GORDON’S SIXTH FORM OPTIONS BOOKLET 2017
“The Sixth Form is outstanding. Students make excellent academic progress and achieve high academic standards. Sixth Form students now make a strong contribution to the culture of the whole school; they are highly visible role models. Younger students aspire to join the Sixth Form and this spurs them onto achieve academically.”
Ofsted
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INTRODUCTION
Why Gordon’s Sixth Form? 3Introduction 4EntryRequirements 4 NationalASLevelandALevelReform 5 ASLevelandALevelResults2016 52016-17Gordon’sSixthFormAdmissionsTimeline 6 SixthFormTopDestinationsOverTime 7 Year13Destinations2016 8 SUBJECTS
Art 10Biology 12Business 14Chemistry 16ComputerScience 18DesignandTechnology 20DramaandTheatreStudies 22Economics 24EnglishLanguage 26EnglishLiterature 28French 30Geography 32German 34History 36Mathematics 38FurtherMathematics 40Media Studies 42Music 44PhysicalEducation 46Physics 48Psychology 50Spanish 52
Gordon’sSixthFormSubjectEntranceCriteriaSeptember2017Entry 55
CONTENTS
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A world class education creates world class students.
At Gordon’s each individual is unique and encouraged to become the best version of themselves. We expect our students to take every opportunity to ensure they fulfil their academic potential and develop into confident, well-
rounded young people, ready to take their place in the world.
Gordon’s Sixth Form offers an academically rigorous curriculum which provides students with respected qualifications andoutstanding results. Students atGordon’s Sixth Formbenefit fromexcellent teaching from subject specialists.AS andA LevelresultsoverthelastthreeyearshaveresultedintheSixthFormbeingranked5thinEnglandandWalesin2016.
Gordon’sSixthFormalsorecognisestheimportanceofstudentsdevelopingthewidercompetenciesnecessarytosucceedinacompetitiveworld.Withthisinmind,PeriodSevenandsubject-basedacademicenrichmentopportunitiesareavailableforallstudentstoextendtheir learningandgobeyondwhat isexpected.Examples includeachallengingGoodtoGreatprogrammewhichstretchesablestudentsintheareasofsports,academiaandthearts.Inaddition,afullrangeofextra-curricularactivitiessuchassportsandmusic,cookingforuniversity,DukeofEdinburgh,FirstAidqualification,debating,LAMDAandtheExtendedProjectQualificationaredesignedtoextendstudentsbeyondthecurriculumandprovideskillsforlife.
TheDayandResidentialboardingHousesystemisattheheartofdailylife.PrivatestudyroomsareprovidedforallSixthFormerswithinHousesincludinginternetaccess.ThelibraryandtheLouvainSixthFormCentrestudyroomarebothdesignedwithSixthFormprivatestudyinmind,wherestudentsareabletoworkduringstudyperiodsbothinthedayandafterschool.Advancedstudyextendsfarbeyondtheclassroomandstudentsareexpectedtodeveloptheirinterestinandunderstandingoftheirchosensubjectsthroughwiderreadingandresearchintheirsparetime.Widerreadinglistsareissuedbyallsubjects.
Gordon’sSchoolstronglybelievesthatstudentsuccessflourishesinanethosbuiltoncourtesy,commonsenseandpersonalsafety.Charactereducationisanembeddedpartofschool lifepromotingthefivestrandsofcourtesy, integrity,diligence,enthusiasmandresilience.PastoralcareatGordon’sisexceptional;highqualityrelationshipsbetweenstaffandstudentsarebasedonmutualrespect.Gordon’sSchoolisfaithfultoitstraditionsandceremonialheritage.Wearenotamilitaryschoolbutputgreatstockbyourheritage,themarchingandmaintainingofourtraditions,whichwebelievehavealastingimpactbothinandoutsidetheclassroomandinboardingHouselife.
Weprovideextensiveguidanceandsupporttostudentsmakinghighereducationchoicesincluding:careerindustrytalks,highereducationvisits,anextensiveOxbridgeprogrammeandstructuredtutorassistancewithUCASapplications.Allstudentsreceiveaccesstoourdedicatedcareersservicewithone-to–onemeetingsandfreepsychometricassessment.
Studentsarealsoencouragedtoleadandcontributetoschoollifeby:
• ActingasSeniorPrefects,includingHeadBoyandHeadGirl,DeputyHeadBoyandDeputyHeadGirl.• SupportingstudentsandstaffintheirHousesasPrefects,HouseCaptainsandStudentHeadsofHouse.• WorkingtowardstheirDukeofEdinburghAward.• ParticipatinginDebatingandModelUnitedNations.• Participatingincompetitivesportandassumingleadershiprolesinseniorteams.• Workingwithyoungerpupilsaspeerteachers.• JoiningtheCCFandotheractivities,actingascoaches,assistantsandofficials.• Representingtheschoolonformaloccasions.• WorkingtowardstheSportsLeadersAward,includingassistingandcoachingyoungerstudentsatGordon’sandlocalprimary
schools.
“Students say they are very well cared for and feel safe at all times. Through an effective programme of advice and guidance they are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their education which for the vast majority is a place in higher education, many achieving places at Russell Group universities.”
Ofsted
WHY GORDON’S SIXTH FORM?
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GORDON’S SIXTH FORM
Gordon’sSixthFormisahighachieving,vibrantplaceforpost-16education.Ifyouhavetheacademicqualificationsaswellasthematurityandself-disciplinetoparticipatesuccessfullyinthelifeoftheSixthFormwelookforwardtowelcomingyoutothewarm,friendlyandpurposefulenvironmentwhichisGordon’sSchool.
TheKeyStage5curriculumentitlementforSeptember2017includesabroadrangeofASandALevelsubjects.Furtherdetailsofthesequalificationscanbefoundtowardsthebackofthisbooklet.
ArtandDesign Geography Biology German Business Studies History Chemistry Mathematics ComputerScience FurtherMathematics DesignandTechnology MediaStudies DramaandTheatreStudies Music Economics PhysicalEducation EnglishLanguage Physics EnglishLiterature Psychology French Spanish InYear12,studentschoosefourorfiveASLevelsubjectsfromtheabovelist.AllYear13studentsfollowaminimumofthreeALevelsubjectsalthoughsomestudentswillchoosetofollowfour.
PleasenotethatSixthFormstudentsatGordon’sdonot‘mixandmatch’ASandALevelcourses;studentsstudyASLevelsinYear12andALevelsinYear13.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
TheminimumacademicrequirementstojointheSixthFormare:
1. AminimumofthreeGCSEgradesA*toCplusatleastagrade4inGCSEEnglishLanguageandMathematics.AND2. Thegradecriteriaforindividualsubjectsasoutlinedonthelastpageinthisbooklet.
Note:Following the publication of GCSE results in August 2017 students may appeal to governors in the event of academic requirements not being met.
“Sixth Form students take advantage of a wide range of opportunities to develop leadership skills and the vast majority go on to secure places in higher education.”
Ofsted
INTRODUCTION
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ASandALevelqualificationshavenowundergonethechangesimplementedduringthenationalALevelreform.ThefirstsetofreformedcoursesweredeliverednationallyfromSeptember2015withthesecondsetofcoursesbeingdeliveredfromSeptember2016.AllASandALevelqualificationsdeliveredatGordon’sSixthFormfromSeptember2017willbereformed.
WHATARETHEKEYREFORMS?
• AS and A Level qualifications have become ‘decoupled’. ASqualificationsarecompletelyfreestanding;nolongerwillstudents’ASqualificationscontributetothefullALevel.ALevelsubjectsretainedforYear13willincludebothYear12andYear13content.
NATIONAL AS LEVEL AND A LEVEL REFORM
• AS and A Level qualifications are now assessed at the end of the course. ModularassessmentnolongerexistsmeaningthatallASandALevelqualificationsarelinearwithfinalpublicexaminationsoccurringattheendofthecourse.Gordon’sSchoolhavedecidedtoretainpublicASexaminationsattheendofYear12for2017-18whichwillenablestudentstoexperience‘real’publicexaminationsbeforethesummerofYear13andbewellinformedwhichsubjectstocontinuetostudyinYear13.
• AS qualifications can be designed to be taught alongside A Levels. ExaminationboardshavedesignedASqualificationssotheycanbetaughtalongsideALevels.
• AS qualifications are exam-only whilst some A Levels will have some non-exam assessment. CertainALevelsubjectswillcontinuetohavenon-examassessmentaspartofthefinalALevelassessment.
AS AND A LEVEL RESULTS 2016
ASLEVELATTAINMENT ALEVELATTAINMENTGrade and % Gordon’s National Grade Gordon’s National
A 29.2% 21.3% A*-A 47.8% 25.8%A-B 57.9% 41.9% A*-B 80.7% 52.9%A-C 79.2% 63.3% A*-C 93.6% 77.6%
“The leadership and management of the Sixth Form are outstanding. Senior leaders have high expectations of all students and set appropriately challenging targets for them which are well understood by the students.”
Ofsted
2016ALEVELPROGRESS2016ASLEVELPROGRESS
“The progress made by students at AS and A Level, in 2016 and over the past three years, is on a par with the best performing institutions in the country.”
Alps,2016
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2016 -17 GORDON’S SIXTH FORM ADMISSIONS TIMELINE
DATE EVENT
September 2016 Invitations sent for Sixth Form Open Evening
6 October 2016 Sixth Form Open Evening
18 October 2016 AS Level Taster morning for Year 11 internal applicants
20 October 2016 10 November 2016 24 November 2016
Sixth Form Open Mornings for external applicants including school tours and information talk
18 November 2016 Internal application on-time deadline
November 2016 Internal applicant interviews begin
4 December 2016 External application on-time deadline
December 2016 Conditional offer of a place in the Sixth Form to internal applicants
January 2017
w/c 16 January
w/c 23 January
Interviews for internal applicants Interviews for external applicants
February 2017 Conditional offer of a place in the Sixth Form to external applicants
3 March 2017 Deadline for acceptance of conditional offer for all applicants including receipt of deposit for Residential places
4 July 2017 AS Level Induction Day for internal and external Year 11 applicants
24 August 2017 GCSE Results Day
August 2017 Enrolment Day for Day Boarders and local Residential Boarders including subject confirmation based on proof of GCSE grades or equivalent
September 2017 (the day before the first
day of term)
Enrolment Day for all other Residential Boarders including subject confirmation based on proof of GCSE grades or equivalent
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UNIVERSITY 2008-16 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 GAP YEAR 56 4 8 7 10 10 6 11 SOUTHAMPTON 38 5 2 7 2 2 7 3 5 5 EXETER 33 8 5 3 4 3 3 3 4 BOURNEMOUTH 26 1 6 3 2 1 1 3 5 4 BATH 25 4 7 1 3 5 2 2 1 BRISTOL & UWE 23 1 5 6 6 1 1 1 2 KENT 23 1 2 2 2 6 8 2 LOUGHBOROUGH 21 2 3 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 NOTTINGHAM 21 3 7 2 2 3 4 NEWCASTLE 17 5 4 2 3 3 SWANSEA 17 4 4 3 2 2 2 WORK / INTERNSHIP 17 2 1 4 3 6 1 LEEDS 14 1 1 3 4 3 2 PORTSMOUTH 14 4 1 2 4 3 WARWICK 14 1 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 BIRMINGHAM 13 2 4 3 2 2 LEICESTER 13 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 ROYAL HOLLOWAY 13 4 2 3 1 1 2 BRISTOL 11 6 2 3 CARDIFF 11 4 1 5 1 DURHAM 10 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 READING 10 3 2 1 1 2 1 YORK 9 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 PLYMOUTH 8 3 2 2 1 SURREY 8 1 2 3 1 1 CAMBRIDGE 6 1 1 1 1 2 OXFORD BROOKES 7 1 2 1 3 SHEFFIELD 6 1 2 1 1 1 KINGS COLLEGE 5 1 2 1 1 QUEEN MARY’S 5 2 1 1 1 MANCHESTER 5 2 1 1 1 ST ANDREW’S 5 1 2 2 BANGOR 4 1 1 2 CHICHESTER 4 4 EDINBURGH 4 1 1 1 1 LIVERPOOL 4 1 1 2 SUSSEX 4 1 1 1 1 OVERSEAS 4 1 1 1 1 KINGSTON 3 2 1 OXFORD 3 1 1 1 UCL 3 1 1 1 UEA 3 1 1 1 WINCHESTER 3 1 2 BATH SPA 2 2 BRIGHTON 2 2 BRUNEL 2 1 1 COVENTRY 2 1 1 IMPERIAL 2 1 1 KEELE 2 1 1 UNIVERSITY OF ARTS 2 1 1 HIGHER APP’SHIP 2 1 1 ABERYSTWYTH 1 1 ASTON 1 1 BUCKINGHAM 1 1 CANTERBURY 1 1 CARDIFF MET 1 1 CHESTER 1 1 ESSEX 1 1 GLASGOW 1 1 1 HERIOT WATT 1 1 HERTFORDSHIRE 1 1 LANCASTER 1 1 MANCHESTER MET. 1 1 NORTHAMPTON 1 1 NOTTINGHAM TRENT 1 1
SIXTH FORM LEAVERS’ TOP DESTINATIONS OVER TIME
Year Number in Year 13
Number in UCAS
Russell Group
Of which, Oxbridge
1994 Group
Total RG & 1994
Russell Group only
Attending the Times top 200 universities in the
world*
2016 81 89 50 2 9 67% 56% 70%
2015 81 75 35 0 7 56% 47% 44%
2014 82 69 30 2 6 52% 43%
2013 81 72 29 1 8 51% 40%
2012 71 66 19 1 23 64% 29%
2011 60 58 18 0 15 57% 31%
2010 60 59 11 1 16 46% 19%
2009 72 70 12 2 11 33% 17%
2008 49 47 14 0 10 51% 30%
Russell Group & 1994 Universities
*33UKuniversitiesmadethelistin2015-16
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YEAR 13 DESTINATIONS 2016Forename University / Destination Subject/comment Charlie University of York Biology with a year in industry Peter The University of Manchester Economics and Finance Rohan The University of Kent Biochemistry Jacob Royal Holloway, University of London History India University of Southampton English Language and Linguistics Sudip Aston University Biomedical Engineering Jessica University of Bristol Geography Cameron Cardiff Metropolitan University International Tourism Management Madeleine University for the Creative Arts Glass, Ceramics, Jewellery, Metalwork Jack Bristol, University of the West of England Product Design Technology Anneliese The University of Warwick Mathematics Miles Newcastle University Geography and Planning Amelia King's College London War Studies and History Katherine Work – Richard Ward, London Apprenticeship Charlotte The University of Nottingham Physiotherapy Georgina University of Bristol Dentistry Tabitha The University of Birmingham Law with Criminology Charles Work - Deloitte ‘Brightstart’ Higher Apprenticeship Charlotte Oxford Brookes University Psychology Megan Gap Year Applying 2017 cohort Charlotte Cardiff University English Language Philippa University of Bristol Medicine Harry University of York Business and Management James Loughborough University Banking Finance and Management Harry University of Leeds Chemistry Harry Gap Year Applying 2017 cohort Georgina Cardiff University Human and Social Sciences Francesca The University of Birmingham English Language and Literature James Cardiff University Mechanical Engineering Henry Queen Mary University of London Geography Megan University of Exeter Law Eleanor The University of Manchester Fashion Marketing Harrison University of Leicester History Oliver University of Reading Geography Vivian UCL (University College London) Medicine Anthony University of Reading Real Estate Timothy Coventry University Computer Science Rosie Royal Holloway, University of London Psychology Camelia University of Cambridge Natural Sciences Jodie The University of Nottingham Neuroscience Cecile University of Southampton English Emily Durham University Modern Languages and Cultures Molly University of Exeter Law Isabelle Loughborough University Economics and Management Jack Cardiff University Mechanical Engineering
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Forename University / Destination Subject/comment Victoria University of Southampton Biology Jenny University of Newcastle Zoology Kevina University of Bath Biochemistry Robert Leiden University, Netherlands Molecular Science and Technology Francesca University of Bristol Spanish Richard University of Southampton History Alexander University of Exeter Business Management with International Study Lauren St Mary's University, London English Benjamin Oxford University Physics Noah University of Bath Natural Sciences Jessica University of Exeter Geography William Brunel University London History Abigail University of Bath Mathematics Rebecca Royal Holloway, University of London Biology Olivia Cardiff University Journalism, Media and English Literature Lucy The University of Nottingham Medicine Valli University of Bristol Chemistry with Industrial Experience George Gap Year Applying 2017 cohort Daniel University of Reading Real Estate Joseph Royal Holloway, University of London History Rebecca University of Bath Natural Sciences Katie University of Newcastle Law Chloe University of St Andrews Medicine Clarissa University of Newcastle Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Leah University of Brighton English Literature Robert Newcastle University Rural Studies Benjamin University of Exeter Civil Engineering with International Study Emily Loughborough University Communication and Media Studies Arabella University of Exeter Geography Lawrence University of Brighton International Business Alexander University of Leicester Mechanical Engineering Ho Fei University of East Anglia Nursing (Mental Health) Freya The University of Edinburgh Social Anthropology Chris Bournemouth University Geography Alice Gap Year Applying 2017 cohort Jochem University of Bristol Engineering Mathematics Madeleine University of Southampton Business Management with Placement Rebecca The University of Birmingham History and Political Science Julian University of Exeter Management and Marketing Alexander The University of Sheffield Mechanical Engineering Rebecca The University of Liverpool Geography Sacha University of Exeter English Clare Bangor University Childhood Studies/Psychology
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Head of DepartmentMrs S [email protected]
Exam BoardEdexel
Specification8AD01(AS)9AD01(A2)
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andasawholeattheendofYear13.
