Lower Sixth Transition Booklet (2016-17)

LOWER SIXTH TRANSITION BOOKLET (2016-17)

GCSE Result and Induction Day

Sixth Form Dress Code 2016-17

Boys  Suit  Smart jacket/blazer  Smart full-length trousers (no jeans - i.e. they should not be too tight, made out of denim type material or have studs)  Smart conventional shirt of discreet design – long enough to be tucked in and large enough for the top button to be done up  Smart tie; Sixth Form/Colours/School Tour/or your own of discreet design  Smart conventional shoes/ankle boots – polishable black or brown or smart clean suede  V-necked or round-necked jumper or cardigan of any plain colour (tie must be visible)  Inconspicuous jewellery and no facial piercings

Girls  Suit  Smart jacket – fitted blazer or tailored jacket, plain in colour  Full-length trousers (no jeans - i.e. they should not be too tight, made out of denim type material or have studs)  Tailored skirt or dress (of a length and style appropriate for a professional environment)  Plain tights  Smart conventional shoes/ankle boots – polishable black or brown or smart clean suede.  No high heels  V-necked, round-necked pullover or cardigan of any plain colour  Shirt/fitted top (plain or of discreet pattern) – long enough to be tucked in and worn underneath a jacket/blazer  Inconspicuous jewellery and no facial piercings.

Travel to and from School  Any sensible coat or jacket may be worn over the blazer for warmth and to keep dry on the way to School  Pupils cycling to School must wear a protective helmet and high visibility clothing

The dress code for both boys and girls excludes:-  'T' shirts and shorts  Leggings  ‘Strappy’ tops  'Doc Marten' style boots, sandals, stiletto or platform shoes; trainers; “Ugg” boots.  Leather or denim clothing (obviously excepting leather shoes) of all sorts  Hoodies

Sports Dress Code – contact the Sports Department Appropriate sports kit should be worn for sports but this is not allowed in academic (non-sport) lessons. Perse branded kit must be worn for team fixtures.

THE ROUSE RESEARCH PROGRAMME

As part of your Sixth Form experience, all students will undertake a research task in the L6th. It can be on any subject, of your choice and the final product of the research can also be varied (e.g. it could be an artefact or an essay). The Rouse Research Programme is designed to:

 give you an opportunity to pursue your interests and really dig deeper into a topic of your choice.

 develop your independent study and research skills, to equip you for university and to improve your performance in your chosen A Levels.

 better equip you to make the very strongest UCAS applications

After a series of lectures on research skills in the Michaelmas term, there will be the opportunity to choose between:

A) Extended Project Qualification This is a formally accredited qualification that is equivalent to an AS Level, but with the unique distinction that it offers an A* grade. The EPQ will involve 4 periods per cycle being timetabled with a supervisor. Upon completion you will receive a formally accredited EPQ that will be included on University Transcripts and discussed in your UCAS Reference. This option will suit someone who prefers a bit of structure and wants a definite qualification at the end but doesn’t mind jumping through examination board hoops.

B) The Rouse Award On this independent study programme you will be monitored by a supervisor with a broad subject-based specialism. You will be expected to attend a short meeting to discuss your progress once per cycle. Upon completion you will receive a Rouse Award Certificate that will be included on University Transcripts and discussed in their UCAS Reference. A range of prizes (from a panel of the Head, Governors and University contacts) will also be awarded for highly commended project submissions / overall winners. This option will suit people who just want to get on with doing some meaty research and devoting their focus to that. They will be independent, self- starters.

C) Externally Validated Awards There are other awards that offer a significant academic challenge and will be worthy of inclusion as part of your University application (either on personal statement or reference). These might include, British Science Association CREST Awards, MOOCs conducted via Coursera, FutureLearn, EdX or other providers, and a number of other externally accredited awards. You will not have formal supervision for such awards but you will be given a ‘link supervisor’ who will want to see evidence of how you are progressing and to whom you should submit your final evidence of completion. This may well suit someone who would like to do Crest/a MOOC eg over the summer holidays.

Timeline Michaelmas L6th: Lectures detailing research skills End of Michaelmas: Decide which route you will take Beginning of Lent: subject area decided and research begins Lent half term- Easter: Narrowing down your question Summer term and holidays: research and writing up First day back U6th : submission Late September of U6th : awards and prize presentations NB in time for UCAS applications!

What now? If you already have some ideas of the areas of research that you might like to consider – why not mull over them and get ahead by doing a little background reading over the summer? Others may not have a clue, particularly if you are taking subjects that you haven’t studied before for A Level: in which case, don’t worry! It will become clearer as the Michaelmas term progresses.

ANCIENT HISTORY

In the Lower Sixth you study two modules, one on Greek history (focusing on Sparta) and one on Roman history (focusing on Augustus and the Principate). You will use ancient sources throughout the year to find out about the Greek and Roman world.

Type of Course: Modular AS/A2 A Level (public exams at the end of Lower and Upper Sixth)

Specification: OCR H042 Ancient History AS Level / H442 Ancient History A Level GCE http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/82461-specification.pdf

Things you can do before the course:

If you want to broaden your horizons on the ancient world, try reading any of these books, watching any of these films or programmes or visiting any of these museums or sites:

Historical Context:  Persian Fire/Rubicon/Dynasty Tom Holland  SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Mary Beard  Anthony & Cleopatra/Augustus Adrian Goldsworthy  Classics: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford Very Short Introductions)  A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization Stephen Kershaw  The Greeks: A Portrait of Self and Others Paul Cartledge  The Spartans: An Epic History Paul Cartledge

Ancient Texts in Translation:  Lives of the Twelve Caesars Suetonius  The Iliad/The Odyssey Homer

Films/TV programmes to watch  Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (BBC Mini-series 2006)  Ancient Worlds (BBC 2011)  300 (2007)  Who were the Greeks (BBC 2013)  The Greeks – Crucible of Civilisation (2000 TV miniseries)  I, Caesar (Channel 4 miniseries 1997)  Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome (BBC 2016)  The Spartans (Channel 4 2003)

Exhibitions/Museums/Roman Sites  Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge University Sidgwick Site  Museum of London  British Museum (Exhibition on Sicily this summer until August 14th)  Colchester Castle Museum  Verulamium (Roman St. Alban’s)

ART & DESIGN

In the Lower Sixth, you will be investigating the theme of ‘BODY’ within your lower sixth year. This can mean the: • human form • groups of figures • close up sections of parts of the body, • animal bodies, organs, • bones, • cells, • clothing.

Type of Course: 2 year Linear A Level (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: OCR H601 Fine Art A Level GCE http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/170210-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-art-and-design- h600-h606.pdf

Things you can do before the course:

If you want to broaden your knowledge and understanding of Art, try reading any of these books, watching any of these films or programmes or visiting any of these galleries:

Art History:  Ways of Seeing John Berger  The 20th Century Art Book Phaidon  The Art of the Maker Peter Dormer  The Story of Art E.H. Gombrich  Great Modern Artists Andy Tuohy with Christopher Masters  A World History of Art Hugh Honour & John Fleming  Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art J. Hall, John Murray

Films/DVD to watch: • All Man -Grayson Perry • In the Best Possible Taste - Grayson Perry • Simon Schama’s Power of Art • Woman in Gold • Girl with the Pearl Earring • Metropolis • Frida

Exhibitions: Visit galleries, exhibitions, artists’ studios over the summer. They could be local, national or international. Look for artwork that relates to the idea of ‘BODY’ in some way.  http://www.newexhibitions.com/exhibitions/  http://www.visitlondon.com/events/arts/top-10-exhibitions  http://www.timeout.com/london/art/

 Visit the local ‘Cambridge Open Studios’ exhibitions and interview an artist in their studios. http://www.camopenstudios.co.uk/

Practical work: Collect postcards, take photographs, make sketches and write notes etc. to document your visits in n A4 sketchbook. (Remember to only use one side of the paper).

BIOLOGY

See Appendix 1

This course builds on the work of the CIE IGCSE (0610) and provides an excellent preparation for university.

Type of Course: 2 year Modular A Level (public exams at the end of Lower Sixth - AS - and Upper Sixth - A Level)

Specification: CIE International A-level course (9700). http://www.cie.org.uk/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-international-as-and-a- level-biology-9700/

Things you can do before the course:

The following topics have been studied by students taking the CIE IGCSE course (0610) at the Perse school. If there are any topics you have not covered, you must complete some reading over the summer.

