GCSE Options Booklet 2024

GCSE Option 2024 A guide for Year 9 pupils and their parents on GCSE subject choices

A messagef rom t he Headmi st ress DearYear9, GCSEopt i onsar et hef i r s ti mpor t antac ademi cdec i s i ont hatyouwi l l makeasyoupr ogr es st hr oughAESG.I ti sanexc i t i ngt i meandan oppor t uni t yt or ef l ec tonyourpr ogr es ss of ar ,andc el ebr at eac ademi c s t r engt hsandac hi evement s .

Thi sbookl ets et soutal loft hei mpor t anti nf or mat i ont ogui deand s uppor tyout hr ought hi spr oc es s ,andt ohel pyouandyourpar ent s makewel l i nf or meddec i s i onst hatwi l lenabl eyout of l our i s h.At AESG,wehaveanenvi abl er ec or dofs uc c es satGCSELevel ,wi t h s uper br es ul t satGCSEandmanygi r l sout per f or mi ngt hei rbas el i ne t ar get s .

Dur i ngt heGCSEopt i onspr oc es si ti svi t alt hatyour ec ei veexc el l ent s uppor t ,advi c eandgui danc e.Youc ant al kt oyourt eac her s ,f or m t ut or ,HeadofYearand,ofc our s e,yourpar ent sathome.I ti s i mpor t antt hatyouar eatt hec ent r eoft heopt i onspr oc es s ,maki ng i nf or meddec i s i onsf ort her i ghtr eas ons .Dur i ngKS4,i ti si mpor t antt o bal anc eac ademi cr i gourwi t haf ul l yr oundedexper i enc et hatenabl es yout omaket hemos tofourext ens i veext r ac ur r i c ul arpr ogr amme.By doi ngt hi s ,youwi l lbeabl et oc ont i nuet odevel opi mpor t antl i f es ki l l s t hatwi l lbei nval uabl eout s i deoft hec l as s r oom.

Youar eembar ki ngont henexts t agei nt hegr eat ,l i f el ongadvent ur eof l ear ni ng.Iwi s hyoual lever ys uc c es sasyouembar kupont hi snext s t ageofyourt i meatAESG. Enj oyi tandgoodl uc k!

Ni c ol aSmi l l i e Headmi s t r es s

OURAI MS Academic

Enrichment

Topr ov i deac hal l e ngi ngand s t i mul at i ngl e ar ni nge nv i r onme nti n whi c he v e r ygi r lf ul f i l she rf ul lac ade mi c pot e nt i al ,andt huse qui ppi nggi r l swi t h t heknowl e dge ,s ki l l sandl e ar ni ng at t r i but e sf ors uc c e s sbe y ondAESG.

Toof f e rane xt e ns i v ee nr i c hme nt pr ogr ammet oe nabl egi r l st ode v e l op l e ade r s hi ps ki l l s ,f os t e rc ol l abor at i on andr e s our c e f ul ne s s ,gr owi nc onf i de nc e ande nc our ager e s i l i e nc e .

Spirituality

Girls

Towe l c omegi r l sofal lf ai t hswhos har e ourv al ue s ,andt or e s pe c t ,c e l e br at eand e mbr ac edi v e r s i t yande qual oppor t uni t i e swi t houtpr e j udi c e .

Toc r e at eas uppor t i v e ,nur t ur i ngand happye nv i r onme ntunde r pi nne dby pr oac t i v epas t or ali ni t i at i v e s ,put t i ng t hegi r l s ’ we l l be i ngf i r s t .

Topr e s e ntas uppor t i v e ,ope nand i nv i t i nge nv i r onme ntf orgi r l st oe xpl or e t he i rs pi r i t ual i t y ,t oe nc our age r e f l e c t i on,andde v e l opas t r ongmor al c ompas sbas e donourChr i s t i an f oundat i onandpr i nc i pl e s .

Toe mpowe ral lourgi r l st of l our i s has s t r ongwome ni nt he21 s tCe nt ur y wor kpl ac e ,t oc ommuni c at ewi t h c onf i de nc e ,andt aket he i rpl ac eas r e s pons i bl e ,ac t i v eandgl obalc i t i z e ns br i ngi ngaboutpos i t i v ec hangef ora mor es us t ai nabl eande qui t abl ef ut ur e .

Topr ov i dear i c hands t i mul at i ngs c hool xpe r i e nc ei nandout s i det hec l as s r oom, To de l i v e r an i nnov at i v e and f ut ur e - e r egi r l sc ane xpl or eandde v e l opt he i r i ns pi r e dc ur r i c ul um e mbr ac i ngt heus eof whe nt e r e s t sandt al e nt s . t e c hnol ogy ,t hus f os t e r i ng i nt e l l e c t ual i c ur i os i t y ,de v e l opi ng c r e at i v i t y and a pas s i onf orl i f e l ongl e ar ni ng.

A messagef rom t he Headmi st ress DearYear9, GCSEopt i onsar et hef i r s ti mpor t antac ademi cdec i s i ont hatyouwi l l makeasyoupr ogr es st hr oughAESG.I ti sanexc i t i ngt i meandan oppor t uni t yt or ef l ec tonyourpr ogr es ss of ar ,andc el ebr at eac ademi c s t r engt hsandac hi evement s .

Thi sbookl ets et soutal loft hei mpor t anti nf or mat i ont ogui deand s uppor tyout hr ought hi spr oc es s ,andt ohel pyouandyourpar ent s makewel l i nf or meddec i s i onst hatwi l lenabl eyout of l our i s h.At AESG,wehaveanenvi abl er ec or dofs uc c es satGCSELevel ,wi t h s uper br es ul t satGCSEandmanygi r l sout per f or mi ngt hei rbas el i ne t ar get s .

Dur i ngt heGCSEopt i onspr oc es si ti svi t alt hatyour ec ei veexc el l ent s uppor t ,advi c eandgui danc e.Youc ant al kt oyourt eac her s ,f or m t ut or ,HeadofYearand,ofc our s e,yourpar ent sathome.I ti s i mpor t antt hatyouar eatt hec ent r eoft heopt i onspr oc es s ,maki ng i nf or meddec i s i onsf ort her i ghtr eas ons .Dur i ngKS4,i ti si mpor t antt o bal anc eac ademi cr i gourwi t haf ul l yr oundedexper i enc et hatenabl es yout omaket hemos tofourext ens i veext r ac ur r i c ul arpr ogr amme.By doi ngt hi s ,youwi l lbeabl et oc ont i nuet odevel opi mpor t antl i f es ki l l s t hatwi l lbei nval uabl eout s i deoft hec l as s r oom.

Youar eembar ki ngont henexts t agei nt hegr eat ,l i f el ongadvent ur eof l ear ni ng.Iwi s hyoual lever ys uc c es sasyouembar kupont hi snext s t ageofyourt i meatAESG. Enj oyi tandgoodl uc k!

Ni c ol aSmi l l i e Headmi s t r es s

OURAI MS Academic

Enrichment

Topr ov i deac hal l e ngi ngand s t i mul at i ngl e ar ni nge nv i r onme nti n whi c he v e r ygi r lf ul f i l she rf ul lac ade mi c pot e nt i al ,andt huse qui ppi nggi r l swi t h t heknowl e dge ,s ki l l sandl e ar ni ng at t r i but e sf ors uc c e s sbe y ondAESG.

Toof f e rane xt e ns i v ee nr i c hme nt pr ogr ammet oe nabl egi r l st ode v e l op l e ade r s hi ps ki l l s ,f os t e rc ol l abor at i on andr e s our c e f ul ne s s ,gr owi nc onf i de nc e ande nc our ager e s i l i e nc e .

Spirituality

Girls

Towe l c omegi r l sofal lf ai t hswhos har e ourv al ue s ,andt or e s pe c t ,c e l e br at eand e mbr ac edi v e r s i t yande qual oppor t uni t i e swi t houtpr e j udi c e .

Toc r e at eas uppor t i v e ,nur t ur i ngand happye nv i r onme ntunde r pi nne dby pr oac t i v epas t or ali ni t i at i v e s ,put t i ng t hegi r l s ’ we l l be i ngf i r s t .

Topr e s e ntas uppor t i v e ,ope nand i nv i t i nge nv i r onme ntf orgi r l st oe xpl or e t he i rs pi r i t ual i t y ,t oe nc our age r e f l e c t i on,andde v e l opas t r ongmor al c ompas sbas e donourChr i s t i an f oundat i onandpr i nc i pl e s .

Toe mpowe ral lourgi r l st of l our i s has s t r ongwome ni nt he21 s tCe nt ur y wor kpl ac e ,t oc ommuni c at ewi t h c onf i de nc e ,andt aket he i rpl ac eas r e s pons i bl e ,ac t i v eandgl obalc i t i z e ns br i ngi ngaboutpos i t i v ec hangef ora mor es us t ai nabl eande qui t abl ef ut ur e .

Topr ov i dear i c hands t i mul at i ngs c hool xpe r i e nc ei nandout s i det hec l as s r oom, To de l i v e r an i nnov at i v e and f ut ur e - e r egi r l sc ane xpl or eandde v e l opt he i r i ns pi r e dc ur r i c ul um e mbr ac i ngt heus eof whe nt e r e s t sandt al e nt s . t e c hnol ogy ,t hus f os t e r i ng i nt e l l e c t ual i c ur i os i t y ,de v e l opi ng c r e at i v i t y and a pas s i onf orl i f e l ongl e ar ni ng.

Tinteline for ntaking your choice of GCSE subjects 1. PSHE lessons in the Autumn Term will focus on GCSE Option Choices.

2. The School's GCSE Option Choices Booklet will be available electronically

How to choose your GCSE subjects This booklet has been prepared to help you in your choice of GCSE subjects. For the first time in your school career you are being asked to make a major decision, namely which optional subjects you will continue to study. The decision is an important one and you must discuss it with your parents and teachers. It is important that you read this booklet carefully and if you are unsure of anything you must ask for help.

Some points to remember are: • Choose subjects which you like and want to study • Choose subjects which you are capable of doing and with which you feel at ease • Do not choose a subject just because your friend is doing it • Do not choose a subject just because you like the teacher • Choose subjects which give you a wide choice for the future

at the end of the Autumn Term.

3. On Thursday 14 December, there will be a GCSE Options Fair at lunchtime. This will provide pupils with the opportunity to speak to subject teachers about what is involved in each GCSE subject.

4. You will have an individual appointment with the School's Career Adviser during school time.

5. On Wednesday 10 January, you are invited to attend the Year 9 Parents' Evening with your parents. You will have the opportunity to discuss your choice of GCSE subjects with your subject teachers.

6. Friday 19 January is the latest date for handing in your GCSE Option Choices Form to your Form Tutor.

It is very important that you seek help and advice from your teachers. If you have a particular career in mind, you must check with the Careers Advisor or your subject teachers that you have chosen the correct subjects.

Remember it may not be possible to change subjects once you have made your choice.

Tinteline for ntaking your choice of GCSE subjects 1. PSHE lessons in the Autumn Term will focus on GCSE Option Choices.

2. The School's GCSE Option Choices Booklet will be available electronically

How to choose your GCSE subjects This booklet has been prepared to help you in your choice of GCSE subjects. For the first time in your school career you are being asked to make a major decision, namely which optional subjects you will continue to study. The decision is an important one and you must discuss it with your parents and teachers. It is important that you read this booklet carefully and if you are unsure of anything you must ask for help.

Some points to remember are: • Choose subjects which you like and want to study • Choose subjects which you are capable of doing and with which you feel at ease • Do not choose a subject just because your friend is doing it • Do not choose a subject just because you like the teacher • Choose subjects which give you a wide choice for the future

at the end of the Autumn Term.

3. On Thursday 14 December, there will be a GCSE Options Fair at lunchtime. This will provide pupils with the opportunity to speak to subject teachers about what is involved in each GCSE subject.

4. You will have an individual appointment with the School's Career Adviser during school time.

5. On Wednesday 10 January, you are invited to attend the Year 9 Parents' Evening with your parents. You will have the opportunity to discuss your choice of GCSE subjects with your subject teachers.

6. Friday 19 January is the latest date for handing in your GCSE Option Choices Form to your Form Tutor.

It is very important that you seek help and advice from your teachers. If you have a particular career in mind, you must check with the Careers Advisor or your subject teachers that you have chosen the correct subjects.

Remember it may not be possible to change subjects once you have made your choice.

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I fyouwi s ht os t udyTr i pl eSc i enc e,t hi ss houl dbeoneofyours i xc hoi c es .

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NonExami nedSubj ect s I ti si mpor t antf oryourgener aleduc at i ont hatyouf ol l owc our s esi n nonexami nat i ons ubj ec t s .Youwi l lhaves uc hl es s onsi nPEandPSHE. Thepr oc es sofr ef or mi ngal lGCSEqual i f i c at i onsbegani nSept ember201 5.

Thegover nment ’ ss t at edi nt ent i oni nr ef or mi ngGCSEswast omaket he c our s esmor er i gor ous ,byi nt r oduc i nganewgr adi ngs ys t em andbymovi ng awayf r om Cont r ol l edAs s es s ment st owar dsl ongerf i nalexami nat i onsat t heendoft het woyearc our s e.

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Non–Exami nat i on subj ect si nt he curri cul um Physi calEducat i on–PE Al lpupi l st hr oughoutKeySt age4wi l lc ont i nuet ohavet i met abl edl es s onsof PEandwi l lpar t i c i pat ei navar i et yofac t i vi t i esi nc l udi ngHoc key,Net bal l , At hl et i c s ,Tenni s ,Rounder s ,Badmi nt on,Vol l eybal landFi t nes s .

Pupi l sar emadeawar eoft hemanybenefit sofr egul arexer c i s et ot hei rheal t h andasapur pos ef ulwayi nwhi c ht ous et hei rl ei s ur et i me.Pupi l swi l l c ont i nuet obeenc our agedt oat t endext r ac ur r i c ul arac t i vi t i esandmay r epr es entAESGi nmat c hes .

PSHE PSHEeduc at i ongi vespupi l st heknowl edge,s ki l l sandat t r i but est heyneedt o keept hems el vesheal t hyands af eandt opr epar et hem f orl i f eandwor ki n moder nBr i t ai nnowandi nt hef ut ur e.

I nYear s1 0and1 1t hepupi l sf ol l owaPSHEc our s e.Dur i ngt hi sc our s et hey f ol l owapr ogr ammeofs t udyr el at i ngt ot hr eekeyar eas ;Heal t hand Wel l bei ng,Li vi ngi nt heWi derWor l dandRel at i ons hi psandSexEduc at i on ( SRE) .Si nc eSept ember2020Rel at i ons hi psandSexEduc at i onhasbec ome s t at ut or yf oral ls c hool s .

PSHEhel pspupi l st odevel opt heknowl edge,s ki l l sandat t r i but est heyneed t ot hr i veasi ndi vi dual s ,f ami l ymember sandmember sofs oc i et y.Fr om maki ngr es pons i bl edec i s i onsaboutal c oholt os uc c eedi ngi nt hei rfir s tj ob, PSHEeduc at i onhel pspupi l st omanagemanyoft hemos tc r i t i c al oppor t uni t i es ,c hal l engesandr es pons i bi l i t i est heywi l lf ac egr owi ngup.

Pupi l sar ei nas af eenvi r onmentwher eopi ni onsc anbeexpr es s ed,s har ed, c hal l engedanddevel oped.Al t hought her ei snof or malas s es s menti nvol ved i nt hes ear easofs t udy,pupi l sar eenc our agedt odevel opkeys ki l l sofpr obl em s ol vi ng,c ommuni c at i onandwor ki ngwi t hot her s .Thes es uppor tment al wel l bei ngandac ademi cac hi evement .

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PSHE PSHEeduc at i ongi vespupi l st heknowl edge,s ki l l sandat t r i but est heyneedt o keept hems el vesheal t hyands af eandt opr epar et hem f orl i f eandwor ki n moder nBr i t ai nnowandi nt hef ut ur e.

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PSHEhel pspupi l st odevel opt heknowl edge,s ki l l sandat t r i but est heyneed t ot hr i veasi ndi vi dual s ,f ami l ymember sandmember sofs oc i et y.Fr om maki ngr es pons i bl edec i s i onsaboutal c oholt os uc c eedi ngi nt hei rfir s tj ob, PSHEeduc at i onhel pspupi l st omanagemanyoft hemos tc r i t i c al oppor t uni t i es ,c hal l engesandr es pons i bi l i t i est heywi l lf ac egr owi ngup.

Pupi l sar ei nas af eenvi r onmentwher eopi ni onsc anbeexpr es s ed,s har ed, c hal l engedanddevel oped.Al t hought her ei snof or malas s es s menti nvol ved i nt hes ear easofs t udy,pupi l sar eenc our agedt odevel opkeys ki l l sofpr obl em s ol vi ng,c ommuni c at i onandwor ki ngwi t hot her s .Thes es uppor tment al wel l bei ngandac ademi cac hi evement .

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Pupi l swi l lhaves c hoolexami nat i onsi nal ls ubj ec t si nNovemberandMayi n Year1 0.Thes ear ei nt er nalexami nat i onst oas s es spr ogr es sand,al t hough i mpor t ant ,donotc ountt owar dst hefinalGCSEgr ade.

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Addi t i onal I nf ormat i on GCSECont rol l edAssessment Thei mpor t anc eoft hewor kc ar r i edoutdur i ngYear1 0andYear1 1c annotbe over emphas i s ed,par t i c ul ar l ybec aus eCont r ol l edAs s es s ment sf or m par tof manyGCSEc our s es .ACont r ol l edAs s es s mentmayt aket hef or m ofapr oj ec t ,a pi ec eofr es ear c hors omef i el dwor k.

