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What to do when you receive your IGCSE results
Places in Sixth Form at TCSI are limited so it is important to secure your place within 5 days of receiving your results or you may miss the opportunity to study at TCSI
1. If you achieved the entry requirements for the subjects you selected at interview; contact the school admissions department by e-mail to confirm your place (subject to receiving a conditional offer letter from the school).
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2. If you did not achieve the grades required, you must contact the school and attend an interview straight away to discuss what options are available to you.
For further information please contact or visit the School and speak to:
TCSI Section Head for Sixth Form
Year 12 Option Groupings 2022-2023
Business Studies (CAIE 9609)
Economics (CAIE 9708)
Accounting (CAIE 9706)
ICT (CAIE 9626)
Biology (CAIE 9700)
Chemistry (CAIE 9701)
Physics (CAIE 9702)
Mathematics (Core, Mechanics & Statistics) (CAIE 9709)
Computer Science (CAIE 9618)
Psychology (CAIE 9990)
English Language (CAIE 9093)
Business Studies (BTEC)
Sociology (CAIE 9699)
Design and Tech (CAIE 9705)
Important notes:
English Literature (CAIE 9695)
Geography (CAIE 9696)
Sports (BTEC)
Law (CAIE 9084)
1. Students are required to select one subject from each block.
Applied Science (BTEC)
Digital Media and design (CAIE 9481)
2. CAIE does not allow the combination of Computer Science & IT or Design and Technology with Digital Media and Design.
3. Students choosing science subjects are recommended to choose Business Studies BTEC, while students with commerce or humanities are recommended for Science BTEC.
4. Arabic is compulsory for all Arab students. They will do Arabic A (special Arabic), whereas for non-Arab’s Arabic is optional. They will do Arabic B, if required.
5. Islamic is compulsory for all Muslim students. Arab students will do Islamic-A, where as non-Arabs will do Islamic-B
6. Moral Education is a compulsory for Year 12 students.
7. Students choosing Science subjects are recommended to choose Business Studies Btec, while student with commerce or Humanities are recommended for science Btec
8. BTEC courses are offered by Pearson Education. It is well recognized in UK and US as well.
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Subject Specific Admission Requirements
To gain access to a course, you should be attaining/predicted the following grades:
Minimum B in ICT. If IGCSE ICT, or equivalent has not been completed, applicant requires a B grade in English first language and
Minimum B grade in Psychology or B in Biology/ English Language if Psychology has not been studied at IGCSE.
Minimum B grade in Sociology or B in English Language if Sociology has not been studied at IGCSE. Design
Business (BTEC) B or C
Minimum B grade in ICT at IGCSE
Minimum B grade in ICT at IGCSE
Minimum B grade in Geography at IGCSE
Minimum B grade in Sociology or B in English Language if Sociology has not been studied at IGCSE
Minimum B grade in English as a 2nd Language at IGCSE.
Minimum A in English as a 1st Language or Minimum A* grade in English as a 2nd Language at IGCSE if English as 1st Language has not been studied at IGCSE
Minimum C grade in Business Studies or C in English Language or Mathematics if Business Studies has not been studied at IGCSE
Applied Science (BTEC)
Minimum C grade in any Science subject or C in English Language or Environmental Management if Science has not been studied at IGCSE. B or C
Minimum A in internal grade (to be signed by teacher in reference form) for Physical Education if Sports has not been studied at IGCSE
Biology (CAIE 9700)
Course Outline
Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology develops a set of transferable skills including handling data, practical problem-solving, and applying the scientific method. Learners develop relevant attitudes, such as concern for accuracy and precision, objectivity, integrity, enquiry, initiative, and inventiveness. They acquire the essential scientific skills required for progression to further studies or employment.
Key Concepts
The key concepts for Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology are:
9. Cells as the units of life
A cell is the basic unit of life and all organisms are composed of one or more cells. There are two fundamental types of cell: prokaryotic and eukaryotic. Understanding how cells work provides an insight into the fundamental processes of all living organisms.
10.Biochemical processes
Cells are dynamic structures within which the chemistry of life takes place. Biochemistry and molecular biology help to explain how and why cells function as they do.
11.DNA, the molecule of heredity
Cells contain the molecule of heredity, DNA. DNA is essential for the continuity and evolution of life by allowing genetic information to be stored accurately, to be copied to daughter cells, to be passed from one generation to the next and for the controlled production of proteins. Rare errors in the accurate copying of DNA known as mutations result in genetic variation and are essential for evolution.
12.Natural selection
Natural selection acts on genetic variation and is the major mechanism in evolution, including speciation. Natural selection results in the accumulation of beneficial genetic mutations within populations and explains how populations can adapt to meet the demands of changing environments.