Component 1: Personal InvestigationThiscomponent incorporates2majorelements:supportingstudiesandpracticalwork.Inthisunitstudentswillbedevelopingtheirknowledge,skillandunderstanding(throughpracticalworkandexperimentation)ofArtandDesign.
Component 2: Externally Set AssignmentThispaperisgiveninearlyFebruary,inadvanceoftheexam.Preparationistobebroughtto the 10 hour exam. The theme is set externally, internally assessed and externallymoderated.
ForYear13
Component 1: Personal Investigation- Practical Work and Personal StudyPractical WorkStudentscreateabodyofworkbasedonaselected focus that includes research fromprimaryandothersourcesandcontexts.Studentsdeveloptheir ideasusingmediaandprocesses to explore andproduce a sustainedpractical investigation. In addition, theyare required to present an ongoing review with a personal response, demonstratingconnectionstocontexts.
Personal StudyAppropriate research is taken from a range of contextual sources related to ongoingpracticalworkand in-depthanalysisandevaluation.Studentschooseanexplorationofdifferentaspectsofhistoricalandcontemporaryart,craftandevaluationusingmediaandprocessexplorationwithalistofreferences.
Unit 4: Externally Set AssignmentThispaperisgiveninearlyFebruary,inadvanceoftheexam.Preparationistobebroughtto the 15 hour exam. The theme is set externally, internally assessed and externallymoderated.
ART
AO1:
AO2:
AO3:
AO4:
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES-REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGE
Developideasthroughsustainedandfocusedinvestigationsinformedbycontextualandothersources,demonstratinganalyticalandcriticalunderstanding.
Exploreandselectappropriateresources,media,materials,techniquesandprocesses,reviewingandrefiningideasasworkdevelops.
Recordideas,observationsandinsightsrelevanttointentions,reflectingcriticallyonworkandprogress.
Presentapersonalandmeaningfulresponsethatrealizesintentions,andwhereappropriate,makesconnectionsbetweenvisualandotherelements.
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Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE DetailsPersonal Investigation 50% Coursework:BodyofworkcoveringtheAOSwithfinaloutcomesin2and3dimensions
Externally Set Assignment
50%ThispaperwillbegivenearlyJanuary,inadvanceoftheexam.Thethemeissetexternally.Preparatorystudiesmustbecompletedandhandedinattheendoftheexam.
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE DetailsPersonal Investigation
60%Coursework: Appropriateresearchfromarangeofcontextualsourcesrelatedtoongoingpracticalworkandin-depthanalysisandevaluation.1-3000wordessay.
Externally Set Assignment
40% ThispaperwillbegivenearlyJanuary,inadvanceoftheexam.Thethemeissetexternally.
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
WIDERREADING
• ShockoftheNewbyRobertHughes• AdvancedArt&DesignbyWhite&White• AHistoryofBritishArtbyAndrew• GrahamDixon• MinimalismbyDavidBatchelor• AbstractArtbyMelGooding• WassilyKandinskyConcerningtheSpiritualinArt• AbstractExpressionismbyKatySiegal• PointandLinetoplanebyWassilyKandinskyEmotionandArtbyJohnRuskin• ThefemalenudebyLyndaNead• Buildingsfortomorrow:theArchitecturethatchangedourWorldbyPaulCattermole• TheFundamentalsofArchitecturebyLorraineFarrelly• WorldArchitecture:TheMastersworksbyWillPryce• Portraiture:FacingtheSubjectbyJoannaWoodall• FiftyphotographersyoushouldknowbyPeterStepan• IconsofPhotographybyPeterStepan• ‘TheNewMathematicsofArchitecture’:byJaneBurry• ‘ConceptualArt’:byTonyGodfrey• ‘Art,SpaceandtheCityPublicArtandUrbanFeatures’byMalcolmMiles.• ‘WaysofSeeing’byJohnBerger• ‘AbjectionandRealisation’byR.Arya
MAGAZINESANDJOURNALS• AestheticaMagazine• TateEtc.Magazine• RAformembers.• ARTnewsMagazine• ARTMonthly• ArtTimesMagazine
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINART
AO1: Studentswilldevelopideasthroughsustainedandfocusedinvestigationsinformedbycontextualandothersources,demonstratinganalyticalandcriticalunderstanding.
AO2:Studentswillbeassessedontheirabilitytoexploreandselectappropriateresources,media,materials,techniquesandprocesses,reviewingandrefiningideasastheirworkdevelops.
AO3:Studentswillrecordideas,observationsandinsightsrelevanttointentions,reflectingcriticallyonworkandprogress.
AO4: Studentswillpresentapersonalandmeaningfulresponsethatrealizesintentions,andwhereappropriate,makesconnectionsbetweenvisualandotherelements.
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Head of [email protected]
Exam BoardAQA
Specification7401/7402
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationTheAScourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andtheALevelasawholeatendofYear13.
Topic 1:BiologicalMoleculesTopic 2:CellsTopic 3:OrganismsexchangesubstanceswiththeirenvironmentTopic 4: Geneticinformation,variationandrelationshipsbetweenorganisms
Topics 1–4taughtinYear12.AlsoinYear12studentscomplete6RequiredPracticals.Thesewillbeassessedintheexams.
Topic 5: EnergytransfersinandbetweenorganismsTopic 6: OrganismsrespondtochangesintheirinternalandexternalenvironmentTopic 7: Genetics,populations,evolutionandecosystemsTopic 8: Thecontrolofgeneexpression
Topics 5–8taughtinYear13.AlsoinYear13studentscomplete6RequiredPracticals.Thesewillbeassessedintheexam.
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE DetailsPaper1:Topics1–490mins-75marks
50%Thispaperismadeupof:65marksshortanswerquestions,and10markscomprehensionquestions.
Paper2:Topics1–490mins–75marks
50%Thispaperismadeupof:65marksshortanswerquestions,and10marksextendedprosequestions.
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper1:Topics1–42hours–91marks
35% Thispaperismadeupof:76marksamixtureofshortandlonganswerquestions,and15marksextendedprosequestions.
Paper2:Topics5–82hours–91marks
35% Thispaperismadeupof:76marksamixtureofshortandlonganswerquestions,and15marksextendedresponsequestions.
Paper3:All8Topics2hours–78marks
30%Thispaperismadeupof:38marksstructuredquestionsincludingpracticaltechniques,15markscriticalanalysisofexperimentaldata,and25marksoneessayfromchoiceoftwotitles.
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
BIOLOGY
Demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofscientificideas,processes,techniquesandprocedures
Applyknowledgeandunderstandingofscientificideas,processes,techniquesandprocedures:
inatheoreticalcontext,inapracticalcontext,whenhandlingqualitativedata,whenhandlingquantitativedata
Analyse,interpretandevaluatescientificinformation,ideasandevidence,includinginrelationtoissues,to:
makejudgementsandreachconclusionsanddevelopandrefinepracticaldesignandprocedures.
AO1:
AO2:
AO3:
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES-REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGE
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WIDERREADING
• MagazinesandJournals:• BiologicalSciencesReview• Nature• ScientificAmerican• BritishMedicalJournal(www.bmj.com)• NewScientist(availableinthelibraryorseewww.newsscientist.com)
BOOKS:• NessaCarey:TheEpigeneticsRevolution;JunkDNA:AJourneyfortheDarkMatteroftheGenome• RachelCarson:SilentSprings• RichardDawkins:TheSelfishGene;TheBlindWatchmaker;TheGreatestShowonEarth• SteveJones:LanguageoftheGenes;Y:TheDescentofMen;AlmostlikeaWhale;Coral:APessimistinParadise;Darwin’s
Island:TheGalapagosintheGardenofEngland• PrimoLevi:ThePeriodicTable• MattRidley:Genome;TheRedQueen;NaturevNature:Genes,ExperienceandWhatmakesusHuman;FrancisCrick–
DiscovereroftheGeneticCode• StevePinker:TheLanguageInstinct• JamesWatson:DNA:TheSecretofLife
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINBIOLOGY
AO1: Studentsshoulddemonstraterelevant,accurate&fullydetailedknowledgeofarangeofbiologicalconceptsandtheories.Studentsareabletoselectrelevantinformation&organise&presentitclearly,usingawiderangeofbiologicalterminologyaccurately.
AO2:Studentsareassessedontheirabilitytoapplyknowledgeofprinciples,theoriesandscientificconceptsinfamiliarandnewcontexts,addressingissueseffectively.Studentsshouldalsobeabletoapplyknowledgeofprinciples,theoriesandscientificconceptseffectivelywhenhandlingqualitativeandquantitativedata.
AO3: Studentsshoulddemonstratetheirabilitytoanalyse,interpretandevaluatetheprinciplesofresearchanddesigneffectively,givingclearlyreasonedjustificationforjudgementsanddesigndecisions.Studentareassessedontheirabilitytoargueeffectivelyonstrengthsandlimitationsoftheoriesandkeyideasbyinterpretingandlinkingpointstokeyideasinawiderpicture.
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Head of [email protected]
Exam BoardEdexel
Specification8BS0/9BS0
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andasawholeatendofYear13.
Year 12Forabusinesstooperateeffectively,tasksmustbecarriedoutbydifferentfunctionalareas(ordepartments)suchasmarketing,people,financeandoperations.
Theme 1enablesstudentstounderstandhowbusinessesidentifyopportunitiesandtoexplorehowbusinessesfocusondevelopingacompetitiveadvantagethroughinteractingwithcustomers.Studentsdevelopanunderstandingofhowbusinessesneedtoadapttheirmarketingtooperateinadynamicbusinessenvironment.Thisthemealsoconsiderspeople,exploringhowbusinessesrecruit,train,organiseandmotivateemployees,aswellastheroleofenterprisingindividualsandleader. In Theme 2,studentsdevelopanunderstandingofraisingandmanagingfinance,andmeasuringbusinessperformance.Thethemeoutlinestheimportanceofusingresourcesefficientlywithinabusinesstoensurethatgoodsorservicescanbedeliveredeffectivelyandefficiently,andtoahighquality.Studentsalsoconsidertheexternalinfluencesthathaveanimpactonbusinesses,includingeconomicandlegalfactors.
Year 13InYear13,studentsexploreinfluencesonbusinessstrategyanddecision-making(Theme3),aswellasexplorebusinessactivityinaglobalcontext(Theme4).Studentslearnaboutlargerbusinessesandthechallengestheyfaceonbothadaytodaybasisandinplanningforthefuture,includingtheethicalandmoraldimensionsofglobalbusinessactivities.
BUSINESS
Demonstrateknowledgeofterms,concepts,theories,methodsandmodelstoshowanunderstandingofhowindividualsandorganisationsareaffectedbyandrespondtobusinessissues.
Applyknowledgeandunderstandingtovariousbusinesscontextstoshowhowindividualsandorganisationsareaffectedbyandrespondtoissues.
Analyseissueswithinbusiness,showinganunderstandingoftheimpactonindividualsandorganisationsofexternalandinternalinfluences.
Evaluatequalitativeandquantitativeevidencetomakeinformedjudgementsandproposeevidence-basedsolutions.
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES-REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGE
AO1:
AO2:
AO3:
AO4:
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HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE Details
Paper 1:Marketingandpeople 50%
StudentsareassessedontheirunderstandingofTheme 1 topics,includingmeetingcustomerneeds,themarket,marketingmixandstrategy,managingpeople,entrepreneursandleaders.Thispapercontainsshortanswerquestionsandsomeextendedwritingquestions;max20marks.
Paper 2: Managingbusinessactivities 50%
StudentsareassessedontheirunderstandingofTheme 2topics,includingraisingfinance,financialplanning,managingfinance,resourcemanagementandexternalinfluences.Thispapercontainsshortanswerquestionsandsomeextendedwritingquestions;max20marks.
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper 1:Marketing,peopleandglobalbusinesses
35%
EachquestionisdrawnfromtopicsacrossThemes 1 and 4,andfromoneormoreofthefollowingcontexts:local,nationalorglobal.SectionsAandBeachcompriseonedataresponsequestionbrokendownintoanumberofparts,includingoneextendedopen-responsequestion.
Paper 2: Business activities,decisionsandstrategy
35%
EachquestionisdrawnfromtopicsacrossThemes 2 and 3,andfromoneormoreofthefollowingcontexts:local,nationalorglobal.SectionsAandBeachcompriseonedataresponsequestionbrokendownintoanumberofparts,includingoneextendedopen-responsequestion.
Paper 3: Investigatingbusiness in a competitiveenvironment
30%
StudentsarerequiredtoapplytheirknowledgeandunderstandingfromThemes 1, 2, 3 and 4,andlinkthistoaparticularindustryorsectorthattheyhavebeenprovidedinthepre-releasedtheme.QuestionsinSectionsAandBeachcompriseonedataresponsequestionbrokendownintoanumberofparts,includingoneextendedopen-responsequestion.
WIDERREADING
• Bannatyne,D(2007)AnyoneCanDoIt:MyStory,London:Orion• Branson,R(2009)BusinessStrippedBare:AdventuresofaGlobalEntrepreneur,London:VirginBooks• Branson,R.(2015)TheVirginWay:HowtoListen,Learn,LaughandLead,London:VirginBooks• Bridge,R(2010)HowIMadeIt:40SuccessfulEntrepreneursRevealHowTheyMadeMillions,London:KoganPage• Cohan,W.D(2010)HouseofCards:HowWallStreet'sGamblersBrokeCapitalism,London:Penguin• Liker,J(2014)TheToyotaWay:14ManagementPrinciplesfromtheWorld'sGreatestManufacturer,McGraw-HillEducation;
Reissueedition• Outram,C(2013)MakingYourStrategyWork:HowtoGofromPapertoPeople,FTPublishingInternational• Owen,J(2015)HowtoManage:TheDefinitiveGuidetoEffectiveManagement,Harlow:Pearson• Schmidt,E(2015)HowGoogleWorks,London:JohnMurray• Stone,B(2014)TheEverythingStore:JeffBezosandtheAgeofAmazon,London:Corgi
ESSENTIAL:• ALevelstudentmagazine:BusinessReview
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESWITHBUSINESS
A01:Knowledge:Studentsshouldunderstandtheory,keytermsanddiagramsinordertodemonstrateknowledge.Themostimportantelementofthiscriteriaisunderstandingkeytermsandbeingabletodefinethemclearly.
A02: Application:Studentsshouldbeabletoanswerwithinthecontextofthebusinessscenarioorthesituationgiven.Inpractice,thisoftenmeansusingrelevantexamplestosupportpoints,oruseofquotationsanddatafromacasestudythathasbeengiven.Studentsshouldalsobeabletoapplynumericalskillsinarangeofbusinesscontextsandinterpretfinancialdata.
A03:Analysis:Studentsshouldbeabletodevelopdetailedchainsofargumentwhendiscussingbusinessopportunities,problemsandissues.Studentsshouldusevocabularysuchas:“thismeansthat”,“consequently”,“because”and“therefore”.
A04: Evaluation:Studentsshouldbeabletolookatanissuefrommorethanoneperspectiveandgivebalancedarguments,inordertomakesupportedjudgementsandinformedconclusions.Forthehighestmarkquestions,recommendationsshouldbeincludedwhichproposeeffectivesolutionstobusinessproblems.
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Head of [email protected]
Exam BoardAQA
Specification7404/7405
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationTheAScourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andtheALevelasawholeatendofYear13.
AS ChemistryPhysicalchemistry:Atomicstructure,Amountofsubstance,Bonding,Energetics,Kinetics,Chemicalequilibria,LeChatelier’sprincipleandKc,oxidation,reductionandredoxequations.
Inorganic chemistry: Groups2thealkalineearthmetals,Group7thehalogens,periodicity.
Organic chemistry:Indroductiontoorganicchemistry,Alkanes,Halogenoalkanes,Alkenes,Alcohols,Organicanalysis.
AlsoinYear12studentscomplete6RequiredPracticals.Thesewillbeassessedintheexams.