Cont r ol l edAs s es s mentt as ksar et i mel i mi t edandar ec ar r i edouti nl es s ons dur i ngt hes c hoolday.

I ngener al ,per f or manc ei naCont r ol l edAs s es s mentt as ki sas s es s edbyt eac her s i ns c hoolandt henmoder at edbyt heExami nat i onBoar d.

Fors ubj ec t si nwhi c hCont r ol l edAs s es s menti sani nt egr alpar toft heGCSE c our s e,f ai l ur et oc ompl et et hi swor kc oul dmeant hatapupi lwoul dnotbe awar dedaGCSEgr adef ort hes ubj ec t .

Ent ryTi ersatGCSE ForGCSEMat hemat i c s ,Sc i enc eandMFL,t wol evel sofent r yar epos s i bl e: Foundat i onLevelandHi gherLevel .Thevas tmaj or i t yofent r i esatAESGar e madeatHi gherLevel ,butFoundat i onLevelc anber ec ommendedf ora par t i c ul arpupi li napar t i c ul ars ubj ec t .

Thef i nall evelofent r yi sdec i deduponi nc ons ul t at i onbet weent hes ubj ec t t eac her ,t hepupi landherpar ent s .

Groupi ngf orGCSEsubj ect s Youwi l lbet aughti nabi l i t ys et sf or : Engl i s h Mat hemat i c s Doubl eAwar dSc i enc e Foral lot hers ubj ec t syourgr oupi ngswi l ldependuponyourc hoi c eofs ubj ec t s .

Supportavai l abl ef orGCSEpupi l s Al ldepar t ment spr ovi del unc ht i mec l i ni c sf orpupi l swhoneedext r ahel pwi t h r evi s i on,homewor k,exam ques t i onsors omeot heras pec toft hei rGCSEc our s e.

I naddi t i on,s omepupi l sr ec ei ves uppor tf r om Mr sCut hber t ,ourLear ni ng Enhanc ementCoor di nat or .

CoreSubj ect s

Addi t i onal I nf ormat i on GCSECont rol l edAssessment Thei mpor t anc eoft hewor kc ar r i edoutdur i ngYear1 0andYear1 1c annotbe over emphas i s ed,par t i c ul ar l ybec aus eCont r ol l edAs s es s ment sf or m par tof manyGCSEc our s es .ACont r ol l edAs s es s mentmayt aket hef or m ofapr oj ec t ,a pi ec eofr es ear c hors omef i el dwor k.

Cont r ol l edAs s es s mentt as ksar et i mel i mi t edandar ec ar r i edouti nl es s ons dur i ngt hes c hoolday.

I ngener al ,per f or manc ei naCont r ol l edAs s es s mentt as ki sas s es s edbyt eac her s i ns c hoolandt henmoder at edbyt heExami nat i onBoar d.

Fors ubj ec t si nwhi c hCont r ol l edAs s es s menti sani nt egr alpar toft heGCSE c our s e,f ai l ur et oc ompl et et hi swor kc oul dmeant hatapupi lwoul dnotbe awar dedaGCSEgr adef ort hes ubj ec t .

Ent ryTi ersatGCSE ForGCSEMat hemat i c s ,Sc i enc eandMFL,t wol evel sofent r yar epos s i bl e: Foundat i onLevelandHi gherLevel .Thevas tmaj or i t yofent r i esatAESGar e madeatHi gherLevel ,butFoundat i onLevelc anber ec ommendedf ora par t i c ul arpupi li napar t i c ul ars ubj ec t .

Thef i nall evelofent r yi sdec i deduponi nc ons ul t at i onbet weent hes ubj ec t t eac her ,t hepupi landherpar ent s .

Groupi ngf orGCSEsubj ect s Youwi l lbet aughti nabi l i t ys et sf or : Engl i s h Mat hemat i c s Doubl eAwar dSc i enc e Foral lot hers ubj ec t syourgr oupi ngswi l ldependuponyourc hoi c eofs ubj ec t s .

Supportavai l abl ef orGCSEpupi l s Al ldepar t ment spr ovi del unc ht i mec l i ni c sf orpupi l swhoneedext r ahel pwi t h r evi s i on,homewor k,exam ques t i onsors omeot heras pec toft hei rGCSEc our s e.

I naddi t i on,s omepupi l sr ec ei ves uppor tf r om Mr sCut hber t ,ourLear ni ng Enhanc ementCoor di nat or .

CoreSubj ect s

Engl i shLanguage AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse I nEngl i s hLanguage,youwi l lr eadandbeas s es s edonhi ghqual i t y,c hal l engi ngt ext sf r om t he 1 9t h,20t hand21 s tc ent ur i es .Thet ext swi l lbet akenf r om ar angeofgenr esandt ypesandwi l l ac tass t i mul usmat er i alt ohel pdevel opyourownwr i t i ngbypr ovi di ngef f ec t i ves t yl emodel s .

Thet ext swi l li nc l udel i t er at ur eandext endedl i t er ar ynonf i c t i on,andot herwr i t i ngs uc has es s ays ,r evi ewsandj our nal i s m( bot hpr i nt edandonl i ne) .Thel i t er ar yf i c t i ont ext swi l lbeus ed t ohel pyout oc ons i derhowes t abl i s hedwr i t er sus enar r at i veanddes c r i pt i vet ec hni quest o c apt ur et hei nt er es tofr eader s .

Assessment

W hyst udyEngl i shLanguage?

•GCSEEngl i s hLanguagei sac ompul s or ys ubj ec tand t hes ki l l swhi c hyouwi l lgai nar et r ans f er abl eac r os st he c ur r i c ul um.Youwi l ll ear nhowt or eadt ext sac t i vel yand c r i t i c al l y,empl oyi ngc l os er eadi ngs ki l l st or et r i eve i nf or mat i on.

•I nt hec our s eofyours t udi es ,youwi l lbeenc our agedt o makei nf er enc esandgi vei nf or medc omment son l anguagei nus e.

•Youwi l lal s opr oduc eyourownwr i t i ng,exper i ment i ng wi t hdi f f er entaudi enc esandpur pos es .I ns hor t , s t udyi ngEngl i s hLanguagewi l ldevel opc r uc i al r eadi ng,wr i t i ng,s peaki ngandl i s t eni ngs ki l l s whi c har ef undament alt oanyf ur t her s t udi es .

Paper1:Expl or at i onsi nCr eat i veReadi ngandWr i t i ng( 50%) Thi spaperexami nesar es pons et oonel i t er at ur ef i c t i ont exti nSec t i onAanddes c r i pt i veor nar r at i vewr i t i ngi nSec t i onB. Paper2:Wr i t er s ’Vi ewpoi nt sandPer s pec t i ves( 50%) Thi spaperexami nesar es pons et oonenonf i c t i ont extandonel i t er ar ynonf i c t i ont exti n Sec t i onAandwr i t i ngt opr es entavi ewpoi nti nSec t i onB. NonExami nat i onAssessment :SpokenLanguage Youwi l lal s or ec ei veas epar at egr adef orSpokenLanguage.Fort hi suni t ,youwi l lbeas s es s ed onyourabi l i t yt opr es ent ,r es pondt oques t i onsandf eedbac kandonyourus eofSt andar d Engl i s h.Thet as kswi l lbes etandas s es s edbyt het eac hert hr oughoutt hec our s eandwi l lbe s epar at el yendor s edatt heend.Thi sdoesnotc ont r i but et oyourf i nalGCSEEngl i s hLanguage gr ade.

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Yout hSpeaks Cr eat i veWr i t i nggr oups Debat i ngSoc i et y

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Thes t udyofEngl i s hLanguagewi l lequi pyou wi t hi nval uabl es ki l l sf orl i f e.Languagei sbot h ac r eat i vet oolf orexpr es s i onandameansf ors oc i al c onnec t i on.I fyouc hoos et oc ont i nuet os t udyEngl i s h LanguageatALevel ,youwi l ldevel opac r i t i c al awar enes soft hewor l dar oundyou;youwi l lbeabl et o ut i l i s eyourc ommuni c at i onandanal yt i c als ki l l st onavi gat e t hr oughyourpr of es s i onalandper s onall i f e,andyouwi l lal s o l ear nhowt oadaptyours ki l l s etf orvar i ousmedi ums .

Engl i shLanguage AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse I nEngl i s hLanguage,youwi l lr eadandbeas s es s edonhi ghqual i t y,c hal l engi ngt ext sf r om t he 1 9t h,20t hand21 s tc ent ur i es .Thet ext swi l lbet akenf r om ar angeofgenr esandt ypesandwi l l ac tass t i mul usmat er i alt ohel pdevel opyourownwr i t i ngbypr ovi di ngef f ec t i ves t yl emodel s .

Thet ext swi l li nc l udel i t er at ur eandext endedl i t er ar ynonf i c t i on,andot herwr i t i ngs uc has es s ays ,r evi ewsandj our nal i s m( bot hpr i nt edandonl i ne) .Thel i t er ar yf i c t i ont ext swi l lbeus ed t ohel pyout oc ons i derhowes t abl i s hedwr i t er sus enar r at i veanddes c r i pt i vet ec hni quest o c apt ur et hei nt er es tofr eader s .

Assessment

W hyst udyEngl i shLanguage?

•GCSEEngl i s hLanguagei sac ompul s or ys ubj ec tand t hes ki l l swhi c hyouwi l lgai nar et r ans f er abl eac r os st he c ur r i c ul um.Youwi l ll ear nhowt or eadt ext sac t i vel yand c r i t i c al l y,empl oyi ngc l os er eadi ngs ki l l st or et r i eve i nf or mat i on.

•I nt hec our s eofyours t udi es ,youwi l lbeenc our agedt o makei nf er enc esandgi vei nf or medc omment son l anguagei nus e.

•Youwi l lal s opr oduc eyourownwr i t i ng,exper i ment i ng wi t hdi f f er entaudi enc esandpur pos es .I ns hor t , s t udyi ngEngl i s hLanguagewi l ldevel opc r uc i al r eadi ng,wr i t i ng,s peaki ngandl i s t eni ngs ki l l s whi c har ef undament alt oanyf ur t her s t udi es .

Paper1:Expl or at i onsi nCr eat i veReadi ngandWr i t i ng( 50%) Thi spaperexami nesar es pons et oonel i t er at ur ef i c t i ont exti nSec t i onAanddes c r i pt i veor nar r at i vewr i t i ngi nSec t i onB. Paper2:Wr i t er s ’Vi ewpoi nt sandPer s pec t i ves( 50%) Thi spaperexami nesar es pons et oonenonf i c t i ont extandonel i t er ar ynonf i c t i ont exti n Sec t i onAandwr i t i ngt opr es entavi ewpoi nti nSec t i onB. NonExami nat i onAssessment :SpokenLanguage Youwi l lal s or ec ei veas epar at egr adef orSpokenLanguage.Fort hi suni t ,youwi l lbeas s es s ed onyourabi l i t yt opr es ent ,r es pondt oques t i onsandf eedbac kandonyourus eofSt andar d Engl i s h.Thet as kswi l lbes etandas s es s edbyt het eac hert hr oughoutt hec our s eandwi l lbe s epar at el yendor s edatt heend.Thi sdoesnotc ont r i but et oyourf i nalGCSEEngl i s hLanguage gr ade.

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Yout hSpeaks Cr eat i veWr i t i nggr oups Debat i ngSoc i et y

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Thes t udyofEngl i s hLanguagewi l lequi pyou wi t hi nval uabl es ki l l sf orl i f e.Languagei sbot h ac r eat i vet oolf orexpr es s i onandameansf ors oc i al c onnec t i on.I fyouc hoos et oc ont i nuet os t udyEngl i s h LanguageatALevel ,youwi l ldevel opac r i t i c al awar enes soft hewor l dar oundyou;youwi l lbeabl et o ut i l i s eyourc ommuni c at i onandanal yt i c als ki l l st onavi gat e t hr oughyourpr of es s i onalandper s onall i f e,andyouwi l lal s o l ear nhowt oadaptyours ki l l s etf orvar i ousmedi ums .

Engl i shLi t erat ure AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse Thi sc our s eal l owsyout oexper i enc ear angeofLi t er at ur ewi t hawi devar i et yofappealdr awn f r om c ont empor ar yandmoder nt ext s ,t ext sf r om ac r os st hegl obeandt ext swhi c hhavehada s i gni f i c anti nf l uenc eonourl i t er ar yandc ul t ur alher i t age.Thef oc usi sonyouengagi ngwi t h yourr eadi ngt hr oughexpl or i ngkeyt hemes ,i deasandi s s ues ,c har ac t er i s at i onands et t i ngsi n or dert obui l dc onf i denc ei nyours ki l l sofc r i t i c aleval uat i on.

Youwi l ll ear nt or eadi ndept h,c r i t i c al l yandeval uat i vel y,s ot hatyouar eabl et odi s c us sand expl ai nyourunder s t andi ngandi deasandmakec onnec t i onsac r os syourr eadi ng.I naddi t i on, youwi l ldevel opyourwr i t i ngs ki l l st opr oduc ewor kwhi c hi sac c ur at e,ef f ec t i veandanal yt i c al .

Youwi l lbeenc our agedt oac qui r eandus eawi devoc abul ar y,i nc l udi ngt hegr ammat i c al t er mi nol ogyandot herl i t er ar yandl i ngui s t i ct er ms .

W hyst udyEngl i shLi t erat ure?

•GCSEEngl i s hLi t er at ur ei sac ompul s or ys ubj ec tandi s anexc el l entc our s ef ordevel opi nganal yt i c als ki l l sand i mpr ovi ngyourabi l i t yt opr es entanar gumenti nan ac ademi cs t yl e.

•Bys t udyi ngGCSEEngl i s hLi t er at ur e,youwi l lbec ome mor eawar eoft hec ul t ur al ,s oc i alandpol i t i c alc ont ext i nwhi c hl i t er at ur ewasc r eat ed.

•Notonl ywi l lt hi sc our s ewi denyourr eadi ng,i twi l l al s ohel pi nc r eas eyourc onf i denc et oof f eranddel i ver yourownopi ni ons .

Assessment As s es s mentt akest hef or m oft woext er nalexami nat i ons .

Paper1:Shakes pear eandt he1 9t hCent ur yNovel Thi si sawr i t t enpaperof1hour45mi nut esi nl engt handc ons t i t ut es40% oft hef i nalGCSE mar k.

Paper2:Moder nt ext sandPoet r y Thi si sawr i t t enpaperof2hour s1 5mi nut esi nl engt handc ons t i t ut es60% oft hef i nalGCSE mar k.

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Theat r epr oduc t i ons Readi ngf or ums Cr eat i vewr i t i ng Es s aywr i t i ngc ompet i t i ons

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Thes t udyofEngl i s hLi t er at ur ewi l l equi pyouwi t hi nval uabl eandt r ans f er abl es ki l l s f orl i f e.I fyouc hoos et oc ont i nuet os t udyEngl i s h Li t er at ur eatALevel ,youwi l ldel vedeeperi nt ot he s t udyofhumannat ur e,howwet hi nk,howweac t ,what mot i vat esusasi ndi vi dual sandt hei mpor t anc e,and di f f i c ul t i es ,ofourr el at i ons hi pswi t hot her s .

Engl i shLi t erat ure AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse Thi sc our s eal l owsyout oexper i enc ear angeofLi t er at ur ewi t hawi devar i et yofappealdr awn f r om c ont empor ar yandmoder nt ext s ,t ext sf r om ac r os st hegl obeandt ext swhi c hhavehada s i gni f i c anti nf l uenc eonourl i t er ar yandc ul t ur alher i t age.Thef oc usi sonyouengagi ngwi t h yourr eadi ngt hr oughexpl or i ngkeyt hemes ,i deasandi s s ues ,c har ac t er i s at i onands et t i ngsi n or dert obui l dc onf i denc ei nyours ki l l sofc r i t i c aleval uat i on.

Youwi l ll ear nt or eadi ndept h,c r i t i c al l yandeval uat i vel y,s ot hatyouar eabl et odi s c us sand expl ai nyourunder s t andi ngandi deasandmakec onnec t i onsac r os syourr eadi ng.I naddi t i on, youwi l ldevel opyourwr i t i ngs ki l l st opr oduc ewor kwhi c hi sac c ur at e,ef f ec t i veandanal yt i c al .

Youwi l lbeenc our agedt oac qui r eandus eawi devoc abul ar y,i nc l udi ngt hegr ammat i c al t er mi nol ogyandot herl i t er ar yandl i ngui s t i ct er ms .

W hyst udyEngl i shLi t erat ure?

•GCSEEngl i s hLi t er at ur ei sac ompul s or ys ubj ec tandi s anexc el l entc our s ef ordevel opi nganal yt i c als ki l l sand i mpr ovi ngyourabi l i t yt opr es entanar gumenti nan ac ademi cs t yl e.

•Bys t udyi ngGCSEEngl i s hLi t er at ur e,youwi l lbec ome mor eawar eoft hec ul t ur al ,s oc i alandpol i t i c alc ont ext i nwhi c hl i t er at ur ewasc r eat ed.

•Notonl ywi l lt hi sc our s ewi denyourr eadi ng,i twi l l al s ohel pi nc r eas eyourc onf i denc et oof f eranddel i ver yourownopi ni ons .

Assessment As s es s mentt akest hef or m oft woext er nalexami nat i ons .

Paper1:Shakes pear eandt he1 9t hCent ur yNovel Thi si sawr i t t enpaperof1hour45mi nut esi nl engt handc ons t i t ut es40% oft hef i nalGCSE mar k.

Paper2:Moder nt ext sandPoet r y Thi si sawr i t t enpaperof2hour s1 5mi nut esi nl engt handc ons t i t ut es60% oft hef i nalGCSE mar k.