16. Reproduction Asexual reproduction, Sexual reproduction, Sexual reproduction in plants, Sexual reproduction in humans, Sex hormones in humans, Methods of birth control in humans, Sexually transmitted infections 17. Inheritance Chromosomes, genes and proteins, Mitosis, Meiosis, Monohybrid Inheritance 18. Variation and selection Variation, Adaptive features, Selection 19. Organisms and their environment Energy flow, food chains and food webs, nutrient cycles 20. Biotechnology and genetic engineering Biotechnology, Genetic engineering 21. Human influences on ecosystems Food supply, habitat destruction, pollution, conservation

Text books: Cambridge International AS and A Level Biology Coursebook (Fourth edition) - Jones, Fosbery, Gregory and Taylor, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-1-107-63682-8

Cambridge IGCSE Biology 3rd Edition - MacKean and Hayward, Hodder Education, ISBN 978- 1444176469

Other reading: Biological Sciences Review, a quarterly magazine with articles related to the specification, examiner’s advice and for your wider reading. On the Biology Sharepoint area there are also a number of Biofactsheets which you will be expected to read throughout the course. You should also be reading widely around the subject material and you might like to join the Sixth form Biology reading group

CHEMISTRY A-LEVEL

Chemistry is a fascinating and challenging subject with a demanding syllabus. In the Lower Sixth, we will focus on the following topics, most of which should be familiar to you from (I)GCSE, but which we will be studying in greater depth. Lessons will focus on development of both the theoretical understanding of the key concepts and principles and more advanced practical skills.

Teacher A Teacher B * Formulae, Equations and Amounts * Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table of Substance * Bonding and Structure * Organic Chemistry I * Redox I * Modern Analytical Techniques I * Inorganic Chemistry and the Periodic Table * Kinetics I * Energetics I * Equilibrium I

Type of Course: 2 year linear A Level (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: Pearson Edexcel A Level GCE in Chemistry (9CH0) https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-a-levels/chemistry-2015.html

Things you can do before the course:

Good understanding of the topics listed below would be most beneficial.

 Atomic Structure  Bonding (Ionic and Covalent) and Structure  Formulae and Equations  Reaction types  Mole calculations

If these seem unfamiliar or you found them tricky at (I)GCSE, you may wish to revisit them before the start of the course. A CGP guide ‘New Head Start to AS Chemistry’ can be used to help you with this. These are available to borrow from Chemistry department or the newer edition can be purchased directly from CGP books (cgpbooks.co.uk) or Amazon.

CHEMISTRY PRE-U

Teacher A Teacher B Quantitative analysis (A) Atomic structure (A) Organic Preliminaries (A) Electronic spectroscopy (A) Functional Group Level (A) Mass-spec intro (A) Mass spectrometry (A) Chemical forces (A) Infra-red (A) Chemical models and evidence (B) Alcohol level (A) The Periodic Table (periodicity) (A) Carbonyl level (A) Main group chemistry (A) and Group 14 (B) Addition and elimination (A) Energy Changes (A) Mechanisms (B) Gases and Kinetics (B) Green Chemistry (A) Equilibrium (B)

Type of Course: 2 year linear course (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: Cambridge Pre-U Chemistry (9791) http://www.cie.org.uk/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-pre-u-chemistry-9791/

Things you can do before the course:

Good understanding of the topics listed below would be most beneficial.

 Atomic Structure  Bonding (Ionic and Covalent) and Structure  Formulae and Equations  Reaction types  Mole calculations

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY: SYSTEMS AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGY

In the Lower Sixth, you will study a variety of electro-mechanical topics and manufacturing processes. The coursework element, of which accounts for 50% of the AS, will start early in September and will run on through the year, finally ending before Easter. As a highly practical course where students are engaged in their own coursework projects for much of the time, independence and focus is key.

Type of Course: 1 year AS Level - (coursework submission and public exam at the end of Lower Sixth)

Specification: AQA 2555 Systems and Control Technology A Level GCE http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/subjects/specifications/alevel/AQA-2555-W-SP-14.PDF

Things you can do before the course:

All students should try and think of project ideas for their coursework project ready for starting the course. The project needs to be a system (input→process→output) and although it is not always easy, try to think of something that is useful, something that solves a particular problem. By all means run ideas by Mr Wilkin ([email protected]) if you have some prior to September.

In particular, for those who have not studied GCSE Systems and Control Technology, it is recommended to read up on materials and components in order to bridge the gap and provide a basic understanding. A textbook can be provided by the department which is not easily available in bookshops, called GCSE D&T Technology Text (Collins). The following pages would provide valuable insight:  Basic Components Pages (pages 62, 63)  Designing with Electronics pages (pages 64, 65)  Sensing Circuits (pages 66, 67)  Semiconductors (pages 68, 69)  Capacitors, time delay circuit (pages 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)

Things you might want to read before the course:  TEP Technology in Practice  Collins GCSE D&T Technology  Dyson History of Great Inventions  Dyson Against the Odds

ECONOMICS

What is economics all about? That’s for you to find out, rather than for us to tell you. But one of the features of economics that distinguishes it from most other A-Levels, and all the subjects you have studied to date, is that it is very, very current. Every day, (quality) newspapers publish dozens of news stories relating to economics and business. The most important thing over the summer is to pay attention to what is happening in the world. What is the fallout from the EU referendum? Why is the Cambridge economy doing so well? Is the Chinese economy about to collapse? These are just some of the questions that economists enjoy.

Type of Course: 2 year Linear A-Level (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: AQA 7136 Economics http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/economics/as-and-a- level/economics-7135-7136

Things you can do before the course: 1. Watch a feature film  The Big Short (2015) Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and lack of foresight. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596363/  Margin Call (2011) Follows the key people at an investment bank, over a 24-hour period, during the early stages of the financial crisis. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1615147/  It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) Black and white movie which shows how banking used to be, back when everybody loved bankers! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650/  A Beautiful Mind (2001) Biopic of John Nash, the influential mathematician who lent his name to one of the most important terms in Economics, the Nash Equilibrium. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268978/?ref_=kw_li_tt

2. Follow a blog Blogger Credentials Website Project Syndicate Global collection of v http://www.project-syndicate.org/economics influential writers VoxEU Brilliant EU analysis http://www.voxeu.org/ Farnam Street “Get other people to do the http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/ thinking for you” Simon Wren- Oxford Econ Prof http://mainlymacro.blogspot.co.uk/ Lewis Kamal Ahmed BBC Business Editor http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/correspondents/ka malahmed Nouriel Roubini Econ Prof at NYU http://roubinieconomics.blogspot.co.uk/ Martin Wolf FT Economist http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/marti n-wolf Paul Krugman Princeton Econ Prof http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/

3. Regularly read a quality newspaper (The FT/ The Economist/ The Week/ The Times/ The Guardian/ The Telegraph)

4. Read a book (here is a good list of ideas related to Economics http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-bloomberg-book-list/ )

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Please see Appendix 4

Type of course: 2 year Linear A Level (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: OCR H472 English Literature A Level GCE http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/171200-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-english-literature- h472.pdf

Things you can do before the course:

There is a reading list in Appendix 4, but please contact the English Department to ask about specific recommendations.

You can contact Mr Simon Dickens, Head of English by email at [email protected] or speak to a member of the English Department on Transition Afternoon.

FRENCH Over the two year A-level course, as well as developing your knowledge of the French language, you will also have the opportunity to further your understanding of Francophone culture by studying a range of cultural topics, a film, and at least one literary text. In the Lower Sixth these topics will include:

Aspects of French-speaking Artistic culture in the French- Film society: current trends speaking-world Entre les murs, Laurent La famille en voie de Une culture fière de son Cantet (2008) changement patrimoine La “cyber-société” La musique francophone Le rôle du bénévolat contemporaine Cinéma : le septième art

Type of Course: 2 year Linear A Level (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: AQA 7652 French A-Level GCE http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/as-and-a-level/french-7652

Things you can do before the course: There will be a gap of almost four months between your last French lesson this year and the start of your 6th form career. It is therefore really important that you keep your language skills ticking over throughout the summer. Here are a few ideas of how to do this:

Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends: Each week try to read a French newspaper article or listen to a broadcast about family, cyber- society, or volunteering. There are lots of good ones on the website of Le Monde, Le Figaro, RFI, and TV5 as well as on the Perse MFL Twitter (@PerseMFL).

Artistic culture in the French-speaking-world: Research an aspect of French culture that interests you - visit a gallery to look at the art, watch some French sport (yes, that is permission to watch the football!), try cooking a typical French dish, or visit a museum to learn about French history. Listen to some French music (try Stromae, Zaz, Carla Bruni, Cristophe Mae, Shy’m, Joyce Jonathan, Soprano… or check out the latest hits on http://www.mcm.fr/top-50/ ). Watch a French film (la haine, les intouchables, le dîner de cons, les choristes, amélie, chocolat…).