A Level ChemistryAlloftheaboveinadditiontothefollowingtopics:Physicalchemistry:Thermodynamis,AcidsandBases,Electrodepotentialsandelectrochemicalcells,Rateequations,EquilibriumconstantKpforhomogeneoussystems.
Inorganic chemistry:Transitionmetals,Reactionsofionsinaqueoussolution,PropertiesofPeriod3elementsandtheiroxides.
Organic chemistry: Opticalisomerism,Aldehydesandketones,Carboxylicacidsandderivatives,Aromaticchemistry,Amines,Polymers,Aminoacids,proteinsandDNA,Nuclearmagneticresonancespectroscopy,Chromatography,Organicsynthesis.
AlsoinYear13studentscomplete6RequiredPracticals.ThesewillbeassessedintheexamsandprovidetheevidenceforthePracticalEndorsement.
CHEMISTRY
Demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofscientificideas,processes,techniquesandprocedures
Applyknowledgeandunderstandingofscientificideas,processes,techniquesandprocedures:
inatheoreticalcontext,inapracticalcontext,whenhandlingqualitativedata,whenhandlingquantitativedata
Analyse,interpretandevaluatescientificinformation,ideasandevidence,includinginrelationtoissues,to:
makejudgementsandreachconclusionsanddevelopandrefinepracticaldesignandprocedures.
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Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE DetailsPaper 1:RelevantPhysicalchemistrytopics,Inorganicchemistryandrelevantpracticalskills.90mins-80marks
50% Thispaperismadeupof:65marksofshortandlonganswerquestions,and15marksofmultiplechoicequestions.
Paper 2: RelevantPhysicalchemistrytopics,Organicchemistryandrelevantpracticalskills.90mins–80marks
50%Thispaperismadeupof:65marksofshortandlonganswerquestions,and15marksofmultiplechoicequestions.
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper 1: Paper1:RelevantPhysicalchemistrytopics,Inorganicchemistryandrelevantpracticalskills.2hours–105marks
35% Thispaperismadeupof:105markswithamixtureofshortandlonganswerquestions.
Paper 2:RelevantPhysicalchemistrytopics,Organicchemistryandrelevantpracticalskills.2hours–105marks
35% Thispaperismadeupof:105markswithamixtureofshortandlonganswerquestions.
Paper 3: Anycontent,anypracticalskills2hours–90marks
30%40marksofquestionsonpracticaltechniquesanddataanalysis,20marksofquestionstestingacrossthespecificationand30marksofmultiplechoicequestions.
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
WIDERREADING
• MagazinesandJournals:• ChemistryReview• TheMole• Nature• ScientificAmerican• BritishMedicalJournal(www.bmj.com)• NewScientist(availableinthelibraryorseewww.newsscientist.com)
BOOKS:• WhyChemicalReactionsHappen,JamesKeeler• TheDisappearingSpoon...andothertruetalesfromthePeriodicTablebySamKean• Napoleon’sButtons:How17MoleculesChangedHistorybyPennyLeCouteur,JayBurreson• MadetoMeasure:NewMaterialsforthe21stCenturybyPhilipBall• ThePleasureofFindingThingsOut,RichardFeynman• PeriodicTales,HughAldersey-Williams• UncleTungsten,OliverSachs• TheShockingHistoryofPhosphorus:ABiographyoftheDevil’sElement,JohnEmsley
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINCHEMISTRYQuestionsinChemistrywillbesetwhichrequirestudentstodemonstrate:
AO1: Theirknowledgeandunderstandingofthecontentdevelopedinonesectionortopic,includingtheassociatedmathematicalandpracticalskills.
AO2: Theabilitytoapplymathematicalandpracticalskillstoareasofcontenttheyarenotnormallydevelopedin. AO3:Theabilitytodrawtogetherdifferentareasofknowledgeandunderstandingwithinoneanswer.
Arangeofquestiontypeswillbeused,includingthosethatrequireextendedresponses.Extendedresponsequestionswillallowstudentstodemonstratetheirabilitytoconstructanddevelopasustainedlineofreasoningwhichiscoherent,relevant,substantiatedandlogicallystructured.ExtendedresponsesmaybeinwrittenEnglish,extendedcalculations,oracombinationofboth,asappropriatetothequestion.
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Head of DepartmentMr S [email protected]
Exam BoardAQA
Specification7551/7552
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12&asawholeatendofY13.
Unit 1: 3.1.1 Candidatesdevelopanunderstandingofthephysical&mechanicalpropertiesofarangeofmaterials&components&whytheseareusedinspecificapplicationswithemphasison the life-cycle of products includingmanufacture, use& disposal, an understandingofthemethodsbywhichmaterials&componentscanbemanipulatedtomanufactureproducts.Throughstudy&first-handexperienceinpracticalprojectwork,candidateswilldevelop knowledgeof theH&S issues relevant toworkingwithmaterials. CourseworkprovidesanopportunityforstudentstolearnaboutCAD&CAM,&theuseofbasicqualitycontrolmeasures.Through study and detailed analysis of a wide range of products, candidates shouldbegin todevelopknowledgeandunderstandingof thebroader issues for thedesignersuchas:environmentalsustainabilityofproductsandtheirmanufacture,ergonomicandanthropometrics,inclusivedesign,andconsumersafety.
3.1.2 Section B: Design and Market Influences: Throughstudy&detailedanalysisofawiderangeofproducts,candidatesshouldbegintodevelopknowledge&understandingofthebroaderissuesforthedesignersuchas:environmentalsustainabilityofproducts&theirmanufacture,ergonomic&anthropometrics,inclusivedesign,&consumersafety.
Environmental/Sustainability Issues: Selectionofmaterials&manufacturingprocessestoreduceenvironmental impact-The3R’s(Reduce,Reuse,&Recycle)&applicationtodesign&manufacture.
Ergonomics and anthropometrics:Theapplicationofergonomics&anthropometricssuchasintheuseofproductshaping,textures,colours,&physicalsizetopromoteeaseofuse.
Inclusive Design: Howdesignersmeettheneedsofallusers,includingthedisabled,inarangeofproductareas.
Consumer Safety: an understanding of themainmethods designers &manufacturersemploytoensureproductsaresafetouse.
They should be able to describe basic safety features in products such as electricalconsumergoods,toys.Candidatesshouldbeabletodescribesimplesafetyteststhattheymightuseonproducts.
3.1.3 Section C: Processes and Manufacture: Unit 2: Non exam assessment (NEA)SingledesignandmaketasksetbyAQA.35hours80marks.
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
Identify,investigateandoutlinedesignpossibilitiestoaddressneedsandwants.
Designandmakeprototypesthatarefitforpurpose.
Analyseandevaluate:• designdecisionsandoutcomes,includingforprototypesmadebythemselvesandothers• widerissuesindesignandtechnology.
Demonstrateandapplyknowledgeandunderstandingof:• technicalprinciples• designingandmakingprinciple
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Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE Details
Paper 1: 2 hour 50%
Studentsareassessedontheirknowledgeunderstanding,application.Thispapercontainsmultiplechoice,shortanswerquestionsandsomeextendedwritingquestionsinvolvingcoretechnicalprinciples,designingandmakingprinciplesandadditionalspecialistknowledge;max80marks.
Non exam assessment (NEA) 50% SingledesignandmaketasksetbyAQA.35hours80marks
ElectronicportfolioExam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper 1: 2 hour 25%
Studentsareassessedontheirknowledgeunderstanding,application.Thispapercontainsmultiplechoice,shortanswerquestionsandsomeextendedwritingquestionsinvolvingcoretechnicalprinciples,designingandmakingprinciplesandadditionalspecialistknowledge;max100marks.
Paper 2: 2 hour 25%Section A:ProductAnalysis–Upto6shortanswerquestionsbasedonvisualstimulusofproducts.Section B:CommercialManufacture–Mixtureofshort&extendedresponsequestions.
Non exam assessment (NEA) 50% Substantialdesignandmaketask.45hours100marks-Electronicportfolio
Section Criteria AO1 AO2 AO3 Maximum mark allocationA Exploration 25 25B Designing 5 20 5 30C Making 30 30D Analysis&Evaluation 15 15
Total 30 50 20 100
WIDERREADING
• GreatDesigns–DorlingKindersley• MaterialsandDesign–MikeAshbyandKaraJohnson• FantasticPlastic–PeteWard• DesignandQualityofLife–TerenceConran
ESSENTIAL:• ALevelstudentmagazine• Designweek• www.technologystudent.com
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINTECHNOLOGY
AO1:Studentswillbeabletoclearlyidentify,investigateandoutlinedesignpossibilitiestoaddressneedswithinsocietyoranissuetoberesolvedwithexistingproductsortofillagapintheexistingmarketplace.
AO2:Studentswillbeassessedontheirabilitytodesignandmakeaprototypesthatmeetstheendusers’needs,whilstproducingahighqualityoutcomethatshowstheacquisitionofnewskills,andthisproductsabilitytomeetstatedobjectives.
AO3: Studentswillbeabletomakereasoneddesigndecisionsandoutcomes,includingforprototypesmadebythemselvesandothersandbeabletofullyjustifythechoicestheymake.Studentswillbeawareofthewiderissuesindesignandtechnology,forinstancethesocialandmoralaspectsofdesignfromcarbonfootprintofthemanufacturingprocesstothewelfareoftheworkforcethroughtomaterialschoiceinrelationtoenvironmentalandpoliticalissues(oil–plastic,wood–deforestationetc.).
AO4:Studentswilldemonstrateandapplyknowledgeandunderstandingof:Technicalprinciples:Designingandmakingprinciples.Studentsshouldbeabletodemonstrateanexcellentunderstandingoftechnicalprinciplesandknowhowthisimpactsonthewiderworldandmanufacturingprocessbyunderstandingmaterialproperties,emergingtechnologiesandmaterialsandtheircommonapplications.
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Head of [email protected]
Exam BoardAQA
Specification7516/7517
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andasawholeatendofY13ThereisasmallNonExaminedAssessment(NEA)inyear13worth20%ofthefinalgrade.
Unit 1: (Y12 and Y13) InYear12thisunitwillcoverstudent’sabilitytoprogramusingstandardprogrammingconcepts such as definite and indefinite iteration with conditions, use of arithmetic,relational and Boolean operations. Students will also program using a procedural-orientatedmethod.Studentswillalsodeveloptheirknowledgeofthetheoreticalsideofcomputersciencefromfundamentalsofprogramming,fundamentalsofdatastructures(singleandmulti-dimensionalarrays),systematicapproachestoproblemsolving(howtobuildsuitableprogramsfromsetproblems)andthetheoryofcomputation(abstraction,decomposition,compositionandautomation).
InYear13thisunitwillalsoincludethefundamentalsofalgorithmsandtheskillslearntwhilststudyingthesystematicapproachtoproblemsolving.
Unit 2: (Year 12 and Year 13). Thisunitfocusesonfundamentalsofdatarepresentationwhichisheavilymathsorientated.Thisfocusesonnatural,rational,irrational,realandordinalnumbersplusdifferentnumbersystemsusedbycomputerstorepresentdata.Fundamentalsofcomputersystemsincludeshardware,softwareandprogramminglanguages.Fundamentalsofcomputerorganizationandarchitecture(howtheCPUworksandinterpretsandworkswithdata).Consequencesofusesofcomputing(ethical,moralandlegalimplicationsofworkingwithITsystems)andthefundamentalsofcommunicationandnetworking(howcomputernetworksworkandtransferdata).
For Year 13 this unit also includes fundamentals of databases, big data and thefundamentalsoffunctionalprogramming.
Unit 3: Non-Exam Assessment – The computing practical project (Y13 only). Thenon-examassessment assesses a student’s ability touse the knowledgeand skillsgainedthroughthecourse tosolveor investigateapracticalproblem.Studentswillbeexpectedtofollowasystematicapproachtoproblemsolving,whencreatingtheproject,astudentwillanalyse,design,createandtestaprogramtosolveaproblem,thiscouldbeawebsitewithdynamiccontentandadatabaseback-end,amobileapp,anapplicationforartificialintelligence,acomputergameorsomethingcompletelydifferent.
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingoftheprinciplesandconceptsofcomputerscience,includingabstraction,logic,algorithmsanddatarepresentation.
Applyknowledgeandunderstandingoftheprinciplesandconceptsofcomputerscience,includingtoanalyseproblemsincomputationalterms.
Design,programandevaluatecomputersystemsthatsolveproblems,makingreasonedjudgementsabouttheseandpresentingconclusions.
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Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE Details
Paper 1 50%
Thisisanon-screen exam.Thispapertestsastudent’sabilitytoprogram,aswellastheirtheoreticalknowledgeofcomputersciencefromthesubjectcontentoffundamentalsofprogramming,fundamentals of data structures, systematic approaches to problem solving and the theory of computation.Studentsansweraseriesofshortquestionsandwrite/adapt/extendprogramsinanelectronicanswerdocumentprovidedbytheexamboard.
Paper 2 50%
Thispapertestsastudent’sabilitytoanswerquestionsfromthesubjectcontentoffundamentals of data representation, fundamentals of computer systems, fundamentals of computer organization and architecture, consequences of uses of computing and the fundamentals of communication and networking.Thepaperconsistsofaseriesofshort-answerandextended-answerquestions.
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper 1 40%
Thisisanon-screen exam.Thispapertestsastudent’sabilitytoprogram,aswellastheirtheoreticalknowledgeofcomputersciencefromthesubjectcontentfundamentalsofprogramming,fundamentals of data structures, systematic approaches to problem solving, the theory of computation and fundamentals of algorithms andtheskillslearntwhilststudyingthesystematic approach to problem solving.Studentsansweraseriesofshortquestionsandwrite/adapt/extendprogramsinanelectronicanswerdocumentprovidedbytheexamboard.
Paper 2 40%
Thispapertestsastudent’sabilitytoanswerquestionsfromsubjectcontentoffundamentals of data representation, fundamentals of computer systems, fundamentals of computer organization and architecture, consequences of uses of computing, the fundamentals of communication and networking, fundamentals of databases, big data and the fundamentals of functional programming.Thepaperconsistsofcompulsoryshort-answerandextended-answerquestions.
Unit 3 Non-ExamAssessment-Thecomputing
20%Thenon-examassessmentassessesastudent’sabilitytousetheknowledgeandskillsgainedthroughthecoursetosolveorinvestigateapracticalproblem.Studentswillbeexpectedtofollowasystematicapproachtoproblemsolving.
WIDERREADING
• ThenewTuringomnibus,AKDewdney,(PalgraveMacmillan,2003)• Howtothinklikeamathematician,KevinHouston,(CambridgeUniversityPress,2009)• ComputerScienceIlluminatedSixthEdition,NellDale,JohnLewis,(JonesandBartlett,2015)• Algorithmics:TheSpiritofComputingbyDavidHarel(AddisonWesley,2004)• ComputerScience:AnOverviewbyJ.GlennBrookshear(AddisonWesley,2006)• TheNewTuringOmnibusbyA.K.Dewdney(W.H.Freeman&Co,2001)• DavidHarelisComputersLTD.Whattheyreallycan’tdo(OxfordUniversityPress,2000)• ThePrinciplesofComputerHardwarebyAlanClements(fourthedition,Oxford,2006)• StructuredComputerOrganisationbyAndrewTanenbaum(fifthedition,PrenticeHall,2005)• ComputationalThinkingbyJeannetteWingofCarnegie-MellonUniversityavailablefromhttps://www.cs.cmu.edu/~15110-
s13/Wing06-ct.pdf
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINCOMPUTERSCIENCE
AO1:Studentsshoulddemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingoftheprinciplesandconceptsofcomputerscience,includingabstraction,logic,algorithmsanddatarepresentation.
AO2:Studentsshouldbeabletoapplyknowledgeandunderstandingoftheprinciplesandconceptsofcomputerscience,includingtoanalyseproblemsincomputationalterms.
AO3:Studentsshoulddemonstratetheirabilitytodesign,programandevaluatecomputersystemsthatsolveproblems,makingreasonedjudgementsabouttheseandpresentingconclusions.
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Head of [email protected]
Exam BoardWJEC
SpecificationA690QS
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andasawholeatendofYear13.
Component 1: Theatre Workshop (Y12 and Y13)Thiscomponentrequiresstudentstodemonstrateskillsandunderstandinginperformance;eitherasactorsordesigners.
Inthestudyofthiscomponentstudentswill:• Performin,ordesignforascriptedmonologueorduologueperformance.• Writeacreativelogexploringtheprocessofdevelopingtheperformancework.• Developareinterpretationofascriptedextractandperformin,ordesignforit.• Writeacreativelogexploringtheprocessofdevelopingthereinterpretedpiece.• Writeanevaluationofthereinterpretedpiece.