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Theat r epr oduc t i ons Readi ngf or ums Cr eat i vewr i t i ng Es s aywr i t i ngc ompet i t i ons

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Thes t udyofEngl i s hLi t er at ur ewi l l equi pyouwi t hi nval uabl eandt r ans f er abl es ki l l s f orl i f e.I fyouc hoos et oc ont i nuet os t udyEngl i s h Li t er at ur eatALevel ,youwi l ldel vedeeperi nt ot he s t udyofhumannat ur e,howwet hi nk,howweac t ,what mot i vat esusasi ndi vi dual sandt hei mpor t anc e,and di f f i c ul t i es ,ofourr el at i ons hi pswi t hot her s .

Mat hemat i cs

W hyst udyMat hemat i cs?

Edexcel

•Mat hemat i c si satt hehear tofmoder nl i f eandunder pi ns muc hoft oday’ st ec hnol ogy.

Overvi ew oft hecourse

•Thes ki l l sus edbybus i nes s es ,s c i ent i s t s ,engi neer s , des i gner sands of t war edevel oper sbegi nt hei rdevel opment dur i ngs ec ondar ys c hoolMat hemat i c s .Thi si soner eas on whyMat hemat i c si sac ompul s or ys ubj ec ti ns c hool s .

Al lpupi l satAESGar eent er edf orGCSEMat hemat i c satt heendofYear1 1 .Gr adesar e awar dedf ol l owi ngt hr eeexami nat i onpaper satt heendoft hec our s e,oneofwhi c hi sa nonc al c ul at orpaper .Theexami nat i onboar dweus ei sEdexc el .

Ther ear et wot i er sofent r yatGCSEMat hemat i c s :Hi gherandFoundat i on.AtFoundat i on Ti er ,t hemaxi mum gr adet hatc anbeobt ai nedi sgr ade5( equi val entt oahi ghgr adeCunder t hepr evi ousas s es s ments c heme) .Ar ound45% oft henat i onalpopul at i onar eent er edatt hi s ent r yt i er .Thi sent r yr out ei sr ec ommendedbyt heexami nat i onboar df oral lc andi dat eswhos e r eal i s t i ct ar geti nt hes ubj ec ti sbel owgr ade6.

Hi gherTi eri st ar get edatpupi l sai mi ngf orgr ades69,al t houghgr ades4or5ar eavai l abl e.

Thec ont enti sbot hbr oaderands i gni f i c ant l ymor edi f f i c ul tt hant hatofFoundat i onTi er .The exami nat i onboar ds t at et hat50% oft heas s es s menti sai medatgr ades79( pr evi ous l ygr ades AandA* ) .

Assessment Thec our s ei sas s es s edbyf i nalas s es s mentonl y.Thi st akest hef or m oft hr ee90mi nut epaper s atei t herFoundat i onorHi gherTi er ,whi c hc ar r yequalwei ght .Onepaperi snonc al c ul at or .

Anyt opi cmaybeas s es s edonanypaper .Eac hpaperi smar kedoutof80;t hef i nalgr adei s awar dedf r om t heover al ls c or eoutof240.

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es SetApupi l sar egi vent heoppor t uni t yt opar t i c i pat ei nnat i onalc hal l engesr unbyt heUK Mat hemat i c alTr us tandbyLi ver poolUni ver s i t y.Smal lgr oupsofpupi l shaveal s obeen ent er edi nt oTeam Chal l engesandwehaver unvi s i t st oManc hes t erUni ver s i t yf orevent s ar oundWomeni nMat hemat i c sandTaki ngMat hsFur t her .

AESGof f er st woaddi t i onal ,opt i onalc our s es :GCSESt at i s t i c sandLevel2Fur t her Mat hemat i c s .Thes ear eus ual l yt aughtt hr oughweekl yaf t er s c hooll es s onsandof f er addi t i onalc hal l enge( andext r aqual i f i c at i ons )f orpupi l swhohaveani nt er es ti nt hes ubj ec t .

Pupi l smayas kt obec ons i der edf orei t herorbot hoft hes ec our s es ,buts houl dbeawar et hata s i gni f i c antc ommi t mentt oi ndi vi duals t udyandwor ki sr equi r ed.

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

A‘ goodpas s ’atGCSEMat hemat i c si sa pr er equi s i t ef ormanyc ar eer sandf ur t her s t udyc our s es .Thi si sus ual l yatl eas tagr ade4, al t houghs omei ns t i t ut i onsorc our s eswhi c hr equi r ea gr eat erus eofMat hemat i c smays ethi gher r equi r ement s .

Mat hemat i c sc anl eadt omanyj oboppor t uni t i es , i nc l udi ngEngi neer i ng,Ac c ount anc y,Medi c i ne, Ec onomi c sandComput i ng.

Mat hemat i cs

W hyst udyMat hemat i cs?

Edexcel

•Mat hemat i c si satt hehear tofmoder nl i f eandunder pi ns muc hoft oday’ st ec hnol ogy.

Overvi ew oft hecourse

•Thes ki l l sus edbybus i nes s es ,s c i ent i s t s ,engi neer s , des i gner sands of t war edevel oper sbegi nt hei rdevel opment dur i ngs ec ondar ys c hoolMat hemat i c s .Thi si soner eas on whyMat hemat i c si sac ompul s or ys ubj ec ti ns c hool s .

Al lpupi l satAESGar eent er edf orGCSEMat hemat i c satt heendofYear1 1 .Gr adesar e awar dedf ol l owi ngt hr eeexami nat i onpaper satt heendoft hec our s e,oneofwhi c hi sa nonc al c ul at orpaper .Theexami nat i onboar dweus ei sEdexc el .

Ther ear et wot i er sofent r yatGCSEMat hemat i c s :Hi gherandFoundat i on.AtFoundat i on Ti er ,t hemaxi mum gr adet hatc anbeobt ai nedi sgr ade5( equi val entt oahi ghgr adeCunder t hepr evi ousas s es s ments c heme) .Ar ound45% oft henat i onalpopul at i onar eent er edatt hi s ent r yt i er .Thi sent r yr out ei sr ec ommendedbyt heexami nat i onboar df oral lc andi dat eswhos e r eal i s t i ct ar geti nt hes ubj ec ti sbel owgr ade6.

Hi gherTi eri st ar get edatpupi l sai mi ngf orgr ades69,al t houghgr ades4or5ar eavai l abl e.

Thec ont enti sbot hbr oaderands i gni f i c ant l ymor edi f f i c ul tt hant hatofFoundat i onTi er .The exami nat i onboar ds t at et hat50% oft heas s es s menti sai medatgr ades79( pr evi ous l ygr ades AandA* ) .

Assessment Thec our s ei sas s es s edbyf i nalas s es s mentonl y.Thi st akest hef or m oft hr ee90mi nut epaper s atei t herFoundat i onorHi gherTi er ,whi c hc ar r yequalwei ght .Onepaperi snonc al c ul at or .

Anyt opi cmaybeas s es s edonanypaper .Eac hpaperi smar kedoutof80;t hef i nalgr adei s awar dedf r om t heover al ls c or eoutof240.

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es SetApupi l sar egi vent heoppor t uni t yt opar t i c i pat ei nnat i onalc hal l engesr unbyt heUK Mat hemat i c alTr us tandbyLi ver poolUni ver s i t y.Smal lgr oupsofpupi l shaveal s obeen ent er edi nt oTeam Chal l engesandwehaver unvi s i t st oManc hes t erUni ver s i t yf orevent s ar oundWomeni nMat hemat i c sandTaki ngMat hsFur t her .

AESGof f er st woaddi t i onal ,opt i onalc our s es :GCSESt at i s t i c sandLevel2Fur t her Mat hemat i c s .Thes ear eus ual l yt aughtt hr oughweekl yaf t er s c hooll es s onsandof f er addi t i onalc hal l enge( andext r aqual i f i c at i ons )f orpupi l swhohaveani nt er es ti nt hes ubj ec t .

Pupi l smayas kt obec ons i der edf orei t herorbot hoft hes ec our s es ,buts houl dbeawar et hata s i gni f i c antc ommi t mentt oi ndi vi duals t udyandwor ki sr equi r ed.

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

A‘ goodpas s ’atGCSEMat hemat i c si sa pr er equi s i t ef ormanyc ar eer sandf ur t her s t udyc our s es .Thi si sus ual l yatl eas tagr ade4, al t houghs omei ns t i t ut i onsorc our s eswhi c hr equi r ea gr eat erus eofMat hemat i c smays ethi gher r equi r ement s .

Mat hemat i c sc anl eadt omanyj oboppor t uni t i es , i nc l udi ngEngi neer i ng,Ac c ount anc y,Medi c i ne, Ec onomi c sandComput i ng.

Combi nedSci ence AQA

W hychoosedoubl eaward?

Overvi ew oft hecourse

•TheDoubl eAwar dSc i enc ec our s ec ombi nest hes t udy ofBi ol ogy,Chemi s t r yandPhys i c sandl eadst ot he awar doft woGCSEgr ades .Youar et aughtbyt hr ee di f f er ents ubj ec ts pec i al i s tt eac her sandhave1 2Sc i enc e l es s onsperf or t ni ght .

I nyourBi ol ogyl es s onsyouwi l ll ear naboutor gans ys t emsi nt hehumanbody,i nc l udi ngt he ner vouss ys t em andt hedi ges t i ves ys t em.Thes pec i f i c at i onal s oi nc l udest opi c sont he envi r onment ,i nher i t anc eandphot os ynt hes i s .Ther ear eoppor t uni t i est ol ear nabout r el at i vel ynewt ec hni quesandt ec hnol ogi es ,s uc hasgenet i cengi neer i ngandt het her apeut i c us eofs t em c el l s .

•I fyout aket heDoubl eAwar dc our s eandl at erwi s ht o c ont i nueaSc i enc es ubj ec tt oALevel ,youwi l lbeabl e t odos o,pr ovi dedyouac hi evet her equi r edgr ades .

Choos i ngt hi sopt i onwi l lkeeponeofyouropt i on bl oc ksopent oc hoos eanot herGCSEs ubj ec t .

I nyourChemi s t r yl es s onsyouwi l ll ear nwhyc hemi c alr eac t i onsoc c ur .Thes pec i f i c at i on i nc l udest opi c sonc ombus t i on,ext r ac t i onofmet al sandneut r al i s at i on.Fac t or ss uc hashowt o al t ert her at eofar eac t i onandhowt oanal ys es ubs t anc esar eal s oc over ed.Youwi l lal s of i nd outhowc hemi s t ss t r i vet omi ni mi s et heus eofl i mi t edr es our c esandener gyc ons umpt i oni n t hemanuf ac t ur eofus ef ulpr oduc t sandhowc hemi s t sdevel opwaysofdi s pos i ngpr oduc t sat t heendoft hei rus ef ull i f ei nwayst hatens ur et hatmat er i al sar eus eds us t ai nabl y.

I nyourPhys i c sl es s onsyouwi l ll ear naboutf or c es ,ener gyr es our c es( i nc l udi ngt heus eof f os s i lf uel sandgl obalwar mi ngasc r i t i c alpr obl emsf ort hi sc ent ur y) ,waves( i nc l udi ngmoder n t ec hnol ogi ess uc hasi magi ngandc ommuni c at i ons ys t ems ) ,el ec t r i c i t y,magnet s ,t hepar t i c l e modelofmat t erandf i nal l yr adi oac t i vi t yandnuc l earphys i c s .

Assessment Thec our s ei sdi vi dedi nt oBi ol ogy,Chemi s t r yandPhys i c st opi c st hatwi l lbeas s es s edvi as i x exami nat i onst akenatt heendofYear1 1 ,t wof oreac hs c i enc e.

Eac hexami nat i oni s1hour1 5mi nut esl ong.Ques t i onst es t i ngexper i ment alandi nves t i gat i ve s ki l l sar eal s oi nc l udedi neac hexami nat i on.Eac hpaperi swor t h1 6.

67% ofyourGCSEgr ade andt her ear enoc ont r ol l edas s es s ment s .

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Weof f ert ot aket heYear1 1s t udent st ot heGCSESc i enc eLi ve!Tal ksi nManc hes t erandwe ar eal s ohopi ngt or unaf i el dt r i pt oSout hAf r i c ai n2024wher eours t udent swi l lwor k al ongs i der es ear c her sandr anger si nagamer es er vet os t udyt hei mpac tt hatl ar genumberof el ephant shaveont heec os ys t em.Theywi l lal s ogett heoppor t uni t yt os c ubadi veandl ookat t heheal t hoft hec or alr eeft hatl i esof fSodwanaBay. Weent ers t udent sf ort henat i onal l yr ec ogni s edCRESTawar dswhi c hi st heBr i t i s hSc i enc e As s oc i at i on' ss c hemef orSTEM pr oj ec twor kt hati ns pi r esyoungpeopl et ot hi nkandbehave l i kes c i ent i s t sandengi neer s .

Wewi l lal s obes ubmi t t i ngs t udent sf ort het hr ees c i enc eOl ympi adswhi c har eputonbyt he r el evants oc i et i es .

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

St udyi ngSc i enc ewi l lhel pyout ol ear nabout howandwhyt hi ngswor ki nt hewayt heydo.

Fr om t hec ompl exf unc t i oni ngoft hehumanbody t ot hedevel opmentoft hemos ts ophi s t i c at edmeansof moder nc ommuni c at i on,Sc i enc ei sal lar oundus .I ti snot j us taboutl ear ni ngf ac t s ,Sc i enc ei sal s oaboutdevel opi ng t hes ki l l sofc r i t i c alt hi nki ng,dat aanal ys i s ,pr obl em s ol vi ngandappl i c at i on.I ti s ,t her ef or e,nots ur pr i s i ngt hat Sc i enc ei sac or es ubj ec toft heNat i onalCur r i c ul um and t hataGCSESc i enc equal i f i c at i oni sami ni mum r equi r ementf orent r yt omanyuni ver s i t yc our s es .

Combi nedSci ence AQA

W hychoosedoubl eaward?

Overvi ew oft hecourse

•TheDoubl eAwar dSc i enc ec our s ec ombi nest hes t udy ofBi ol ogy,Chemi s t r yandPhys i c sandl eadst ot he awar doft woGCSEgr ades .Youar et aughtbyt hr ee di f f er ents ubj ec ts pec i al i s tt eac her sandhave1 2Sc i enc e l es s onsperf or t ni ght .

I nyourBi ol ogyl es s onsyouwi l ll ear naboutor gans ys t emsi nt hehumanbody,i nc l udi ngt he ner vouss ys t em andt hedi ges t i ves ys t em.Thes pec i f i c at i onal s oi nc l udest opi c sont he envi r onment ,i nher i t anc eandphot os ynt hes i s .Ther ear eoppor t uni t i est ol ear nabout r el at i vel ynewt ec hni quesandt ec hnol ogi es ,s uc hasgenet i cengi neer i ngandt het her apeut i c us eofs t em c el l s .

•I fyout aket heDoubl eAwar dc our s eandl at erwi s ht o c ont i nueaSc i enc es ubj ec tt oALevel ,youwi l lbeabl e t odos o,pr ovi dedyouac hi evet her equi r edgr ades .

Choos i ngt hi sopt i onwi l lkeeponeofyouropt i on bl oc ksopent oc hoos eanot herGCSEs ubj ec t .

I nyourChemi s t r yl es s onsyouwi l ll ear nwhyc hemi c alr eac t i onsoc c ur .Thes pec i f i c at i on i nc l udest opi c sonc ombus t i on,ext r ac t i onofmet al sandneut r al i s at i on.Fac t or ss uc hashowt o al t ert her at eofar eac t i onandhowt oanal ys es ubs t anc esar eal s oc over ed.Youwi l lal s of i nd outhowc hemi s t ss t r i vet omi ni mi s et heus eofl i mi t edr es our c esandener gyc ons umpt i oni n t hemanuf ac t ur eofus ef ulpr oduc t sandhowc hemi s t sdevel opwaysofdi s pos i ngpr oduc t sat t heendoft hei rus ef ull i f ei nwayst hatens ur et hatmat er i al sar eus eds us t ai nabl y.

I nyourPhys i c sl es s onsyouwi l ll ear naboutf or c es ,ener gyr es our c es( i nc l udi ngt heus eof f os s i lf uel sandgl obalwar mi ngasc r i t i c alpr obl emsf ort hi sc ent ur y) ,waves( i nc l udi ngmoder n t ec hnol ogi ess uc hasi magi ngandc ommuni c at i ons ys t ems ) ,el ec t r i c i t y,magnet s ,t hepar t i c l e modelofmat t erandf i nal l yr adi oac t i vi t yandnuc l earphys i c s .

Assessment Thec our s ei sdi vi dedi nt oBi ol ogy,Chemi s t r yandPhys i c st opi c st hatwi l lbeas s es s edvi as i x exami nat i onst akenatt heendofYear1 1 ,t wof oreac hs c i enc e.

Eac hexami nat i oni s1hour1 5mi nut esl ong.Ques t i onst es t i ngexper i ment alandi nves t i gat i ve s ki l l sar eal s oi nc l udedi neac hexami nat i on.Eac hpaperi swor t h1 6.

67% ofyourGCSEgr ade andt her ear enoc ont r ol l edas s es s ment s .

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Weof f ert ot aket heYear1 1s t udent st ot heGCSESc i enc eLi ve!Tal ksi nManc hes t erandwe ar eal s ohopi ngt or unaf i el dt r i pt oSout hAf r i c ai n2024wher eours t udent swi l lwor k al ongs i der es ear c her sandr anger si nagamer es er vet os t udyt hei mpac tt hatl ar genumberof el ephant shaveont heec os ys t em.Theywi l lal s ogett heoppor t uni t yt os c ubadi veandl ookat t heheal t hoft hec or alr eeft hatl i esof fSodwanaBay. Weent ers t udent sf ort henat i onal l yr ec ogni s edCRESTawar dswhi c hi st heBr i t i s hSc i enc e As s oc i at i on' ss c hemef orSTEM pr oj ec twor kt hati ns pi r esyoungpeopl et ot hi nkandbehave l i kes c i ent i s t sandengi neer s .