13.Organisms in their environment
All organisms interact with their biotic and abiotic environment. Studying these interactions allows biologists to understand better the effect of human activities on ecosystems, to develop more effective strategies to conserve biodiversity and to predict more accurately the future implications for humans of changes in the natural world.
14.Observation and experiment
The different fields of biology are intertwined and cannot be studied in isolation. Observation, enquiry, experimentation, and fieldwork are fundamental to biology, allowing relevant evidence to be collected and considered as a basis on which to build new models and theories. Such models and theories are further tested by experimentation and observation in a cyclical process of feedback and refinement, allowing the development of robust and evidence-based conceptual understandings.
Assessment Summary
For The City School International AS and A Level Biology, candidates follow a staged assessment route by taking Papers 1, 2 and 3 (for The City School International AS Level qualification) in one series, then Paper 4 & 5 (for The City School International A Level qualification) in a later series.
40 marks
40 multiple-choice questions
Questions are based on the AS Level syllabus content
60 marks
Structured questions
Questions are based on the AS Level syllabus content.
Paper 3 (Advanced Practical Skills)
40 marks
Practical work and structured questions
2 hours 23% 11.5%
Questions are based on the experimental skills in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus. The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content.
Paper 4 (Advanced)
100 marks Structured questions
2 hours ------
Questions are based on the A Level syllabus content; knowledge of material from the AS Level syllabus content will be required.
Paper
30 marks Candidates answer two compulsory questions.
Questions are based on the experimental skills in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus. The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content.
Career and University Pathways
38.5%
11.5%
A-Level biology help students to enter in University undergraduate course to learn anatomy, biophysics, cell and molecular biology, computational biology, ecology and evolution, environmental biology, forensic biology, genetics, marine biology, microbiology, molecular biosciences, natural science, neurobiology, physiology, zoology and many others.
Chemistry (CAIE 9701)
Course Outline
Cambridge International AS & A Level Chemistry develops a set of transferable skills including handling data, practical problem-solving and applying the scientific method. Learners develop relevant attitudes, such as concern for accuracy and precision, objectivity, integrity, enquiry, initiative and inventiveness. They acquire the essential scientific skills required for progression to further studies or employment.
Key Concepts
The key concepts identified below, carefully introduced and developed, will help to underpin the course you will teach. You may identify additional key concepts which will also enrich teaching and learning. The key concepts for Cambridge International AS & A Level Chemistry are:
✓ Atoms and forces
Matter is built from atoms interacting and bonding through electrostatic forces. The structure of matter affects its physical and chemical properties and influences how substances react chemically.
✓ Experiments and evidence
Chemists use evidence gained from observations and experiments to build models and theories of the structure and reactivity of materials. Theories are tested by further experiments and an appreciation of accuracy and reliability is gained.
✓ Patterns in chemical behaviour and reactions
Patterns in chemical behaviour can be identified and used to predict the properties of substances. By applying these patterns, useful new substances can be designed, and synthetic routes created.
✓ Chemical bonds
The understanding of how chemical bonds are made and broken by the movement of electrons allows us to predict patterns of reactivity. Appreciation of the strength of chemical bonds leads to the understanding of a material’s properties and its uses.
✓ Energy changes
The energy changes that take place during chemical reactions can be used to predict the extent, feasibility and rate of such reactions. An understanding is gained of why and how chemical reactions happen.
Assessment Summary
For The City School International AS and A Level Chemistry, candidates follow a staged assessment route by taking Papers 1, 2 and 3 (for The City School International AS Level qualification) in one series, then Paper 4 & 5 (for The City School International A Level qualification) in a later series.
Structured questions Questions are based on the AS Level syllabus content.
Practical work and structured questions
Questions are based on the experimental skills in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus. The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content.
Paper 4 (Advanced) 2 hours
100 marks Structured questions
Questions are based on the A Level syllabus content; knowledge of material from the AS Level syllabus content will be required.
Paper 5 (Planning, Analysis and Evaluation) 1 hour 15 minutes
30 marks Candidates answer two compulsory questions.
Questions are based on the experimental skills in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus. The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content.
Career and University Pathways
38.5%
11 5%
A level chemistry is a great background for employment in research, environmental regulation, teaching, commerce and industry. The growing prospects are in excellent demand for chemist, Industrial research chemists, Research & development scientists, environmental scientists, synthetic chemists, medicinal chemists, analytical chemists, climate scientists, hazardous waste consultants, laboratory managers, quality assurance manager and University or secondary school lecturer.
Physics (CAIE 9702)
Course Outline
Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics develops a set of transferable skills including handling data, practical problem-solving, and applying the scientific method. Learners develop relevant attitudes, such as concern for accuracy and precision, objectivity, integrity, enquiry, initiative, and inventiveness. They acquire the essential scientific skills required for progression to further studies or employment.