Film - Entre les murs: Watch the film (en français!) – you can get it from the library or find it easily to buy online. Read the book that the film is based on: Entre les murs, Francois Bégaudeau. Have a look at some of the critiques and plot summaries you can find online.

Language skills: If you aren’t feeling 100% confident with your GCSE grammar, drop Miss Hughes an email ([email protected]) for a handy, quick revision pack and grammar quiz or try some of the online revision materials and exercises on: https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/index.html . Read a French book or short story. There are lots available online (try Maupassant or Merimée) or you could try one of the following: Un sac de billes, No et moi, Bonjour tristesse, Un secret. 17

GERMAN

Type of Course: 2 year Linear A Level (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: AQA specification number 7662: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/german/specifications/AQA-7662-SP-2016-V1-0.PDF

In the Lower Sixth you will cover the following topic areas:

1 – Aspects of German-speaking society  The changing state of the family  The digital world  Youth culture: fashion and trends, music, television

2 – Artistic culture in the German-speaking world  Festivals and traditions  Art and architecture  Cultural life in Berlin, past and present

There will also be an introduction to literature and film. The main Lower Sixth focus will be on the film Das Leben der Anderen, which will be assessed in the A level examination at the end of the Upper Sixth.

Things you can do before the course:

Try some of the following literature (some English versions are also available):  Wladimir Kaminer – Russendisko  Jana Hensel – Zonenkinder  Karin König – Ich fühl mich so fifty-fifty  Bernhard Schlink – Der Vorleser

Non–fiction in English:  Anna Funder – Stasiland  Neil MacGregor – Germany: Memories of a Nation

German film & TV drama:  Lola rennt  Good Bye, Lenin!  Almanya: Willkommen in Deutschland  Die Welle  Deutschland 83  Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter

Follow Deutsche Welle (dw.com) for the latest news updates in German for learners of German (search: langsam gesprochene Nachrichten)

GREEK

In the Lower Sixth, you will read a selection of prose and verse authors that will help you bridge the gap between GCSE and A Level. You will also have lessons that focus on the language itself, introducing you to new grammatical features and how these were used.

Type of Course: 2 year Linear A Level (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: OCR H444 Classical Greek A Level GCE http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/220734-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-latin-h443.pdf

Things you can do before the course:

If you want to broaden your horizons on the ancient world, try reading any of these books, watching any of these films or programmes or visiting any of these museums or sites:

Historical Context:  Persian Fire Tom Holland  Introducing the Ancient Greeks Edith Hall  Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford Very Short Introductions)  The Greeks: A Portrait of Self and Others Paul Cartledge

Ancient Texts in Translation:  The Bacchae Euripides  Histories Herodotus  Oedipus Tyrannos Sophocles  The Iliad Homer

Films/TV programmes to watch  Who were the Greeks (BBC 2013)  The Greeks – Crucible of Civilisation (2000 TV miniseries)  Ancient Greece: The Greatest Show on Earth (BBC 2013)  Genius of the Ancient World: Socrates (BBC 2015)

Exhibitions/Museums/Roman Sites  Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge University Sidgwick Site  British Museum (Exhibition on Sicily this summer until August 14th)

HISTORY RRR (Reform, Rights and Revolution)

History A Level will involve a greater degree of independent learning, developed analysis and evaluation than you have been used to at GCSE. In the Lower Sixth you will be looking at time periods much earlier to the modern history that many of you are used to. You will be writing essays that are far more analytical and evaluative in nature and asked to deal with more historical source material and spend more time considering the provenance of sources compared to GCSE. A Level also requires you to spend more time thinking about how history has been written and how and why historians have different points of view about the past.

Type of Course: 2 year Linear A Level made of 3 examined topics and one coursework topic. All exams will be taken at the end of the Upper Sixth.

Specification: OCR H505 History A Level GCE http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/170128-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-history-a- h505.pdf

Things you can do before the course: The topics you will cover in the Lower Sixth are: The Early Stuarts: 1603-1660 and Philip II of Spain 1556-1598. The best thing you can do to prepare yourself for these courses is to give yourself some contextual background of the topics and an overview of the courses by accessing one or two of the suggested items below. This will help build your confidence and develop your level of interest.

The Early Stuarts: 1603- Philip II of Spain 1556-1598 1660

Historical Hunt, The English Civil At context and First Hand, 2008. chronological Parker, Imprudent King: A new life of Philip II overview Kishlansky, A Monarchy Transformed: Britain 1603-1714

Historical Fiction Davis, Rebels and Traitors, O’Brien, That Lady,1946 2010.

Things to Cromwell, 1970 (Film) watch Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain¸(BBC The Devil’s Whore, 2008 documentary series) (Channel 4 Drama)

Things to do Site Visit: The Oliver Spanish Armada Cromwell Museum, In our Time radio Huntingdon or his house http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v1qyb at Ely

Explore this website: http://stuarts-online.com/

HISTORY SSS (Sovereignty, Superstition and Schism)

In the Lower Sixth, you will cover the following topics:  England 1445-1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII  The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500-1559

In the Upper Sixth, you will cover the following topics:  Popular Culture and the Witchcraze of the 16th and 17th Centuries  Independent study on the Crusades

Type of Course: 2 year Linear A Level (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Things you can do before the course:

If you want to broaden your horizons on the Early Modern world, try reading any of these books or watching any of these films. Listening to some of the podcasts from the Radio 4 In Our Time archive is a brilliant place to start. There is no expectation that you read, listen or watch any of the following in advance of next year.

England 1445-1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII

Books (first couple of chapters):  Lancaster and York – Alison Weir  Wars of the Roses – Michael Hicks  The Hollow Crown – Dan Jones

Historical Fiction and Films:  Stormbird and Trinity – Conn Iggulden  The Wars of the Roses, In Our Time – Radio 4  The Hollow Crown – BBC iPlayer

The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500-1559

Books:  The European Reformation – Euan Cameron  Reformation: Europe’s House Divided 1490-1700 – Diarmaid MacCulloch  Clash of Empires: Europe 1498-1560 – Martin Jones  The Emperor Charles V – Martin Rady  Charles V - Ruler, Dynast and Defender of the Faith 1500-58 – Stewart MacDonald

Historical Fiction and Films:  Q – Luther Blissett  Luther (2003)  Martin Luther – Heretic (1983)

LATIN

Type of Course: 2 year Linear A Level (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: OCR H443 Latin A Level GCE http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/220734-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-latin-h443.pdf

Things you can do before the course:

If you want to introduce yourself to some fresh ideas, try reading any of these books, watching any of these films or programmes or visiting any of these museums or sites:

Historical Context:  Rubicon/Dynasty Tom Holland  SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Mary Beard  Caesar/Augustus Adrian Goldsworthy

Historical Fiction:  Imperium/Lustrum/Dictator Robert Harris  I Claudius/Claudius the God Robert Graves

Ancient Texts in Translation:  Lives of the Twelve Caesars Suetonius  The Aeneid Virgil  Fall of the Roman Republic Plutarch (selections from the Roman Lives)  The Annals of Imperial Rome Tacitus

Films/TV programmes to watch  Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (BBC Mini-series 2006)  Gladiator (2000)  I, Caesar (Channel 4 miniseries 1997)  Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome (BBC 2016)

MATHEMATICS DOUBLE

Please see Appendix 2

MATHEMATICS SINGLE

Please see Appendix 3

MUSIC PRE-U

Type of course: 2 year Linear Pre-U (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: http://www.cie.org.uk/images/152709-2016-2018-syllabus.pdf

Course Content:

Historical Studies (30%)  A study of the symphony in the Classical period. You will also be comparing different recordings of these.  A study of opera in the Romantic period. In this you will study extracts from operas by composers such as Verdi and Wagner.  “Innovation and Exploration in 20th Century Music”. This will include an analysis of the set work by Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. Performing (22.5%)  You will give a recital, performing as a soloist, an accompanist or in a small ensemble. Composing (22.5%)  You will be able to submit one piece of composition based on a commission such as a given note pattern or rhythm. It can be in any style of your choice.  You will also learn to harmonise melodies in given styles such as Bach Chorales.

Personal Study (25%)  This is for you to extend your musical skills by spending time on a challenging project of personal interest. These are your options: Advanced Recital Dissertation Advanced Composition Music Technology Project

Things you can do before the course:

The following reading and listening lists would provide a very useful basis for the start of your Pre-U course.

