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Law

The A-level Law course covers a variety of interesting topics. The course takes you from how laws are made, the people who work in the legal system, the criminal law,[...]

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Mathematics

This course is for those who enjoy the challenges of mathematics and want an A level which is highly thought of by both employers and universities.

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Mathematics GCSE

This course is for those who enjoy the challenges of mathematics and want an A level which is highly thought of by both employers and universities.

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Media Studies

Students who take A Level Media Studies find that they are challenged in different ways to other subjects. We study areas of representation including gender, sexuality, age and ethnicity in[...]

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Music

Music A Level supports students in forming personal and meaningful relationships with music through the development of musical knowledge, understanding and skills including performing, composing and appraising.

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Music BTEC

This qualification equips students with the professional skills needed to go to work or further study in music performance and the wider music industry. The course is 100% practical and[...]

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Music Technology

Music Technology A- Level supports and develops skills in Music Production and Recording. In addition, students are challenged to listen critically to music and analyse how the appropriate use of[...]

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Pathways SEND (Special Educational Needs & Disabilities)

The Pathways department at Aquinas College offers a two year programme providing specialist educational opportunities for students working towards Entry level and Level 1 qualifications. We focus on developing independence[...]

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Performance Art Dance Route BTEC

This course is designed for post-16 learners with an interest in Dance and Performing Arts and who want to continue their education through applied learning, and who aim to progress[...]

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Photography

Photography at Aquinas is an exciting and challenging subject that encourages students to be creative and show a more personal understanding of Photography.

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Physical Education

A-Level Physical Education offers an exciting opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the scientific, psychological and historical components of PE and Sport. Stimulating content is at the heart of[...]

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Physics

The Advancing Physics course shows how Physics is exciting, always developing, of great practical use in many ways and in many careers, as well as probing some of the deepest[...]

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To start their Applied Business course, the Lower Sixth students visited Chester Zoo to support their Unit 2 Business Dynamics coursework. The trip provided a valuable opportunity to explore how a large, well-known organisation like Chester Zoo operates, particularly in areas such as customer experience, sustainability, and marketing strategy

Aquinas students attend a talk at Chester Zoo

It was our pleasure to welcome former MP and government minister Edwina Currie to talk to our students on Friday 26th September. Edwina enjoyed a long and varied career in public life, serving as the Conservative Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire from 1983 to 1997. During her time in government, she was appointed a […]

Edwina Currie at Aquinas College with students

I am thrilled with this fantastic set of achievements for Aquinas students who have produced another outstanding set of results. Their hard work has been rewarded and resulted in our best outcomes ever. An impressive 60% of A level results have been at the highest grades of A*, A or B, with a 99% pass […]

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Lower 6th students GCSE Japanese Students at Aquinas celebrated Tanabata, known as the Star Festival, on their last day of term. The celebration is based on an ancient tale of two young people who are very much in love but only allowed to meet each year on the 7th July and only if the skies […]

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