I am worried that I don’t do well in exams, and the new A levels have very little course work. What should I do? — Solihull Sixth Form College

I am worried that I don’t do well in exams, and the new A levels have very little course work. What should I do?

If you did better in your coursework than you did in exams you should take a very serious look at our range of BTEC Extended Diplomas and CACHE Diplomas, which are assessed mostly through coursework. Each of the courses is the equivalent to three full A levels, and we have a long track record of students accessing prestigious university courses with this qualification. It is still a very demanding course and you have to be ready for constant deadlines over the full two years – but most of our students get excellent grades, with the average profile being Distinction* Distinction* Distinction, equal to A grades at A level. You will certainly do better with this sort of profile from a BTEC rather than struggling for good grades at A level because of exams.