Reading:  Ross - The Rest is Noise  Lawson and Stowell – The Historical Performance of Music

Listening (selected repertoire taken from the BBC Proms 2016:  Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring (Prom 31, 7 August)  Bartok - Dance Suite (Prom 35, 11 August)  Wagner – Extracts from Tannhäuser , Götterdämmerung and The Mastersingers of Nuremberg (Prom 43, 17 August)

PHILOSOPHY PRE-U

In the Lower Sixth you will begin studying two distinct elements of the course in preparation for your Upper Sixth examinations: An Introduction to Philosophical and Theological Thinking, and The Philosophy of Mind.

Type of Course: 2 year Linear Pre-U (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: CIE 9774 Cambridge Pre-U. http://cie.org.uk/images/150380-2016-2018- syllabus.pdf

Things you can do before the course:

If you want to broaden your horizons on the fields of Philosophy, Theology, and The Philosophy of Mind, try reading any of these books, watching any of these films or programmes or visiting any of these museums or exhibitions:

Intro to Philosophy and Theology:  50 ideas your really need to know: Philosophy Ben Dupre  Epistemology: a beginners guide Robert M Martin  Philosophy: the classics Nigel Warburton

The Philosophy of Mind:  Descartes’ Meditations (A Reader’s Guide) Richard Francks  Understanding Philosophy of Mind Mel Thompson  An introduction to the Philosophy of Mind K. T. Maslin  What is it like to be a bat? - Thomas Nagel http://organizations.utep.edu/portals/1475/nagel_bat.pdf  What Did Mary Know? – Marina Gerner https://philosophynow.org/issues/99/What_Did_Mary_Know  Why I am not a property dualist – John Searle http://www.imprint.co.uk/pdf/searle-final.pdf

To watch/listen to:  The Truman Show (1998)  The Matrix (1999)  Her (2013)  The Brain with David Eagleman (BBC 2016)  A.C. Grayling on Descartes' Cogito http://philosophybites.com/descartes/  Ted Honderich on What it is to be Conscious http://philosophybites.com/2014/10/ted-honderich-on-what-it-is-to-be-conscious.html  John Searle: Our shared condition – consciousness https://www.ted.com/talks/john_searle_our_shared_condition_consciousness

Exhibitions/Museums  States of Mind: Tracing the edge of consciousness at Wellcome Collection, London  Philosophy Faculty, University of Cambridge  Divinity Faculty, University of Cambridge 27

PHYSICS - PRE-U

Type of Course: 2 year Linear Pre-U (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: CIE 9792 Pre-U Physics. http://www.cie.org.uk/images/163265-2016-2018-syllabus.pdf

Holiday reading ideas: We don’t expect you to do any formal work over the summer, but here are some ideas for some great physics books to read if you want to broaden your horizons.

What If? Serious

Scientific Answers to 17 Equations that The Ten Most 1001 Inventions that Absurd Hypothetical Changed the World Beautiful Experiments changed the world Questions Ian Stewart George Johnson Jack Challoner Randall Munroe

The Man who Changed Everything: Cosmic Imagery: Key The Big Questions: The Life of James Clerk images in the History Maxwell Physics Big Bang of Science Basil Mahon Michael Brooks Simon Singh John D. Barrow

Physics for Future Quantum: A guide for About Time: Einstein’s The Character of Presidents: The the perplexed Unfinished Revolution Physical Law Science Behind the Jim Al-Khalili Paul Davies Richard Feynman Headlines Richard A. Muller

POLITICS

Specification: OCR Government and Politics H095, H495 A Level GCE http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/74598-specification.pdf

To prepare for the Politics course next year you could choose to read or follow or view one or two of the following websites, blogs, newspapers, books or films. The course does not require any previous knowledge of the subject, but familiarising yourself with current political issues, events, controversies etc. will certainly be helpful in preparing for the course in September.

Newspapers & Magazines • Guardian • The Times • Telegraph • Financial Times • The Economist • Time • The New Statesman

Radio & podcasts • Week in Westminster – a good review of the major events & issues of the previous week - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qjfq • Any Questions, the radio equivalent of Question Time - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qgvj • Westminster Hour - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/the_westminster_hour/ • Pienaar's Politics - http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/pienaar • Today - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj9z • PM - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qskw

Websites/Blogs • BBC News Politics - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/ • Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC’s Political Correspondent - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/correspondents/laurakuenssberg • Sky’s UK Politics page is lively & up-to-date - http://news.sky.com/politics

Popular blogs include: • Alastair Campbell: http://www.alastaircampbell.org/blog/ • Guido Fawkes: http://order-order.com/

For US Politics you could try: • The national papers’ websites are generally good: e.g. the New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html

• Have a look at HuffingtonPost http://www.huffingtonpost.com/politics/ & the Slate http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics.html

Books • The End of the Party - Andrew Rawnsley chronicles the rise and fall of New Labour 29

• Recent political diaries/memoirs are often a good read. For example, Chris Mullins’ (ex Labour MP) diaries: A View from the Foothills & Decline & Fall • The Blair Years - Alastair Campbell • The Prince - Machiavelli • The Rule of Law - Tom Bingham • Politics - Andrew Heywood is an excellent (although weighty) introduction to the subject as a whole. (Always look for the most recently published version of textbooks)

TV • Newsnight • Question Time • Andrew Marr Show

Some of the fictional accounts of political life on film or television are also very good. West Wing is excellent for those interested in US politics. Borgen is also very good for an insight into Danish coalition politics!

PSYCHOLOGY PRE-U

You have never done any psychology before, so the activities listed below are designed to capture your interest, introduce you to some aspects of the syllabus and to allow you to begin to apply some skills that you will need. Doing these activities is desirable, not essential.

Type of Course: 2 year Linear Pre-U (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: CIE 9773 Pre-U Psychology http://www.cie.org.uk/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-pre-u-psychology-9773/

Things you can do before the course:

 Watch a feature film The Experiment (2010) American drama film about Zimbardo’s 1971 Stanford prison experiment. Certificate 15. For information visit http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0997152/ Experimenter (2015) In 1961, famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted a series of radical behaviour experiments that tested ordinary humans willingness to obey authority. Certificate 12. For information visit http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3726704/ Compliance (2012) A normal Friday service at a fast food restaurant becomes interrupted by a police officer who claims an employee stole from a customer, but something more sinister is going on. This is also based on Milgram’s obedience studies. Certificate 15. For information visit http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1971352/ The Nightmare (2015) A film about sleep paralysis. Certificate 15. For information visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3317522/ 37 (2016) ‘37’ is a powerful drama and a fictional account of the night Kitty Genovese was murdered in 1964, Kew Gardens, Queens, where 37 neighbours witnessed the killing and did not intervene. For information visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4882174/

 Discover your Brain type Research suggests that people are systemisers or empathisers. Which type are you? Access the article at: http://docs.autismresearchcentre.com/papers/2003_BCetal_sysquoAS.pdf DO NOT read this article because it is too complex. All you need are the two questionnaires so scroll down to Appendix A (The Systemising Quotient) and Appendix B (the Empathising Quotient). Print Appendix A and B and then circle the answer that applies to you. Bring your answers along in September and we will analyse your scores then.

 Watch your favourite television programme! The bad news is that you must watch it with a parent (so choose something you both watch/like). After the programme has ended, each of you is to write about a half A4 page summarising what the programme was about. Then compare what you have written with what your parent has written. Discuss the similarities and differences, and decide what important features either of you has missed out.

 Conduct some research and go shopping! Find Google Scholar. Use it to locate this reference: Vrechopoulos, A. P., O’Keefe, R. M., Doukidis, G. I., & Siomkos, G. J. (2004). 31

Virtual store layout: an experimental comparison in the context of grocery retail. Journal of Retailing, 80(1), 13-22. Save it to your Google Scholar library. Open the pdf (on the right-hand side). Find out about Grid and Freeform store layout. Also find out about the Maze design (not in this article). Find one or two examples of shops/stores using these types of layout. Take a photo (e.g. on your phone) and write notes on which you think is the best and worst design.

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

In the Lower Sixth you will study both Ethics and Religion and the Philosophy of Religion.

Type of Course: 2 year Linear A Level (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: AQA 7062 Religious Studies A Level GCE http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/rs/specifications/AQA-7062-SP-2016-V1-0.PDF

Things you can do before the course:

If you want to broaden your horizons on the fields of Ethics and Theology (Philosophy of Religion), try reading any of these books, watching any of these films or programmes or visiting any of these museums or exhibitions:

Ethics and Religion:  Being Good Simon Blackburn  What does it all mean? Thomas Nagel  Animal Liberation Peter Singer  Beginning Lives Rosalind Hursthouse

The Philosophy of Religion:  The Puzzle of God Peter Vardy and Paul Grosch  The Philosophy of Religion Peter Cole  The Potted Guide to Theology Tony Gray and Steve English  Thomas Aquinas – a very short introduction Fergus Kerr

Films/TV programmes to watch  Seven Pounds (2008)  I, Robot (2004)  A short stay in Switzerland (BBC 2009)  The Big Questions (BBC1 – Sunday 10.00am)  Minority Report (2002)  The Secret You (BBC 2010)  My sister's keeper (2009)

Exhibitions/Museums  Holocaust Exhibition - Imperial War Museum, London  Religious Art section – National Gallery, London  Divinity Faculty, University of Cambridge

SPANISH

In the Lower Sixth, you will study aspects of the culture, history and arts of the Hispanic world. Lessons will focus on discussion, aural comprehension, reading, writing and translation.

