Year 11 preparation for post 16 education pack Post-16 transition tasks and events Students holding offers should regularly check their emails for messages from the Sixth Form Colleges and if directed to do so, check the relevant websites for information about summer work and events.

Provider Link

The Oakes Post 16 resources are available using this link: https://oakescc.org/future/

Long Road There will be summer work on the website from May Half Term. A link will be sent to all applicants. Long Rd will also be hosting Welcome Days (hopefully on-site) on Weds 23rd – 25th June. https://www.longroad.ac.uk/prospective-students/frequently-asked-questions/summer-work-2020/

Hills Road There will be summer work on the website. Offer holders will be sent details. https://www.hillsroad.ac.uk/sixthform West Suffolk WSC is planning on sending information out regarding summer work in May, each student will be sent an College email plus the information will be available on the College website. WSC is also hoping to have a taster day/week in June but this will depend on the current pandemic guidelines. If this event goes ahead, it will be emailed to students and on the website. https://www.wsc.ac.uk/schools/were-staying-connected/summer-project-work Provider Link Cambridge Students holding offers with CRC will be invited to attend a 2 or 3 day year 11 taster which will take place in Regional the week of the 28th June, there may be some summer work set then. College In addition the transition team can offer small virtual group meetings, and are hoping to offer in person visits for some students in the summer. https://www.camre.ac.uk/ Saffron Currently on the website, there is a wealth of transition work that students can utilise ahead of time. Walden Students should click on their chosen subject and then go to, getting ready for…..” County High https://www.swchs.net/page/?title=16%2d19+study+programme&pid=261 School Work will also be set during their induction week 1 – 4 July. College of Closer to the end of term CoWA will hold an applicant event on campus for new students starting to look West Anglia around the campus, meet the course teams and to go through any start information they may need for their courses, such as kit/equipment, transport, funding assistance. CoWA will also have a, “Starting College” page on their website that will hold all the information students will need to prepare for starting their courses and all applicants will be sent a link and instructions. https://cwa.ac.uk/startingcollege CoWA do not ask applicants to complete any work prior to the start of their course but there may be some reading material for their courses. If there is this will be included in their kit/equipment list. Impington There is a link to a dropbox (https://tinyurl.com/IICPre-IB ) with IVC 6th Form College pre-IB transition pack. International Students will find lots resources for different subjects along with some of the IB core aspects. We hope Sixth form students will find these useful and help to remain engaged and motivated over the summer months as they College prepare for the transition to sixth form. These resources are not only for those students who are planning to come to us to study the IB programmes, they will also be useful for those planning on studying A levels. Post-16 Reading / preparation

• This is a general list and has not come from any one post-16 provider. • For all subjects - find out what specifications your chosen a level provider uses and look at free websites and/or textbooks for that specification - the exam board websites will also have details of topics etc. • The reading/activities below are complementary. Suggested subject specific reading/links

Subject Books English Language Any text by David Crystal, 'Eats Shoots and Leaves' by Lynn Truss; 'The Adventureof English' by Melvyn Bragg; Radio 4 - Word of Mouth programmes - see BBC Sounds. English Literature Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley; 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker; 'A Handmaid's Tale' by Atwood - Any other Atwood text. 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley; any Shakespeare text: Specifically 'Othello' and 'Hamlet'; Guides in the 'Cambridge Contexts in Literature' series: 'Romanticism', 'Shakespearean and Jacobean Tragedy', 'Gothic Literature', 'Women's writing: Past and Present'; 'Radio 4 - InOur Time programmes - see BBC Sounds. Maths/Further Maths 17 equations that changed the world' by Ian Stewart; 'The Colossal Book of Mathematics' by Martin Gardner; 'What is Mathematics Really?' by Reuben Hersh; 'Fermat's Last Theorem: The Story Of A Riddle That Confounded The World's Greatest Minds For 358 Years' by Simon Singh Psychology The Psychology Book' by Dorling Kindersley; Radio 4 - 'In Our Time' programmes see BBC Sounds; 'Psychological Triggers: Human Nature, Irrationality, and Why We Do What We Do. The Hidden Influences Behind Our Actions, Thoughts, and Behaviors.' by Peter Hollins

Sociology The Sociology Book' by Dorling Kindersley; Radio 4 - 'In Our Time' programmes see BBC Sounds; 'The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference' by Malcolm Gladwell.