Component 2: Text in Action (Y13 only)Thiscomponentrequiresstudentstodemonstrateskillsandunderstandingoftextbasedanddevisedperformance,aswellastheideasandinfluencesofparticulartheatrepractitioners,companiesandstyles.
Inthestudyofthiscomponentstudentswill:• Deviseandeitherperformin,ordesignforapieceoforiginaltheatre,influencedby
theapproachesofatheatrepractitionerorcompany.• Performin,ordesignforascriptedextract,developedinachosentheatricalstyle.• Writeaprocessandevaluationreportexploringhowbothpieceswereresearched,
developedandevaluatethedramaticeffectivenessofthework.• Seelivetheatreandapplyinfluencesfromittotheirwork.
Component 3: Text in Performance (Yr 12 and 13) Thiscomponentisawrittenexam.Studentswillstudythreesettexts:Machinal,SavedandTheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNightTimefromtheperspectivesofdirectors,actorsanddesigners.
Inthestudyofthiscomponentstudentswill:• Developunderstandingofthetexts’originalperformanceconditions• Explorehowthetextscouldbeinterpretedfromaperformance,designand
directorialperspective• Developideasforthestagingofthetexts,demonstratinghowtheatretheyhave
seenhasinfluencedthem.
DRAMA & THEATRE STUDIES
Createanddevelopideastocommunicatemeaningaspartofthetheatremakingprocess,makingconnectionsbetweendramatictheoryandpractice.
Applytheatricalskillstorealiseartisticintentionsinliveperformance.
Demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofhowdramaandtheatreisdevelopedandperformed.
Analyseandevaluatetheirownworkandtheworkofothers.
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Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE Details
C1: Performanceworkshop 60%
Internallyassessedandexternallymoderated.Actingordesignpracticalassessmentofmonologueorduologueandtextreinterpretation.Writtencreativelogs(1500words)forbothpiecesandanevaluation(1500words)ofreinterpretedpiece.
C2: Textincontext 40% Writtenpaper(1hr30mins)basedonpre1956textMachinal.Fourpartquestionexploringthetextfromanacting,designanddirectorialperspective.
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
C1: Theatreworkshop 20%
Internallyassessedandexternallymoderated.Actingordesignpracticalassessmentoftextreinterpretationandanaccompanyingcreativelog(1500words)(ThepieceandmarksforASwillberesubmittedforY13).
C2: Textinaction 40%Externallyassessedbyvisitingexaminer.Actingordesignpracticalassessmentofatextperformanceandadevisedperformance.Writtenprocessandevaluationreportforbothpieces(1600words)
C3: Textinperformance 40%
Writtenpaper(2hr30mins)coveringpre1956textMachinal,post1956textSavedandThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime.Answersexploretextsfromdirectorial,designandactingperspective.
WIDERREADING
• DramaandTheatreStudiesatASandAlevel:NeelandsandDobson.HodderandStoughton2000.• DramaandTheatreStudies:MackeyandCooper.NelsonThornes2000.• PracticalTheatre-Apost-16approach:Mackay.NelsonThornes1997.• TheArticulateBody:AnneDenis.NickHernBooks2002• PhysicalTheatres:MurrayandKeefe.Routledge2007.• TheFranticAssemblyBookofDevisingTheatre:GrahamandHoggett.Routledge2009.• TheDirector’sCraft:KatieMitchell.Routledge2008• TheCompleteStanislavskiToolkit:BellaMerlin.NickHernBooks2007.• ActingandReacting:ToolsfortheModernActor:NickMoseley.NickHernBooks2007.• StageDesign:APracticalGuide.GaryThorne.TheCrowoodPress1999.• ScenicDesignandLightingTechniques.ABasicGuideforTheatre.RobNapoli.Routledge2006.• SelectionsfromtheNotebooksofEdwardBond,Vol.One:1959to1980.IanStuart,Methuen200.• TheHiddenPlot:NotesonTheatreandtheState,EdwardBond.Methuen2000.• ModernBritishPlaywriting:The1960s:Bloomsbury2012• SusanGlaspellandSophieTreadwell:AmericanModernistWomenDramatists.DickeyandOzieblo.Routledge2008.• ModernAmericanDrama:TheFemaleCanon.JuneSchlueter,AssociatedUniversityPresses,1990• Experimenters,Rebels,andDisparateVoices:TheTheatreofthe1920sCelebratesAmericanDiversityGewirtzandKolb,
Praeger,2003.• TheContinuumCompaniontoTwentieth-CenturyTheatre.ColinChambers.London2000• ModernDramainTheoryandPractice3:ExpressionismandEpicTheatre.JStyan.CambridgeUniversityPress1983• TwentiethCenturyTheatre:ASourcebook.RichardDrain.Routeldge1995.• TheDrama,TheatreandPerformanceCompanion.MichaelMangan.PalgraveMacmillan2013.
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINDRAMA
AO1: Studentsshouldcreateanddevelopeffectivedramaticideastocommunicatemeaningaspartofthetheatremakingprocess,makingconnectionsbetweenwhattheyhavelearntandpractice.
AO2: Studentsshouldapplyarangetheatricalskills(directing,performinganddesigning)intorealiseartisticintentionsinliveperformance.
AO3: Studentsshoulddemonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofhowdramaandtheatreisdevelopedandperformed,demonstratingskill,knowledgeandunderstandingofarangeofstyles,genresandforms.
AO4: Studentsshouldanalyseandevaluatetheirownworkandtheworkofothers;reflectingonanddrawinginspirationfromlivetheatreandprofessionaltheatremakersandtheorists.
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Head of [email protected]
Exam BoardEdexel
Specification8EC0forASLevel9EC0forALevel
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12whenstudentswillachievetheYear1ASqualification.StudentscontinuingtoYear2,willtakethefullALevel.TheASLevelgradewillnotcontributetotheALevelgradebutcanbeusedforUCASandapprenticeshipapplications.
Theme 1: Introduction to markets and market failureThisthemefocusesonmicroeconomicconcepts.Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingof:Thenatureofeconomics,howmarketswork,marketfailureandgovernmentintervention
Theme 2: The UK economy – performance and policiesThisthemefocusesonmacroeconomicconcepts.Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingof:Measuresofeconomicperformance,aggregatedemand,aggregatesupply,nationalincome,economicgrowth,macroeconomicobjectivesandpolicy
Theme 3: Business behaviour and the labour marketThisthemedevelopsthemicroeconomicconceptsintroducedinTheme1andfocusesonbusinesseconomics.Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingof:Businessgrowth,businessobjectives,revenues,costsandprofits,marketstructures,thelabourmarketandgovernmentintervention
Theme 4: A global perspectiveThisthemedevelopsthemacroeconomicconceptsintroducedinTheme2andappliestheseconceptsinaglobalcontext.Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingof:Internationaleconomics,povertyandinequality,emerginganddevelopingeconomies,thefinancialsectorandtheroleofthestateinthemacroeconomy
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE DetailsPaper 1:Introductiontomarketsandmarketbehaviour
50% Paper1willassessmicroeconomicsandquestionswillbedrawnfromTheme1
Paper 2: TheUKeconomy–performanceandpolicies
50% Paper2willassessmacroeconomicsandquestionswillbedrawnfromTheme2
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper 1: Marketsandbusinessbehaviour 35% Paper1willassessmicroeconomicsandquestionswillbedrawnfromThemes1and3
Paper 2: Thenationalandglobaleconomy 35% Paper2willassessmacroeconomicsandquestionswillbedrawnfromThemes2and4
Paper 3: Microeconomics and macroeconomics
30%Paper3willassesscontentacrossallfourthemes.Studentsarerequiredtoapplytheirknowledgeandunderstanding,makeconnectionsandtransferhigherorderskillsfromacrossallfourthemes
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
ECONOMICS
Demonstrateknowledgeofterms/conceptsandtheories/modelstoshowanunderstandingofthebehaviourofeconomicagents,andhowtheyareaffectedbyandrespondtoeconomicissues.
Applyunderstandingandknowledgetovariouscontextstoshowhoweconomicagentsareaffectedbyandrespondtoeconomicissues.
Analyseissueswithineconomics,showinganunderstandingoftheirimpactoneconomicagents.
Evaluateeconomicargumentsandusequalitativeandquantitativeevidencetosupportinformedjudgementsrelatingtoeconomicissues.
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES-REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGEAO1:
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WIDERREADING
• Happiness:Lessonsfromanewscience(RichardLayard)• TheEconomicNaturalist:Whyeconomicsexplainsalmosteverything(RobertFrank)• Theundercovereconomist(TimHarford)• ThinkingFastandThinkingSlow:(DanielKahneman)• PoorEconomics:RethinkingWaystoFightGlobalPoverty(Banerjee&Duflo)• Outliers(MalcolmGladwell)• 23ThingsTheyDon’tTellYouAboutCapitalism(Ha-JoonChang)• Adapt:WhySuccessAlwaysStartswithFailure(TimHarford)• ArtofStrategy(DixitandNalebuff)• ConsolationsofEconomics:Howwewillallbenefitfromthenewworldorder(GerardLyons)• Drunkard’swalk(LeonardMlodinow)• Economics:Theuser’sguide(Ha-JoonChang)• GDP:Abriefbutaffectionatehistory(DianeCoyle)• Keynes–thereturnofthemaster(RobertSkidelsky)• MadeinBritain–Howthenationearnsitsliving(EvanDavis)• Misbehaving–themakingofbehaviouraleconomics(RichardThaler)• PaperPromises:Money,DebtandtheNewWorldOrder(PhilipCoggan)• PositiveLinking–NetworksandNudges(PaulOrmerod)• RiskSavvy–Howtomakegooddecisions(GerdGigerenzer)• 10greateconomists(PhilipThornton)• Thebox–howtheshippingcontainermadetheworldsmallerandtheworldeconomybigger(Levinson)• Theeverythingstore:JessBezosandtheageofAmazon(BradStone)• Thegreatdivide(JosephStiglitz)• Thegreatescape(ProfessorAngusDeaton)• Theideaofjustice(AmartyaSen)• ThePlunderedPlanet:HowtoReconcileProsperitywithNature:(PaulCollier)• Whatmoneycan’tbuy:Themorallimitsofthemarket(MichaelSandel)• Whyinformationgrows:theevolutionoforder,fromatomstoeconomies(CesarHidalgo)• Whynationsfail:originsofpower,prosperityandpoverty(DaronAcemoglu&JamesRobinson)• WorldlyPhilosophers:Lives,Times,andIdeasofGreatEconomicThinkers(Heilbroner)
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINECONOMICS
AO1:Knowledge:Studentsshouldunderstandtheory,keytermsanddiagramsinordertodemonstrateknowledge.Makingashortpointcanalsoclassasknowledge,ascanidentifyingapointonadiagram.Themostimportantelementofthiscriteriaisunderstandingkeytermsandbeingabletodefinethemclearly.
AO2: Application:Studentsshouldbeabletoanswerwithinthecontextofthesituationgiven.Inpracticethisoftenmeansusingrelevantexamplestoillustratepoints,oruseofquotationsanddatafromacasestudythathasbeengiven.
AO3:Analysis:Studentsshouldbeabletoexaminedatatoanalysetheconsequencesofachange,orexplainwhyaneventmighthavehappened.Studentswillusevocabularysuchas:“thismeansthat”,“consequently”,“because”and“therefore”.Studentsmustusechainsofanalysistobreakdownthefinalconsequenceintosmallstepstomakeitclearthatthetransmissionmechanismisunderstood.Explainingwhatishappeningusingadiagramoftencountsasanalysis.
AO4:Evaluation:Studentsshouldbeabletolookatanissuefrommorethanoneperspective,explaindifferentpossibleoutcomesandusejudgementtoidentifythemostlikelyoutcome,orrecommendthemosteffectiveaction.
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Head of DepartmentMr P [email protected]
Exam BoardAQA
Specification7701/7702
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andasawholeatendofY13.
Unit 1: Language and the individualStudentswillstudytextualvariationsandrepresentations.Theywillalsoexploremethodsoflanguageanalysis.ForYear13studentswillalsostudychildren’slanguagedevelopment.
Unit 2: Language varietiesForthisunitstudentswillstudylanguagediversityandwritingskills.Studentswilladoptavarietyofmethodsoflanguageanalysistoexplorearangeoftexts.Pupilswillbeexpectedtowritediscursiveessaysoneachtopic.ForY13thispaperincludeshowlanguagechangesovertime.
Unit 3: Non-exam assessment: Language in action (Y13 only)Studentsarerequiredtoproduceoriginalwritingandanindependentlanguageinvestigation.
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE Details
Paper 1:Languageandtheindividual 50%
Studentsareassessedontheirknowledgeunderstanding,applicationandevaluationoftextual variations and representations.Thispapercontainsthreeextendedwritingquestions;max25marksperquestion.
Paper 2:Languagevarieties 50% Studentsareassessedontheirknowledge,understanding,applicationandevaluation
oflanguage varieties.Thispaperconsistsoftwoquestions.
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper 1:Language,theindividualandsociety. 40%
Studentsareassessedontheirknowledgeunderstanding,applicationandevaluationoftextual variations and representations.Theywillalsoansweraquestiononchildren’slanguagedevelopment.
Paper 2:Languagediversityandchange 40% Studentsareassessedontheirknowledgeunderstanding,applicationandevaluation
oflanguage diversity and change.Paper 3:Non-examassessment essay 20% Studentsproduceapieceoforiginalwritingandalanguageinvestigationfortheirnon-
examassessment.
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Applyappropriatemethodsoflanguageanalysis,usingassociatedterminologyandcoherentwrittenexpression
Demonstratecriticalunderstandingofconceptsandissuesrelevanttolanguageuse
Analyseandevaluatehowcontextualfeaturesareassociatedwiththeconstructionofmeaning
Makeconnectionsacrosscontexts
DemonstrateexpertiseandcreativityintheuseofEnglishtocommunicateindifferentways
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES-REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGEAO1:
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WIDERREADING
• BillBryson,MotherTongue• VictoriaFromkin,RobertRodmanandNinaHyams,AnIntroductiontoLanguage• SaraThorne,MasteringAdvancedEnglishLanguage• RLTrask,LanguagetheBasics• DavidCrystal,ALittleBookofLanguage
LANGUAGEANDMODE• UrsulaClark,AnIntroductiontoStylistics
USEFULWEBSITES• http://www.aqa.org.uk/ • Theexamboardsite.Thecompletesyllabusisdownloadable.
ESSENTIAL• DavidCrystal,RediscoverGrammar(forreference)
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINENGLISHLANGUAGE
AO1:Studentsshoulddemonstraterelevant,accurateandfullydetailedknowledgeofappropriatemethodsoflanguageanalysis,usingassociatedterminologyandcoherentwrittenexpression.
AO2:Studentsareassessedontheirabilitytodemonstratecriticalunderstandingofconceptsandissuesrelevanttolanguageuse.
AO3: Studentsshoulddemonstratetheirabilitytoanalyseandevaluatehowcontextualfeaturesareassociatedwiththeconstructionofmeaning.
AO4: Studentsshoulddemonstratetheabilitytomakeperceptiveconnectionsacrosscontexts.
AO5: StudentsshoulddisplayexpertiseandcreativityintheuseofEnglishtocommunicateindifferentways.
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Head of DepartmentMr P [email protected]
Exam BoardAQA
Specification7711/7712
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andasawholeatendofY13.
Unit 1: Love through the agesStudyofavarietyoftexts:oneShakespeareplay,twoprosetextsandoneAQAanthologyoflovepoetrythroughtheages(pre-1900orpost-1900).
Unit 2: Texts in a shared contextForthisunitstudentswillstudytheliteratureofWW1anditsaftermath.Studyofthreetexts:oneprose,onepoetry,andonedrama,ofwhichonemustbewrittenpost-2000.Examinationwillincludeanunseenextract.
Unit 3: Non-exam assessment: independent critical study on texts across time (Y13 only). Studentsarerequiredtoproducea2,500wordextendedcriticalessayontextsoftheirchoice.
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE DetailsPaper 1:Lovethroughtheages:Shakespeareandpoetry
50% Studentsareassessedontheirknowledge,understandingandevaluationofoneShakespeareplayandacollectionoflovepoems.
Paper 2: Lovethroughtheages:prose
50% Studentsareassessedontheirknowledge,understandingandevaluationoftwoprosetextsandanunseenextract.
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE DetailsPaper 1:Lovethroughtheages 40% Studentsareassessedontheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthreetexts:one
poetryandoneprosetextandanunseenpoem.Paper 2: Textsinshared contexts 40% StudentsareassessedontheirknowledgeandunderstandingoftheliteratureofWW1and
itsaftermath.Paper3:Non-examassessment essay 20% Studentsproducea2,500wordextendedcriticalessayontextsoftheirchoice.