Type of Course: 2 year Linear A Level (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth, with an internal AS-style exam at the end of Lower Sixth)

Specification: AQA 7692 Spanish A Level GCE http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/as-and-a-level/spanish-7692

Things you can do before the course:

We hope that as you have chosen to pursue your study of Spanish at A-level, you will be keen to build on your skills over the summer! Here are some suggestions of what you can do to broaden your linguistic and cultural horizons and keep your knowledge fresh:

Cinema: You will study a film as part of the Lower Sixth course. The works of Pedro Almodóvar, Guillermo del Toro and Luís Buñuel are perhaps a good starting point in an exploration of Hispanic cinema, as they are particularly accessible and have achieved mainstream popularity around the world.

Literature: In the Upper Sixth you will study a literary text. A popular contemporary author is Carlos Ruíz Zafón, who is famous for young adult fiction (El príncipe de la niebla, El palacio de la medianoche, Las luces de septiembre, and Marina), and his best-selling novel for adults, La sombra del viento. Grant and Cutler at Foyles Bookshop in Charing Cross Road in London is a treasure trove of foreign language books, where you will find a large stock of classic and modern Hispanic literature, much of which is available in translation too.

Current affairs: The content of the A-level course is closely linked to contemporary social issues and current affairs, so it would be helpful for you to familiarise yourself with matters affecting the Hispanic world, and how global news is communicated in Spanish. A user-friendly website for browsing the day’s headlines is www.bbc.co.uk/mundo, which also includes the latest sports news.

Arts: The Embassy of Spain in London (http://www.spainculturescience.co.uk/events) and the Instituto Cervantes (http://londres.cervantes.es/en/culture_spanish/culture_spanish.htm) regularly organise exhibitions, talks and performances.

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35 APPENDIX 1

THE PERSE SCHOOL BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

QUI FACIT PER ALTUM FACTT PER SE

Biology Material 2016

Welcome to the Biology Department at the Perse School. We hope that you are really going to enjoy studying Biology for A-level. In order to aid that enjoyment this pack contains some information which will help you prepare for the International A-Level Biology course.

Contents:

Recap of 1/GCSE subjects which should have been covered Overview of the International A-Level course Preparation work for September APPENDIX 1

1/GCSE Topics

1. Characteristics and classification of living organisms Characteristics of living organisms, concept and use of a classification system, features of organisms, Dichotomous keys 2. Organisation of the organism Cell structure and organisation, levels of organisation, size of specimens 3. Movement in and out of cells Diffusion, osmosis, active transport 4. Biological molecules 5. Enzymes 6. Plant nutrition Photosynthesis, leaf structure, mineral requirements 7. Human nutrition Diet, Alimentary canal, mechanical digestion, chemical digestion, Absorption 8. Transport in Plants Transport in plants, water uptake, transpiration, translocation 9. Transport in Animals Heart, Blood and lymphatic vessels, blood 10. Diseases and Immunity 11. Gas exchange in humans 12. Respiration Aerobic respiration, Anaerobic respiration 13. Excretion in humans 14. Coordination and response Nervous control in humans, sense organs, hormones in humans, homeostasis, tropic responses 15. Drugs Medicinal drugs, Misused drugs 16. Reproduction Asexual reproduction, Sexual reproduction, Sexual reproduction in plants, Sexual reproduction in humans, Sex hormones in humans, Methods of birth control in humans, Sexually transmitted infections 17. Inheritance Chromosomes, genes and proteins, Mitosis, Meiosis, Monohybrid Inheritance 18. Variation and selection Variation, Adaptive features, Selection 19. Organisms and their environment Energy flow, food chains and food webs, nutrient cycles 20. Biotechnology and genetic engineering Biotechnology, Genetic engineering 21. Human influences on ecosystems Food supply, habitat destruction, pollution, conservation APP ENDIX 1

International A-level

From September 2013 Biology students at the Perse have been following the CIE International A-level course (9700).

This course builds on the work of the CIE IGCSE (0610) and provides an excellent preparation for University.

Students wishing to follow the Biology course for Advanced Subsidiary (AS) will take papers 1, 2 and 3 at the end of the Lower Sixth year. Students who wish to continue to Advanced Level (A2) will then take papers 4 and 5 at the end of the Upper Sixth year. Please note the timing of the CIE exams is early - exams are usually in the first and second week of May!

The papers test the theory learnt during the course in a variety of ways as shown in the table below and you will be well prepared in lessons by extensive practical and theory teaching. APPENDIX 1

Component Weighting

, AS Level I A Level 1 Paper 1 Multiple Choice 1 hour

This paper consists of 40 multiple choice questions, all with four options. All 31% 15.5% questions will be based on the AS Level syllabus content. Candidates will answer all questions. Candidates will answer on an answer sheet. [40 marks]

Paper 2 AS Level Structured Questions 1 hour 15 minutes

This paper consists of a variable number of questions, of variable mark va lue . All 46% 23% questions w ill be based on the AS Level syllabus content. Candidates will answer all questions. Candidates w ill answer on the question paper. [60 marks]

Paper 3 Advanced Practical Skills 2 hours This paper requires candidates to carry out practical work in timed conditions. Th is paper will consist of two or three experiments drawn from different areas 23% 11.5% of the AS Level syllabus. Candidates will answer all questions. Candidates w ill answer on the question paper. [40 marks]

Paper 4 A Level Structured Questions 2 hours This paper consists of a variable number of structured questions each with a variable mark value (Section A) and a choice of one free response style question - 38.5% worth 1 5 marks (Section B). All questions w ill be based on the A Level syllabus but may requi re knowledge of material first encountered in the AS Level syllabus. Candidates will answer on the question paper. [1 00 marks]

Paper 5 Planning, Analysis and Evaluation 1 hour 15 minutes

This paper consists of a variable number of questions of variable mark value - 11.5% based on the practical skills of planning, analysis and eva luation. Cand idates w ill answer on the question paper. [30 marks] APPENDIX 1

International A-level- Syllabus overview

Candidates for Cambridge International AS Level Biology study the fol lowing topics: Cel l structure 2 Biological molecules 3 Enzymes 4 Cell membranes and transport 5 The mitotic cell cycle 6 Nucleic acids and protein synthesis 7 Transport in plants 8 Transport in mammals 9 Gas exchange and smoking 10 Infectious disease 11 Immunity

Candidates for Cambridge International A Level Biology study the AS topics and the following topics: 12 Energy and respiration 13 Photosynthesis 14 Homeostasis 15 Control and co-ordination 16 Inherited change 17 Selection and evolution 18 Biodiversity, classification and conservation 19 Genetic technology

You will be given checklists for the topics as you work through them, files and paper are supplied. You will also be given a practical book for each side of the course. All practical work will be completed in these practical books and marked by your teacher. You must look after these books as they will be your main source of revision material for the AS practical exam.

This is the textbook you will be issued with at the beginning of the year.

Title Authors Publisher ISBN Cambridge International Jones, Fosbery, Cambridge 978-1-107-63682-8 AS and A Level Biology Gregory and University Press Coursebook Taylor (Fourth edition)

You will also be subscribed to Biological Sciences Review, a quarterly magazine with articles related to the specification, examiner's advice and for your wider reading. On the Biology Sharepoint area there are also a number of Biofactsheets which you will be expected to read throughout the course. You should also be APPENDIX 1

reading widely around the subject material and you might like to join the Sixth form Biology reading group! All good preparation for University and for writing your personal statement on your UCAS form I

Start of the year- September 2016

You will have two teachers for Biology and your groups will be comprised of no more than 15 students. Practical work is essential and many elements of the theory will be taught through practical work, this will also allow for preparation for the AS practical exam.

The first topics that you will be taught are:

Teacher 1 will teach you Topic 1- Cell structure

Teacher 2 will teach you Topic 2- Biological Molecules

Please do some research over the summer and complete the glossary of terms below which will be used in these first two units. Bring it with you to your biology lessons at the start of term.