Art Art in Theory 1900-2000: An Anthology of Changing Ideas', Charles Harrison and Paul Wood 'Great Paintings - The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained' by Dorling Kindersley Suggested subject specific reading/links Chemistry Elements: A Visual Representation of Every Known Atom in the Universe' by Theodore Gray; 'The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements' by Sam Kean Physics A Brief History of Time' by Stephen Hawking; 'The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory' by Brian Greene; 'Seven Brief Lessons on Physics' by Carlo Rovelli; 'A People's Tragedy'by Orlando Figes; 'From Blitz to Blair: A New History of Britain Since 1939' by Nick Tiratsoo Biology Genome - Autobiography of a Species' by Matt Ridley 'The Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin; 'A Brief History of Everyone who ever lived' by Adam Rutherford; 'Sapiens, A Brief History of Humankind' by Yuval Noah Harari (a tad controversial); 'What Evolution Is' by Ernst Mayr Spanish Any plays or poetry by Federico Garcia Lorca; Ghosts of Spain by Giles In general, reading Hispanic fiction using bilingual texts and keeping up with the Tremlett; The Spanish Civil War by Paul Preston.* news using El Pais online newspaper or RTVE news are also useful. TV and Film: •Any films by Pedro Almodóvar, such as (2006), Habla con ella or El Books: Either in translation or bilingual texts: Laberinto del Fauno (2006). •Any plays or poetry by Federico García Lorca (i.e. El Romancero Gitano) •Voces Inocentes (2004) •“Ghosts of Spain” Giles Tremlett •Roma (2018) •“The Spanish Civil War” Paul Preston •Cria cuervos (1976) •Anything by Gabriel García Márquez (notably, Cien años de soledad) TV Series: •Poetry by Pablo Neruda Money Heist (2017-) on Netflix and any other Spanish-language series you can find •Poetry by Rosario Castellanos on online streaming platforms. •“Como agua para chocolate” Laura Esquivel Music: •“El Pecado” and “Delirium” Laura Restrepo •Reggaeton artists: Bomba Estéreo, Daddy Yankee, Osmani García, J •“Réqiuem por un campesino español” Ramón J. Sender Balvin, Maluma etc. •“The Time of the Doves” Mercè Rodoreda (originally published in •Enrique Iglesias: Spanish. Pop Catalan) •Cristiana Aguilera: Latino-American, Pop. •“Don Quixote” Miguel de Cervantes •Shakira: Colombian. Pop Current Affairs: •Reading El País online edition or RTVE News channels. Suggested subject specific reading/links

French Either in translation or bilingual: anything by Albert Camus; Bonjour Reading Le Monde newspaper digital edition andyoutube channel France Bienvenue. Tristesse by Francoise Sagan; Suite Francaiseby Irene TV and Film- Nemirovsky; Non-fiction Multi-Ethnic France by Alex Hargreaves. •Any films from la Nouvelle Vague movement-i.e. Film Directors (Jean-Luc Goddard, Agnès Books- Either in translation or bilingual texts: Varda, François Truffaut). Examples include: Jules et Jim (1962), Cléo de 5 à 7 (1962) and À bout •Annie Ernaux: “Les années”, “Journal du dehors”: Life-writing, de souffle (1960). autobiographical •Films often studied as A Level texts: La Haine (1995), Amélie (2000), Les Intouchables (2011) •Simone de Beauvoir “La deuxième sexe”: The birth of feminism and Jean de Florette (1986). •Antoine de Saint-Exupéry “Le petit prince”: Classic children’s story •Other notable films worth a watch: •Marguerite Duras “La douleur”: WWII, Nazi Occupation of France, Memoir •Ce sentiment de l’été(2015) •Albert Camus “La peste”, “l’étranger”: Existentialism, Post-modernism, •The Artist (2011) Philosophy •Beautiful Lies (2010) •Jean-Paul Sartre “Lanausée”: Existentialism, Post-modernism, Philosophy •Coco avant Chanel (2009) •Francoise Sagan: “Bonjour Tristesse” •La Classe (2008) •Irène Nemirovsky: “Suite Française”: WW2 France, The Occupation •Bienvenuechez les Ch’tis (2008) •Gustave Flaubert “Madame Bovary”: 19th-century French literature, •Il y a longtemps que je t’aime (2008) Tragedy •La vie enrose (2007) •A Very Long Engagement (2004) •Les choristes (2004) • (1987) •La règle du jeu (1939) •Un chien andalou (1929) TV Series: Lupin (2020) on Netflix and any other French-language series you can find on online streaming platforms. Music- •Christine and the Queens-French singer. Genre: (Electro) Pop •Cœurde Pirate: French-Canadian singer. Genre: Indie Pop •Stromae-Belgian Singer. Genre: Hip-hop, Electro •Angèle-Belgian Singer. Genre: Pop Current Affairs: •Reading Le Monde or Le Figaro newspapers online editions •YouTube channel “France Bienvenue” •Arte Cinema: Facebook channel dedicated to posting French-language video and audio clips about Francophone and International Film. Suggested subject specific reading/links Dance •50 Contemporary Choreographers: This book provides an insight into Sadler’s Wells Digital Platform (a range of workshops and a range of modern choreographers. performances are available to access for free). •Jazz Dance: The Story of American Vernacular Dance Dance Companies have many resources on their websites. A few •Ballet and Modern Dance: Susan Au which may be of interest include: Royal Ballet, Hofesh Shechter Dance Company, Rambert Dance Company, DV8.

