grade obtained on one
examination board and complete you're a level with an A2 grade obtained on another.
Have no fear about differing syllabuses - in general, at least 85% of content is common to
all A level examination boards.
Inevitably you will have to learn some new things about your subject but why should this not
be interesting?
Ashbourne College's A2 Programme
One of the strengths of our approach is its structure. A full six periods per week is devoted to
the more challenging A2 material.
This is complemented by an additional 2 periods per week, allocated for improving grades on AS
modules.
This approach highlights one of the principal benefits of Ashbourne, teaching time. Such a generous
provision of teaching hours means that:-
- There is plenty of opportunity for classroom discussion;
- There is plenty of time to do beneficial supervised work in class, including practice (mock) A level exams which take place each half term. These examinations provide a vital, objective measure of students' progress;
- Lastly, and importantly for student's undertaking such intensive courses, there is plenty of time to comfortably finish the syllabus.
Other Benefits
Small Classes
Studying A levels in London at Ashbourne means that you will never be in a class with more than 10
students.
Of course, this Oxbridge-style tutorial approach is ideal in promoting the intimate exploration
of ideas and concepts but also, at a simple yet fundamental level, it allows teachers to set and mark much more homework.
This sets up a virtuous circle of communication and feedback between teacher and student. Hard
work brings success.
AS Resits
Uniquely, independent sixth form (A level) colleges offer all of their students the opportunity
to improve their AS grades as well as more than ample classroom time to complete the A2 syllabus with plenty of time
for revision.
At Ashbourne, AS resit (retake) classes are treated with the same importance as normal classes.
Thus students are instructed in regularly timetabled classes, provided with notes, past examination
papers and practice (mock) examinations.
Almost invariably, this results not only in dramatically improved grades but also a much more profound
understanding of the subject.
UCAS and Applying to University
Personal Tutors
One of the most important themes of education at Ashbourne College is individual attention.
Each student is assigned a Personal Tutor who is the first point of contact for parents and guardians
should they have any concerns about a student's performance.
Saliently, they meet with their students on a one-to-one basis and spend as much time as necessary to
ensure the most confident application to university.
Ashbourne has won much praise in the past because of the commitment and attention to the individual
in this area.
Oxbridge, Medicine and other Highly Competitive Courses
This commitment is particularly important for students applying to such demanding courses.
Generally applications for these courses will need to be submitted by mid October so you should be
reassured that Ashbourne College has 30 years experience dealing with such urgent applications, and will act swiftly to liaise
with previous schools in order to ensure success.
Mock interviews, preparation for specialist examinations (BMAT, LNAT, Critical Thinking etc.) are an
integral part of our programme; most importantly, students rarely feel that their needs have been ignored.
As with all activities at Ashbourne College, in this arena the student always comes first.
More Information
Kindly refer to the Medical School Programme and UCAS pages found on our website.
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