There will be a test on I/GCSE material during the second week of term. From your results we will then decide if you need to attend a fortnightly support session which will be run by the department. These support sessions will be a chance to recap through work covered in lessons and check your understanding. They are support lessons to help you and are compulsory sessions which you must attend if we deem it necessary! APPE NDIX 1

Preparatory Work for Unit 1 - Cell structure

Complete the table with the definitions I functions of the following terms:

Magnification ------····-·····-·-----·······--·--·-···-··------···---··---····-·-····--·-··------

Resolution

Millimetre

Micrometre

Nanometre

Xylem

Phloem

Eukaryotic

Prokaryotic

Organelle

Nucleus

Cytoplasm

Cell surface membrane

Mitochondria

Chloroplasts APPENDIX 1

.------,·······················-·-·-···-·· ························-

Golgi apparatus

Ribosomes

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Lysosomes APPENDIX 1

Label the following diagrams:

Animal Cell

(a)

Plant Cell

(b) APPENDIX 1

Preparatory Work for Unit 2 - Biological Molecules

Complete the table with the definitions of the following terms:

Peptide bond

Glycosidic bond

Hydrogen bond

Ionic bond

Covalent bond

Benedicts test reagents and colour changes Biu ret test - reagent and colour ch anges

Iodine test for starch reagent and colour changes Emulsion test reagents and colour changes Monomer

'------'···-···-···--·- ···················--·······-······-··-·- ...... ·-···--··--·------··----·---·--·-·---······---

Polymer

Macromolecule

Diffusion

Facilitated diffusion

Osmosis '------' ····················--·····-······-·-···--·······

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36 APPENDIX 2

DOUBLE MATHS SUREST ART MATERIAL

Dear Prospective Further/ AS-Further Mathematician,

We are delighted that you have chosen Further or AS-Further Maths as one of your A-level subjects and just think you should be aware of the level of work which will be expected of you.

We are mindful of the fact that many of you will have differing levels of mathematical experience and wit h this in mind have prepared a pack of notes and questions for you to study this summer. lt will be essential to be able to answer all these questions by the time you start the course in September.

We recommend that you work your way through this booklet to ensure that you are familiar with the concepts. You can check your answers here: h t tps: I I goo. g 1 I ld8 IOV. If you find you need a refresher on any of the topics you can find an extended pack, with notes, videos and additional practice questions by following the above link.

You may like to leave a few to do at the end of the summer holidays to ensure your brain is in the Maths zone at the beginning of September!

If you are taking Double Maths as two of four subjects in Y12, we will initially put you in 3 approximately parallel sets. You will remain in this class for the first two weeks of term or so, after which there will be a setting test on the following topics: co-ordinate geometry, surds, quadratics, indices, inequalities, Important Graphs, transformations of graphs*, constant acceleration equations*, algebraic fractions, polynomials, combinations and probability*, differentiation and its applications*.

*these four topics will be taught at the very beginning of Y12, the rest are covered in this Surestart pack.

Please note that you will not get any lessons on the non-starred topics above- they will be assumed knowledge! Based on the results of this test you will then be placed in a set. Please note that the test result will be the key factor in placing you in a set so you need to do your absolute best over the summer and at the beginning of term to prepare. Once the setting is complete, most of you will get going with the C2 module straight away since most of Cl is covered in this Surestart pack and the rest will be taught at the beginning of Y12 .

If you are taking AS-Further Mathematics you will not be setted and will not take a test. lt is still vital, however, that you cover the work attached.

Many students find the biggest challenge with Further Maths is the pace of the lessons and, whilst we will find time to help you with any problems you may have had with the work covered over the summer, we will not devote teaching time to it.

A little effort over the summer holidays will pay huge dividends next term. If you find yourself really struggling with any of the topics then don't panic but do make sure you bring in your attempts to show your Maths teacher who will be able to help you either in lessons or in the maths surgery/support sessions which we run . The worst thing you could do is pretend everything is fine if it isn't- we are here to help!

Best wishes and enjoy the holidays (especially the Maths bits!), The Maths Department APPENDIX 2

ALGEBRA REVIEW

Whilst it is true that you will have already met most of the algebra you need to be well equipped for starting Double Maths or AS-Further Maths it is equally true that we will expect you to be able to perform this algebra with ease as part of a longer more complicated question.

1. Solve these linear equations: a. sp-4 _ 2p+3 = 7 6 2

2. Solve these quadratic equations by factorising: 2 a. m - 4m + 4 = 0 b. 15e + 2t - 1 = o Factorise means 'put into brackets'

3. Solve these quadratic equations by using the quadratic• formula: -b+.JbL4ac x=----- za b. 3x 2 +11x=-9

4. Solve these quadratic equations by 'completing the square': a. x2 + 8x + 15 = 0 b. x2 = 4x + 1

5. Solve these simultaneous equations: a. x + y = 5 b. 2x - y + 3 = 0 2 2 2 2 x + y = 17 y - 5x = 20

6. Solve these quadratic inequalities: Blunder best avoided! a. x2 - 8x + 7 > 0

b. p2 - 3p ~ -2 Occasionally we see answers like 6 < x < 0 or 6 > x < 0 7. Expand and simplify the following. This usually occurs when two inequalities 6 < x State the degree of the resulting and x < 0 have been incorrectly run together. polynominal. Hopefully you can see why they make 3 2 mathematicians say 'ouch!' a. (2x- 5)(3x - x + 4x + 2) b. (3x- 4)(2x- 5)(3x + 2) APPENDIX 2

INDICES AND SURDS

1. Write down the value of these negative and fractional powers: a. ( ~ r2 b. 8 0 F!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!J!!!!!!!!!!~ 2 eg Find the value of ( 2 ±) - c. 25 2 d. m-l

2. Write down {no working needed) the value of x in the following:

a. 3x =-1 b. (3_s)x = 8 81 125

3. Solve the following equations: - 8 b. 323x-l = 164x-3 27

4. Simplify the following: a. /24 + /150 b. 5(4- [3) + 2(413- 5) c. (317 + 2)2

5. Rationalise the denominators of the following: rs b m .J3 a. ~3 · 3-/5 c . .J3+1

Simpli(ving surds The aim is to get the smallest Rationalising harder denominators possible integer inside the root. If you have a + or- in the denominator, the fraction Look for a factor which is a square we multiply by contains the bracket with reverse number. sign For example: For example .V12 =.V( 4x3) 5 5 4 - V3 5(4 - Vl) 5(4 - Vl) --= --X --= = ----'------=- = .V4x.V3 4 + V3 4 + V3 4 - V3 16 - 3 13 = 2.V3 2 2 .,f7 + V3 2(.,f7 + Vl) .,f7 + V3 = X - - Adding and subtracting surds ..f7 - V3 ..f7 - V3 ..f7+Vl- 7-3 - 2 Simplify any large surds and then add like algebra. "-..~ For example: (..J7- ..J3)(..J7+..J3) = (..J7) 2 + ..J7x..J3- ..J7x..J3 - (..J3) 2 .Vs+ s--J3 + .V2 - .V12 =7-3=4 = 2.V2 + 5.V3 + .V2 - 2.V3 (think- why 2 in answer?) = 3.V2- 3.V3 APPENDIX 2

COORDINATE GEOMETRY

Gradients, Lengths and Midpoints

1) For each of the following calculate:

a. The gradient of the line AB b. The gradient of the line perpendicular to AB c. The length of AB d. The coordinates of the midpoint of AB

i. A (5, 3) and B (10, -8) ii. A (-3, -6) and B (2, -7)

2) A (0, 5), B (4, 1) and C (2, 7) are the vertices of a triangle. Prove the triangle is right angled:

i. By finding the gradients of the sides ii. By finding the lengths of the sides

Equation of a line

3) Find the equations of the following lines: i. Parallel to 4x- y + 2 = 0 and passing through (4, 0) ii. Perpendicular toy= 3x- 1 and passing through (0, 4) iii. Passing through points A (3, -5) and B (10, -6)

Equation of a circle

4) Find the equations of the circle with centre (4, -3) and radius 4

5) For the circle (x + 4) 2 + (y- 3) 2 = 25: a) state the coordinates of the centre b) state the radius c) sketch the circle, paying attention to its position in relation to the x and y-axes

6) Find the equation of the circle with centre (2, -3) which passes through (1, -1)

2 2 7) Find the centre and radius of the circle x + y - 4x- By+ 4 = 0

Important graphs

8) Sketch the following curves:

a. y = (4x - 7)(x + 3) b. y = -3(x- 4) 2 c. y = -(x + 6)(x + 4)(x + 2) c. y=x2 (x-4) APPENDIX 2