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Requiresinformedandrelevantresponseswhichareaccuratelywrittenanduseappropriateconceptsandterminology.Requiresstudentstoanalysewaysinwhichmeaningsareshapedinliterarytexts,withparticularfocusonthestructuresoftextsasaformofshaping.Relatestothemanypossiblecontextswhichariseoutofthetext,thespecifictaskandtheperiodbeingstudied.Requiresstudentstomakeconnectionsacrosstexts.Engagingwiththedebateandvariousdifferentinterpretations.
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PROSE:• JaneAustenNorthangerAbbey• MansfieldPark• AnneBrontëTheTenantofWildfellHall• WilkieCollinsTheMoonstone• TheWomaninWhite• CharlesDickensHardTimes• GeorgeEliotMiddlemarch• TheMillontheFloss• ElizabethGaskellNorthandSouth• CharlottePerkinsGilmanTheYellowWallpaper• MaryShelleyFrankenstein• WilliamMakepeaceThackerayVanityFair• OscarWildeThePictureofDorianGray
DRAMA:• WilliamCongreveTheWayoftheWorld• HenrikIbsenADoll’sHouse• HeddaGabler• OliverGoldsmithSheStoopstoConquer• GeorgeBernardShawanyplaybythiswriter• RichardBrinsleySheridanTheSchoolforScandal• OscarWildeanyplaybythiswriter• WilliamWycherleyTheCountryWife
WIDERREADING
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINENGLISHLITERATURE
AO1:Studentsshoulddemonstrateinformedandrelevantresponseswhichareaccuratelywrittenanduseappropriateconceptsandterminology.
AO2: Studentsareassessedontheirabilitytoanalysewaysinwhichmeaningsareshapedinliterarytexts,withparticularfocusonthestructuresoftextsasaformofshaping.
AO3:Studentsshoulddemonstratetheirabilitytoanalyseandevaluatethemanypossiblecontextswhichariseoutofthetext,thespecifictaskandtheperiodbeingstudied.
AO4: Studentsshoulddemonstratetheabilitytomakeperceptiveconnectionsacrosstexts.
AO5:Studentsshouldengagewiththedebateandvariousdifferentinterpretations.
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Head of [email protected]
Exam BoardEduqas
Specification603/0064/4;603/0071/1
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andasawholeatendofY13.
Unit 1: Social Issues and Trends (Y12 and Y13)Studentswillstudythreetopicswithinthisunit;Familiesandcitizenship,YouthtrendsandpersonalidentityandEducationandemploymentopportunities.
Unit 2: Understanding the French speaking world (Y12 and Y13)ForthisunitstudentswillstudyRegionalcultureandheritageinFrance,Media,art,filmandmusicintheFrenchspeakingworldForY13thispaperexcludesPsychopathologybutdrawsinmoredepthonBiopsychology.
Prescribed works (Y12 and Y13)Vercors:LesilencedelaMer(Y13)andÉricToledano,OlivierNakache:Intouchables(Y12)
Unit 3: Diversity and difference (Y13 only)InthisunitstudentswillstudyMigrationandintegration,culturalidentityandmarginalization,culturalenrichmentanddifferenceanddiscriminationanddiversity.
Unit 4: France 1940-1950 (Y13 only)StudentswillstudyJune1940-May1945,TheculturaldimensioninoccupiedFranceand1945-1950.
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE Details
Paper 1: Speaking 30% Thespeakingassessmentwilllast12-14minutesintotal.Inaddition,priortocommencementoftheassessmentcandidateswillhave15minutespreparationtime.
Paper 2:Listening,ReadingandTranslation 50% StimulusmaterialwillbeinFrench,basedonthetwothemesundertheareasofinterest:
social issues and trends and political and/or intellectual and/or artistic culture.Paper 3:CriticalresponseinWriting 20% Candidateswriteoneessayononeliterarywork/filmthattheyhavestudied
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper 1: Speaking 30% Thespeakingassessmentwilllast21-23minutesintotal.Inaddition,priortocommencementoftheassessmentcandidateswillhave5minutespreparationtime.
Paper 2:Listening,ReadingandTranslation 50% StimulusmaterialwillbeinFrench,basedonthefourthemesundertheareasofinterest:
social issues and trends and political and/or intellectual and/or artistic culture.
Paper 3:CriticalresponseinWriting 20%
Candidateswriteanessayofapproximately300wordsoneachofthetwoworkstheyhavestudied.Oneessaywillbebasedonaliteraryworkandthesecondonanadditionalliteraryworkorfilmfromtheprescribedlist
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
FRENCH
Understandandrespond:• inspeechtospokenlanguageincludingface-to-faceinteraction• inwritingtospokenlanguagedrawnfromavarietyofsources
Understandandrespond:• inspeechtowrittenlanguagedrawnfromavarietyofsources• inwritingtowrittenlanguagedrawnfromavarietyofsources
Manipulatethelanguageaccurately,inspokenandwrittenforms,usingarangeoflexisandstructure.
Showknowledgeandunderstandingof,andrespondcriticallyandanalyticallyto,differentaspectsofthecultureandsocietyofcountries/communitieswherethelanguageisspoken.
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WIDERREADING
• AntoinedeSaintExupéry:LePetitPrince• EricEmmanuelSchmitt:OscaretlaDameRose,MonsieurIbrahimetlesfleursduCoran• Camus:L’étranger• DelphinedeVigan:NoetMoi• FouadLaroui:UneannéechezlesFrançais• JeanAnouilh:Antigone• AlbertCamus:L’Étranger• GuydeMaupassant:BouledeSuifetautrescontesdeguerre
ESSENTIAL: French News
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINFRENCH
ThisALevelinFrenchwillenablelearnersto:
• Enhancetheirlinguisticskillsandpromoteanddeveloptheircapacityforcriticalthinkingonthebasisoftheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthelanguage,cultureandsocietyofthecountries/communitieswherethelanguageisspoken
• Developcontrolofthelanguagesystemtoconveymeaning,usingspokenandwrittenskills,includinganextendedrangeofvocabulary,forbothpracticalandintellectualpurposesasincreasinglyconfident,accurateandindependentusersofthelanguage
• Developtheirabilitytointeracteffectivelywithusersofthelanguageinspeechandinwriting,includingthroughonlinemedia
• Developlanguagelearningskillsandstrategies,includingcommunicationstrategiestosustaincommunicationandbuildfluencyandconfidence
• Engagecriticallywithintellectuallystimulatingtexts,filmsandothermaterialsintheoriginallanguage,developinganappreciationofsophisticatedandcreativeusesofthelanguageandunderstandingthemwithintheirculturalandsocialcontext
• Developknowledgeaboutmatterscentraltothesocietyandculture,pastandpresent,ofthecountries/communitieswherethelanguageisspoken
• MediatebetweenculturesandbetweenspeakersofthelanguageandspeakersofEnglish• Fostertheirabilitytolearnotherlanguages• Equipthemselveswithtransferableskillssuchasautonomy,resourcefulness,creativity,criticalthinking,andlinguistic,
culturalandcognitiveflexibilitythatwillenablethemtoproceedtofurtherstudyortoemployment• Developtheircapacityforcriticalandanalyticalthinkingthroughthelanguageofstudy• Developasindependentresearchersthroughthelanguageofstudy
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Exam BoardEdexcel
SpecificationAS8GEO/ALevel9GEO
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andasawholeatendofYear13.
Year 12 (AS and Year 1 - A Level)Dynamic landscapes:Examis1hr45mins,90marksand50%ofAScourse.Topic1:TectonicProcessesandHazards.Topic2:LandscapeSystems,ProcessesandChange-Fieldwork:Physicalgeography
Dynamic Places:Examis1hr45mins,90marksand50%ofAScourse.Topic3:Globalisation-ATopic4:ShapingPlacesFieldwork:Humangeography
Year 13 (Year 2 - A Level)Physical systems and sustainability: Examiscombinedwithandis2hrs15mins,105marksandis30%oftheALevel.Topic5:TheWaterCycleandWaterInsecurityTopic6:TheCarbonCycleandEnergySecurityHuman systems and geopolitics: Exam is combined with Dynamic places and is 2hrs15mins,105marksandis30%oftheALevel.Topic7:SuperpowersTopic8:GlobalDevelopmentandConnectionsGeographical Issues Analysis:Apre-releasebookletisprovidedinordertoprepareforasynopticexamination.Examis2hrs15mins,70marksand20%oftheALevel.Coursework - Independent Investigation:A4000-wordfieldworkprojectusinghigherlevelskills.70marksand20%oftheALevel.
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
GEOGRAPHY
Demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofplaces,environments,concepts,processes,interactionsandchange,atavarietyofscales.
Applyknowledgeandunderstandingindifferentcontextstointerpret,analyseandevaluategeographicalinformationandissues.
Useavarietyofrelevantquantitative,qualitativeandfieldworkskillsto:• investigategeographicalquestionsandissues• interpret,analyseandevaluatedataandevidence• constructargumentsanddrawconclusions
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Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE Details
Paper 1: Dynamiclandscapes 50%
Anexternally-assessedwrittenexamination.StudentsanswersectionsonTectonicProcessesandHazardsandCoastalLandscapesandChange.Theexaminationmayincludemultiple-choicequestions,shortopen,openresponse,calculationsandresource-linkedquestions.Theexaminationincludes12-markand16-markextendedwritingquestions.Onequestionwillassessfieldworkandeachsectionendswithone16-marksynopticquestionthatassessesstudents’understandingofoneofthreesynopticthemesandofoneofthecoregeographicalconcepts.
Paper 2: Dynamicplaces 50%
Anexternally-assessedwrittenexamination.StudentsanswersectionsonGlobalisationandRegeneratingPlaces.Theexaminationmayincludemultiple-choicequestions,shortopen,openresponse,calculationsandresource-linkedquestions.Theexaminationincludes12-markand16-markextendedwritingquestions.Onequestionwillassessfieldworkandeachsectionendswithone16-marksynopticquestionthatassessesstudents’understandingofoneofthreesynopticthemesandofoneofthecoregeographicalconcepts.
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Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE DetailsExam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper 1: DynamiclandscapesandPhysicalsystemsandsustainability
30%
Anexternally-assessedwrittenexamination.SectionArelatestoTopic1:TectonicProcessesandHazards.SectionBrelatestoTopic2:LandscapeSystems,ProcessesandChange.StudentsanswerquestionsoneitherTopic2A:GlaciatedLandscapesandChangeorTopic2B:CoastalLandscapesandChange.SectionCrelatestoTopic5:TheWaterCycleandWaterInsecurityandTopic6:TheCarbonCycleandEnergySecurity.Theexaminationmayincludeshortopen,openresponseandresource-linkedquestions.Theexaminationincludes12-markand20-markextendedwritingquestions.
Paper 2: DynamicplaceandHumansystems and geopolitics
30%
Anexternally-assessedwrittenexamination.SectionArelatestoTopics3and7:Globalisation/Superpowers.SectionBrelatestoTopic4:ShapingPlaces.StudentsanswerquestionsoneitherTopic4A:RegeneratingPlacesorTopic4B:DiversePlaces.SectionCrelatestoTopic8:GlobalDevelopmentandConnections.StudentsanswerquestionsoneitherTopic8A:Health,HumanRightsandInterventionorTopic8B:Migration,IdentityandSovereignty.Theexaminationmayincludeshortopen,openresponseandresource-linkedquestions.Theexaminationincludes12-markand20-markextendedwritingquestions.
Paper 3: GeographicalIssuesanalysis
20%
Anexternally-assessedwrittenexaminationcomprisingthreesections.Aresourcebookletwillcontaininformationaboutthegeographicalissue.SectionsA,BandCalldrawsynopticallyonknowledgeandunderstandingfromcompulsorycontentdrawnfromdifferentpartsofthecourse.Theexaminationmayincludeshortopen,openresponseandresource-linkedquestions.Theexaminationincludes8-mark,18-markand24-markextendedwritingquestions.
Coursework: IndependentInvestigation
20%
Thepurposeofthiscourseworkistoteststudents’skillsinindependentinvestigation.Studentsarerequiredtoundertakeanindependentinvestigationthatinvolves(butwhichneednotberestrictedto)fieldwork.Thefocusoftheinvestigationmustbederivedfromthespecificationthestudentisstudying.Theguidanceforwordlengthis3000-4000words.
WIDERREADING
• GeographyReview–PhillipAllenmagazines• NationalGeographicMagazine-NationalGeographicSociety• Waugh,D(2009):Geography;AnintegratedApproach,NelsonThornes• Anybroadsheetnationalnewspaper
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINGEOGRAPHY
AO1:Knowledge-Studentsshouldbeabletodemonstratearelevant,accurateandfullydetailedknowledgeofawiderangeofgeographictheory,keyterms,diagramsandcasestudies.Thiswillneedtobeshownonavarietyofscales.
AO2:Application-Studentsareassessedontheirabilitytoapplyknowledgeofgeographicalconceptsandtheoriesindifferentcontexts.Studentsshouldbeabletointerpret,analyseandevaluategeographicalinformationfromavarietyofdifferentsources.
AO3: Skills-Studentsshouldbeabletoinvestigategeographicalquestionsandissuesusingqualitative,quantitative,cartographicalandgraphicaldatacollectedonfieldtrips.Theyshouldbeabletoconstructargumentsandshouldbeabletodrawconclusionshavinganalysedandevaluatedcollecteddata.
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Head of [email protected]
Exam BoardAQA
Specification7661/7662
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofY12andasawholeatendofY13.
Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing (Y12 and Y13) • AspectsofGerman-speakingsociety• ArtisticcultureintheGerman-speakingworldGrammar• Writtenexam:1hour45minutes(AS)2hours30(ALevel)• InY13thispaperincludesMulticulturalismandAspectsofPoliticalLifeastopics.
Paper 2: Writing (Y12 and Y13)• Onetextoronefilmfromthelistsinthespecification(LolaRennt:TomTykwer)Grammar• Writtenexam:1hour30minutes(AS)2hours(ALevel)• InY13youwillstudythesettext(Andorra:MaxFrisch)aswell
Paper 3: Speaking (Y12 and Y13)• AS:Onesub-themefromAspectsofGerman-speakingsocietyandonesub-theme
from• ArtisticcultureintheGerman-speakingworld• ALevel:Individualresearchproject• Oneoffoursub-themesi.e.AspectsofGerman-speakingsocietyorArtisticculture
intheGerman-speakingworldorMulticulturalisminGerman-speakingsocietyorAspectsofpoliticallifeinGerman-speakingsociety
• Speakingexam:12-14minutes(AS)21-23minutes(ALevel)
GERMAN
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ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES-REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGE
Understandandrespond:• inspeechtospokenlanguageincludingface-to-faceinteraction• inwritingtospokenlanguagedrawnfromavarietyofsourcesUnderstandandrespond:• inspeechtowrittenlanguagedrawnfromavarietyofsources• inwritingtowrittenlanguagedrawnfromavarietyofsourcesManipulatethelanguageaccurately,inspokenandwrittenforms,usingarangeoflexisandstructure.
Showknowledgeandunderstandingof,andrespondcriticallyandanalyticallyto,differentaspectsofthecultureandsocietyofcountries/communitieswherethelanguageisspoken.
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE Details
Paper 1:Listening,ReadingandWriting
45%
Listening & respondingtospokenpassagesfromarangeofcontexts&sourcesindifferentregisters.Reading & respondingtoavarietyoftextswrittenfordifferentpurposes,drawnfromarangeofauthenticsourcesandadaptedasnecessary.TranslationintoEnglish;apassageofminimum70words.
Paper 2: Writing25%
Translation into German;apassageofminimum70words.One essay question in Germanonasetfilmfromachoiceoftwoquestions.Analysisofplot,character,techniquesetc(250wordsapprox.).
Paper 3:SpeakingExam
30%Discussionoftwo sub-themes(6–7minutesoneach)withthediscussionbasedonastimuluscardforeachsub-theme.Thestudentstudiesthecardsfor15minutesbeforethetestbegins.
