Bradford Prospectus - - Provider 16 to 19 Course Details

In the first year of the course you will learn how to complete accounts from the initial transaction taking place right through to producing the final accounts.  You will also learn how to deal with amendments to accounts, including how to deal with depreciation of assets.  In the management account section of the course you will learn how to assess business performance using accounting ratios and prepare cash budgets.

In the second year of the course you will learn to deal with more complex financial accounts including partnerships, manufacturing, limited companies and how to deal with incomplete records.  You will develop the use of management accounting techniques and this will help you make judgements and comparisons about different companies.

The entry requirements are a grade C, preferably a grade B, or above in Mathematics and/or Statistics.  You need to be eligible to attend Queensbury School Post 16. You will need to pass the AS Level at grades A-E to continue onto the A2 in Year 13.

 Assessment is through an examination in each of the two units:

4. Further Aspects of Financial Accounting

5. Further aspects of management Accounting

All examinations have equal weighting. Examination sessions are January and May/June in each year.

Students who have studied Accounting at AS and/or A2 have gone on to study Accounting, Business, Law, Management, Hospitality, Mathematics, Animation and IT at University.  Other students have found employment within accounting, management, and the financial services sector.  Students have also used the knowledge gained on the course to help them to start their own businesses.

Accounting is an excellent qualification to take and sits well with Business Studies, Law, Economics, Mathematics, IT and Statistics.  Accounting is also a good option for students who are taking creative subjects as it highlights to universities the breadth of knowledge.