Wewi l lal s obes ubmi t t i ngs t udent sf ort het hr ees c i enc eOl ympi adswhi c har eputonbyt he r el evants oc i et i es .

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

St udyi ngSc i enc ewi l lhel pyout ol ear nabout howandwhyt hi ngswor ki nt hewayt heydo.

Fr om t hec ompl exf unc t i oni ngoft hehumanbody t ot hedevel opmentoft hemos ts ophi s t i c at edmeansof moder nc ommuni c at i on,Sc i enc ei sal lar oundus .I ti snot j us taboutl ear ni ngf ac t s ,Sc i enc ei sal s oaboutdevel opi ng t hes ki l l sofc r i t i c alt hi nki ng,dat aanal ys i s ,pr obl em s ol vi ngandappl i c at i on.I ti s ,t her ef or e,nots ur pr i s i ngt hat Sc i enc ei sac or es ubj ec toft heNat i onalCur r i c ul um and t hataGCSESc i enc equal i f i c at i oni sami ni mum r equi r ementf orent r yt omanyuni ver s i t yc our s es .

Tri pl eSci ence AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse Theext r at i mes t udent shavet os t udyt het r i pl eawar dmeanst hatt heygett oc overmor e t opi c sandgodeeperi nt ot het opi c st hatar ec over ed.I nor dert os uc c eedyouwi l lneedt ohave al r eadydemons t r at edanapt i t udef orSc i enc e.Youar eexpec t edt ohaves t r onganal yt i c aland eval uat i ons ki l l saswel last heabi l i t yt oappl yyourknowl edget ounf ami l i arpr obl ems .

I ti saf ant as t i cc our s ef ort hos ewi t har eali nt er es ti ns c i enc e.

Bi ol ogy–t hes pec i f i c at i onc over sal loft heDoubl eAwar dBi ol ogyGCSEt opi c s ,pl uss ome f ur t hert opi c si nc l udi ngt hes t r uc t ur eofDNA,c l oni ngmet hodsi npl ant sandani mal s , evol ut i onandas t udyofec os ys t ems .

W hychooset ri pl eaward?

•Fol l owi ngt heGCSETr i pl eSc i enc ec our s egi vespupi l s t heoppor t uni t yt os pendmor et i meont hei rs t udyof Sc i enc e( 1 8per i odsperf or t ni ght ,c ompar edwi t h1 2 per i odsperf or t ni ghtf orDoubl eAwar dSc i enc e) .Thi s l eadst ot heawar doft hr ees epar at eGCSEgr adesi n Bi ol ogy,Chemi s t r yandPhys i c s .

•Thet r ans i t i onf r om Sc i enc eGCSEst oSc i enc eA Level smaybeeas i erf orpupi l swhohavef ol l owedt he Tr i pl eSc i enc ec our s e,ass ever alt opi c sf oreac hSc i enc e ar ec over edi nmor edet ai landaddi t i onalt opi c sar e i nt r oduc ed.I ti sal s oi mpor t antt onot et hatt aki ng t r i pl eawar dSc i enc ewi l lgi veyouonel es sopt i on c hoi c e.

Chemi s t r y–t hes pec i f i c at i onc over sal lt het opi c ss t udi edi nt heChemi s t r ys ec t i onsoft he Doubl eAwar dSc i enc eGCSEpl usf ur t hert opi c si nc l udi ngt hepr oper t i esoft r ans i t i onmet al s , c hemi c alc el l sandf uelc el l s ,s ynt het i candnat ur al l yoc c ur r i ngpol ymer sandaddi t i onal quant i t at i vec hemi s t r y.

Phys i c s–t hes pec i f i c at i onc over sal lt heDoubl eAwar dSc i enc eGCSEt opi c spl usf ur t her t opi c si nc l udi ngmoment s ,pr es s ur e,l ens es ,s t at i cel ec t r i c i t yands pac ephys i c s .

Assessment Eac hSc i enc eGCSEc over sar angeoft opi c st hatar eexami nedi nt wowr i t t enpaper satt heend ofYear1 1 .Ques t i onst es t i ngexper i ment alandi nves t i gat i ves ki l l sar eal s oi nc l udedi neac h exami nat i on.Eac hexami nat i oni s1hour45mi nut esl ong.Thi smeanst hatyouwi l lhavea t ot alof6Sc i enc eexami nat i onsatt heendofYear1 1 .Ther ear enoc ont r ol l edas s es s ment s .

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Weof f ert ot aket heYear1 1s t udent st ot heGCSESc i enc eLi ve!Tal ksi nManc hes t erandwe ar eal s ohopi ngt or unaf i el dt r i pt oSout hAf r i c ai n2024wher eours t udent swi l lwor k al ongs i der es ear c her sandr anger si nagamer es er vet os t udyt hei mpac tt hatl ar genumberof el ephant shaveont heec os ys t em.Theywi l lal s ogett heoppor t uni t yt os c ubadi veandl ookat t heheal t hoft hec or alr eeft hatl i esof fSodwanaBay. Weent ers t udent sf ort henat i onal l yr ec ogni s edCRESTawar dswhi c hi st heBr i t i s hSc i enc e As s oc i at i on' ss c hemef orSTEM pr oj ec twor kt hati ns pi r esyoungpeopl et ot hi nkandbehave l i kes c i ent i s t sandengi neer s .

Wewi l lal s obes ubmi t t i ngs t udent sf ort het hr ees c i enc eOl ympi adswhi c har eputonbyt he r el evants oc i et i es .

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

St udyi ngSc i enc ewi l lhel pyout ol ear nabout howandwhyt hi ngswor ki nt hewayt heydo.

Fr om t hec ompl exf unc t i oni ngoft hehumanbody t ot hedevel opmentoft hemos ts ophi s t i c at edmeansof moder nc ommuni c at i on,Sc i enc ei sal lar oundus .I ti snot j us taboutl ear ni ngf ac t s ,Sc i enc ei sal s oaboutdevel opi ng t hes ki l l sofc r i t i c alt hi nki ng,dat aanal ys i s ,pr obl em s ol vi ngandappl i c at i on.I ti s ,t her ef or e,nots ur pr i s i ngt hat Sc i enc ei sac or es ubj ec toft heNat i onalCur r i c ul um and t hataGCSESc i enc equal i f i c at i oni sami ni mum r equi r ementf orent r yt omanyuni ver s i t yc our s es .

Tri pl eSci ence AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse Theext r at i mes t udent shavet os t udyt het r i pl eawar dmeanst hatt heygett oc overmor e t opi c sandgodeeperi nt ot het opi c st hatar ec over ed.I nor dert os uc c eedyouwi l lneedt ohave al r eadydemons t r at edanapt i t udef orSc i enc e.Youar eexpec t edt ohaves t r onganal yt i c aland eval uat i ons ki l l saswel last heabi l i t yt oappl yyourknowl edget ounf ami l i arpr obl ems .

I ti saf ant as t i cc our s ef ort hos ewi t har eali nt er es ti ns c i enc e.

Bi ol ogy–t hes pec i f i c at i onc over sal loft heDoubl eAwar dBi ol ogyGCSEt opi c s ,pl uss ome f ur t hert opi c si nc l udi ngt hes t r uc t ur eofDNA,c l oni ngmet hodsi npl ant sandani mal s , evol ut i onandas t udyofec os ys t ems .

W hychooset ri pl eaward?

•Fol l owi ngt heGCSETr i pl eSc i enc ec our s egi vespupi l s t heoppor t uni t yt os pendmor et i meont hei rs t udyof Sc i enc e( 1 8per i odsperf or t ni ght ,c ompar edwi t h1 2 per i odsperf or t ni ghtf orDoubl eAwar dSc i enc e) .Thi s l eadst ot heawar doft hr ees epar at eGCSEgr adesi n Bi ol ogy,Chemi s t r yandPhys i c s .

•Thet r ans i t i onf r om Sc i enc eGCSEst oSc i enc eA Level smaybeeas i erf orpupi l swhohavef ol l owedt he Tr i pl eSc i enc ec our s e,ass ever alt opi c sf oreac hSc i enc e ar ec over edi nmor edet ai landaddi t i onalt opi c sar e i nt r oduc ed.I ti sal s oi mpor t antt onot et hatt aki ng t r i pl eawar dSc i enc ewi l lgi veyouonel es sopt i on c hoi c e.

Chemi s t r y–t hes pec i f i c at i onc over sal lt het opi c ss t udi edi nt heChemi s t r ys ec t i onsoft he Doubl eAwar dSc i enc eGCSEpl usf ur t hert opi c si nc l udi ngt hepr oper t i esoft r ans i t i onmet al s , c hemi c alc el l sandf uelc el l s ,s ynt het i candnat ur al l yoc c ur r i ngpol ymer sandaddi t i onal quant i t at i vec hemi s t r y.

Phys i c s–t hes pec i f i c at i onc over sal lt heDoubl eAwar dSc i enc eGCSEt opi c spl usf ur t her t opi c si nc l udi ngmoment s ,pr es s ur e,l ens es ,s t at i cel ec t r i c i t yands pac ephys i c s .

Assessment Eac hSc i enc eGCSEc over sar angeoft opi c st hatar eexami nedi nt wowr i t t enpaper satt heend ofYear1 1 .Ques t i onst es t i ngexper i ment alandi nves t i gat i ves ki l l sar eal s oi nc l udedi neac h exami nat i on.Eac hexami nat i oni s1hour45mi nut esl ong.Thi smeanst hatyouwi l lhavea t ot alof6Sc i enc eexami nat i onsatt heendofYear1 1 .Ther ear enoc ont r ol l edas s es s ment s .

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Weof f ert ot aket heYear1 1s t udent st ot heGCSESc i enc eLi ve!Tal ksi nManc hes t erandwe ar eal s ohopi ngt or unaf i el dt r i pt oSout hAf r i c ai n2024wher eours t udent swi l lwor k al ongs i der es ear c her sandr anger si nagamer es er vet os t udyt hei mpac tt hatl ar genumberof el ephant shaveont heec os ys t em.Theywi l lal s ogett heoppor t uni t yt os c ubadi veandl ookat t heheal t hoft hec or alr eeft hatl i esof fSodwanaBay. Weent ers t udent sf ort henat i onal l yr ec ogni s edCRESTawar dswhi c hi st heBr i t i s hSc i enc e As s oc i at i on' ss c hemef orSTEM pr oj ec twor kt hati ns pi r esyoungpeopl et ot hi nkandbehave l i kes c i ent i s t sandengi neer s .

Wewi l lal s obes ubmi t t i ngs t udent sf ort het hr ees c i enc eOl ympi adswhi c har eputonbyt he r el evants oc i et i es .

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

St udyi ngSc i enc ewi l lhel pyout ol ear nabout howandwhyt hi ngswor ki nt hewayt heydo.

Fr om t hec ompl exf unc t i oni ngoft hehumanbody t ot hedevel opmentoft hemos ts ophi s t i c at edmeansof moder nc ommuni c at i on,Sc i enc ei sal lar oundus .I ti snot j us taboutl ear ni ngf ac t s ,Sc i enc ei sal s oaboutdevel opi ng t hes ki l l sofc r i t i c alt hi nki ng,dat aanal ys i s ,pr obl em s ol vi ngandappl i c at i on.I ti s ,t her ef or e,nots ur pr i s i ngt hat Sc i enc ei sac or es ubj ec toft heNat i onalCur r i c ul um and t hataGCSESc i enc equal i f i c at i oni sami ni mum r equi r ementf orent r yt omanyuni ver s i t yc our s es .

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Art& Desi gn AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse Thr ought hes t udyofAr t ,gi r l swi l ll ear nt ot hi nk,l ear n,ques t i on,expl or eandexper i ment wi t hi deas ,mat er i al sandpr oc es s es .Theywi l lbec omf or t abl ei nt aki ngr i s ksandl ear nt o under s t andt hatmi s t akesandf ai l ur esar eanes s ent i alpar toft hec r eat i vej our neyandbe enc our agedt or ec ogni s et hatt hej our ney( c r eat i vepr oc es s )i smor ei mpor t antt hant he des t i nat i on.Theywi l lbei nt r oduc edt oc ont empor ar y,hi s t or i c alandc ul t ur alar tf or ms .

Ar t i s t s :Make,Pl ay,Car e,Tal k,ShapeandShar e!

W hychooseArt& Desi gn?

Ar t&Des i gnc oul dbeagoodc hoi c e,i fyou: •Ar ec r eat i veandi magi nat i ve •Havet hedes i r et ot r ynewt hi ngs •Enj oyexpl or i ngandexper i ment i ng •Li ket oi nves t i gat ear t i s t s ,newar tf or msands t yl es •Wantt os t andoutf r om t hec ompet i t i oni nan i nc r eas i ngl yvi s ualwor l d

ForGCSEAr t&Des i gnweof f ert heFi neAr tendor s ementi nwhi c hyouwi l lexpl or e t ec hni quess uc has :dr awi ngandpai nt i ng,c ol l age,mi xedmedi a,mul t i medi at ext i l es , pr i nt maki ngandphot ogr aphy.Youwi l lhavet heoppor t uni t yt oexpl or et r adi t i onaland di gi t almedi aandt opr oduc ei ndi vi duali nnovat i veout c omes .

Assessment Ther ear et woc omponent s .Component1 ,t he‘ Por t f ol i o’ ,whi c hc ount sf or60% oft heGCSE gr adeand,Component2,t he‘ Ext er nal l ys etas s i gnment ’whi c hi swor t ht her emai ni ng40%.

Bot hc omponent sar epr ac t i c al .Your‘ Por t f ol i o’wi l lc ont ai nas el ec t i onofwor kf r om t he i nt r oduc t or ypr oj ec tandwor ks hopsandas us t ai nedi nves t i gat i onwhi c hwi l ls howt he c r eat i vej our neyf r om t hei ni t i ali deat hr ought oc r eat i ngaf i nalout c ome.Youwi l ls t ar t wor konpr epar at i onf ort he‘ Ext er nal l ys etas s i gnment ’i nJanuar yofYear1 1wher eyouwi l l begi venac hoi c eofs evens t ar t i ngpoi nt saf t erapr epar at or yper i odofappr oxi mat el yei ght weeks .Youwi l lt henc ompl et eaf i nalout c omedur i ngt enhour sofs uper vi s ed,unai ded wor k.

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Enr i c hmentoppor t uni t i esi nc l udewor ks hopsandc ar eer st al ksf r om vi s i t i ngar t i s t sand r egul arar tc l i ni c swhi c hwi l lenabl eyout ous eourexc el l entf ac i l i t i ess uc hast he phot ogr aphys t udi oandbr i ghtar tar eat oc ont i nuet owor konyourpor t f ol i o.Dur i ngt he c our s eyouwi l lal s ohavet heoppor t uni t yt oat t endt heConwayr es i dent i als t udyweekend.

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Thebenef i t sofs t udyi ngGCSEAr t&Des i gn ar emuc hwi derr eac hi ngt hant heobvi ous ar t i s t i cs ki l l st hatyougai nf r om s t udyi ng t hes ubj ec t .

Thet r ans f er abl es ki l l st hatyouwi l ldevel opwi l l as s i s tyoui nmanydi f f er entas pec t sofyourl i f ebut , mor ei mpor t ant l y,youwi l lal s odi s c overmanynew t hi ngsaboutyour s el fal ongt heway.Af t eryourGCSEyou maywi s ht oc ons i derc ont i nui ngwi t hyours t udi esi nAr tand/or Phot ogr aphyatALevel .

Art& Desi gn AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse Thr ought hes t udyofAr t ,gi r l swi l ll ear nt ot hi nk,l ear n,ques t i on,expl or eandexper i ment wi t hi deas ,mat er i al sandpr oc es s es .Theywi l lbec omf or t abl ei nt aki ngr i s ksandl ear nt o under s t andt hatmi s t akesandf ai l ur esar eanes s ent i alpar toft hec r eat i vej our neyandbe enc our agedt or ec ogni s et hatt hej our ney( c r eat i vepr oc es s )i smor ei mpor t antt hant he des t i nat i on.Theywi l lbei nt r oduc edt oc ont empor ar y,hi s t or i c alandc ul t ur alar tf or ms .

Ar t i s t s :Make,Pl ay,Car e,Tal k,ShapeandShar e!

W hychooseArt& Desi gn?

Ar t&Des i gnc oul dbeagoodc hoi c e,i fyou: •Ar ec r eat i veandi magi nat i ve •Havet hedes i r et ot r ynewt hi ngs •Enj oyexpl or i ngandexper i ment i ng •Li ket oi nves t i gat ear t i s t s ,newar tf or msands t yl es •Wantt os t andoutf r om t hec ompet i t i oni nan i nc r eas i ngl yvi s ualwor l d

ForGCSEAr t&Des i gnweof f ert heFi neAr tendor s ementi nwhi c hyouwi l lexpl or e t ec hni quess uc has :dr awi ngandpai nt i ng,c ol l age,mi xedmedi a,mul t i medi at ext i l es , pr i nt maki ngandphot ogr aphy.Youwi l lhavet heoppor t uni t yt oexpl or et r adi t i onaland di gi t almedi aandt opr oduc ei ndi vi duali nnovat i veout c omes .

Assessment Ther ear et woc omponent s .Component1 ,t he‘ Por t f ol i o’ ,whi c hc ount sf or60% oft heGCSE gr adeand,Component2,t he‘ Ext er nal l ys etas s i gnment ’whi c hi swor t ht her emai ni ng40%.