Geography BBC iplayer: Perfect Planet: 5 Humans Greta Thunberg: a year to change the world Extinction: the facts Extinction Rebellion: last chance to save... Business Business Tutor2u studies/Economics 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism (Ha-Joon BBC Business Chang) – challenges conventional thinking TED Talks on any business aspect Age of Discovery: Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance: (Ian Goldin & Chris Kutarna) Alibaba: The House that Jack Ma Built (Duncan Clark) – The rise of the Chinese corporate giant Art of Strategy (Dixit and Nalebuff) – especially good for Game Theory examples and analysis

Economics – general reading as well Inequality (AB Atkinson) – a superb book on one of the defining economic/political issues of the age Ten Great Economists (Philip Thornton) – biographical background, well worth a read The Undoing Project: (Michael Lewis) – Birth of behavioural economics, Kahneman and Tversky Thinking Fast and Thinking Slow: (Professor Daniel Kahneman) – the classic Kahneman epic What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets (Professor Michael Sandel) – Pure PPE bliss Suggested subject specific reading/links

RS, Philosophy ‘Sophie’s World’ by J Gaarder; ‘The God Delusion’ by Richard Dawkins; These Podcasts / YouTube / TED talks may also be useful: & Ethics ‘The Puzzle of Ethics’ and ‘The Puzzle of God’ by P Vardy; ‘An https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qk11/episodes/player - Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion’ by Brian Davies; The Story ‘The Moral Maze’ https://thepanpsycast.com/episodes-by-category - pick a of Philosophy’ by B Magee; ‘An Introduction to Plato’s Republic’ by J selection from the Ethics and Philosophy of Religion sections. Annas; ‘The Philosophy Book’ by DK Publishing; ‘Understand Ethics: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ethics+crash+co urse+edu Teach Yourself’ by Mel Thompson; ‘The Moral Philosophers’ by R qas Norman; ‘Animal Liberation’ by P Singer; ‘Medical Ethics: A Very Short https://www.ted.com/topics/morality - look out for talks by Daniel Dennett Introduction ‘ by M Dunn & T Hope. + and Peter Singer Brief introductory reading: https://philosophynow.org/podcasts/Beyond_Right_and_Wrong https://phi ‘Think’ by S Blackbury; ‘Philosophy: A Very short Introduction’ by E losophynow.org/podcasts/Free_Will_and_the_Brain https://www.youtube.c Craig; ‘The Philosophy Gym: 25 Short Adventures in Thinking’ by S om/watch?v=1A_CAkYt3GY&list=PL8dPuua LjXtNgK6MZucdYldNkMybYIHKR Law; ‘What Does It All Mean?’ By T Nagel; ‘Philosophy: The Basics’ by N Warburton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKEhdsnKKHs&index=2&list= PL8dPuuaLjXtNgK6MZucdYldNkMybYIHKR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- wrCpLJ1XAw&index=3&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNgK6MZucdYldNkMybYI HKR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmTsS5xFA6k&list=PL8dPuua LjXtNgK6 MZucdYldNkMybYIHKR&index=9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgisehuGOyY&index=10&list =PL8dPuuaLjXtNgK6MZucdYldNkMybYIHKR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e9v_fsZB6A&index=11&list =PL8dPuuaLjXtNgK6MZucdYldNkMybYIHKR https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=9AzNEG1GBk&index=13&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNgK6MZucdYldNkMybYIH KR Computing OOP in Python / other programming languages https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zc8pjty/revision/3 Computerphile https://www.youtube.com/user/Computerphile/videos Employability Skills • BeReady - You will receive a welcome email that allows you to access a range of employability and well-being skills. • Units include:

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• Eton college are running online course. You will have access to the course on resilience.

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• If you are currently working on completing your bronze award, this is a good opportunity to get it completed. • Finalise and update your paper work • Complete your different sections: physical, volunteering and skills. Please contact Mr Barton if you require any further guidance. • https://www.dofe.org/dofewithadifference/activities Financial Literacy

• This is a financial textbook as promoted by Martin Lewis, of Money Saving Expert fame. • https://www.young-enterprise.org.uk/resources/your-money- matters-financial-education-textbook/ https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2018/11/financial- education-textbooks-funded-by-martinland-in-english-s/ First Aid – free online course

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