Level 3 Financial Studies

Applications Open: - 11th November 2025

Applications Close: - 23rd January 2026 to allow us to build our curriculum. We will accept late applications beyond this date, but they may take longer to process.

Entry Requirements: - Vary by course please see individual subject information on this website. We also require students to achieve at least five Grade 5s or above at GCSE for Level 3 curriculum. For our Level 2 Pathway, students need to have five Grade 3s or above, inlcuding English and Maths

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices. Applications submitted by the end of January will have a decision on their offer by the 2nd April 2026.

Level 3 finance courses are designed for students aged 16 to 19. It provides an in-depth exploration of the important concepts of financial education in and how to apply them in achieving longer-term financial stability. Designed to encourage students to become responsibile borrowers, sensible savers, and have an appreciation of the need for financial planning throughout their life. It extends these to include areas such as sustainability in the wider financial services system, and the long-term effect of debt.

Level 3 finance qualifications can further develop a greater understanding of financial planning, to support entry to university on finance and banking courses and a wide range of other disciplines. It also supports progression to a wide range of entry level occupations within finance, ensuring that learners understand the sector and a have range of transferrable skills and knowledge. A finance qualification prepares students for further study by developing their core skills of independent thinking, critical analysis and evaluation, verbal communication (through classroom discussion) and written communication.

DUE TO A GOVERNMENT REVIEW OF POST 16 EDUCATION WHICH IS NOT DUE TO COMPLETE UNTIL DECEMBER 2024, WE CANNOT CONFIRM THE EXACT ICT COURSE WE WILL BE RUNNING. THE INFORMATION ABOVE IS FOR THE COURSE WE CURRENTLY RUN AND WE AIM TO PROVIDE A COURSE AS CLOSE TO THIS AS POSSIBLE. ONCE THE REVIEW FINDINGS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED, WE WILL CONFIRM THE COURSE WE WILL BE RUNNING.

Grade 4 or higher in GCSE English and Grade 4 of higher in Maths.