Bot hc omponent sar epr ac t i c al .Your‘ Por t f ol i o’wi l lc ont ai nas el ec t i onofwor kf r om t he i nt r oduc t or ypr oj ec tandwor ks hopsandas us t ai nedi nves t i gat i onwhi c hwi l ls howt he c r eat i vej our neyf r om t hei ni t i ali deat hr ought oc r eat i ngaf i nalout c ome.Youwi l ls t ar t wor konpr epar at i onf ort he‘ Ext er nal l ys etas s i gnment ’i nJanuar yofYear1 1wher eyouwi l l begi venac hoi c eofs evens t ar t i ngpoi nt saf t erapr epar at or yper i odofappr oxi mat el yei ght weeks .Youwi l lt henc ompl et eaf i nalout c omedur i ngt enhour sofs uper vi s ed,unai ded wor k.

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Enr i c hmentoppor t uni t i esi nc l udewor ks hopsandc ar eer st al ksf r om vi s i t i ngar t i s t sand r egul arar tc l i ni c swhi c hwi l lenabl eyout ous eourexc el l entf ac i l i t i ess uc hast he phot ogr aphys t udi oandbr i ghtar tar eat oc ont i nuet owor konyourpor t f ol i o.Dur i ngt he c our s eyouwi l lal s ohavet heoppor t uni t yt oat t endt heConwayr es i dent i als t udyweekend.

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Thebenef i t sofs t udyi ngGCSEAr t&Des i gn ar emuc hwi derr eac hi ngt hant heobvi ous ar t i s t i cs ki l l st hatyougai nf r om s t udyi ng t hes ubj ec t .

Thet r ans f er abl es ki l l st hatyouwi l ldevel opwi l l as s i s tyoui nmanydi f f er entas pec t sofyourl i f ebut , mor ei mpor t ant l y,youwi l lal s odi s c overmanynew t hi ngsaboutyour s el fal ongt heway.Af t eryourGCSEyou maywi s ht oc ons i derc ont i nui ngwi t hyours t udi esi nAr tand/or Phot ogr aphyatALevel .

Comput erSci ence OCR

Overvi ew oft hecourse Comput erSc i enc ewi l lhel pyout odevel opyourunder s t andi ngofc ur r entandemer gi ng c omput i ngandal gor i t hmi ct ec hnol ogi esandunder s t andhowt heywor k.

Thec our s ei sbes ts ui t edt os t udent swhohaveakeeni nt er es ti nc omput at i onalt hi nki ngand pr obl em s ol vi ng.St udent swi t hper s ever anc eandt enac i t yt endt obet hemos ts uc c es s f ul .

Pr ogr ammi ngi st aughtasapr ac t i c als ubj ec tus i ngPyt hon.St udent sar egi vent he oppor t uni t yt owor katt hei rownpac e,c ompl et i ngc hal l engeswhi c hext endt hei rs ki l l s .

Assessment

W hychooseComput erSci ence?

•Comput erSc i enc eof f er sadynami cc our s ewi t hexper i ment at i on andpr ac t i c alas pec t st hatwi l lc hal l engeandengageyou.

•Thec apac i t yt ot hi nkc r eat i vel y,i nnovat i vel y,anal yt i c al l y, l ogi c al l yandc r i t i c al l y.

•Bec omec onf i dentandf l uenti nmanyas pec t sofComput er Sc i enc e,f r om har dwar et os of t war e.

•Gi r l shaveal r eadyc ompl et edwor katGCSEl evelgi vi ng t hem af ant as t i cheads t ar ti nt ot hei rc our s e.

•Comput erSc i enc ei si dealf oral lgi r l swho ar ei nt er es t edi nl ear ni nghowc omput er swor k andhowt omaket hec omput erdo whatyouwanti tt o.

Comput erSys t ems( wei ghi ng50%) Comput at i onalThi nki ng,Al gor i t hmsandPr ogr ammi ng( wei ghi ng50%)

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Robot i csTeam ment ori ngandcoachi ng Wi t ht hr eedi f f er entr obot i c st eamspr ovi di ngavar i et yofengi neer i ngandpr ogr ammi ng c hal l enges ,youwi l lhavet heoppor t uni t yt os har eyourexper i enc eswi t ht heyoungers t udent s .

Thi si saf ant as t i coppor t uni t yf oryout ogi vebac kandagr eatexper i enc ef oryourf ut ur eCV. Nott oment i ont hec oac hTs hi r t !

Resi dent i alTri ps Thi syearwehaveat woni ghtr es i dent i alvi s i tt oBl et c hl eyPar kandCambr i dget ol ear nmor e aboutSTEM c ar eer sf orwomen,c omput i nghi s t or yandhaves omehands onpr ogr ammi ng.

Wewi l lbear r angi nganot hert r i pf ornextyear .

W orkpl aceTri ps Overt hec omi ngyear st hedepar t mentwi l lbel ooki ngt ovi s i tl oc alt ec hbus i nes s est ogai nan i ns i ghti nt ot hec ar eer st hatComput erSc i enc ec oul dl eadyout o.

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Ther ei sabi gs hor t ageofpr oper l yqual i f i ed c omput ers c i ent i s t si nawi devar i et yoff i el ds i nc l udi ngs of t war edevel opment ,el ec t r oni c engi neer i ng,aer os pac edes i gn,c yber s ec ur i t yand medi c i ne.

Thi sc our s ei sdes i gnedt obef i r s ts t eppi ngs t one f ors t udent swi s hi ngt opr ogr es st oc ar eer si n t hes ef i el ds .

Comput erSci ence OCR

Overvi ew oft hecourse Comput erSc i enc ewi l lhel pyout odevel opyourunder s t andi ngofc ur r entandemer gi ng c omput i ngandal gor i t hmi ct ec hnol ogi esandunder s t andhowt heywor k.

Thec our s ei sbes ts ui t edt os t udent swhohaveakeeni nt er es ti nc omput at i onalt hi nki ngand pr obl em s ol vi ng.St udent swi t hper s ever anc eandt enac i t yt endt obet hemos ts uc c es s f ul .

Pr ogr ammi ngi st aughtasapr ac t i c als ubj ec tus i ngPyt hon.St udent sar egi vent he oppor t uni t yt owor katt hei rownpac e,c ompl et i ngc hal l engeswhi c hext endt hei rs ki l l s .

Assessment

W hychooseComput erSci ence?

•Comput erSc i enc eof f er sadynami cc our s ewi t hexper i ment at i on andpr ac t i c alas pec t st hatwi l lc hal l engeandengageyou.

•Thec apac i t yt ot hi nkc r eat i vel y,i nnovat i vel y,anal yt i c al l y, l ogi c al l yandc r i t i c al l y.

•Bec omec onf i dentandf l uenti nmanyas pec t sofComput er Sc i enc e,f r om har dwar et os of t war e.

•Gi r l shaveal r eadyc ompl et edwor katGCSEl evelgi vi ng t hem af ant as t i cheads t ar ti nt ot hei rc our s e.

•Comput erSc i enc ei si dealf oral lgi r l swho ar ei nt er es t edi nl ear ni nghowc omput er swor k andhowt omaket hec omput erdo whatyouwanti tt o.

Comput erSys t ems( wei ghi ng50%) Comput at i onalThi nki ng,Al gor i t hmsandPr ogr ammi ng( wei ghi ng50%)

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Robot i csTeam ment ori ngandcoachi ng Wi t ht hr eedi f f er entr obot i c st eamspr ovi di ngavar i et yofengi neer i ngandpr ogr ammi ng c hal l enges ,youwi l lhavet heoppor t uni t yt os har eyourexper i enc eswi t ht heyoungers t udent s .

Thi si saf ant as t i coppor t uni t yf oryout ogi vebac kandagr eatexper i enc ef oryourf ut ur eCV. Nott oment i ont hec oac hTs hi r t !

Resi dent i alTri ps Thi syearwehaveat woni ghtr es i dent i alvi s i tt oBl et c hl eyPar kandCambr i dget ol ear nmor e aboutSTEM c ar eer sf orwomen,c omput i nghi s t or yandhaves omehands onpr ogr ammi ng.

Wewi l lbear r angi nganot hert r i pf ornextyear .

W orkpl aceTri ps Overt hec omi ngyear st hedepar t mentwi l lbel ooki ngt ovi s i tl oc alt ec hbus i nes s est ogai nan i ns i ghti nt ot hec ar eer st hatComput erSc i enc ec oul dl eadyout o.

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Ther ei sabi gs hor t ageofpr oper l yqual i f i ed c omput ers c i ent i s t si nawi devar i et yoff i el ds i nc l udi ngs of t war edevel opment ,el ec t r oni c engi neer i ng,aer os pac edes i gn,c yber s ec ur i t yand medi c i ne.

Thi sc our s ei sdes i gnedt obef i r s ts t eppi ngs t one f ors t udent swi s hi ngt opr ogr es st oc ar eer si n t hes ef i el ds .

Di gi t alI nf ormat i on Technol ogy Pearson

Overvi ew oft hecourse Thi squal i f i c at i onal l owss t udent st odevel opus ef ulkeys ki l l sf orwor ki ngi nt hei nf or mat i on t ec hnol ogys ec t or ,t hr oughami xt ur eofi nves t i gat i onandpr oj ec twor k.St udent sl ear nabout t hepr oc es s est hatunder pi nef f ec t i vewaysofwor ki ng,i nc l udi ngc ommonpl anni ng t ec hni ques ,i t er at i vedes i gnpr oc es s es ,t eamwor kandc yber s ec ur i t y,aswel lasl egaland et hi c alc odesofc onduc t .St udent swi l lal s oc ons i derhowus eri nt er f ac esmeetus erneeds ,how or gani s at i onsc ol l ec tandus edat at omakedec i s i ons ,andvi r t ualwaysofwor ki ng.

Assessment Uni t1:Us erI nt er f ac eDes i gn-I nt er nalas s es s ment( 30%) Uni t2:Col l ec t i ng,Pr es ent i ngandI nt er pr et i ngDat a-I nt er nalas s es s ment( 30%) Uni t3:Ef f ec t i veDi gi t alWor ki ngPr ac t i c es-Exami nat i on–1hour30mi ns( 40%)

W hychooseDi gi t alI nf ormat i on Technol ogy?

•Thes ki l l syouwi l ldevel opdur i ngt hi sc our s ear epr ac t i c alwor k andl i f es ki l l swhi c har evi ewedf avour abl ybyempl oyer sand educ at i ones t abl i s hment s .Whet heryouar egoi ngont ohi gher educ at i onoryou’ r et aki ngupac ar eerdi r ec tf r om c ol l ege,a qual i f i c at i oni nI Twi l lhel pyourf ut ur epr os pec t s .

•I Ts ki l l sar ei nc r eas i ngl yanec es s i t yf ormanyc our s esand c ar eer s .Thi si si dealf orl ear ner swhowantac ar eeri nI Tand wantt ogetabr oadt as t eofdi gi t als ki l l s .Bus i nes si st he per f ec tc ompani ont ot hi sc our s e.

•Thi sc our s ei saper f ec ts t eppi ngs t onet o c ar eer sl i keI TPr oj ec tManagement , Tec hni c alSuppor tandCyber s ec ur i t y.

•TheBTECL2i sequi val entt oa GCSEandpr ovi desan exc el l entqual i f i c at i on i ni t s el f .

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Resi dent i alTri ps Thi syearwehaveat woni ghtr es i dent i alvi s i tt oBl et c hl eyPar kandCambr i dget ol ear nmor e aboutSTEM c ar eer sf orwomenandc omput i nghi s t or y.Wewi l lbepl anni ngar es i dent i alt r i p agai nnextyear .

W orkpl aceTri ps Overt hec omi ngyear st hedepar t mentwi l lbel ooki ngt ovi s i tl oc albus i nes s est ogai nan i ns i ghti nt ot hec ar eer st hatI nf or mat i onTec hnol ogyc oul dl eadyout o.

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Aqual i f i c at i oni nBTECDI Ti ss ui t abl ef or c ar eer si nwebdevel opment ,bus i nes s ,I Tand engi neer i ngandf oc us esont heI Ts ki l l sr equi r edi n t hes ebus i nes ss ec t or s .I ti sawor t hwhi l ec our s ef or s t udent swhoar et hi nki ngaboutac ar eeri nt heI Ti ndus t r y ori nc ar eer swhi c hi nvol veus eofI T,anar eac ur r ent l y exper i enc i ngamaj ors ki l l ss hor t age.

Di gi t alI nf ormat i on Technol ogy Pearson

Overvi ew oft hecourse Thi squal i f i c at i onal l owss t udent st odevel opus ef ulkeys ki l l sf orwor ki ngi nt hei nf or mat i on t ec hnol ogys ec t or ,t hr oughami xt ur eofi nves t i gat i onandpr oj ec twor k.St udent sl ear nabout t hepr oc es s est hatunder pi nef f ec t i vewaysofwor ki ng,i nc l udi ngc ommonpl anni ng t ec hni ques ,i t er at i vedes i gnpr oc es s es ,t eamwor kandc yber s ec ur i t y,aswel lasl egaland et hi c alc odesofc onduc t .St udent swi l lal s oc ons i derhowus eri nt er f ac esmeetus erneeds ,how or gani s at i onsc ol l ec tandus edat at omakedec i s i ons ,andvi r t ualwaysofwor ki ng.

Assessment Uni t1:Us erI nt er f ac eDes i gn-I nt er nalas s es s ment( 30%) Uni t2:Col l ec t i ng,Pr es ent i ngandI nt er pr et i ngDat a-I nt er nalas s es s ment( 30%) Uni t3:Ef f ec t i veDi gi t alWor ki ngPr ac t i c es-Exami nat i on–1hour30mi ns( 40%)

W hychooseDi gi t alI nf ormat i on Technol ogy?

•Thes ki l l syouwi l ldevel opdur i ngt hi sc our s ear epr ac t i c alwor k andl i f es ki l l swhi c har evi ewedf avour abl ybyempl oyer sand educ at i ones t abl i s hment s .Whet heryouar egoi ngont ohi gher educ at i onoryou’ r et aki ngupac ar eerdi r ec tf r om c ol l ege,a qual i f i c at i oni nI Twi l lhel pyourf ut ur epr os pec t s .

•I Ts ki l l sar ei nc r eas i ngl yanec es s i t yf ormanyc our s esand c ar eer s .Thi si si dealf orl ear ner swhowantac ar eeri nI Tand wantt ogetabr oadt as t eofdi gi t als ki l l s .Bus i nes si st he per f ec tc ompani ont ot hi sc our s e.

•Thi sc our s ei saper f ec ts t eppi ngs t onet o c ar eer sl i keI TPr oj ec tManagement , Tec hni c alSuppor tandCyber s ec ur i t y.

•TheBTECL2i sequi val entt oa GCSEandpr ovi desan exc el l entqual i f i c at i on i ni t s el f .

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Resi dent i alTri ps Thi syearwehaveat woni ghtr es i dent i alvi s i tt oBl et c hl eyPar kandCambr i dget ol ear nmor e aboutSTEM c ar eer sf orwomenandc omput i nghi s t or y.Wewi l lbepl anni ngar es i dent i alt r i p agai nnextyear .

W orkpl aceTri ps Overt hec omi ngyear st hedepar t mentwi l lbel ooki ngt ovi s i tl oc albus i nes s est ogai nan i ns i ghti nt ot hec ar eer st hatI nf or mat i onTec hnol ogyc oul dl eadyout o.

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Aqual i f i c at i oni nBTECDI Ti ss ui t abl ef or c ar eer si nwebdevel opment ,bus i nes s ,I Tand engi neer i ngandf oc us esont heI Ts ki l l sr equi r edi n t hes ebus i nes ss ec t or s .I ti sawor t hwhi l ec our s ef or s t udent swhoar et hi nki ngaboutac ar eeri nt heI Ti ndus t r y ori nc ar eer swhi c hi nvol veus eofI T,anar eac ur r ent l y exper i enc i ngamaj ors ki l l ss hor t age.

Desi gnTechnol ogy OCR

Overvi ew oft hecourse I nYear1 0,s t udent swi l lbet aughtal lt hekeys ki l l s .Wewi l lbui l dont heknowl edgeyouhave al r eadygai nedf r om l owers c hoolpr oj ec t sandyouwi l lbec omef ami l i arwi t hwoods ,met al s , pl as t i c s ,paper sandboar dsaswel lasours pec i al i s tar eaoft ext i l es .St udent swi l lus et hi s knowl edget odevel oppr oduc tdes i gni deasands ol ut i onsandyouwi l lmakepr ot ot ypesus i ng ourLas erCut t er ,3D pr i nt erands ewi ngmac hi nes .

W hychooseDesi gnTechnol ogy?

•I fyouar ei nt er es t edi nt hewor l dar oundyou,c ur i ous abouthowpr oduc t sdevel opandr eac ht hemar ketand ar ekeenonpr obl em s ol vi ngt henyouwi l lenj oyDes i gn Tec hnol ogy.Ever ypr oduc ti sdes i gned.Des i gner sf i nd s ol ut i onst opr obl ems ,makeourl i vesbet t erand enhanc eourl i vesaes t het i c al l y.

•TheDes i gnTec hnol ogyGCSEc our s eal l owsyout o expl or et hedes i gnpr oc es st oc r eat epr oduc t s t hatmeetr eall i f eneeds .

I nYear1 1 ,t heexam boar dwi l lr el eas ea‘ c ont ext ’uponwhi c hyouwi l lbas eyourc ont r ol l ed as s es s mentpr oj ec t .Youwi l ldevel opyourowndes i gnbr i efandwor kt hr ought hedes i gn pr oc es st oc r eat eyourf i nalpr oduc t .Yourpr oj ec twi l lhaveat ext i l ef oc usbutc anal s o i nc or por at eanyoft heot hermat er i alar easaspar tofyourf i nalpr oduc t .Yourc ont r ol l ed as s es s mentwi l lbewor t h50% ofyourf i nalmar k.

