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The Signature Programme

Curate a programme specific to your passion and future.

Pick three courses and create a programme unique to you.

Why Study The Signature Programme?

The Signature Programme gives you the freedom to choose your own pathway across a wide range of academic areas. Instead of following a single-subject route, you can explore multiple interests or create a targeted study path aimed at a specific industry. Whether you're aiming for university, a higher apprenticeship, or a professional career, you can create a unique programme to help you achieve your goals.

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Equivalent to 3 A Levels and with over 150 course combinations, choose a programme unique to you.

Course options (pick 3)

1. Applied Science

  • Biology, Chemistry, Physics in real-world contexts
  • Diagnostics and laboratory practice
  • Clinical case-based learning

2. Business: Sales & Marketing

  • Social enterprise
  • Innovation in a business environment
  • Business planning and pitching

3. Computing (App Dev)

  • Fundamentals of application development
  • Game and website development
  • Immersive technology solution development

4. Construction & Built Environment

  • Construction principles and application
  • Design for the built environment
  • Retrofit in construction

5. Criminology

  • Theories of crime and deviance
  • Criminal justice system
  • Social impact of crime

6. Digital Marketing

  • Marketing essentials
  • Content and channels
  • Marketing insights

7. Engineering

  • Engineering principles and application
  • Engineering design
  • Engineering projects

8. Health & Care

  • Human development and wellbeing
  • Safeguarding and care values
  • Communication in healthcare settings

9. Law

  • The English legal system
  • Criminal law and legal processes
  • Rights, justice and society

10. Medical Science

  • Human anatomy, physiology and pathology
  • Diagnostics and laboratory practice
  • Clinical case-based learning

11. Psychology

  • Understanding human behaviour
  • Cognitive and social psychology
  • Forensic psychology

Need some inspiration? 

To give you some ideas of how you can build your own unique programme, we've put together a short list of examples below:

Advanced Engineering

Applied Science + Computing + Engineering

Architecture and Design 

Business: Sales and Marketing + Digital Marketing + Construction and Built Environment

Built Environment Innovator Pathway

Applied Science + Construction and Built Environment + Engineering

Business and Law 

Business: Sales and Marketing + Digital Marketing + Law

Care Progression Pathway

 Applied Science + Health and Care + Psychology

Computing and Software Development

Computing + Digital Marketing + Engineering

Consumer Insight Pathway

Business: Sales and Marketing + Digital Marketing + Law

Corporate Leadership Pathway

Business: Sales and Marketing + Digital Marketing + Law

Criminology / Policing

Criminology + Law + Psychology

Enterprise and Innovation Pathway

Business: Sales and Marketing + Computing + Digital Marketing

Forensic Investigator Pathway

Applied Science + Criminology + Psychology

Future Leader Pathway

Business: Sales and Marketing + Law + Psychology

Medical Science

Applied Science + Health and Care + Medical Science

STEM Explorer Pathway

Applied Science/Medical Science + Computing + Engineering

Your future won't fit into a single subject. So why should your study programme?

  • Personalised to your career ambitions
  • Combine your interests, keep your paths open
  • Develop a range of skills in multiple niches

The Signature Programme is a personalised study programme that lets you build your own pathway by choosing three courses from a wide range of subject areas. Equivalent to three A Levels, it offers more than 150 course combinations, giving you the flexibility to create a programme that matches your interests, career ambitions and future goals.

The Signature Programme is ideal if your ambitions don't fit into a single subject. Instead of following a traditional route, you can combine complementary subjects, explore multiple interests and develop a broader range of skills. Whether you're planning to progress to university, a higher apprenticeship or a professional career, you'll create a programme tailored to your future.

You can choose any three courses from a selection including Applied Science, Business: Sales & Marketing, Computing (Application Development), Construction & Built Environment, Criminology, Digital Marketing, Engineering, Health & Care, Law, Medical Science and Psychology. With over 150 possible combinations, you can build a programme that's completely unique to you.

There are many recommended pathways to help inspire your choices. For example, aspiring engineers could combine Applied Science, Computing and Engineering, while future detectives might choose Criminology, Law and Psychology. Other popular pathways include Medical Science, Business and Law, Enterprise and Innovation, Architecture and Design, and STEM Explorer. These examples are designed to help you build a programme that aligns with your interests and career aspirations.