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
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WIDERREADING
• Durrell,M.(2002)Hammer’sGermanGrammarandUsage;4thedition• Dürrenmatt,F.(1979)DerBesuchderaltenDame.Methuen;20thCenturyGermantextsedition.• Storm,T,(1987)DerSchimmelreiter.ThomasNelsonandSons;14thedition.• Böll,H.(2010)DieVerloreneEhrederKatharinaBlum,DeutscherTaschenbuchVerlag,München.• Twain,M.(2009)TheAwfulGermanLanguage/dieschrecklichedeutscheSprache,NikolVerlag,Hamburg• Kafka,F.(2010)DieVerwandlung,KnesebeckvonDemGmbH,Germany,HardcoverEdition
FILMS• GoodbyeLenin• DasLebenderAnderen• NirgendwoinAfrika• DasBoot• DasWundervonBern
ESSENTIAL:• Adecentdictionary• FollowGermanDepartmentonTwitter:@GordonsGerman
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINGERMAN
ThisALevelinGermanwillenablelearnersto:
• Enhancetheirlinguisticskillsandpromoteanddeveloptheircapacityforcriticalthinkingonthebasisoftheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthelanguage,cultureandsocietyofthecountries/communitieswherethelanguageisspoken
• Developcontrolofthelanguagesystemtoconveymeaning,usingspokenandwrittenskills,includinganextendedrangeofvocabulary,forbothpracticalandintellectualpurposesasincreasinglyconfident,accurateandindependentusersofthelanguage
• Developtheirabilitytointeracteffectivelywithusersofthelanguageinspeechandinwriting,includingthroughonlinemedia
• Developlanguagelearningskillsandstrategies,includingcommunicationstrategiestosustaincommunicationandbuildfluencyandconfidence
• Engagecriticallywithintellectuallystimulatingtexts,filmsandothermaterialsintheoriginallanguage,developinganappreciationofsophisticatedandcreativeusesofthelanguageandunderstandingthemwithintheirculturalandsocialcontext
• Developknowledgeaboutmatterscentraltothesocietyandculture,pastandpresent,ofthecountries/communitieswherethelanguageisspoken
• MediatebetweenculturesandbetweenspeakersofthelanguageandspeakersofEnglish• Fostertheirabilitytolearnotherlanguages• Equipthemselveswithtransferableskillssuchasautonomy,resourcefulness,creativity,criticalthinking,andlinguistic,
culturalandcognitiveflexibilitythatwillenablethemtoproceedtofurtherstudyortoemployment• Developtheircapacityforcriticalandanalyticalthinkingthroughthelanguageofstudy• Developasindependentresearchersthroughthelanguageofstudy
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE DetailsExam Papers Y13 % of GCE DetailsPaper 1:Listening,ReadingandWriting
50%AsASbutincludingaspectsofpolitical culture and multiculturalismTranslationintoEnglishANDGerman(minimum100words)
Paper 2: Writing 20%AsASexceptstudentswillhavetowriteTWOessaysofapproximately300wordsfromachoiceoftwoonthe set text and the set film
Paper 3: SpeakingExam
30%DiscussionofONEsub-themewiththediscussionbasedonastimuluscard(5–6minutes).Presentation(2minutes)anddiscussion(9–10minutes)ofindividual research project.
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Head of [email protected]
Exam BoardEdexel
Specification8HI0/9HI0
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofY12,thenasawholeatendofY13.
Unit 1: Revolutions in Early Modern and Modern Europe (Y12)ForthisunitstudentswillstudyBritain,1625-1701:Conflict,RevolutionandSettlement.Withinthistheywillexplorekeyhistoricalthemes,lookingatpolitical,religious,socialandeconomicconflictsstretchingacrosstheseventeenthcentury.TheywillalsostudyhistoricalinterpretationsoftheGloriousRevolutionof1688-89,inordertobuildonanalyticalandevaluativeskills.
Unit 2: France in Revolution 1774-99 (Y12)Withinthisunit,studentswillstudythecausesandthecourseoftheFrenchRevolution,examiningtheconsequencesforthecountryanditspeople.BuildingonskillsdevelopedinUnit1,theywillgainanin-depthunderstandingofthechallengesthatfacedtheancienregime,themonarchyandthepeopleontheeveofrevolution,resultinginapolitical,economicandsocialshift.
Unit 3: Germany 1871-1990: United, Divided and Reunited (Y13)Studentswillstudysocial,economicandpoliticalchangesinGermanyandWestGermanyduringthistimeperiod.Thisunittakesthemthroughtheunificationofanewstate,thedefeatoftheFirstWorldWar,Nazirule,theestablishmentofanewfederalrepublicandfinally,reunification.Thisoptioncomprisestwoparts:aspectsinbreadthandaspectsindepth.Studentswillberequiredtogainanoverallunderstandingofkeythemesandrelevantissues(breadth),whilstfocusinginonthedetailofkeyevents(depth).
Unit 4: Coursework: An Individual Investigation (Y13)Inthisunitstudentsareabletodevelopcriticalanalyticalandevaluativeskillsintheirownindependentlyresearchedassignment.Themainfocusofthisistointerpretandunderstandtheworkofthehistorian.Fromthis,theyarerequiredtoformanopinionbasedonapplicablereadingontheirhistoricaldebate,andanalyse,explainandevaluatetheinterpretationsofthreehistorians.
HISTORY
Demonstrate,organiseandcommunicateknowledgeandunderstandingtoanalyseandevaluatethekeyfeaturesrelatedtotheperiodstudied,makingsubstantiatedjudgementsandexploringconcepts,asrelevant,ofcause,consequence,change,continuity,similarity,differenceandsignificance.
Analyseandevaluateappropriatesourcematerial,primaryand/orcontemporarytotheperiod,withinitshistoricalcontext.
Analyseandevaluate,inrelationtothehistoricalcontext,differedwaysinwhichaspectofthepasthavebeeninterpreted.
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES-REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGE
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HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE Details
Paper 1: Breadth studywithinterpretations
60%
Studentsanswerthreequestions:onefromSectionA,B,andC.SectionAandBcomprisesofbreadthessayquestionstoassessunderstanding,ofwhichstudentshavetwoessaychoicesforeachsection.SectionCisonecompulsoryquestion,designedtoassessanalyticandevaluativeinterpretations.
Thisexaminationlasts2hours15minutesandismarkedoutof60.
Paper 2: DepthStudy 40%
Studentsanswertwoquestions:onefromSectionAandonefromSectionB.SectionAconsistsofacompulsorytwo-partquestiondesignedtoassesstheabilityofthestudenttoanalyseandevaluateprimaryand/orcontemporarysourcematerial.SectionBcomprisesofachoiceofthreeessayquestionsthatassessunderstanding.
Thisexaminationlasts1hourand30minutesandismarkedoutof40.Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper 3: Themesinbreadthwithaspectsindepth
60%
Studentsanswerthreequestions:onefromSectionA,onefromSectionBandonefromSectionC.SectionAcomprisesofonecompulsoryquestionsthatassessesthestudents’abilitytoanalyseandevaluateprimary/contemporarysourcematerial.SectionBandCcompriseofachoicebetweentwoessayquestionthatassessunderstanding.
Thisexaminationlasts2hours15minutesandismarkedoutof60.
Coursework 40%
Studentsarerequiredtoresearchindependentlyanenquiryintoanhistoricalarea.Theyareassessedontheirabilitytoanalyseandevaluatehistoricalinterpretations,andsuccessfullycommunicatethefindings.Thisassessmentcomprisesofanissuethathasgenerateddisagreementamongsthistorians.
Thisassignmentismarkedoutof40.
WIDERREADING
YEAR12• Anderson,A.AnIntroductiontoStuartBritain,Hodder(1999).• Andress,D.TheTerror:CivilWarintheFrenchRevolution,Abacus(2005)• Cobban,A.TheSocialInterpretationoftheFrenchRevolution,CambridgeUniversityPress(1964).• Coward,B.StuartEngland1603-1714,Routledge(2011).• Harris,T.Revolution:TheGreatCrisisoftheBritishMonarchy,1685-1720,Penguin(2007)• Hill,C.ReformationtoIndustrialRevolution,Penguin(1991)• Seel,G.E.RegicideandRepublic:England1603-1660,CambridgeUniversityPress(2001).• Spurr,J.ThePost-Reformation:1603-1714,Pearson(2006)• Worden,B.TheEnglishCivilWars,W&N(2010)• Wrightson,K.EnglishSociety1580-1660,Hutchinson(1982)
YEAR13• Berghahn,V.R.ImperialGermany1871-1918:Economy,Society,CultureandPolitics,BerhhahnBooks(2005)• Fulbrook,M.AHistoryofGermany1918-2008:TheDividedNation,Wiley-Blackwell(2009)• Jefferies,M.ContestingtheGermanEmpire1871-1918,BlackwellPublishing(2008)• Layton,Geoff.FromKaisertoFuhrer:Germany1900-45.• Retallack,J.ImperialGermany1871-1918,ShortOxfordHistoryofGermanySeries,OxfordUniversityPress(2008)
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINHISTORY
AO1:Studentsmustproduceadevelopedwrittenargumentonthestudiedevents.Thisinvolvesmakingrelativeassessmentonarangeoffactorsusingadetailedunderstandingofthecourse.Studentswillneedtoproduceasubstantivewrittenjudgementonthesefactors.
AO2:Studentsmustaccuratelycommentupontherelativesignificanceofgivensourcematerial.Studentsneedtoidentifythelatentsympathizesandevaluatewithinawidercontext.
AO3:Studentsneedtorecognizetheviewsofacademics;evaluatetherelativestrengthsorweaknessesoftheirargument,thenmakeajudgementonwhichviewcarriesthegreaterweight.
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Exam BoardEdexel
SpecificationASLevel8MAOALevel 9MAO
COURSEDETAILS
Examination ThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andasawholeatendofYear13.
AS Level Mathematics: Elements of Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics (Year 12). Students will study elements of pure mathematics (proof, algebra and functions,coordinategeometry,sequencesandseries,trigonometry,exponentialsandlogarithms,differentiation,integration,andvectors),andelementsofstatisticsandmechanics.Theexamconsistsof twopapers;Paper1 isa two-hourexam inpuremathematics,andPaper2isaone-hourexaminstatisticsandmechanics.
A Level Mathematics: Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics (Year 13).Studentswillstudyelementsofpuremathematics(proof,algebraandfunctions,coordinategeometry,sequencesandseries,trigonometry,exponentialsandlogarithms,differentiation,integration,furtherdifferentiationandintegration,andvectors),andelementsofstatisticsandmechanics.AllstudentscompletingtheALevelinMathematicsmustsitthreeexamsattheendofYear13,regardlessofwhethertheyweretestedattheendofYear12.Thefinalexamconsistsofthreepapers,allatALevelstandard;Papers1and2aretwo2-hourexamsinpuremathematicsandPaper3isatwo-hourexaminstatisticsandmechanics.
MATHEMATICS
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ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES–REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGE
Useandapplystandardtechniques.Learnersshouldbeableto:• selectandcorrectlycarryoutroutineprocedures;and• accuratelyrecallfacts,terminologyanddefinitions.
Reason,interpretandcommunicatemathematically.Learnersshouldbeableto:• constructrigorousmathematicalarguments(includingproofs);• makedeductionsandinferences;• assessthevalidityofmathematicalarguments;• explaintheirreasoning;and• usemathematicallanguageandnotationcorrectly.
Solveproblemswithinmathematicsandinothercontexts.Learnersshouldbeableto:• translateproblemsinmathematicalandnon-mathematicalcontextsintomathematicalprocesses;• interpretsolutionstoproblemsintheiroriginalcontext,and,whereappropriate,evaluatetheiraccuracyand
limitations;• translatesituationsincontextintomathematicalmodels;• Usemathematicalmodels;and• evaluatetheoutcomesofmodellingincontext,recognisethelimitationsofmodelsand,whereappropriate,explain
howtorefinethem.
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Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE DetailsPaper 1: Pure Mathematics 66.6% Writtenexamination:2hours,100marks
Paper 2:StatisticsandMathematics 33.3% Writtenexamination:1hours,50marks
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE DetailsPaper 1: Pure Mathematics1 33.3% Writtenexamination:2hours,100marks
Paper 2: Pure Mathematics2 33.3% Writtenexamination:2hours,100marks
Paper 3:Statisticsand Mechanics 33.3% Writtenexamination:2hours,100marks
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
WIDERREADING
• AMathematician’sApologybyG.H.Hardy(CUP,1992)• Fermat’sLastTheorembySimonSingh• TheMusicofthePrimesbyMarcusduSautoy(Harper-Collins,2003)• Mathematics:averyshortintroductionbyTimothyGowers(CUP,2002)• Archimedes’RevengebyP.Hoffman(Penguin,1991)• SurelyYou’reJoking,MrFeynmanbyR.P.Feynman(ArrowBooks,1992)• SolvingMathematicalProblemsbyTerenceTao(OUP,2006)• ThePleasuresofCountingbyT.W.K¨orner(CUP,1996)• AdvancedProblemsinMathematicsbyS.T.C.Siklos(1996and2003)• YetAnotherIntroductiontoAnalysisbyV.Bryant(CUP,1990)
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINMATHEMATICS
AO1: Studentsshouldbeabletoselectrelevantinformationandcorrectlycarryoutroutineprocedures.Studentsshoulddemonstraterelevantanddetailedknowledgeofarangeofmathematicalconceptsandbeabletoaccuratelyrecallawiderangeoffacts,terminologyanddefinitions.
AO2:Studentsareassessedontheirabilitytoapplytheirmathematicalknowledgetoavarietyofproblems.Successfulstudentsshouldbeabletoconstructrigorousmathematicalarguments(thiswillincludebeingabletodemonstrateanunderstandingofmathematicalproof).Studentswillneedtomakedeductionsandinferenceswhenanalysingaproblem,aswellasassessingthevalidityoftheirmathematicalarguments.Studentswillalsoneedtoexplaintheirreasoning.Throughoutastudent’swork,mathematicallanguageandnotationmustbeusedcorrectly.
AO3:Studentsshoulddemonstratetheirabilitytotranslateproblemsinmathematicalandnon-mathematicalcontextsintomathematicalprocesses.Studentsshouldbeabletointerpretsolutionstoproblemsintheiroriginalcontext,and,whereappropriate,evaluatetheiraccuracyandlimitations.Successfulstudentsshouldalsobeabletouseamathematicalmodeltotranslateaproblemincontextandcorrectlyevaluatetheoutcomesofthemodeltheyhaveused.Studentswillneedtodemonstratethattheycanrecognisethelimitationsofamodelandalso,whereappropriate,beabletoexplainhowthemodelcouldberefined.
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Exam BoardEdexel
SpecificationALevelMathematics 9MAO ALevelFurtherMathematics9FMO
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationTheALevelMathematicscourseisexaminedattheendofYear12,andtheALevelFurtherMathematicscourseisexaminedattheendofYear13.
A Level Mathematics: PureMathematicsandAppliedMathematics(Year12).Studentswillstudyelementsofpuremathematics(proof,algebraandfunctions,coordinategeometry,sequencesandseries,trigonometry,exponentialsandlogarithms,differentiation,integration,furtherdifferentiationandintegration,andvectors),andelementsofstatisticsandmechanics.AllstudentscompletingtheALevelinMathematicsmustsitthreeexamsattheendofYear12,allatALevelstandard.Papers1and2aretwo2-hourexamsinpuremathematicsandPaper3isatwo-hourexaminstatisticsandmechanics.
A Level Further Mathematics: PureMathematicsandAppliedMathematics(Year13).Studentswillstudythecompulsoryelementsoffurtherpuremathematics(proof,complexnumbers,matrices,furtheralgebraandfunctions,furthercalculus,furthervectors,polarcoordinates,hyperbolicfunctions,differentialequations,furthernumericalmethods,inequalities,andcoordinatesystems).Inadditiontothis,studentswillstudytheoptionalelementswhichwillbeselectedfromfurtherworkinpuremathematics,mechanics,statisticsanddecisionmaths.AllstudentscompletingtheALevelinFurtherMathematicsmustsitfourexamsattheendofYear13,allatALevelstandard.Papers1and2aretwo1.5-hourexamsinpuremathematicsandPapers3and4aretwo1.5-hourexamswhichassesstheoptionalelementslistedabove.
FURTHER MATHEMATICS
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES–REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGE
AO1:
AO2:
AO3:
Useandapplystandardtechniques.Learnersshouldbeableto:• selectandcorrectlycarryoutroutineprocedures;and• accuratelyrecallfacts,terminologyanddefinitions.
Reason,interpretandcommunicatemathematically.Learnersshouldbeableto:• constructrigorousmathematicalarguments(includingproofs);• makedeductionsandinferences;• assessthevalidityofmathematicalarguments;• explaintheirreasoning;and• usemathematicallanguageandnotationcorrectly.
Solveproblemswithinmathematicsandinothercontexts.Learnersshouldbeableto:• translateproblemsinmathematicalandnon-mathematicalcontextsintomathematicalprocesses;• interpretsolutionstoproblemsintheiroriginalcontext,and,whereappropriate,evaluatetheiraccuracyand
limitations;• translatesituationsincontextintomathematicalmodels;• Usemathematicalmodels;and• evaluatetheoutcomesofmodellingincontext,recognisethelimitationsofmodelsand,whereappropriate,explain
howtorefinethem.