Assessment 50% Exami nat i on Theexami nat i onwi l lmakeup50% oft hef i nalGCSE.Thi sbr i ngst oget herc or eknowl edgeof al lmat er i alar easandi ndept hknowl edgeofText i l es .Ami ni mum of1 5% oft hepaperwi l l as s es syourmat hemat i c alands c i enc es ki l l sasappl i edwi t hi nades i gnandt ec hnol ogyc ont ext .

50% Coursework Thec our s ewor ki sac ont r ol l edas s es s mentpr oj ec twhi c hi st hef i nal50% oft heGCSEmar k.

Theexami nat i onboar di s s uet hr eec ont ext satt heendofYear1 0,br i ngi ngt oget herpr obl em s ol vi ngandr es ear c hs ki l lt opr oduc eaf i nalpr ot ot ypeoft hef i naldes i gn.

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Des i gnandTec hnol ogyCl ub Fas hi onCompet i t i ons uc hasWool 4s c hool s Gal l er y&Exhi bi t i onVi s i t

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Thi sc our s el eadsi nt ot heALevelFas hi onand Text i l ec our s eandc ans uppor tyoui nmany f ut ur ec ar eer si nc l udi ngFas hi onandText i l es c our s esf r om f as hi onf or ec as t i ng,buyer s , des i gni ng,mer c handi s i ngandf abr i c t ec hnol ogi s t st hr ought opat t er nc ut t i ng, mar ket i ngandr et ai laswel lasengi neer i ng, ar c hi t ec t ur e,i ndus t r i aldes i gnandbus i nes s .

Desi gnTechnol ogy OCR

Overvi ew oft hecourse I nYear1 0,s t udent swi l lbet aughtal lt hekeys ki l l s .Wewi l lbui l dont heknowl edgeyouhave al r eadygai nedf r om l owers c hoolpr oj ec t sandyouwi l lbec omef ami l i arwi t hwoods ,met al s , pl as t i c s ,paper sandboar dsaswel lasours pec i al i s tar eaoft ext i l es .St udent swi l lus et hi s knowl edget odevel oppr oduc tdes i gni deasands ol ut i onsandyouwi l lmakepr ot ot ypesus i ng ourLas erCut t er ,3D pr i nt erands ewi ngmac hi nes .

W hychooseDesi gnTechnol ogy?

•I fyouar ei nt er es t edi nt hewor l dar oundyou,c ur i ous abouthowpr oduc t sdevel opandr eac ht hemar ketand ar ekeenonpr obl em s ol vi ngt henyouwi l lenj oyDes i gn Tec hnol ogy.Ever ypr oduc ti sdes i gned.Des i gner sf i nd s ol ut i onst opr obl ems ,makeourl i vesbet t erand enhanc eourl i vesaes t het i c al l y.

•TheDes i gnTec hnol ogyGCSEc our s eal l owsyout o expl or et hedes i gnpr oc es st oc r eat epr oduc t s t hatmeetr eall i f eneeds .

I nYear1 1 ,t heexam boar dwi l lr el eas ea‘ c ont ext ’uponwhi c hyouwi l lbas eyourc ont r ol l ed as s es s mentpr oj ec t .Youwi l ldevel opyourowndes i gnbr i efandwor kt hr ought hedes i gn pr oc es st oc r eat eyourf i nalpr oduc t .Yourpr oj ec twi l lhaveat ext i l ef oc usbutc anal s o i nc or por at eanyoft heot hermat er i alar easaspar tofyourf i nalpr oduc t .Yourc ont r ol l ed as s es s mentwi l lbewor t h50% ofyourf i nalmar k.

Assessment 50% Exami nat i on Theexami nat i onwi l lmakeup50% oft hef i nalGCSE.Thi sbr i ngst oget herc or eknowl edgeof al lmat er i alar easandi ndept hknowl edgeofText i l es .Ami ni mum of1 5% oft hepaperwi l l as s es syourmat hemat i c alands c i enc es ki l l sasappl i edwi t hi nades i gnandt ec hnol ogyc ont ext .

50% Coursework Thec our s ewor ki sac ont r ol l edas s es s mentpr oj ec twhi c hi st hef i nal50% oft heGCSEmar k.

Theexami nat i onboar di s s uet hr eec ont ext satt heendofYear1 0,br i ngi ngt oget herpr obl em s ol vi ngandr es ear c hs ki l lt opr oduc eaf i nalpr ot ot ypeoft hef i naldes i gn.

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Des i gnandTec hnol ogyCl ub Fas hi onCompet i t i ons uc hasWool 4s c hool s Gal l er y&Exhi bi t i onVi s i t

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Thi sc our s el eadsi nt ot heALevelFas hi onand Text i l ec our s eandc ans uppor tyoui nmany f ut ur ec ar eer si nc l udi ngFas hi onandText i l es c our s esf r om f as hi onf or ec as t i ng,buyer s , des i gni ng,mer c handi s i ngandf abr i c t ec hnol ogi s t st hr ought opat t er nc ut t i ng, mar ket i ngandr et ai laswel lasengi neer i ng, ar c hi t ec t ur e,i ndus t r i aldes i gnandbus i nes s .

Drama& Theat re St udi es Edexcel

hecourse ew oft Overvi k. ywor heor eandt manc or f on,per i at or alexpl c i t ac xofpr ngmi i t i sanexc amaGCSEi TheDr o s l a d n a s r o t c e r i d , s r o t c a s a s s a l c n i y l l a c i t c a r p e r o l p x e y e h t h c i h w t x e t t e udyas t ss l Pupi tof on.Aspar i nat enexami t t i hewr nt exti het eaboutt t i owr hem t est epar spr .Thi s gner i des hey tt a h w e t a u l a v e d n a e s y oanal nhowt ear eandl r heat vet i hl c owat lgot l swi l epupi s our hec t ng ompanyi c ama,anac eofdr ec dualpi vi ndi eani eat r oc oupt nagr ki owor s een.Theyal haves heend dst owar et enc nerandaudi oanexami et ec edpi pt i r c m as or f oper s tal oandmus i ol f t por e. s our hec oft

W hychooseDramaand Theat reSt udi es?

•Youwi l lhavet heoppor t uni t yt os t udyandwat c hmoder n andexc i t i ngpl ays ,c ol l abor at ewi t hyourpeer st oc r eat e yourowni nnovat i vepi ec esanddevel opyourac t i ngs ki l l s .

Youwi l lal s odevel opyourwr i t t enanal yt i c alandr ef l ec t i ve s ki l l s .I fyouhaveani nt er es ti nt hePer f or mi ngAr t s ,t hi si s t hes ubj ec tf oryou.

•Dr amaal s opr ovi desampl eoppor t uni t yf oryout odevel op t r ans f er abl es ki l l ss uc hast eamwor k,c r eat i vi t y, c ommuni c at i on,c onf i denc eandpr oj ec tmanagement s ki l l swhi c hc anpr epar eyouf orf ut ur ei nt er vi ews , del i ver i ngpr es ent at i onsandwor ki ng ef f ec t i vel yi nt eams .

Assessment 40% ofGCSE) ng( i s Component1:Devi o:30%. i ol f t ngpor ompanyi c 0% Ac e:1 ec ouppi nalgr gi i nganor i eat Cr 20% ofGCSE) om Text( r ef manc or f Component2:Per nal er eandanext enc oanaudi medt or f eper ec ouppi ogueorgr ogue,duol edmonol pt i r Sc . ner exami 40% ofGCSE) e( c i t ac nPr si eMaker r Component3:Theat e. s our woyearc het heendoft akenatt ont i nat enexami t t i nswr 1hour45mi

es i t uni chmentOpport Enri ub amaCl Dr ub eCl Danc on i t oduc hoolPr Sc ons i t i SACompet I ée r sSoi t ngAr mi or f Per LAMDA s t i s evi r Theat

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

GCSEDr amapr epar espupi l swel lf ort he ALevelDr amaandTheat r eSt udi esc our s e.

St udyi ngDr amac anpr epar eyouf oravar i et yof c our s esandc ar eer si nc l udi ng;Ac t or ,Di r ec t or ,St age Manager ,Ar t sAdmi ni s t r at or ,Dr amaTeac her ,Tel evi s i on Pr oduc er ,Radi oPr es ent er ,Yout handCommuni t yWor ker , Per s onnelManager ,Soc i alWor ker ,LawyerandJour nal i s t .

Thes ki l l syouwi l lgai ni ns t udyi ngDr amawi l lal s ohel pyout o pr es entyour s el fwel li nani nt er vi ewandbui l dt eam wor ki ngand pr obl em s ol vi ngs ki l l s ,pr epar i ngyouf oranypot ent i alc ar eerc hoi c e.

Drama& Theat re St udi es Edexcel

hecourse ew oft Overvi k. ywor heor eandt manc or f on,per i at or alexpl c i t ac xofpr ngmi i t i sanexc amaGCSEi TheDr o s l a d n a s r o t c e r i d , s r o t c a s a s s a l c n i y l l a c i t c a r p e r o l p x e y e h t h c i h w t x e t t e udyas t ss l Pupi tof on.Aspar i nat enexami t t i hewr nt exti het eaboutt t i owr hem t est epar spr .Thi s gner i des hey tt a h w e t a u l a v e d n a e s y oanal nhowt ear eandl r heat vet i hl c owat lgot l swi l epupi s our hec t ng ompanyi c ama,anac eofdr ec dualpi vi ndi eani eat r oc oupt nagr ki owor s een.Theyal haves heend dst owar et enc nerandaudi oanexami et ec edpi pt i r c m as or f oper s tal oandmus i ol f t por e. s our hec oft

W hychooseDramaand Theat reSt udi es?

•Youwi l lhavet heoppor t uni t yt os t udyandwat c hmoder n andexc i t i ngpl ays ,c ol l abor at ewi t hyourpeer st oc r eat e yourowni nnovat i vepi ec esanddevel opyourac t i ngs ki l l s .

Youwi l lal s odevel opyourwr i t t enanal yt i c alandr ef l ec t i ve s ki l l s .I fyouhaveani nt er es ti nt hePer f or mi ngAr t s ,t hi si s t hes ubj ec tf oryou.

•Dr amaal s opr ovi desampl eoppor t uni t yf oryout odevel op t r ans f er abl es ki l l ss uc hast eamwor k,c r eat i vi t y, c ommuni c at i on,c onf i denc eandpr oj ec tmanagement s ki l l swhi c hc anpr epar eyouf orf ut ur ei nt er vi ews , del i ver i ngpr es ent at i onsandwor ki ng ef f ec t i vel yi nt eams .

Assessment 40% ofGCSE) ng( i s Component1:Devi o:30%. i ol f t ngpor ompanyi c 0% Ac e:1 ec ouppi nalgr gi i nganor i eat Cr 20% ofGCSE) om Text( r ef manc or f Component2:Per nal er eandanext enc oanaudi medt or f eper ec ouppi ogueorgr ogue,duol edmonol pt i r Sc . ner exami 40% ofGCSE) e( c i t ac nPr si eMaker r Component3:Theat e. s our woyearc het heendoft akenatt ont i nat enexami t t i nswr 1hour45mi

es i t uni chmentOpport Enri ub amaCl Dr ub eCl Danc on i t oduc hoolPr Sc ons i t i SACompet I ée r sSoi t ngAr mi or f Per LAMDA s t i s evi r Theat

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

GCSEDr amapr epar espupi l swel lf ort he ALevelDr amaandTheat r eSt udi esc our s e.

St udyi ngDr amac anpr epar eyouf oravar i et yof c our s esandc ar eer si nc l udi ng;Ac t or ,Di r ec t or ,St age Manager ,Ar t sAdmi ni s t r at or ,Dr amaTeac her ,Tel evi s i on Pr oduc er ,Radi oPr es ent er ,Yout handCommuni t yWor ker , Per s onnelManager ,Soc i alWor ker ,LawyerandJour nal i s t .

Thes ki l l syouwi l lgai ni ns t udyi ngDr amawi l lal s ohel pyout o pr es entyour s el fwel li nani nt er vi ewandbui l dt eam wor ki ngand pr obl em s ol vi ngs ki l l s ,pr epar i ngyouf oranypot ent i alc ar eerc hoi c e.

FoodPreparat i on& Nut ri t i on EDUQAS

Overvi ew oft hecourse Foodpr epar at i ons ki l l swor ki ngwi t h5mai nc ommodi t yc at egor i es : •Food,nut r i t i onandheal t h •Foods c i enc e •Foods af et y •Foodc hoi c e •Foodpr ovenanc e

W hychooseFoodPreparat i on& Nut ri t i on?

•Thef oodi ndus t r yi soneoft hewor l d’ sf as t es tgr owi ng i ndus t r i es .I nf ac t ,over20% oft het op1 00Br i t i s h Compani esar ei nf oodmanuf ac t ur i ng.

•Thef oodanddr i nki ndus t r yi sboomi ng,wi t h empl oymentr eac hi ngt hehei ght sof650, 000peopl eand t heannualt ur noverof£66bi l l i on.Theoppor t uni t i est o wor kwi t hi nt hef oodi ndus t r yr eal l yar eendl es s .

•I fyouenj oybei ngc r eat i ve,under s t andi ngwhydi f f er ent f oodsr eac tdur i ngpr epar at i onandknowi ngt heval ueof f oodi never ydayl i f e,t hent hi ss ubj ec t i sf oryou.Ati t shear t ,t hi squal i f i c at i onf oc us eson nur t ur i ngyourpr ac t i c alc ooki ngs ki l l st ogi ve youas t r ongunder s t andi ngofnut r i t i on.

Assessment EXAM:Paper1:Foodpreparat i onandnut ri t i on( 50%) •Wr i t t enexam:1hour45mi nut es •1 00mar ks •50% ofGCSE NON EXAM ASSESSMENT:( NEA) Task1:Foodi nves t i gat i on( 1 5%) St udent s 'under s t andi ngoft hewor ki ngc har ac t er i s t i c s ,f unc t i onalandc hemi c alpr oper t i esof i ngr edi ent s .

Pr ac t i c ali nves t i gat i onsar eac ompul s or yel ementoft hi sNEAt as k.

Task2:Foodpr epar at i onas s es s ment( 35%) St udent swi l lpr epar e,c ookandpr es entaf i nalmenuoft hr eedi s heswi t hi nt hr eehour s , pl anni ngi nadvanc ehowt hi swi l lbeac hi eved.

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Mas t er c l as s esar eof f er edwor ki ngwi t hc ommodi t i est hatar enotus ual l yus edi nl es s ons .

Ther ear ec ompet i t i onst hatpupi l sc anent eri ft heyar ei nt er es t ed.

I ft her ear eFoodr el at eds howsorexhi bi t i onswhi c hwi l lbenef i tt hepupi l s ,out i ngswi l lbe ar r anged.

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Someexampl esofc ar eer si nf oodar e: FoodSc i ent i s t ,Di et i c i an/ Nut r i t i oni s t ,Food s al esandpr omot i on,Pr oduc tDevel opment , Cons umerTec hnol ogi s t( Sens or yAnal ys i sandPr oduc t Tas t i ng) ,Chef / Baker / Cat er er ,FoodJour nal i s t / Food Cr i t i c ,Envi r onment alHeal t hOf f i c er ,Heal t h&Saf et y I ns pec t or ,FoodSer vi c eManagement ,Del i c at es s en/ Res t aur at eur ,FoodWhol es al er ,Pr oduc t i on& Manuf ac t ur i ng,Qual i t yAs s ur anc e/ St andar di s at i on, Pur c has er( buysands el l sf oodf r om ar oundt hewor l d) , Pac kagi ngTec hnol ogi s tandTeac her .

FoodPreparat i on& Nut ri t i on EDUQAS

Overvi ew oft hecourse Foodpr epar at i ons ki l l swor ki ngwi t h5mai nc ommodi t yc at egor i es : •Food,nut r i t i onandheal t h •Foods c i enc e •Foods af et y •Foodc hoi c e •Foodpr ovenanc e

W hychooseFoodPreparat i on& Nut ri t i on?

•Thef oodi ndus t r yi soneoft hewor l d’ sf as t es tgr owi ng i ndus t r i es .I nf ac t ,over20% oft het op1 00Br i t i s h Compani esar ei nf oodmanuf ac t ur i ng.

•Thef oodanddr i nki ndus t r yi sboomi ng,wi t h empl oymentr eac hi ngt hehei ght sof650, 000peopl eand t heannualt ur noverof£66bi l l i on.Theoppor t uni t i est o wor kwi t hi nt hef oodi ndus t r yr eal l yar eendl es s .

•I fyouenj oybei ngc r eat i ve,under s t andi ngwhydi f f er ent f oodsr eac tdur i ngpr epar at i onandknowi ngt heval ueof f oodi never ydayl i f e,t hent hi ss ubj ec t i sf oryou.Ati t shear t ,t hi squal i f i c at i onf oc us eson nur t ur i ngyourpr ac t i c alc ooki ngs ki l l st ogi ve youas t r ongunder s t andi ngofnut r i t i on.

Assessment EXAM:Paper1:Foodpreparat i onandnut ri t i on( 50%) •Wr i t t enexam:1hour45mi nut es •1 00mar ks •50% ofGCSE NON EXAM ASSESSMENT:( NEA) Task1:Foodi nves t i gat i on( 1 5%) St udent s 'under s t andi ngoft hewor ki ngc har ac t er i s t i c s ,f unc t i onalandc hemi c alpr oper t i esof i ngr edi ent s .

Pr ac t i c ali nves t i gat i onsar eac ompul s or yel ementoft hi sNEAt as k.