ALGEBRAIC FRACTIONS

1) Simplify the following: a. 5x + 20 x+4 2 - Always look to cancel common b. 3x 9x 2x - 6 factors from the numerator and 2 denominator by factorising c. 16m n - 8mn 12m-6 Eg simplify the following 2) Simplify the following: 6b - 9c x 2 - 5x 3x+l5 x-- 2 a. 4b - 6bc 2x+ 10 4x 2 = 3(~ x +2x 2x+4 b. 2b(~ 5 20 - 3 2b 3) Simplify the following: m+i m-2 a. ----- Never try to cancel without 3 4 5 4 factorising! b. - + - t+l t - 3 1 7 2 Eg x+ = N- I = 1 is WRONG!!! c. -+- X 4x 5xy ~

4) Solve for x: x+8 x - 2 _ a . ------4 5 3 Always look for the lowest common 4 3 2 denominator! b. --+ --=- x+l x-4 x+l Eg 3 2 2 2 x + 3x + 2 x - I 5) Simplify 4 + 7 x 2 +6x+8 x 2 +5x+6 3 2 (x + l)(x +2) (x + l)(x - 1)

3(x - 1) 2(x+2) (x + l)(x + 2)(x - I) (x + l)(x + 2)(x- I)

= 3x - 3 - 2x - 4 = x - 7 (x + l)(x+2)(x - 1) (x + l)(x+2)(x - l)

Goto https://goo . gl/ld8IOV to check your answers and find notes and more practice questions. Appendix 3

37 APPENDIX 3 SINGLE MATHS SUREST ART MATERIAL

Dear Prospective Single Mathematician,

We are delighted that you have chosen Maths as one of your A-level subjects but just think you should be aware of the level of work which will be expected of you.

Many students find that the biggest jump from GCSE to AS-level is with the algebra and with this in mind we have prepared some summer work for you.

A couple of weeks into term in September everyone will be given an Algebra Test just to check that they have the basic grounding required. To help prepare for this at the back of the pack is a link to a Specimen Test which you should complete towards the end of the summer holidays. lt is conducted online but you will need pen/paper (no calculators) and should bring your workings to your first lesson in September. If you get 100% in the Specimen Test then you may feel confident that you are well prepared and need take no further action over the summer. If you do not get 100% then try some of the relevant questions in this booklet or, for even more practice, follow the link at the back of the pack.

Do not be tempted to say "Oh, they were silly mistakes; I do really know what I'm doing,"- you really need to be up to scratch and accurate on these. A little effort over the summer holidays will pay huge dividends next term. If you find yourself really struggling with any of the topics then don't panic but do make sure you bring in your attempts to show your Maths teacher who will be able to help you either in lessons or in the Maths surgery/support sessions which we run. The worst thing you could do is pretend everything is fine if it isn't- we are here to help!

Best wishes and enjoy the holidays (especially the Maths bits!), The Maths Department

Review of algebra

1) Expand and simplify each of the following: a. (2x + 7)(3x - 8) Remember: b. 5 - 3(6x - 2) ( x + y )2 x2 + y2 c. (u-2wf - (2u-wf f:.

+ + + 2) Factorise each of the following: (x Y? = (x y)(x y) 2 a. 6x - 49 b. b. 12x2 + 16x 2 3 2 5 4 c. h. 5m n - 10rnn + 35m n

3) Solve the following equations: a. 3 - 5(2x + I) = 2x b. 4(5 - 2x) - 7 = 2- (3 - 2x) Multiply through by a number which will remove all fractions 4) Solve the following equations: at once. a. x+ I = 8 -x 2 3 2 4 5 eg solve x - _ x - = 7__ 2 3 6 f. x + I _ 2x + 3 _ I - 3x = - I 5 15 3 Multiply through by 6:

3(2x - 3) - 2(x- 2) = 7 Surds 1) Simplify the following as far as possible: a. VIZ b. V45 c. v216

2) Write the following in form vn: a. 7.fi b. 2-!7 c. s-JS

Eg AA = -J25 X 7 = J25 X .J7 =5 .J7 3) Simplify the following as far as possible, leaving your answer in the form a..Jb: Always look for the highest a. V3 +VIZ square factor! b. m+ vzoo c. v1so- m

4) Simplify the following as far as possible: m a. 2-J3 X S.J3 b. 3-J3 X S..flS c - . v'300 J 2 eg Find the value of ( 2 ±)- Indices 1) Simplify each of the following: Hr l ~m - l a. 2x x 3x5 ~m l 2) Expand and simplify each of the following: ~[( *ij'

= 6 4 (~r 25 X 5 3) Write 2 as a power of 5. 125 - 8 27 4) Write down the value of these negative and fractional powers: 3 2 a. 3-2 b. (~r) c. 27 ~ d. (!;r

Always look to cancel common factors from the numerator and denominator by factorising

Eg simplify the following Algebraic Fractions 6b - 9c 1) Simplify the following: 2 4b - 6bc

2 = 3 ~ 2x + 10 3x - 9x a. b. 2 b ~ 4 2x- 6 - 3 2b 16m 2 n - 8mn c. 9x + 27 d. 9x + 18 12m - 6 Never try to cancel without factorising!

1 1 Eg x + = ~ = 1 is WRONG!!! X ~ 2) Simplify the following: Always cross cancel before x 2 - 5x 3x + l 5 multiplying! a. x-- 2x + 10 4x ' 0 2 b. 24 X - 8 _ 9 X - 3 eg 2p- +6qp 1 q - 5pq ' X 12 6 6q - - 3 pq 7 p + 2 I pq 2 c. p + pq .:... 8p+8q 7p 2 lq = 2p'-P + 'JfJ1-x 5q ( ~) 3 q (2~ 7'-P I 3<11

= !Opq 2 lq

lOp 2 1 Quadratic equations 1) Solve the following by factorisation:

2 a. x + 5x - 24 = 0 If the coefficient of x2 is not 1, just 2 b. x - 4x + 4 = 0 use trial and error. 2 c. x - 4 = 0 2 Eg factorise 2x - 5x - 3 = 0 2) Solve the following by factorisation: 2 a. 2x + 7x - 15 = 0 2 2 The 2x means the factorization must b. 3x + 6x = 0 look like (2x )(x ) = 0 2 c. 4x - 49 = 0 2 d. 2x +7x - 15 = 0 The -3 means the numbers must be either 1 and -3 or -1 and 3 in any order

3) Solve the following using the quadratic formula. Trying all options we find that the Give all answers to 3sf. correct factorisation is (2x+ 1)(x - 3) = 0 a. x2 +6x - 8=0 2 b. 3x - 5x- 2 = 0 c. 8 + 3x - 7x2 = 0 Quadratic formula:

- b ± Vb 2 - 4ac 4) Solve for x: X= 5 2 2a --+ --= 4 x + 3 2x + 6

5) A rectangle measures 4cm by 8cm. OC 111 lt has a strip of x cm placed around it as shown.

2) So lve these using substitution: a. 3x + 5y = 19 b. y = x - 1 c. 3x - y - 11 = 0 Rearrange the simpler x + y = 5 y = x2 + 2x - 7 x2 + 2xy + 3 = 0 equation to make x or y the subject. Although tempting, never try to square root Substitute this each term in an equation expression into the It will end in disaster! other equation and so lve.

Algebraic Fractions 2 1) Simplify the following: Always look for the lowest common a.--m + l - --m - 2 denominator! 3 4 Eg 3 2 b. _5_+_4_ 2 2 x + 3x + 2 x - I t + l t - 3

4 5 3 2 c.--- -- (x + l)(x +2) (x + l)(x - 1) y+ l y+2

3(x - l) 2(x+2) d. 4 7 2 + ? x +6x+8 x - +5x+6 (x + l)(x +2)(x - l) (x+ l)(x +2)(x - l)

2} Solve for x: = 3x - 3-2x- 4 (x + l)( x + 2)(x - I) a. x+ 8 _ x-2= 4 5 3 .r - 7 b. 3(x - 2) 2(x + I) (x + l)(x + 2)(x - I) 4 5 10 4 3 2 c. --+--=-- x+ I x - 4 x+ I

Lower Sixth Surestart: Specimen Test (approx. 45 mins)

No calculator

This is completed online but make sure you have a pen and paper handy. Set out your work systematically and bring your solutions to your first lesson of the year.