Key Concepts
The key concepts identified below, carefully introduced and developed, will help to underpin the course you will teach. You may identify additional key concepts which will also enrich teaching and learning.
The key concepts for Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics are:
✓ Models of physical systems
Physics is the science that seeks to understand the behaviour of the Universe. The development of models of physical systems is central to physics. Models simplify, explain, and predict how physical systems behave.
✓ Testing predictions against evidence
Physical models are usually based on prior observations, and their predictions are tested to check that they are consistent with the behaviour of the real world. This testing requires evidence, often obtained from experiments.
✓ Mathematics as a language, and problem-solving tool
Mathematics is integral to physics, as it is the language that is used to express physical principles and models. It is also a tool to analyse theoretical models, solve quantitative problems and produce predictions.
✓ Matter, energy and waves
Everything in the Universe comprises matter and/or energy. Waves are a key mechanism for the transfer of energy and are essential to many modern applications of physics.
✓ Forces and fields
The way that matter and energy interact is through forces and fields. The behaviour of the Universe is governed by fundamental forces with different magnitudes that interact over different distances. Physics involves study of these interactions across distances ranging from the very small (quantum and particle physics) to the very large (astronomy and cosmology).
Assessment Summary
For The City School International AS and A Level Physics, candidates follow a staged assessment route by taking Papers 1, 2 and 3 (for The City School International AS Level qualification) in one series, then Paper 4 & 5 (for The City School International A Level qualification) in a later series.
40 multiple-choice questions
Questions are based on the AS Level syllabus content
Structured questions
Questions are based on the AS Level syllabus content.
40 marks
Practical work and structured questions
Questions are based on the experimental skills in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus. The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content.
Paper 4 (Advanced) 2 hours
100 marks Structured questions
Questions are based on the A Level syllabus content; knowledge of material from the AS Level syllabus content will be required.
- 38.5%
Paper 5 (Planning, Analysis and Evaluation) 1 hour 15 minutes
30 marks Candidates answer two compulsory questions. Questions are based on the experimental skills in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus. The context of the questions may be outside the syllabus content.
Career and University Pathways
A level Physics student can choose their further studies at Universities as astrophysics,
11 5% mathematical physics, thermodynamics, nanotechnology and become future engineers, physicists and much more With a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics or Engineering physics, students can pursue careers in research and development, science, engineering, education, medicine, law, business, and the military.
Course Outline
Accounting (CAIE 9706)
The specific aim of the course is to develop a critical and analytical approach to examining and evaluating accounting policies and practices and develop skills of communication, analysis, interpretation and presentation of both qualitative and quantitative accounting information.
Key concepts
The key concepts on which this syllabus is built are set out below. These key concepts can help teachers think about how to approach each syllabus topic in order to encourage learners to make links between topics and develop a deep overall understanding of the subject.
✓ A true and fair view
Financial statements are designed to give a true and fair view of the business to internal and external stakeholders.
✓ Duality (double entry)
Duality (double entry) in accounting recognises that every financial transaction has a double (or dual) effect on the position of a business as recorded in the accounts.
✓ Consistency
Consistency in the treatment of financial transactions enables the performance of a business to be compared meaningfully over different time periods.
✓ Business entity
A business is a separate legal entity from the owner of a business. The accounting records must relate only to the business and not to the personal assets and spending of the owner.
✓ Money measurement
Financial accounts only include transactions that can be expressed in terms of money. For example, the purchase of raw material is recorded in the accounts whereas staff creativity is not.
Assessment Summary
For The City School International AS and A Level Accounting, candidates follow a staged assessment route by taking Papers 1 and 2 (for The City School International AS Level qualification) in one series, then Paper 3 (for The City School International A Level qualification) in a later series.
Paper 1 (Multiple Choice)
30 multiple choice questions based on the AS Level syllabus content 30 marks
Paper 2 (Structured Questions)
Four structured questions on the AS Level syllabus content
Question 1 on financial accounting (30 marks)
Questions 2 and 3 on financial accounting (2 × 15 marks)
Question 4 on cost and management accounting (30 marks)
Total 90 marks
Paper 3 (Structured Questions)
Paper 3 tests the additional content for the A Level, but also requires a knowledge and understanding of the AS Level content.
Section A: Four structured questions on financial accounting (4 × 25 marks)
Section B: Two structured questions on cost and management accounting (2 × 25 marks)
Total 150 marks
Career and University Pathways
A level Accounting provides a sound base for students who seek careers in Accounting such as BBA, MBA Success in this subject can also lead to further studies in Accounting such as Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Chartered Accountancy, Financial Analyst, Cost Accountant and other Business-related Projects. Many students also choose careers in banking, management, insurance or industry. Other accounting careers for you include internal auditing, tax preparation and planning or management accounting.
