In my sixth form, the qualifications we were encouraged to take were based on our gcse results. People with good gcse results were encouraged to take a levels, and those with not so good results were encouraged to take BTECs. For this reason I feel that BTECs in general are for less able students, but I do understand this isn't always the case. Also BTECs are much easier and it's unfair that three distinctions is considered the same as three As