All these School grades offer UCAS tariff points for students.
Senior Proficiency: A bridge from post-GCSE to A level
Advanced Certificate in Spoken English (ACSE): Designed for A level, Diploma candidates or BTEC Diploma students
Advanced Certificate in the Language Arts (ACLA): Designed for candidates over 16 who have reached a high standard in a range of communicative oral skills.
UCAS Tariff Tables with points:ESB Advanced Schools exams now offer UCAS tariff points for any student passing Sen Proficiency, ACSE or ACLA. See the table below or under Speech and Drama on the UCAS website http://www.ucas.com/students/ucas_tariff/tarifftables/#speech
UCAS Tariff Points for Speech and Drama Examinations including ESB ACSE and ACLA Points Distinction 65 Merit 60 Pass 45 Senior Proficiency Distinction 40 Merit 35 Pass 20
UCAS Tariff Points for Speech and Drama Examinations including ESB
ACSE and ACLA
Points
Distinction
65
Merit
60
Pass
45
Senior Proficiency
40
35
20
The Summary Overview (see right) shows the progression at each level.
The relative level for ESB exams against other NQF levels etc is shown below.
Why not take your students' communication skills further with an additional accredited qualification?
Oral Skills for Interviews : Level 1 – 3: This Syllabus is designed for candidates who are applying for university, college or employment, or who are participating in work experience.
We also offer Workshops for pupils and INSET for teachers
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