Task2:Foodpr epar at i onas s es s ment( 35%) St udent swi l lpr epar e,c ookandpr es entaf i nalmenuoft hr eedi s heswi t hi nt hr eehour s , pl anni ngi nadvanc ehowt hi swi l lbeac hi eved.

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Mas t er c l as s esar eof f er edwor ki ngwi t hc ommodi t i est hatar enotus ual l yus edi nl es s ons .

Ther ear ec ompet i t i onst hatpupi l sc anent eri ft heyar ei nt er es t ed.

I ft her ear eFoodr el at eds howsorexhi bi t i onswhi c hwi l lbenef i tt hepupi l s ,out i ngswi l lbe ar r anged.

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Someexampl esofc ar eer si nf oodar e: FoodSc i ent i s t ,Di et i c i an/ Nut r i t i oni s t ,Food s al esandpr omot i on,Pr oduc tDevel opment , Cons umerTec hnol ogi s t( Sens or yAnal ys i sandPr oduc t Tas t i ng) ,Chef / Baker / Cat er er ,FoodJour nal i s t / Food Cr i t i c ,Envi r onment alHeal t hOf f i c er ,Heal t h&Saf et y I ns pec t or ,FoodSer vi c eManagement ,Del i c at es s en/ Res t aur at eur ,FoodWhol es al er ,Pr oduc t i on& Manuf ac t ur i ng,Qual i t yAs s ur anc e/ St andar di s at i on, Pur c has er( buysands el l sf oodf r om ar oundt hewor l d) , Pac kagi ngTec hnol ogi s tandTeac her .

French AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse TheGCSEc our s ef orFr enc hc over st hef ol l owi ngt opi c s : Theme1 :I dent i t yandCul t ur e Theme2:Loc al ,nat i onal ,i nt er nat i onalandgl obalar easofi nt er es t Theme3:Cur r entandf ut ur es t udyandempl oyment

Assessment Paper1Li s t eni ng-45mi nut es ,( 25%) Paper2Speaki ng-1 01 2mi nut es ,( 25%) Paper3Readi ng-onehour ,( 25%) Paper4Wr i t i ng-onehour1 5mi nut es ,( 25%)

W hychooseFrench?

•Fr enc hi saGl obalLanguage-mor et han300 mi l l i onpeopl es peakFr enc h.Fr enc hi st hes ec ond mos twi del yl ear nedf or ei gnl anguageaf t erEngl i s h, andt hef i f t hmos twi del ys pokenl anguagei nt he wor l d.

•Fr enc hi saLanguagef orBus i nes s-t heabi l i t yt o s peakFr enc handEngl i s hi sanadvant ageont he i nt er nat i onalj obmar ket .

•Aknowl edgeofFr enc hof f er sac c es st ogr eat wor ksofl i t er at ur ei nt heor i gi nalFr enc h,aswel las f i l msands ongs .Fr enc hi st hel anguageofVi c t or Hugo,Mol i èr e,Léopol dSédarSenghor , Édi t hPi af ,JeanPaulSar t r e,Al ai n Del onandZi nedi neZi dane!

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Weof f erat r i pt oPar i sever yt woyear st oal lFr enc hs t udent sf r om KS3t oKS5.St af fand pupi l st r avelbyt r ai nandEur os t arands t ayi nahot eli nt henor t her npar tofPar i snear Por t edeMont mar t r eonahal fboar dbas i s .Dur i ngt het r i p,s t udent svi s i tt heEi f f elTower andt heMont par nas s eTowerands pendadayi nEur oDi s ney.Ther ei sal s ot heoppor t uni t y t ohaveaboatt r i pont her i verSei neanddoal otofs i ght s eei ngands hoppi ng.

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

What everyouwantt odoi nl i f e,knowi ngmor e l anguageswi l lgr antyoumor eoppor t uni t i es .Asa s c i ent i s t ,youmaywantt oc ol l abor at ewi t h Uni ver s i t i esar oundt hewor l d;asaj our nal i s t ,you mi ghtwantt oi nt er vi ewpeopl ei ndi f f er entc ount r i es ; orasanengi neer ,youmi ghtgett hec hanc et owor kon amaj ori nt er nat i onalFr enc hpr oj ec t .What everj ob youar eappl yi ngf or ,s peaki ngmul t i pl el anguages c oul dputyouaheadofal lt heot herc andi dat es .

St udent swhoar ehopi ngt ogot oUni ver s i t ywi l l benef i tpar t i c ul ar l yf r om GCSEFr enc h.

French AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse TheGCSEc our s ef orFr enc hc over st hef ol l owi ngt opi c s : Theme1 :I dent i t yandCul t ur e Theme2:Loc al ,nat i onal ,i nt er nat i onalandgl obalar easofi nt er es t Theme3:Cur r entandf ut ur es t udyandempl oyment

Assessment Paper1Li s t eni ng-45mi nut es ,( 25%) Paper2Speaki ng-1 01 2mi nut es ,( 25%) Paper3Readi ng-onehour ,( 25%) Paper4Wr i t i ng-onehour1 5mi nut es ,( 25%)

W hychooseFrench?

•Fr enc hi saGl obalLanguage-mor et han300 mi l l i onpeopl es peakFr enc h.Fr enc hi st hes ec ond mos twi del yl ear nedf or ei gnl anguageaf t erEngl i s h, andt hef i f t hmos twi del ys pokenl anguagei nt he wor l d.

•Fr enc hi saLanguagef orBus i nes s-t heabi l i t yt o s peakFr enc handEngl i s hi sanadvant ageont he i nt er nat i onalj obmar ket .

•Aknowl edgeofFr enc hof f er sac c es st ogr eat wor ksofl i t er at ur ei nt heor i gi nalFr enc h,aswel las f i l msands ongs .Fr enc hi st hel anguageofVi c t or Hugo,Mol i èr e,Léopol dSédarSenghor , Édi t hPi af ,JeanPaulSar t r e,Al ai n Del onandZi nedi neZi dane!

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Weof f erat r i pt oPar i sever yt woyear st oal lFr enc hs t udent sf r om KS3t oKS5.St af fand pupi l st r avelbyt r ai nandEur os t arands t ayi nahot eli nt henor t her npar tofPar i snear Por t edeMont mar t r eonahal fboar dbas i s .Dur i ngt het r i p,s t udent svi s i tt heEi f f elTower andt heMont par nas s eTowerands pendadayi nEur oDi s ney.Ther ei sal s ot heoppor t uni t y t ohaveaboatt r i pont her i verSei neanddoal otofs i ght s eei ngands hoppi ng.

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

What everyouwantt odoi nl i f e,knowi ngmor e l anguageswi l lgr antyoumor eoppor t uni t i es .Asa s c i ent i s t ,youmaywantt oc ol l abor at ewi t h Uni ver s i t i esar oundt hewor l d;asaj our nal i s t ,you mi ghtwantt oi nt er vi ewpeopl ei ndi f f er entc ount r i es ; orasanengi neer ,youmi ghtgett hec hanc et owor kon amaj ori nt er nat i onalFr enc hpr oj ec t .What everj ob youar eappl yi ngf or ,s peaki ngmul t i pl el anguages c oul dputyouaheadofal lt heot herc andi dat es .

St udent swhoar ehopi ngt ogot oUni ver s i t ywi l l benef i tpar t i c ul ar l yf r om GCSEFr enc h.

Geography AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse TheAQAc our s eweof f eri shandson,i ti sr el evantandi ti sf un.Thec our s ewi l lgi veyoua c hanc et ogett ogr i pswi t hs omeoft hebi gques t i onst hataf f ec tourwor l dandunder s t andt he s oc i al ,ec onomi candphys i c alf or c esandpr oc es s eswhi c hc hangeands hapeourwor l d.Pupi l s wi l lneedt ounder t aket wodaysoff i el dwor kandt hi swi l li nc l udeas pec t sofbot hphys i c aland humangeogr aphy.Ther ewi l lbeac ompul s or yover ni ghtr es i dent i alt r i pt oCr anedal ei nNor t h Yor ks hi r ei nYear1 1( us ual l yt owar dst heendofSept emberbutt hi si ss ubj ec tt oavai l abi l i t y andappr oval :appr oxi mat ec os ti s£235perpupi l ) .

W hychooseGeography?

•Geogr aphypr ovi desanoppor t uni t yf oryout o under s t andwhati sgoi ngoni nt hewor l d.

•Wear eahi ghac hi evi ngdepar t mentwi t hexc el l ent GCSEr es ul t syearaf t eryear .

•Wet eac hanupt odat e,r el evantandi nt er es t i ng c ur r i c ul um.

•Wehaveac ommi t t edt eac hi ngs t af fpr ovi di ng exc el l ents uppor tt oal lpupi l st hr oughoutt hec our s e.

•Youdevel opt r ans f er abl es ki l l sf orar api dl yc hangi ng wor l d,gi vi ngyout hes ki l l st hatc ol l egesand empl oyer sar el ooki ngf or .

Assessment St udent swi l lbeas s es s edont heabovec ont entbyt hr eeexam paper s ,al ls atatt heendofYear 1 1 : PaperOne:Li vi ngwi t ht hephys i c alenvi r onment( wor t h35% ofGCSE) PaperTwo:Chal l engesi nt hehumanenvi r onment( wor t h35% ofGCSE) PaperThree:Geogr aphi c alappl i c at i ons( wor t h30% ofGCSE)

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Themos tef f ec t i vepl ac et oexper i enc et r uegeogr aphyi sout s i det hec l as s r oom.Ther ef or e,t he Geogr aphyDepar t mentr unsabi enni alr es i dent i alt r i pt oI c el andwhi c hwi l lgi veyout he oppor t uni t yt odevel opyourknowl edgeandunder s t andi ngoft het opi c sc over edi nc l as sand t oi mpr oveyourf i el dwor kt ec hni ques .I nf ourdays ,wevi s i tmanyf eat ur esoft hei s l andi n or dert obui l dupr eall i f eexampl esi npr epar at i onf oryourexami nat i ons .Weal s omakes ur e t her ei st i met oenj oyt hegeot her malpool st hei s l andhast oof f er !

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

I fyouar ei nt er es t edi nac ar eert hati nvol ves t r avel ,youwi l lnotbedi s appoi nt ed.Geogr apher s r eal l yc anwor kanywher ei nt hewor l d!Geogr apher s ent eraver ywi der angeofc ar eerar easand,put s i mpl y,t her ei snos uc ht hi ngasageogr aphyj ob, j us tj obst hatGeogr apher sdo: Ar c hi t ec t ,Townpl anner ,Hous i ngDevel oper , Nat ur alDi s as t erManager ,Weat herFor ec as t er ,Tr avelAgent , Ac c ount ant ,Mar ketRes ear c her ,Lawyer ,Ci vi lSer vant ,Ar medFor c es , Emer genc ySer vi c es ,Cr i meSt at i s t i c alAnal ys i s ,Pi l ot ,Tr avelWr i t er , Lands c apeGar dener ,Jour nal i s tandTeac her .

Geography AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse TheAQAc our s eweof f eri shandson,i ti sr el evantandi ti sf un.Thec our s ewi l lgi veyoua c hanc et ogett ogr i pswi t hs omeoft hebi gques t i onst hataf f ec tourwor l dandunder s t andt he s oc i al ,ec onomi candphys i c alf or c esandpr oc es s eswhi c hc hangeands hapeourwor l d.Pupi l s wi l lneedt ounder t aket wodaysoff i el dwor kandt hi swi l li nc l udeas pec t sofbot hphys i c aland humangeogr aphy.Ther ewi l lbeac ompul s or yover ni ghtr es i dent i alt r i pt oCr anedal ei nNor t h Yor ks hi r ei nYear1 1( us ual l yt owar dst heendofSept emberbutt hi si ss ubj ec tt oavai l abi l i t y andappr oval :appr oxi mat ec os ti s£235perpupi l ) .

W hychooseGeography?

•Geogr aphypr ovi desanoppor t uni t yf oryout o under s t andwhati sgoi ngoni nt hewor l d.

•Wear eahi ghac hi evi ngdepar t mentwi t hexc el l ent GCSEr es ul t syearaf t eryear .

•Wet eac hanupt odat e,r el evantandi nt er es t i ng c ur r i c ul um.

•Wehaveac ommi t t edt eac hi ngs t af fpr ovi di ng exc el l ents uppor tt oal lpupi l st hr oughoutt hec our s e.

•Youdevel opt r ans f er abl es ki l l sf orar api dl yc hangi ng wor l d,gi vi ngyout hes ki l l st hatc ol l egesand empl oyer sar el ooki ngf or .

Assessment St udent swi l lbeas s es s edont heabovec ont entbyt hr eeexam paper s ,al ls atatt heendofYear 1 1 : PaperOne:Li vi ngwi t ht hephys i c alenvi r onment( wor t h35% ofGCSE) PaperTwo:Chal l engesi nt hehumanenvi r onment( wor t h35% ofGCSE) PaperThree:Geogr aphi c alappl i c at i ons( wor t h30% ofGCSE)

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Themos tef f ec t i vepl ac et oexper i enc et r uegeogr aphyi sout s i det hec l as s r oom.Ther ef or e,t he Geogr aphyDepar t mentr unsabi enni alr es i dent i alt r i pt oI c el andwhi c hwi l lgi veyout he oppor t uni t yt odevel opyourknowl edgeandunder s t andi ngoft het opi c sc over edi nc l as sand t oi mpr oveyourf i el dwor kt ec hni ques .I nf ourdays ,wevi s i tmanyf eat ur esoft hei s l andi n or dert obui l dupr eall i f eexampl esi npr epar at i onf oryourexami nat i ons .Weal s omakes ur e t her ei st i met oenj oyt hegeot her malpool st hei s l andhast oof f er !

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

I fyouar ei nt er es t edi nac ar eert hati nvol ves t r avel ,youwi l lnotbedi s appoi nt ed.Geogr apher s r eal l yc anwor kanywher ei nt hewor l d!Geogr apher s ent eraver ywi der angeofc ar eerar easand,put s i mpl y,t her ei snos uc ht hi ngasageogr aphyj ob, j us tj obst hatGeogr apher sdo: Ar c hi t ec t ,Townpl anner ,Hous i ngDevel oper , Nat ur alDi s as t erManager ,Weat herFor ec as t er ,Tr avelAgent , Ac c ount ant ,Mar ketRes ear c her ,Lawyer ,Ci vi lSer vant ,Ar medFor c es , Emer genc ySer vi c es ,Cr i meSt at i s t i c alAnal ys i s ,Pi l ot ,Tr avelWr i t er , Lands c apeGar dener ,Jour nal i s tandTeac her .

Hi st ory AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse Hi s t or yi samaz i ng–i t ’ st hes t or yofpeopl eandt hei rl i ves !I tal s ohel psusunder s t andt he wor l dt hatwel i vei nt oday.Thi sc our s eenabl esyout os t udyt hemos ti nt er es t i ngpar t sof Br i t i s h,Eur opeanandWor l dHi s t or y.

Di ver s i t yi sas s ur edandi tof f er ss omet hi ngf orever yone.I ti st heHi s t or yofal l ,f oral l !Topi c s c over edi nc l udehowAmer i c anSoc i et yc hangeddur i ngt he20t hCent ur y,l ooki ngi ndet ai lat t hec hangi ngr ol eofwomen,t hegr owt hoft heent er t ai nmenti ndus t r y( Hol l ywood)and Amer i c anat t i t udest owar dsr ac i s m,i mmi gr at i onandor gani s edc r i me( AlCapone) .

Assessment

W hychooseHi st ory?

•Si mpl y,bec aus ei t ’ sf un!Hi s t or yi sabi gand dynami cc our s et hatwi l lhel pyoubec omean i nvent i veandc apabl et hi nker .

•I tenc our agest eamwor kanddebat eandwi l lt r ai n yout os eei s s uesf r om ar angeofvi ewpoi nt sbef or e maki ngi nf or meddec i s i ons .Youwi l lbef or c edt o t hi nk“ out s i det hebox”andc ont endwi t hand c r i t i queopi ni onsandvi ewpoi nt sc ount ert oyour own.

•I t ss t udyandt hi nki ngs ki l l smakei texc el l ent pr epar at i onf orSi xt hFor m andi ti sexc el l ent s uppor tf oranyonet hi nki ngofc ar eer si n management ,r et ai l ,bus i nes s ,t hemedi a, l awandj our nal i s mt onamebutaf ew!

St udent st aki ngGCSEHi s t or ywi l ls i tt woexami nat i onsatt heendofYear1 1 .Eac h exami nat i onwi l ll as t2hour sandwi l lbewor t h50% oft heGCSE.

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Enr i c hmentOppor t uni t i esi nc l udevi s i t st onat i onals i t esr el evantt ot heEl i z abet hanAgeand t hePeopl e’ sHi s t or yMus eum i nManc hes t er .Thedepar t menthasal s ovi s i t edt heUni t ed St at es( Was hi ngt onDCandNewYor kCi t y)s ubj ec tt oappr opr i at edemand.

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Hi s t or yi sahi ghl yr es pec t eds ubj ec ti nbot h educ at i onandbus i nes sasi tr equi r esyout os t udy peopl e,pol i t i c sandec onomi c sanddevel op i ndependentt hi nki ngandexc el l entwr i t t enand or alc ommuni c at i ons ki l l sandt heabi l i t yt odebat e.

Havi ngGCSEHi s t or ywi l lopenmanydoor sf oryouas youmaygoont os t udyi tatALevelorUni ver s i t y.I t s t r ans f er abl es ki l l smakei tanext r emel ys ought af t ers ubj ec tand Hi s t or ys t udent sgoont oc ar eer si nmedi c i ne,l aw,management c ons ul t anc i es ,banks ,ac c ount anc y,publ i s hi ngc ompani es ,r et ai l er s , i nt er nat i onaldevel opmentor gani s at i ons ,j our nal i s m andt el evi s i on.