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HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE DetailsPaper 1: Pure Mathematics1 33.3% Writtenexamination:2hours,100marks
Paper 2: Pure Mathematics2 33.3% Writtenexamination:2hours,100marks
Paper3:StatisticsandMechanics 33.3% Writtenexamination:2hours,100marks
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE DetailsPaper 1: Further Pure Mathematics1 25% Writtenexamination:1.5hours,75marks
Paper 2: Further Pure Mathematics2 25% Writtenexamination:1.5hours,75marks
Paper 3: Further MathematicsOption1 25%
Writtenexamination:1.5hours,75marksStudentstakeoneofthefollowingfouroptions:Further Pure, Further Statistics, Further Mechanics, or Decision Maths**Optional choices available to students will be finalized by April 2017 by the Gordon’s School Mathematics Department
Paper 4: Further MathematicsOption2 25%
Writtenexamination:1.5hours,75marksStudentstakeoneofthefollowingfouroptions:Further Pure, Further Statistics, Further Mechanics, or Decision Maths**Optional choices available to students will be finalized by April 2017 by the Gordon’s School Mathematics Department
WIDERREADING
• AMathematician’sApologybyG.H.Hardy(CUP,1992)• Fermat’sLastTheorembySimonSingh• TheMusicofthePrimesbyMarcusduSautoy(Harper-Collins,2003)• Mathematics:averyshortintroductionbyTimothyGowers(CUP,2002)• Archimedes’RevengebyP.Hoffman(Penguin,1991)• SurelyYou’reJoking,MrFeynmanbyR.P.Feynman(ArrowBooks,1992)• SolvingMathematicalProblemsbyTerenceTao(OUP,2006)• ThePleasuresofCountingbyT.W.K¨orner(CUP,1996)• AdvancedProblemsinMathematicsbyS.T.C.Siklos(1996and2003)• YetAnotherIntroductiontoAnalysisbyV.Bryant(CUP,1990)
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINFURTHERMATHEMATICS
AO1:Studentsshouldbeabletoselectrelevantinformationandcorrectlycarryoutroutineprocedures.Studentsshoulddemonstraterelevantanddetailedknowledgeofarangeofmathematicalconceptsandbeabletoaccuratelyrecallawiderangeoffacts,terminologyanddefinitions.
AO2: Studentsareassessedontheirabilitytoapplytheirmathematicalknowledgetoavarietyofproblems.Successfulstudentsshouldbeabletoconstructrigorousmathematicalarguments(thiswillincludebeingabletodemonstrateanunderstandingofmathematicalproof).Studentswillneedtomakedeductionsandinferenceswhenanalysingaproblem,aswellasassessingthevalidityoftheirmathematicalarguments.Studentswillalsoneedtoexplaintheirreasoning.Throughoutastudent’swork,mathematicallanguageandnotationmustbeusedcorrectly.
AO3: Studentsshoulddemonstratetheirabilitytotranslateproblemsinmathematicalandnon-mathematicalcontextsintomathematicalprocesses.Studentsshouldbeabletointerpretsolutionstoproblemsintheiroriginalcontext,and,whereappropriate,evaluatetheiraccuracyandlimitations.Successfulstudentsshouldalsobeabletouseamathematicalmodeltotranslateaproblemincontextandcorrectlyevaluatetheoutcomesofthemodeltheyhaveused.Studentswillneedtodemonstratethattheycanrecognisethelimitationsofamodelandalso,whereappropriate,beabletoexplainhowthemodelcouldberefined.
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Head of [email protected]
Exam BoardAQA
Specification7571/7572
COURSEDETAILS
Examination and Non-exam Assessment ThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andinYear13.StudentscompletetwoNon-examAssessments.
Year 12 - Paper One ASMediaStudiesengagesstudentsinthein-depthstudyofmediaproductsinrelationtothefourareasofthetheoreticalframework*.Studentsarerequiredtostudymediaproductsfromallofthefollowingmediaforms:• audio-visualforms(TV,film,radio,advertisingandmarketing,videogamesand
musicvideo).• onlineforms(socialandparticipatorymedia,videogames,musicvideo,newspapers,
magazines,advertisingandmarketing).• printforms(newspapers,magazines,advertisingandmarketing).
Year 12 - Non-exam Assessment (NEA)TocompletetheNEA,studentsmustindependentlycreateastatementofintentandamediaproductinresponsetobriefsetbyAQA.Thisbriefwillbereleasedon1JunebeforethestartofthecourseviaSecureKeyMaterialsandwillchangeannually.
Year 13 – Paper One Questionswillfocusonissuesanddebatesinthemedia.Atopicwillbereleasedinadvanceoftheexam.Studentswillbeexpectedtouseanyrelevantelementsofthetheoreticalframeworkinordertoexploretheideasinthepaper.
Year13 – Paper Two Questionswillfocusontheanalysisofmediaproducts,throughthelensofthetheoreticalframework.StudentswillbeexpectedtorefertotheCloseStudyProducts(CSPs)providedbyAQAandothersubjectstheyhavestudied.
Year 13 – Non-exam Assessment (NEA)Studentsmustproduceastatementofintentandcross-mediaproductsmadeforanintendedaudience.
MEDIA STUDIES
Demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofthetheoreticalframeworkofmediaandcontextsofmediaandtheirinfluenceonmediaproductsandprocesses.
Applyknowledgeandunderstandingofthetheoreticalframeworkofmediatoanalysemediaproducts,evaluateacademictheories,makejudgementsanddrawconclusions.
Createmediaproductsforanintendedaudience,byapplyingknowledgeofthetheoreticalframeworkofmediatocommunicatemeaning
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES-REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGEAO1:
AO2:
AO3:
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Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE Details
Paper 1 70%
Studentshaveanunseensourcewithmultiplechoicequestionstestingbreadthofknowledgeoftheframework,followedbyshortanswerquestionstestingin-depthknowledgeoftheframeworkandthenanextendedresponsequestionassessingtheunderstandingoftheissuesrelatingtotheNEA.
Non-exam Assessment 30% Productionofamediaproduct
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper 1 35%Questionswillfocusonissuesanddebatesinthemedia.Atopicwillbereleasedinadvanceoftheexam.Studentswillbeexpectedtouseanyrelevantelementsoftheframework.
Paper 2 35% QuestionswillfocusontheanalysisofmediaproductswithreferencetotheCloseStudyProductssuppliedbyAQAandotherproductstheyhavestudied.
Non-exam 30% Studentsproduceastatementofintentandcross-mediaproductsmadeforanintendedaudience.
*NBThetheoreticalframeworkconsistsofthefourmainareasofmediaatthislevel:language,representation,industriesandaudience.
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
WIDERREADING
• MediaStudies-TheEssentialIntroduction–Rayner,Wall&Kruger(Routledge)• DesperatelySeekingtheAudience–Ang(Routledge)• IllEffects:TheMedia/ViolenceDebate–Barker&Petley(Routledge)• PowerWithoutResponsibility:ThepressandbroadcastinginBritain–Curran&Seaton(Routledge)• ReadingTelevision–Fiske&Hartley(Methuen)• Understandingnews–Hartley(Routledge)• HowtoReadaFilm–Monaco(Oxford)• GenreandContemporaryHollywood–Neale(BFI)• TheMediaStudent’sBook(Branston,G,Stafford,R;2006)• ASMediaStudies:TheessentialRevisionGuide(Barker,J,Wall,P;2006)• RevisionExpress:MediaStudies(Bennett,J;2005)• ASMediaStudies:TheEssentialIntroduction(Rayner,P,Wall,P,Kruger,S;2004)• StudyingtheMedia(O’Sullivan,T;Dutton,B;Rayner,P;2001)• AdvancedStudiesintheMedia(Price,J,Nicholas,J;1999)
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINMEDIASTUDIES
AO1:Studentsshoulddemonstraterelevant,accurate&fullydetailedknowledgeofarangeofmediaconceptsandtheoriesfromthetheoreticalframework.Studentsareabletoselectrelevantinformation&organise&presentitclearly,explainingtheinfluenceofcontextonmediaproductsandprocesses.
AO2: Studentsareassessedontheirabilitytoapplyknowledgeofthetheoreticalframeworkofmediatoanalysefamiliarandunfamiliarmediaproducts,addressingandexplainingtechniqueseffectively.Studentsshouldalsobeabletoevaluateacademictheories,makejudgementsanddrawconclusions.
AO3: Studentsshoulddemonstratetheirabilitytocreateeffectivemediaproductsforanintendedaudiencebyapplyingknowledgeofthetheoreticalframeworkofmediatocommunicatemeaningthathastheintendedeffectontheaudience.Theyshouldbeabletoanalysetheirownmediaproductionsintermsofstrengthsandweaknesses.
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Head of [email protected]
Exam BoardEDUQAS
SpecificationB660QS
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andasawholeatendofYear13.
Unit 1: PerformanceStudentsarerequiredtogiveaperformanceconsistingofaminimumoftwopieceseitherasasoloistoraspartofanensembleoracombinationofboth.Onepiecemustreflectthemusicalcharacteristicsofanareaofstudy.Thedurationoftheperformancewillbebetween6and8minutesandwillbemarkedbyavisitingexaminer.
Y13performanceincreasesto10-12minuteswithGrade6asthestandardlevel.
Unit 2: Composition Forthisunitstudentsarerequiredtoprepareaportfoliooftwocompositions:1. Acompositionwhichreflectsthemusicallanguage,techniquesandconventions
associatedwithWesternClassicalMusicinresponsetoabriefsetbytheexamboard.
2. Afreecompositionforwhichstudentssettheirownbrief.
ForY13studentscantakeeithera35%compositionpath(3compositions)ora25%compositionpath(2compositions.)ItispossibletoreuseASwork.
Unit 3: Appraising Thisunitisassessedthroughawrittenexamwhichwillassessknowledgeandunderstandingofmusicthroughtwoareasofstudy.AreaofstudyAistheWesternClassicalTraditionandthesecondareaofstudywillbeMusicalTheatre.Thisunitalsoincludesin-depthstudyofHaydnSymphony104,movements1and2.
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE DetailsUnit 1: PerformanceExam 30% Thiscomponentisexternallyassessedbyavisitingexaminerbetween1stMarchand15th
May.Studentsmustpresent6-8minutesofmusicatGrade5standardorabove.
Unit 2:CompositionCoursework 30% Thiscomponentisexternallyassessedbytheexamboard.Studentsmustsubmittwo
compositions;onetoabriefsetbytheexamboardandonewhichisafreecomposition.
Unit 3:ListeningandAppraisingExam 40%
Studentsareassessedontheirknowledgeandunderstandingtwoareasofstudy,aswellasthedevelopmentofthesymphonyandanin-depthunderstandingofHaydnSymphony104,movements1and2.
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
MUSIC
Interpretmusicalideasthroughperforming,withtechnicalandexpressivecontrolandanunderstandingofmusicalstyleandcontext.
Createanddevelopmusicalideaswithtechnicalandexpressivecontrolandcoherence.
Demonstrateandapplymusicalknowledge.
Useanalyticalandappraisingskillstomakeevaluativeandcriticaljudgementsaboutmusic.
AO1:
AO2:
AO3:
AO4:
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES–REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGE
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Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE Details
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Unit 1:PerformanceExam
25%or35%
Thiscomponentisexternallyassessedbyavisitingexaminerbetween1stMarchand15thMay.Studentsmustpresent10-12minutesofmusicatGrade6orabove.
Paper 2: CompositionCoursework
25%or35%
Thiscomponentisexternallyassessedbytheexamboard.Studentsmustsubmittwocompositions(25%)orthreecompositions(35%).
Paper 3:ListeningandAppraisingExam 40%
InadditiontotheASrequirements,studentsmustdemonstrateunderstandingofasecondsetwork–MendelssohnItalianSymphonyandanadditionalareaofstudy(Intothe20thcentury).
WIDERREADING
• Simpson,R.(1969)TheSymphony:HaydntoDvorak.Pelican.• Horton,J.(2013)TheCambridgeCompaniontotheSymphony.Cambridge.• Hodgson,J(1977)MusicofJosephHaydn.TantivyPress.• Steen,M(2004)Mendelssohn:TheGretaComposers.IconBooksLtd.• Rosen,C(2010)TheClassicalStyle:Haydn,Beethoven,Mozart.FaberandFaber.• Block,G.(2009)EnchantedEvenings:TheBroadwayMusicalfromShowBoattoSondheimandLloydWebber.OUP• Everett,W(2008).TheCambridgeCompaniontotheMusical.Cambridge• Mordden,E.(2013)AnythingGoes:AHistoryofAmericanMusicalTheatre.OUP• Swain,J(1990)TheBroadwayMusical‘Acriticalandmusicalsurvey’.OUP
ESSENTIAL: BBC Music Magazine
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINMUSIC
AO1: Studentsshouldperformwithattentiontodetailinaccuracy,expression,interpretationofstyleandcommunicationtoanaudience.
AO2: Studentsareassessedonthefollowingaspectsofcomposition:creatingmusicalideas,developingmusicalideas(includingthematicmaterial,useofcompositionaltechniquesandcombiningmusicalelements)andtechnicalandexpressivecontrolofthemusicalelements.
AO3:Studentsshoulddemonstratetheirunderstandingofreadingandwritingtrebleandbassclefnotation(thiswillbecoveredaspartofthecourse),chordsandchordsymbolsandmusicalvocabularyrelatedtotheareasofstudy.
AO4: Studentsshoulddemonstratetheirabilitytoanalyse,interpretandevaluatethehowmusicalfeaturesareputtogetherbycomposers.Inadditionstudentsarerequiredtostudytheirchosensymphonywithinthesocial,historicalandculturalcontextofthewholeperiodofstudy.
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Head of DepartmentMr J [email protected]
Exam BoardAQA
SpecificationAS:7581A2:7582
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationASLevel:Thisqualificationisalinearcourse.Studentswillsitoneexamandsubmitalltheirnon-examassessmentattheendofYear12.
A2:Thisqualificationisalinearcourse.Studentswillsittwoexamsandsubmitalltheirnon-examassessmentattheendofYear13.
AS Level Paper 1: Factors affecting participation in physical activity and sport (Year12 only)Forthisunitstudentswillstudy:SectionA:AppliedphysiologySectionB:SkillacquisitionandsportspsychologySectionC:SportandsocietyandtechnologyinsportNon-examassessment:Practicalperformanceinphysicalactivityandsport(Year12only)Studentsassessedasaperformerorcoachinthefullsidedversionofoneactivity.Plus:written/verbalanalysisofperformance.
A2 LevelPaper 1: Factors affecting participation in physical activity and sport (Year 13)SectionA:AppliedanatomyandphysiologySectionB:SkillacquisitionSectionC:SportandsocietyPaper 2: Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport (Year 13)SectionA:ExercisephysiologyandbiomechanicsSectionB:SportpsychologySectionC:SportandsocietyandtechnologyinsportNon-exam assessment: Practical performance in physical activity and sport (Year 13)Studentsassessedasaperformerorcoachinthefullsidedversionofoneactivity.Plus:written/verbalanalysisofperformance.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofthefactorsthatunderpinperformanceandinvolvementinphysicalactivityandsport.
Applyknowledgeandunderstandingofthefactorsthatunderpinperformanceandinvolvementinphysicalactivityandsport.
Analyseandevaluatethefactorsthatunderpinperformanceandinvolvementinphysicalactivityandsport.
Demonstrateandapplyrelevantskillsandtechniquesinphysicalactivityandsport.Analyseandevaluateperformance.
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES-REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGEAO1:
AO2:
AO3:
AO4:
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE Details
Paper 1: Factors affectingparticipationinphysicalactivityandsport
70%ofAS
SectionA:Appliedphysiology,SectionB:SkillacquisitionandsportspsychologyandSectionC:Sportandsocietyandtechnologyinsport.• SectionA:multiplechoice,shortanswerandextendedwriting(28marks)• SectionB:multiplechoice,shortanswerandextendedwriting(28marks)• SectionC:multiplechoice,shortanswerandextendedwriting(28marks)Writtenexam:2hours
Non-exam assessment: Practicalperformanceinphysicalactivityandsport
30%ofASStudentsassessedasaperformerorcoachinthefullsidedversionofoneactivity.Plus:written/verbalanalysisofperformance.
