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Sixth Form Courses 2021-2023 CONTENTS KEY SIXTH FORM INFORMATION Physics (Edexcel)...................................................................................................................54 Welcome to Sixth Form........................................................................................................ 05 GCSE Astronomy (Edexcel) ....................................................................................,............55 Making your Sixth Form subject choices...............................................................................07 Politics (Edexcel)...................................................................................................................56 Enhancing the curriculum.....................................................................................................11 Psychology (AQA)................................................................................................................ 57 So much more...................................................................................................................... 14 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion (Religious Studies) (OCR).................................................. 58 Music and Drama................................................................................................................. 15 Thinking Skills (Cambridge International)............................................................................59 Sport in the Sixth Form........................................................................................................ 16 FURTHER INFORMATION SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM AND SPECIFICATIONS Destinations of leavers...........................................................................................................61 Art and Design (Edexcel)...................................................................................................... 18 Biology (AQA)......................................................................................................................20 Chemistry (AQA)................................................................................................................. 22 Classics (Classical Civilisation, Greek and Latin) (OCR)...................................................... 23 Ancient History GCSE (OCR)............................................................................................ 28 Computer Science (OCR).................................................................................................... 29 Debating - ESB Level 3 Award..............................................................................................31 Design and Technology: Fashion and Textiles (AQA)............................................................ 32 Design and Technology: Product Design (AQA)................................................................... 34 Drama and Theatre Studies (WJEC)..................................................................................... 36 Economics (AQA)................................................................................................................ 38 English (English Literature and English Language and Literature) (AQA)............................ 40 Extended Project Qualification (EPQ).................................................................................. 42 Geography (OCR)................................................................................................................ 43 History (OCR)..................................................................................................................... 44 Mathematics with Further Mathematics (Edexcel).................................................................45 Modern Languages (AQA) with Portuguese GCSE (Edexcel)................................................47 Music (Edexcel).................................................................................................................... 52 Physical Education (OCR)................................................................................................... 53 2 A Level Options Booklet, 2021 - 23 A Level Options Booklet, 2021 - 23 3 WELCOME TO THE SIXTH FORM This booklet is designed to provide you with information about the subjects that are on offer in the Sixth Form. We have included links to small interviews with some Upper Sixth students about their perspectives which we hope will give you a sense of what it is like to study each subject. Whilst we are an academically outstanding Sixth Form, we believe there is so much more to life in Morton House and so we hope that this booklet also gives you a small insight into what else is on offer. OXBRIDGE PRESENTATIONS Mrs Worthington has recorded her Oxbridge presentation for you which you can find here. MEDICINE For those of you interested in studying Medicine please see here to learn more about the experiences of the Upper Sixth. KEY SIXTH FORM INFORMATION THE SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM All A Level subjects have eight lessons a week in both the Lower and Upper Sixth. Students will sit the A Level examinations in the summer of 2023. All students take a minimum of three full A Levels. The vast majority will then take one, or in some cases two, enrichment subjects. A Level Options Booklet, 2021 - 23 5 6 A Level Options Booklet, 2021 - 23 A Level Options Booklet, 2021 - 23 7 ENHANCING THE CURRICULUM UCAS TARIFF POINTS TABLE Your A Level courses will enable you to study subjects in great depth and provide an excellent grounding for your ongoing education. The Sixth Form at GHS offers opportunities to expand and enhance the learning, which forms the core of your A Level studies, coupled with guidance, and support that will help you to achieve your AS LEVEL ESB LEVEL 3 GRADE 8 goals. A LEVEL (NOT INCLUDING EPQ AWARD IN MUSIC THEORY THINKING SKILLS) DEBATING A* 56 A 20 A* 28 Distinction 10 Distinction 12 HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAREERS A 48 B 16 A 24 Merit 9 Merit 8 Throughout your time in the Sixth Form at GHS, you will benefit from a structured Higher Education and B 40 C 12 B 20 Pass 8 Pass 4 Careers programme, as well as one-to-one advice on your future choices from the Higher Education and C 32 D 10 C 16 Careers department. You will be having a one-to-one interview after Christmas with a member of the Senior Management team, the Sixth Form team or Miss Holliday to discuss your subject choices, but you are welcome D 24 E 6 D 12 to start talking to the Higher Education and Careers department before and after that! Dr Boyd is the Director of Higher Education and Careers, and is always available for a chat. E 16 E 8 GHS is one of the most successful schools nationally at helping its students to secure places at highly selective universities. Approximately 20% of an average GHS year group receives offers from Oxford and Cambridge HOW DO I DECIDE? and significant numbers go to Durham, Exeter and Bristol. Other common destinations are University College London, London School of Economics, Imperial College London, St Andrews and Warwick. It is becoming If you have a particular university course in mind, look on the university website to see whether there are specific increasingly common amongst GHS students to apply to universities in the USA. The school gives individual subject requirements in order to study that course. If a course requires you to study a subject that you do not support to students in this application process. What matters to us most is not where you go or what you study, really want to study, perhaps that is not the right course for you. but that you go somewhere you really like, in order to study something in which you are truly interested. We do not mind what your aspirations are; we simply want to help you achieve them! Consider which subjects you enjoy most: you will spend two years studying the subject in depth and you are likely to achieve most success if you enjoy it. The lessons you attend on the Sixth Form Taster Day may help you How do we do this? We provide a structured UCAS programme, interview practice, departmental university decide what you might enjoy. “subject lunches”, departmental reading groups and seminars, information on Spaces and, of course, the unwavering support of the whole Sixth Form team and Higher Education and Careers department. You will get Play to your strengths: A Level work is considerably more challenging than GCSE and your university entry will help every step of the way. depend upon high grades, so ensure that you are giving yourself the best chance of success. Finally, look out for Careers events on offer throughout the school year – they are advertised through our regular Inform yourself as much as possible about the content of the course and how it is assessed. Speak to teachers of Careers Bulletin. It may seem like a long time until you have to start work but it is never too early to start the subject and to students in older years who study the subject. This is particularly appropriate for subjects that finding out about all the jobs you could do. We regularly invite parents, alumni and other contacts in to talk, so are taught only in the Sixth Form. make the most of these opportunities. Speak to a member of the Higher Education and Careers team, a member of the options team, which comprises Mr Saunders, Mr Peel, Dr Boyd and Miss Holliday, or a member of the Sixth Form team, which includes Miss Sloan and Mr Martin. FORTHCOMING EVENTS • Tuesday 24 November 2020: Year 11 Parents’ Evening • Thursday 3 December 2020: Submit options for taster