Hi st ory AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse Hi s t or yi samaz i ng–i t ’ st hes t or yofpeopl eandt hei rl i ves !I tal s ohel psusunder s t andt he wor l dt hatwel i vei nt oday.Thi sc our s eenabl esyout os t udyt hemos ti nt er es t i ngpar t sof Br i t i s h,Eur opeanandWor l dHi s t or y.

Di ver s i t yi sas s ur edandi tof f er ss omet hi ngf orever yone.I ti st heHi s t or yofal l ,f oral l !Topi c s c over edi nc l udehowAmer i c anSoc i et yc hangeddur i ngt he20t hCent ur y,l ooki ngi ndet ai lat t hec hangi ngr ol eofwomen,t hegr owt hoft heent er t ai nmenti ndus t r y( Hol l ywood)and Amer i c anat t i t udest owar dsr ac i s m,i mmi gr at i onandor gani s edc r i me( AlCapone) .

Assessment

W hychooseHi st ory?

•Si mpl y,bec aus ei t ’ sf un!Hi s t or yi sabi gand dynami cc our s et hatwi l lhel pyoubec omean i nvent i veandc apabl et hi nker .

•I tenc our agest eamwor kanddebat eandwi l lt r ai n yout os eei s s uesf r om ar angeofvi ewpoi nt sbef or e maki ngi nf or meddec i s i ons .Youwi l lbef or c edt o t hi nk“ out s i det hebox”andc ont endwi t hand c r i t i queopi ni onsandvi ewpoi nt sc ount ert oyour own.

•I t ss t udyandt hi nki ngs ki l l smakei texc el l ent pr epar at i onf orSi xt hFor m andi ti sexc el l ent s uppor tf oranyonet hi nki ngofc ar eer si n management ,r et ai l ,bus i nes s ,t hemedi a, l awandj our nal i s mt onamebutaf ew!

St udent st aki ngGCSEHi s t or ywi l ls i tt woexami nat i onsatt heendofYear1 1 .Eac h exami nat i onwi l ll as t2hour sandwi l lbewor t h50% oft heGCSE.

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es Enr i c hmentOppor t uni t i esi nc l udevi s i t st onat i onals i t esr el evantt ot heEl i z abet hanAgeand t hePeopl e’ sHi s t or yMus eum i nManc hes t er .Thedepar t menthasal s ovi s i t edt heUni t ed St at es( Was hi ngt onDCandNewYor kCi t y)s ubj ec tt oappr opr i at edemand.

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

Hi s t or yi sahi ghl yr es pec t eds ubj ec ti nbot h educ at i onandbus i nes sasi tr equi r esyout os t udy peopl e,pol i t i c sandec onomi c sanddevel op i ndependentt hi nki ngandexc el l entwr i t t enand or alc ommuni c at i ons ki l l sandt heabi l i t yt odebat e.

Havi ngGCSEHi s t or ywi l lopenmanydoor sf oryouas youmaygoont os t udyi tatALevelorUni ver s i t y.I t s t r ans f er abl es ki l l smakei tanext r emel ys ought af t ers ubj ec tand Hi s t or ys t udent sgoont oc ar eer si nmedi c i ne,l aw,management c ons ul t anc i es ,banks ,ac c ount anc y,publ i s hi ngc ompani es ,r et ai l er s , i nt er nat i onaldevel opmentor gani s at i ons ,j our nal i s m andt el evi s i on.

Music Edexcel

Overview of the course GCSE Music gives you the opportunity to develop your knowledge, understanding and skills of music building on what was learned at KS3. It gives you the skills to understand why music has different effects on you at different times, not only teaching you why you like certain styles of music but also why you don't like some pieces.

Technology is key to all of this and you will develop skills on different musical platforms which help to increase your confidence.

Assessment There are three components. Unit 1 is Performing - one solo and one ensemble, which accounts for 30% of the GCSE grade. Unit 2 is Composing music - one free composition and one set brief which is released to students on 1 September in Year 11. This unit is worth 30% of the GCSE grade. Units 1 & 2 are coursework components, internally assessed and externally moderated. Unit 3 is a listening and appraising examination (1 hour 45 mins), which accounts for 40% of the GCSE grade, including questions on the eight set texts and unfamiliar listening.

Enrichment Opportunities Enrichment opportunities include performing in school and the local community, RNCM & Guildhall School of Music workshops, ISA and BBC competitions for composing, composing music for specific events within school, directing others in performance of compositions and the opportunity to perform in Cathedrals throughout Europe, such as Rome and Salzburg.

Where will this lead?

It provides an opportunity to progress to further musical study at A Level and will support study of performing arts on BTEC courses. You may use the skills learned on the course to compose and perform your own music in the future, either for your personal, or a more public, platform. These are skills that will stay with you for life!

Music Edexcel

Overview of the course GCSE Music gives you the opportunity to develop your knowledge, understanding and skills of music building on what was learned at KS3. It gives you the skills to understand why music has different effects on you at different times, not only teaching you why you like certain styles of music but also why you don't like some pieces.

Technology is key to all of this and you will develop skills on different musical platforms which help to increase your confidence.

Assessment There are three components. Unit 1 is Performing - one solo and one ensemble, which accounts for 30% of the GCSE grade. Unit 2 is Composing music - one free composition and one set brief which is released to students on 1 September in Year 11. This unit is worth 30% of the GCSE grade. Units 1 & 2 are coursework components, internally assessed and externally moderated. Unit 3 is a listening and appraising examination (1 hour 45 mins), which accounts for 40% of the GCSE grade, including questions on the eight set texts and unfamiliar listening.

Enrichment Opportunities Enrichment opportunities include performing in school and the local community, RNCM & Guildhall School of Music workshops, ISA and BBC competitions for composing, composing music for specific events within school, directing others in performance of compositions and the opportunity to perform in Cathedrals throughout Europe, such as Rome and Salzburg.

Where will this lead?

It provides an opportunity to progress to further musical study at A Level and will support study of performing arts on BTEC courses. You may use the skills learned on the course to compose and perform your own music in the future, either for your personal, or a more public, platform. These are skills that will stay with you for life!

Physical Education Edexcel

Overview of the course The course is extremely diverse; it allows you to explore and enhance your own sporting ability, but also bridges the academic divide between the Arts and Sciences. We will be addressing current contemporary issues in sport, the psychology of sport and the impact of exercise on the human body. We are seeking students who are committed to performing or appreciating sport at a high level and are keen to use the theory of sport to develop their performance.

Assessment Examination: (60% of overall result in the form of 2 written papers) Paper 1: (1 hour 45 minutes) Applied anatomy and physiology, movement analysis, physical training and the use of data.

Paper 2: (1 hour 15 minutes) Health, fitness and well-being, sport psychology, socio-cultural influences and the use of data.

Coursework: (10% of overall result) Planning, carrying out and monitoring a personal exercise programme.

Practical: (30% of overall result) Completion of 3 physical activities (minimum 1 team activity and 1 individual activity).

Enrichment Opportunities A vast array of clubs are available to you from hockey club to rock climbing; there is something for everyone!

Sports Tours Strength and Conditioning PE Clinic Sports coaching opportunities Sports Psychology workshops

Where will this lead?

Physical Education lends itself to a range of careers in sports and fitness as well as other industries that you may not have considered before.

For example, did you know that many nutritionists, physical therapists and chiropractors have a degree in PE? Some careers that you could consider doing with PE inc lude: Sports Science, PE Teacher, Physiotherapist, Professional Sportsperson, Sports Coac h/Consultant, Diet and Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer, Sports Psychologist.

Physical Education Edexcel

Overview of the course The course is extremely diverse; it allows you to explore and enhance your own sporting ability, but also bridges the academic divide between the Arts and Sciences. We will be addressing current contemporary issues in sport, the psychology of sport and the impact of exercise on the human body. We are seeking students who are committed to performing or appreciating sport at a high level and are keen to use the theory of sport to develop their performance.

Assessment Examination: (60% of overall result in the form of 2 written papers) Paper 1: (1 hour 45 minutes) Applied anatomy and physiology, movement analysis, physical training and the use of data.

Paper 2: (1 hour 15 minutes) Health, fitness and well-being, sport psychology, socio-cultural influences and the use of data.

Coursework: (10% of overall result) Planning, carrying out and monitoring a personal exercise programme.

Practical: (30% of overall result) Completion of 3 physical activities (minimum 1 team activity and 1 individual activity).

Enrichment Opportunities A vast array of clubs are available to you from hockey club to rock climbing; there is something for everyone!

Sports Tours Strength and Conditioning PE Clinic Sports coaching opportunities Sports Psychology workshops

Where will this lead?

Physical Education lends itself to a range of careers in sports and fitness as well as other industries that you may not have considered before.

For example, did you know that many nutritionists, physical therapists and chiropractors have a degree in PE? Some careers that you could consider doing with PE inc lude: Sports Science, PE Teacher, Physiotherapist, Professional Sportsperson, Sports Coac h/Consultant, Diet and Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer, Sports Psychologist.

Religious Studies

AQA

Overview of the course GCSE RS is a fantastic course. We follow the AQA RS Specification as it allows us to cover religion, philosophy and ethics. You will study a range of 'themes' such as: • Relationships and families- what is human sexuality, gender equality, role and nature of marriage, changing nature of the family.

• Religion and life - abortion, euthanasia, science v religion, animal rights.

• Religion, peace and conflict - war, terrorism, pacifism.

• Religion, crime and punishment - death penalty, prison, forgiveness, justice.

• Plus an in-depth study of the beliefs and practices of Islam and Christianity.

Assessment There will be two exams for this subject.

Each exam will be 1 hour 45 mins.

There is no coursework.

Enrichment Opportunities Philosocoffee - encourages you to ask 'big questions'. In the past we have benefited from discussions with speakers of different faiths including Humanism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity. There will also be trips to religious buildings.

Where will this lead?

A GCSE in RS can lead you into any career: social work, law, journalism, marketing, counselling, politics, teaching, business...the list is endless. Employers respect RS as an academic subject, but it also shows that you value others, care about human life and will be good at arguing your point!

Religious Studies

AQA

Overview of the course GCSE RS is a fantastic course. We follow the AQA RS Specification as it allows us to cover religion, philosophy and ethics. You will study a range of 'themes' such as: • Relationships and families- what is human sexuality, gender equality, role and nature of marriage, changing nature of the family.

• Religion and life - abortion, euthanasia, science v religion, animal rights.

• Religion, peace and conflict - war, terrorism, pacifism.

• Religion, crime and punishment - death penalty, prison, forgiveness, justice.

• Plus an in-depth study of the beliefs and practices of Islam and Christianity.

Assessment There will be two exams for this subject.

Each exam will be 1 hour 45 mins.

There is no coursework.

Enrichment Opportunities Philosocoffee - encourages you to ask 'big questions'. In the past we have benefited from discussions with speakers of different faiths including Humanism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity. There will also be trips to religious buildings.

Where will this lead?

A GCSE in RS can lead you into any career: social work, law, journalism, marketing, counselling, politics, teaching, business...the list is endless. Employers respect RS as an academic subject, but it also shows that you value others, care about human life and will be good at arguing your point!

Spani sh AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse TheGCSEc our s ef orSpani s hc over st hef ol l owi ngt opi c s : Theme1 :I dent i t yandCul t ur e Theme2:Loc al ,nat i onal ,i nt er nat i onalandgl obalar easofi nt er es t Theme3:Cur r entandf ut ur es t udyandempl oyment

Assessment Paper1Li s t eni ng-45mi nut es ,( 25%) Paper2Speaki ng-1 01 2mi nut es ,( 25%) Paper3Readi ng-onehour ,( 25%) Paper4Wr i t i ng-onehour1 5mi nut es ,( 25%)

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es

W hychooseSpani sh?

•Spani s hi saGl obalLanguage-Spani s hi st hes ec ondmos t s pokenl anguagebynat i ves peaker si nt hewor l d,wi t hmor e t han500mi l l i onSpani s hs peaker si n21c ount r i es .I ti ss poken ac r os sf ourc ont i nent s .

•Spani s hi saLanguagef orBus i nes s-Spani s hhasemer gedas t hemos ti mpor t antbus i nes sl anguagef ort heUKi nan anal ys i smadebyt heBr i t i s hCounc i l .Wi t hanever i nc r eas i ng pr es enc ei nt hegl obalmar ket ,emer gi ngec onomi esi nt he Amer i c asmeant hatt hec hanc eofwor kandbus i nes s oppor t uni t i esf r om Spani s hknowl edgei si nc r eas i ng.

•Spani s hi saLanguagef orCul t ur al Enj oyment-bei ngabl et os peakSpani s h c angr eat l yenhanc eyourexper i enc e whenvi s i t i ngSpani s hs peaki ng c ount r i es ,enabl i nga gr eat erunder s t andi ngand appr ec i at i onofc ul t ur e, hi s t or yandt he phys i c al envi r onment .

AtKS4andKS5,ours t udent sgett heoppor t uni t yt ogot oMadr i dwher et heygett he oppor t uni t yt ovi s i tt hi samaz i ngc i t yandi mmer s et hems el vesi nt heSpani s hc ul t ur e.Weai m t oor gani s ec ul t ur alvi s i t st omaxi mi s eexpos ur et ot hemoder nl anguagespupi l ss t udy, t her ef or ei mpr ovi ngt hepupi l s ’l anguages ki l l swhi l s thavi ngagr eatt i me.

Wear ever yf or t unat et obeabl et oat t endSpani s hGCSESt udyDaysl edbyCar menHer r er o, HeadofSpani s hatManc hes t erMet r opol i t anUni ver s i t yandt oSpani s hf i l m vi s i t si nHOME c i nema.Dur i ngt hes evi s i t s ,s t udent sar ei nt r oduc edi nSpani s ht okeyvoc abul ar yand c ont ext uali nf or mat i onaboutt hef i l m.Tomaket hi sdayevenmor ememor abl e,wet akeour s t udent sf oramealt ooneoft heamaz i ngt apasr es t aur ant si nManc hes t er .

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

What everyouwantt odoi nl i f e,knowi ngmor e l anguageswi l lgr antyoumor eoppor t uni t i es .Asa s c i ent i s t ,youmaywantt oc ol l abor at ewi t h Uni ver s i t i esar oundt hewor l d;asaj our nal i s t ,you mi ghtwantt oi nt er vi ewpeopl ei ndi f f er entc ount r i es ; orasanengi neer ,youmi ghtgett hec hanc et owor kon amaj ori nt er nat i onalSpani s hpr oj ec t .What everj obyouar e appl yi ngf or ,s peaki ngmul t i pl el anguagesc oul dputyouaheadof al lt heot herc andi dat es .St udent swhoar ehopi ngt ogot o Uni ver s i t ywi l lbenef i tpar t i c ul ar l yf r om GCSESpani s h.

Spani sh AQA

Overvi ew oft hecourse TheGCSEc our s ef orSpani s hc over st hef ol l owi ngt opi c s : Theme1 :I dent i t yandCul t ur e Theme2:Loc al ,nat i onal ,i nt er nat i onalandgl obalar easofi nt er es t Theme3:Cur r entandf ut ur es t udyandempl oyment

Assessment Paper1Li s t eni ng-45mi nut es ,( 25%) Paper2Speaki ng-1 01 2mi nut es ,( 25%) Paper3Readi ng-onehour ,( 25%) Paper4Wr i t i ng-onehour1 5mi nut es ,( 25%)

Enri chmentOpport uni t i es

W hychooseSpani sh?

•Spani s hi saGl obalLanguage-Spani s hi st hes ec ondmos t s pokenl anguagebynat i ves peaker si nt hewor l d,wi t hmor e t han500mi l l i onSpani s hs peaker si n21c ount r i es .I ti ss poken ac r os sf ourc ont i nent s .

•Spani s hi saLanguagef orBus i nes s-Spani s hhasemer gedas t hemos ti mpor t antbus i nes sl anguagef ort heUKi nan anal ys i smadebyt heBr i t i s hCounc i l .Wi t hanever i nc r eas i ng pr es enc ei nt hegl obalmar ket ,emer gi ngec onomi esi nt he Amer i c asmeant hatt hec hanc eofwor kandbus i nes s oppor t uni t i esf r om Spani s hknowl edgei si nc r eas i ng.

•Spani s hi saLanguagef orCul t ur al Enj oyment-bei ngabl et os peakSpani s h c angr eat l yenhanc eyourexper i enc e whenvi s i t i ngSpani s hs peaki ng c ount r i es ,enabl i nga gr eat erunder s t andi ngand appr ec i at i onofc ul t ur e, hi s t or yandt he phys i c al envi r onment .

AtKS4andKS5,ours t udent sgett heoppor t uni t yt ogot oMadr i dwher et heygett he oppor t uni t yt ovi s i tt hi samaz i ngc i t yandi mmer s et hems el vesi nt heSpani s hc ul t ur e.Weai m t oor gani s ec ul t ur alvi s i t st omaxi mi s eexpos ur et ot hemoder nl anguagespupi l ss t udy, t her ef or ei mpr ovi ngt hepupi l s ’l anguages ki l l swhi l s thavi ngagr eatt i me.

Wear ever yf or t unat et obeabl et oat t endSpani s hGCSESt udyDaysl edbyCar menHer r er o, HeadofSpani s hatManc hes t erMet r opol i t anUni ver s i t yandt oSpani s hf i l m vi s i t si nHOME c i nema.Dur i ngt hes evi s i t s ,s t udent sar ei nt r oduc edi nSpani s ht okeyvoc abul ar yand c ont ext uali nf or mat i onaboutt hef i l m.Tomaket hi sdayevenmor ememor abl e,wet akeour s t udent sf oramealt ooneoft heamaz i ngt apasr es t aur ant si nManc hes t er .

W herewi l lt hi s l ead?

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