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
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WIDERREADING
• Bailey,Vamplew:100YearsofPE• Bartlett:IntroductiontoSportsBiomechanics• Brasch:HowdidSportBegin?• Carr:MechanicsofSport• Clegg:ExercisePhysiology• Coakley:SportinSociety• Donnellan:IssuesinSport• Holt,Mason:SportinBritain• Honeybourne,MichaelHill&HelenMoors:AdvancedPE&Sport• James,Thompson&Wiggins:A-ZPEHandbook• Jarvis:SportPsychology• Jones,Armour:SociologyofSport
• Kew:SportsSocialProblems&Issues• Lumpkin,Stoll,Beller:SportsEthics• Mangan:AthleticismintheVictorian&Edwardian
PublicSchools• McArdle,Katch,Katch:ExercisePhysiology• Neil,Morris:ShouldDrugsCheatsbeBannedfor
Life?• Schmidt:MotorLearning&Performance• Thomas,Smith:Disability,Sport&Society• Tudor:Periodisation–TrainingforSport• Wesson,Wiggins,Thompson,Hartigan:SportandPE• Wigglesworth:TheEvolutionofEnglishSport
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE Details
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper 1: Factors affectingparticipationinphysicalactivityandsport
35%ofA2
SectionA:Appliedphysiology,SectionB:SkillacquisitionandsportspsychologyandSectionC:Sportandsocietyandtechnologyinsport.• SectionA:multiplechoice,shortanswerandextended(35marks)• SectionB:multiplechoice,shortanswerandextendedwriting(35marks)• SectionC:multiplechoice,shortanswerandextendedwriting(35marks)Writtenexam:2hours
Paper 2: Factors affectingoptimalperformanceinphysicalactivityandsport
35%ofA2
SectionA:Exercisephysiologyandbiomechanics,SectionB:SportpsychologyandSectionC:Sportandsocietyandtechnologyinsport.• SectionA:multiplechoice,shortanswerandextended(35marks)• SectionB:multiplechoice,shortanswerandextendedwriting(35marks)• SectionC:multiplechoice,shortanswerandextendedwriting(35marks)Writtenexam:2hours
Non-exam assessment: Practicalperformanceinphysicalactivityandsport
30%ofA2Studentsassessedasaperformerorcoachinthefullsidedversionofoneactivity.Plus:written/verbalanalysisofperformance.
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINPHYSICALEDUCATION
AO1: Studentsshoulddemonstrateanunderstandingofthefactorsthatunderpinperformance.Studentswillbeassessedontheirabilitytoapplyknowledgeoftheseareasinasportingandphysicalcontext,makingsuretheycanrelatethemainprinciplestoasportingenvironment.
AO2: Studentsareassessedontheirabilitytoapplyknowledgeonallaspectsofscienceinsport,addressingtheimpactsporthasonthetheories,conceptsandhumanscience.Studentsshouldalsobeabletoapplyknowledgeofprinciples,theoriesandscientificconceptseffectivelywhenhandlingqualitativeandquantitativedata.
AO3:Studentsshoulddemonstratetheirabilitytoanalyse,interpretandevaluatetheprinciplesofresearchanddesigneffectively,givingclearlyreasonedjustificationforjudgementsanddesigndecisions.Studentareassessedontheirabilitytoargueeffectivelyonstrengthsandlimitationsoftheoriesandkeyideasbyinterpretingandlinkingpointstokeyideasinawiderpicture.
AO4: Studentshouldbeabletoapplyrelevantskillsandtechniquesintheirsport,havingapositiveimpactontheirperformance.Studentsshouldbeabletoanalyseandevaluatetheirperformance,identifyingtheirareasofweakness.Studentsareassessedontheirabilitytousethetheoreticalcontentofthecoursetoimprovetheirweakness.
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Head of [email protected]
Exam BoardAQA
Specification7407/7408
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andasawholeatendofYear13.
Topic1:MeasurementsandErrorsTopic2:ParticlesandradiationTopic3:WavesandopticsTopic4:Mechanics&MaterialsTopic5: Electricity
Topics1–5taughtinYear12.AlsoinYear12studentscomplete6requiredpracticals.Thesewillbeassessedinpublicexaminations.
Topic6: FurtherMechanicsTopic7: FieldsTopic8: NuclearPhysicsTopic9: OptionTopic
Topics6–9taughtinYear13.AlsoinYear13studentscomplete6morerequiredpracticals.Thesewillbeassessedinpublicexaminations.
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE DetailsPaper 1:(90minutes)
50% 70marksofshortandlonganswerquestionssplitbytopic.
Paper 2:(90minutes)
50%SectionA:20marksofshortandlonganswerscoveringpracticalskillsanddataanalysis;SectionB:20marksofshortandlonganswerquestionssplitbytopic;SectionC:30marksofmultiplechoice.
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper 1: Topics1–6&periodicmotion(6.1)(2hrs)
34% 85marks:60marksofshortandlonganswerquestions,25marksofmultiplechoice.
Paper 2: topics6.2-8(2hrs)
34% 85marks:60marksofshortandlonganswerquestions,25marksofmultiplechoice,assumedknowledgefromprevioustopics.
Paper 3:Practicalskills&optiontopic.
32% 80marks:45marksofshortandlonganswerquestionsonpracticalskillsanddataanalysis;35marksofshortandlonganswerquestionsfromtheoptiontopic.
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
PHYSICS
Demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofscientificideas,processes,techniquesandprocedures
Applyknowledgeandunderstandingofscientificideas,processes,techniquesandprocedures:inatheoreticalcontext,inapracticalcontext,whenhandlingqualitativedata,whenhandlingquantitativedata
Analyse,interpretandevaluatescientificinformation,ideasandevidence,includinginrelationtoissues,to:makejudgementsandreachconclusionsanddevelopandrefinepracticaldesignandprocedures.
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES-REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGE
AO1:
AO2:
AO3:
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WIDERREADING
MAGAZINESANDJOURNALS:• PhysicalSciencesReview
NATURE:• ScientificAmerican• NewScientist(availableinthelibraryorseewww.newsscientist.com)
BOOKS:• BrianCox:HumanUniverse,WhydoesE=MC2?,TheQuantumUniverse• StephenHawking:ABriefHistoryofTime,TheGrandDesign• BrainGreene:TheElegantUniverse,TheHiddenReality• JohnGribbin:InSearchofSchroedinger’sCat• RichardFeynman:ThePleasureofFindingThingsOut,QED,SurelyYou’reJokingMrFeynman?
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINPHYSICS
AO1: Studentsshoulddemonstratetheirknowledgeandunderstandingofavarietyofscientificideas,processes,techniquesandprocedures.Theyshouldbeabletoselectrelevantinformation,organiseandpresentitclearlyanduseterminologycorrectly.
AO2:Studentsshouldapplytheirknowledgeandunderstandingofscientificideas,processes,techniquesandproceduresinatheoreticalandinapracticalcontext,whetherhandlingqualitativeorquantitativedata.Studentsmustbeabletohandleandinterpretmathematicalequationsandperformcalculations.
AO3:Studentsshouldbeabletoanalyse,interpretandevaluatescientificinformation,ideasandevidence,includinginrelationtoissues,tomakejudgementsandreachconclusions.Theyshouldbeabletodevelopandrefinepracticaldesignsandproceduresmakingreferencetothelimitationsofequipmentandmeasurementsandtotheerrorsanduncertaintiesinexperiments.
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Head of [email protected]
Exam BoardAQA
Specification7181/7182
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andasawholeatendofYear13.
Unit 1: Introductory topics in psychology (Y12 and Y13). Students will study three topics within this unit; Social Influence, Attachment and Memory. Eachtopicrequirestudentstoexplainkeyconceptsandideas,evaluatethoseideasusingresearchevidenceandalsotoapplyknowledgetoanunseenscenario.For
Y13thispaperincludes Psychopathologyasatopic.
Unit 2: Psychology in context (Y12 and Y13). ForthisunitstudentswillstudyResearch Methods, Psychopathology and Approaches. Studentsareaskedtoexplainandevaluatearangeofresearchmethodsandwillalsobeassessedontheirabilitytoanalyseandperformbasiccalculationsofdata.StudentswillalsolearnexplanationsforvariouspsychologicaldisordersinthePsychopathologytopic.TheApproachestopicincludesarangeofpsychologicaltheoriesandstudentswillneedtobeabletodescribeandevaluateeachtheory.
ForY13thispaperexcludesPsychopathologybutdrawsinmoredepthonBiopsychology.
Unit 3: Issues and options in psychology (Y13 only). ThisunitreflectsthepureALevelcontentofoptionschosenaswellastheunderpinningIssuesanddebatestopic.IntheIssuesanddebatestopicstudentwillexploreissuessuchasgenderbiaswithinPsychology.OptionschosenatALevelareSchizophrenia,RelationshipsandForensicPsychology.
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE Details
Paper 1: Introductory topicsinpsychology 50%
Studentsareassessedontheirknowledgeunderstanding,applicationandevaluationofSocial Influence, Attachment and Memory topics.Thispapercontainsmultiplechoice,shortanswerquestionsandsomeandextendedwritingquestions;max12marks.
Paper 2:Psychologyincontext 50% Studentsareassessedontheirknowledge,understanding,applicationandevaluationof
Research Methods, Psychopathology and Approaches.Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper 1: Introductory topicsinpsychology 33%
Studentsareassessedontheirknowledgeunderstanding,applicationandevaluationofSocial Influence, Attachment, Memory and Psychopathology topics.NoMC,andtheextendedwritingis16marks.
Paper 2:Psychologyincontext 33%
Studentsareassessedontheirknowledgeunderstanding,applicationandevaluationofResearch Methods, Biopsychology and Approaches.Datainterpretationandmathematicalcontentincluded.
Paper 3:Issues&optionsinpsychology 33%
Studentsareassessedontheirknowledgeunderstanding,applicationandevaluationofSchizophrenia, Relationships and Forensic Psychology.NoMC,andtheextendedwritingis16marks.
HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
PSYCHOLOGY
Demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofscientificideas,processes,techniquesandprocedures.
Applyknowledgeandunderstandingofscientificideas,processes,techniquesandproceduresinatheoreticalcontext,inapracticalcontext,whenhandlingqualitativedataandwhenhandlingquantitativedata.
Analyse,interpretandevaluatescientificinformation,ideasandevidenceinrelationtomakingjudgements,reachingconclusionsanddevelopingandrefiningpracticaldesignandprocedures.
AO1:
AO2:
AO3:
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES-REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGE
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• Baddeley,A.,Eysenck,M.,Anderson,C.(2014)Memory.PsychologyPress;2edition• Bowlby,J.(2005)Themakingandbreakingofaffectionalbonds.Routledge;NewEdedition.• Butcher,J.M.,Hooley,J.,Mineka,S.(2014)AbnormalPsychology.Routledge;NewEdedition.• Milgram,S.(2010)‘ObediencetoAuthority’.London,Pinter&MartinLtd.• Eysenck,M.W.andM.T.Keane(2010).Cognitivepsychology:astudent'shandbook..Hove,PsychologyPress.• Hogg,M.A.andG.M.Vaughan(2010).Essentialsofsocialpsychology..London,PrenticeHall• Nolen-Hoeksema,S.,B.Fredrickson,etal.(2009).AtkinsonandHilgard'sintroductiontopsychology.Andover,Cengage
Learning.• Schaffer,H.R.(2006).Keyconceptsindevelopmentalpsychology.London,SAGE.• Slater,L.(2005)OpeningSkinner’sbox:Greatpsychologicalexperimentsinthetwentiethcentury.BloomsburyPublishing
PLC• Zimbardo,P.(2008)TheLucifereffect:howgoodpeopleturnevil.Rider.
• ESSENTIAL: A Level student magazine: Psychology Review
WIDERREADING
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINPSYCHOLOGY
AO1:Demonstraterelevant,accurate&fullydetailedknowledgeofarangeofpsychologicalconceptsandtheories.AnA*student can select relevant information& organise& present it clearly, using awide range of psychological terminologyaccurately.
AO2: Applyknowledgeofprinciples,theoriesandscientificconceptsinfamiliarandnewcontexts,addressingissueseffectively.AnA*studentcanapplyknowledgeofprinciples,theoriesandscientificconceptseffectivelywhenhandlingqualitativeandquantitativedata.
AO3: Analyse,interpretandevaluatetheprinciplesofresearchanddesigneffectively,givingclearlyreasonedjustificationforjudgementsanddesigndecisions.AnA*studentcanargueeffectivelyonstrengthsandlimitationsoftheoriesandkeyideasbyinterpretingandlinkingpointstokeyideasinawiderpicture.AnA*studentcanalsoassesseffectivelymethodologicalissues suchasethicalissues,generalisabilityaswellasthevalidityandreliabilityofdata.
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Head of [email protected]
Exam BoardAQA
Specification7692
COURSEDETAILS
ExaminationThecourseisexaminedattheendofYear12andasawholeatendofYear13.
1. SocialissuesandtrendsI.AspectsofHispanicsociety• Values• Cyberspace• EqualrightsII.MulticulturalisminHispanicsociety• Immigration• Racism• Integration
2.PoliticalandartisticcultureI.ArtisticcultureintheHispanicworld• Moderndayidols• Regionalidentity• CulturalheritageII.AspectsofpoliticallifeintheHispanicWorld• Today’syouthtomorrowscitizens• Monarchiesanddictatorships• Popularmovements
Optionalcontent
Studentswillstudyoneliterarytextandonefilm.
Film–VolverPedroAlmódovarText-Federico García Lorca La casa de Bernarda Alba or Carlos Ruiz Zafón La sombra del viento
SPANISH
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVES-REQUIREDSKILLSANDKNOWLEDGEAO1:
AO2:
AO3:
AO4:
Understandandrespond:• Inspeechtospokenlanguageincludingfacetofaceinteraction• Inwritingtospokenlanguagedrawnfromavarietyofsources.
Understandandrespond:• Inspeechtowrittenlanguagedrawnfromavarietyofsources• Inwritingtoawrittenlanguagedrawnfromavarietyofsources
Manipulatethelanguageaccurately,inspokenandwrittenforms,usingarangeoflexisandstructure.
Showknowledgeandunderstandingof,andrespondcriticallyandanalyticallyto,differedaspectofthecultureandsocietyofcountriescommunitieswherethelanguageisspoken
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HOWWILLIBEASSESSED?
Exam Papers Y12 % of GCE DetailsPaper 1:Listening,ReadingandWriting
45%What’s assessed?AspectsofHispanicsociety,ArtisticcultureintheHispanicworld,Grammar.Writtenexam:1hour45minutes.
Paper 2: Writing25%
What’s assessed? Onetextoronefilm.Writtenexam:1hour30minutes.
Paper 3:SpeakingExam
30%What’s assessed? Onesub-themefromAspectsofHispanicsocietyandonesub-themefromArtisticcultureintheHispanicworld.Oralexam12–14minutes.
Exam Papers Y13 % of GCE Details
Paper 1:Listening,ReadingandWriting
50%What’s assessed?AspectsofHispanicsociety,ArtisticcultureintheHispanicworld,MulticulturalisminHispanicSocietyAspectsofpoliticallifeinHispanicsociety.Writtenexam:2hours30minutes.
Paper 2: Writing 20%What’s assessed?OnetextandonefilmWrittenexam:2hours.
Paper 3: Speaking 30%What’s assessed?Individualresearchproject.Oneoffoursub-themes.Oralexam21–23minutes.
WIDERREADING
• RosaMontero,Lahijadelcaníbal(1997)novel;Spain• GabrielGarcíaMárquez,Crónicadeunamuerteanunciada(1981)novel;Colombia• MigueldeUnamuno,SanManuelBueno,mártir(1930)shortstory;Spain• JorgeLuisBorges,Ficciones(1944)shortstories;Argentina• FedericoGarcíaLorca,Lazapateraprodigiosa(1930)Play;Spain(Andalucía)
• Newspaper(includingon-lineversions):Elmundo,Elpaís• Magazines:Diezminutos,Hola,Quemedices
ASSESSMENTOBJECTIVESINSPANISH
ThisALevelinSpanishwillenablelearnersto:
• Enhancetheirlinguisticskillsandpromoteanddeveloptheircapacityforcriticalthinkingonthebasisoftheirknowledgeandunderstandingofthelanguage,cultureandsocietyofthecountries/communitieswherethelanguageisspoken
• Developcontrolofthelanguagesystemtoconveymeaning,usingspokenandwrittenskills,includinganextendedrangeofvocabulary,forbothpracticalandintellectualpurposesasincreasinglyconfident,accurateandindependentusersofthelanguage
• Developtheirabilitytointeracteffectivelywithusersofthelanguageinspeechandinwriting,includingthroughonlinemedia
• Developlanguagelearningskillsandstrategies,includingcommunicationstrategiestosustaincommunicationandbuildfluencyandconfidence
• Engagecriticallywithintellectuallystimulatingtexts,filmsandothermaterialsintheoriginallanguage,developinganappreciationofsophisticatedandcreativeusesofthelanguageandunderstandingthemwithintheirculturalandsocialcontext
• Developknowledgeaboutmatterscentraltothesocietyandculture,pastandpresent,ofthecountries/communitieswherethelanguageisspoken
• MediatebetweenculturesandbetweenspeakersofthelanguageandspeakersofEnglish• Fostertheirabilitytolearnotherlanguages• Equipthemselveswithtransferableskillssuchasautonomy,resourcefulness,creativity,criticalthinking,andlinguistic,
culturalandcognitiveflexibilitythatwillenablethemtoproceedtofurtherstudyortoemployment• Developtheircapacityforcriticalandanalyticalthinkingthroughthelanguageofstudy• Developasindependentresearchersthroughthelanguageofstudy
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