A Level Courses for Adults Out Now
Ranging from Maths to English Literature, Photography to Psychology, these newly devised Adult A Level programmes offer a flexible approach to study.
Weston College are pleased to offer a range of 7 A Level courses for adults. Following the demand for the programmes to be continued, the college have now also added two new courses, Photography and Sociology, which traditionally have only been available for 16-19 year olds.
All the adult A Levels will be delivered online with specialist tutors, who will provide learners with online group lessons, individual one-to-one and small group tutorials on a weekly basis in the evenings.
There are also fast-track A Levels available, meaning learners can complete the qualification in just one year via a mixture each week of three hours of teaching, small groups sessions and one-to-one tutorials. The College have advised adults that they should also be prepared to do at least three hours of reading and research outside of these sessions each week.
The Government invested £2.5 billion into The National Skills Fund in 2020 to help adults retrain and gain the valuable skills they need to improve their job prospects and support the economy. As part of this scheme the College can offer the Business and Maths A Level for free if learners do not already have a Level 3 qualification.
Sir Paul Phillips KBE, Principal and Chief Executive of Weston College, said: “Weston College is delighted to continue to provide A Level qualifications to adults, now with two added courses in Photography and Sociology! An A Level is an incredibly valuable and rewarding qualification to study and can lead to several positive outcomes such as University, improving job prospects or simply expanding your knowledge on a deeper level. The delivery of these programmes is particularly innovative and has been designed to support adults to progress whilst fitting it in around their busy lives.”
• Business and Maths A Level can be free under the National Skills Fund, find out more here.
• If you are between 19 and 23, your tuition and exam fees could be free, depending on your previous qualifications and financial circumstances.
• If you are over the age of 19 but don't qualify for free tuition, you can apply for the Advanced Learner Loan to cover the main course fees. All adult learners who are UK residents can take out up to four Advanced Learner Loans and, even better, they are not credit based or means tested - so they will not affect your credit rating. You won't have to pay back a penny until you are earning more than £27, 295 (before tax and other deductions) a year.
Still unsure, we can talk you through your options, email to arrange a call back.
• Reputation - We are an OFSTED outstanding college and our adult course provision puts us in the top 25% of colleges in the country.
• Success rates - 98% of our students who applied to university after finishing their course were offered places and 100% of those students achieved the grades needed to accept their offers.
• Our facilities - Because we're a further and higher education college, we're used to teaching adults - in fact over 15,000 of our students are 19+ years old. Our award-winning facilities are closer to what you'd expect from a university. See our facilities here
• Our links with universities and employers. As well as working with universities, we work with over 2,500 businesses to provide you with the best careers and progression guidance.
Start your journey by selecting an A Level below, click apply and complete an online application form. One of our friendly team will then be in touch. If you have any problems don't worry we have a friendly team ready to guide you through the application process, email us to arrange a call back.
Adult A Levels start this September and include:
- Business (free if you do not currently hold a Level 3 qualification)
- Criminology
- English Literature
- Maths (free if you do not currently hold a Level 3 qualification)
- Photography
- Psychology
- Sociology
