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    Year 12 Access

    Overview

    If you are keen to do A levels but didn’t quite get the grades, you can improve your results with this programme, which allows you to do 4 GCSEs in a year – these could be resits or entirely new subjects.

    Entry requirements

    Typical requirements for this are 5 GCSEs at grade 3 and 4.

    It is useful to have at least one GCSE Pass - Grade 4 or above, as this will help you to meet the minimum requirements of 5 GCSEs which most colleges, higher education institutions and employers look for when considering applications.

    You must resit English Language and Mathematics if you do not have at least a Grade 4 in these subjects.

    Overview

    Official Application Process

    It is really important that we can help you succeed at your GCSEs so your application will be followed by an admissions appointment to confirm this is the right option for you. At enrolment you will have another chat with a senior member of staff, they will look at your existing GCSE results, your planned progression route and possible future career choices. Attendance, attitude and motivation are all essential for success. We will discuss these with you and will also ask for a recent school report. There may be occasions where we contact your previous school for a reference.

    Year 12 Access Overview

    You will study four subjects from the list below and have at least 2 hours of Personal Development every week in addition to supervised independent study.

    At the start of your programme we will ask you to complete Literacy and Numeracy assessments so we can put in place any support needed to help you succeed.

    At the end of the year, when you have successfully achieved your results, this will allow you to either continue on to study A levels, which you can do with us, or apply to study a vocational Level 3 course elsewhere – allowing you to succeed in the future.

    Subjects

    The following subjects were for 2024/2025.

    Please note that final subject options for 2025/2026 will be decided at enrolment. 

    • Biology
    • Citizenship
    • English Language
    • Film Studies
    • Mathematics
    • Media Studies
    • Sociology

    Year 12 Access at Newcastle Sixth Form College

    Events

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    November Open Evening 2026

    Wednesday 4th November 2026
    4:30pm - 7:00pm

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    Open Evening - 2nd December 2026

    Wednesday 2nd December 2026
    4:30pm - 7:00pm

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    News

    Enrichment Running Club
    16 October 2026

    Up and Running - Enrichment Success

    This first half term for our Year 12 students has been the most successful ever for our Enrichment programme, which takes places on Tuesday afternoons. With a range of activities covering skills development, social, physical and practical extra curricular, we have over 700 students participating in 42 activities. Ranging from British Sign Language and IBM Cyber Security to Music and Film Production and even Dungeons and Dragons, these weekly sessions are an important part of our ASPIRE programme, and develop the community and ambition of our students in their first couple of weeks as part of NSFC. A major success this year has been our running club, which builds on our sponsorship of the Great North 10k and Great North 5k runs, which happened over the Summer, and saw over 400 participants from across our colleges. The group meet weekly and have both a competitive 5k run, and a less challenging run for those who simply want to get out and get some exercise. Led by Director of Curriculum Kate Gardner, this is a great example of our students engaging in physical activities and working together as a college community. Our first student experience survey illustrated the huge success of a range of our wider enrichments with great reviews of ‘A Taste of China’ for Chinese language beginners, ‘Performance Lab’ where students prepare a Christmas showcase and Film Production which is hosted and managed by a professional production company Digital Sidekick and builds real industry leading skills.
    Unloc Group
    15 October 2026

    'Unloc'king our Real Potential - Student Governor Event

    A selected group of students, attended a one day conference and selection event to find our new Student Governor, hosted by Unloc, a youth organisation dedicated to empowering young people with programmes designed to develop skills and experience in developing leaders and the student voice. Nadine Dosky, Lauren Dudley, Yasemin Aysa Yildiz and Niamh Richardson attended the event as part of the NSFC group and engaged amazingly throughout the day, gaining valuable experience and eventually selecting Nadine as our next Student Governor for the academic year 2026-2027. The NCG Prospective Student Governors Event was a practical and creative hybrid day that explored the key skills needed for student leadership and representation, with sessions including, ‘being a changemaker,’ ‘creating your pitches’ and ‘selecting your new governors.’ The small group of students from NSFC really benefitted from the activity led by Ben and Kellie from Unloc, and were really grateful to have been selected as potential leaders from among our fabulous students at the sixth form.
    ASPIRE Launch
    9 October 2026

    Ready to Aspire

    The students at Newcastle Sixth Form College are taking on a new vision for our college community, with the acronym ASPIRE, to help them succeed and really enjoy their A Level experience.
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