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38 \lilt·] '' 0 THE PERSE SCHOOL English and Drama Department

Sixth Form Reading List

Chinua Achebe Arrow of God A Man of the People Adavind Adiga The White Tiger Monica Ali Brick Lane Maya Angelou I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Nadeem Aslam MapsforLostLovers Margaret Atwood The Handmaid's Tale Cat's Eye Alias Grace The Blind Assassin Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice Em m a Persuasion Sense and Sensibility Mansfield Park Northanger Abbey J. G. Ballard The Atrocity Exh ibition Crash lain Banks The Wasp Factory Espedair Street Pat Barker Regeneration The Ghost Road Border Crossing H. E. Bates The Larkin books William Boyd Any Human Heart E. Braithwaite To Sir With Love Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre Villette Em ily Bronte Wuthering Heights John Bunyan The Pilgrim's Progress Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange A.S. Byatt Possession Virgin in the Garden Albert Camus The Outsider Lewis Carroll A/ice's Adventures in Wonderland Angela Carter Wise Children The Bloody Chamber Nights at the Circus Agatha Christie The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Murder on the Nile Arthur C. Clarke 2001 A Space Odyssey

1 J.M. Coetzee Disgrace Foe Wilkie Collins The Woman in White Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness Nostromo The Secret Agent Louis de Bernieres Captain Corelli's Mandolin Daniel Defoe Robinson Crusoe Moll Flanders Journal of Plague Year Charles Dickens Our Mutual Friend Dombey and Son Bleak House David Copperfield Martin Chuzzlewit Nicholas Nickleby Roddy Doyle The Commitments The Van Margaret Drabble The Millstone George Eliot The Mill on the Floss Middlemarch Daniel Deronda Adam Bede Sebastian Faulks Birdsong Of Human Traces Henry Fielding Joseph Andrews Tom Jones Shame/a F. Scott Fitzgerald Tender is the Night E.M . Forster Howards End A Room with a View Where Angels Fear to Tread Maurice The Longest Journey A Passage to India Elizabeth Gaskell North and South Wives and Daughters Cranford Mary Barton Ruth Life of Charlotte Bronte (non-fiction) Sebastian Faulks Birdsong Charlotte Gray John Fowles The French Lieutenant's Woman The Magus The Collector William Golding Lord of the Flies

2 The Inheritors Pincher Martin Rites of Passage trilogy Grah am Greene The Third Man The Heart of the Matter The Quiet American The Power and the Glory The End of the Affair Thomas Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles Far from the Madding Crowd Jude the Obscure The Return of the Native Short stories L. P. Hartley The Go-Between Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter Ernest Hemingway A Farewell to Arms For Whom the Bell Tolls Barry Hines Kes Kazuo lshiguro Remains of the Day Never Let Me Go Henry James Portrait of a Lady The Turn of the Screw Jerome K. Jerome Three Men in a Boat James Joyce A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Ulysses Thomas Kenneally Schindler's Ark The Playmaker Rudyard Kipling Tales from the Hills D.H. Lawrence The Virgin and the Gypsy Sons and Lovers The Rainbow Women in Love Lady Chatterley's Lover Doris Lessing The Grass is Singing The Fifth Child The Good Terrorist Andrea Levy Small Island Long Song C.S. Lewis Out of the Silent Planet The Screwtape Letters A Grief Observed Bernard MacLaverty Cat Gabriel Garcia Marquez One Hundred Years of Solitude Cormac McCarthy The Road lan McEwan Amsterdam First Love Last Rites The Cement Garden

3 The Comfort of Strangers A Child in Time Enduring Love Atonement Saturday On Chesil Beach Solar Rohinton Mistry A Fine Balance Toni Morrison Song of Solomon Beloved Herman Melville Moby Dick Margaret Mitchell Gone with the Wind Iris Murdoch The Sea The Sea The Black Prince Under the Net Billy Budd Vladimir Nabokov La/ita Short stories V. S. Naipaul A Bend in the River A House for Mr Biswas David Nicholls One Day Michael Ondaatje The English Patient George Orwell Animal Farm 1984 Down and Out in Paris and London Sylvia Plath The Bell Jar Edgar Allan Poe Fall of the House of Usher Pit and the Pendulum Tales of Mystery and Imagination Lynne Reid Banks The L-shaped Room Erich M aria Remarque All Quiet on the Western Front Samuel Richardson Pamela Clarissa Jean Rhys Voyage in the Dark Wide Sargasso Sea Arundhati Ray The God of Small Things Salman Rushdie Midnight's Children Shame The Satanic Verses Willy Russell Educating Rita Shirley Valentine J. D. Salinger Catcher in the Rye Bernhard Schlink The Reader Sir Waiter Scott The Heart of Midlothian lvanhoe Paul Scott Staying On Mary Shelley Frankenstein

4 Zadie Smith White Teeth Muriel Spark The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Loitering with Intent John Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath East of Eden Laurence Sterne The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy R. L. Stevenson Or Jekyll and Mr Hyde Bram Stoker Dracula William Styron Sophie's Choice Patrick Suskind Perfume Graham Swift Water/and Last Orders Jonathan Swift A Modest Proposal Donna Tartt The Secret History W. M . Thackeray Vanity Fair The Luck of Barry Lyndon Pendennis J.R.R. Tolkien The Silmarillion Jean Toomer Cane Anthony Trollope The Way We Live Now The Warden Can You Forgive Her? {Barsetshire and Palliser chronicles) Mark Twain The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Jules Verne Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea Around the World in Eighty Days From the Earth to the Moon Alice Walker The Calor Purple Meridian Evelyn Waugh Brideshead Revisited A Handful of Dust Vile Bodies Decline and Fall Sword of Honour trilogy H.G. Wells Kipps The Time Machine The History of Mr Pally War of the Worlds Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray The Time Machine The War of the Worlds Island of Or Moreau Jeanette Winterson Oranges are not the only fruit Virginia Woolf To the Lighthouse Mrs Dalloway Orlando Road to Wigan Pier

5 Poets -you can find representative examples of each poet's work on the internet and in the library.

Early Beowulf, Caedmon's Hymn, Dream of the Rood Medieval Lyrics, Sir Orfeo Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight, Piers Plowman Chaucer- The Canterbury Tales (Wife of Bath, Merchant, Pardoner, Reeve, Miller, Knight, Nun's Priest) Elizabethan Wyatt; Spenser; Sidney; Shakespeare; Jonson Metaphysical Donne; Herbert; Vaughan; Marvel! Restoration Milton Augustan Butler; Dryden; Pope; Swift; Rochester C18 Gray; Cowper; Crabbe; Burns; Goldsmith Romantic Blake; Clare; Wordsworth; Coleridge; Byron; Keats; Shelley Victorian Tennyson; Browning; Barrett-Browning; Arnold; Rossetti; Southey; Arnold A One Off Hopkins Fin-de-siecle Wilde; Swinburne; Symons Early C20 Blunden; Lawrence; Graves; de la Mare War Poets Brooke; Owen; Rosenberg; Sassoon Modernist and Modern Armitage; Auden; Betjeman; Causley; Cope; cummings; Davies; Duffy; Eliot; Fanthorpe; Fenton; Frost; Gunn; Hardy; Harrison; Heaney; Henri; Hughes; Jennings; Larkin; Lochhead; Macneice; McGough; M itch ell; Motion; Patten; Plath; Raine- Kathleen and Craig; Sitwell; Smith Spender; Thomas- RS and Dylan; Walcott; Yeats; Zephaniah

Playwrights - visiting a theatre or watching a well-written film helps bring drama texts to life but you can also find drama scripts in the library and the department.

Greek Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles, Aristophanes Roman Plautus, Terence, Seneca Medieval Mystery, Miracle, Morality Plays The York, Wakefield and Chester cycles, The Second Shepherd's Play, Everyman, The Castle of Perseverance Kyd The Spanish Tragedy, maybe Arden of Faversham Marlowe Or Faustus, Edward 1/, Tamburlaine the Great Shakespeare The Complete Works Jonson The Alchemist, Volpone, Every Man in his Humour Webster The Duchess of Malfi, The White Devil Behn The Rover, The Forced Marriage, The Amorous Prince Etherege The Man of Mode

6 Dryden All for Love Otway Venice Preserved Congreve The Way of the World, The Double Dealer Gay The Beggar's Opera Sheridan The School for Scandal, The Rivals Farquhar The Beaux' Stratagem, The Recruiting Officer Goldsmith She Stoops to Conquer Corneille Medea, Le Cid, Cinna Racine Britannicus, Phedre, Esther Moliere Le Misanthrope, Tartuffe, The Miser, The Learned Ladies Calderon Life is a Dream, The World is a Fair Lope de Vega Dog in the Manger, Fuente Ovejuna, The Dancing Master Buchner Woyzeck, Danton's Death, Leonce and Lena Chekhov The Three Sisters, The Sea Gull, The Cherry Orchard lbsen Hedda Gab/er, Ghosts, A Doll's House, Peer Gynt, The Master Builder, The Wild Duck, Enemy of the People Strindberg Miss Julie, The Father, Dance of Death, Dream Play Wedekind Lu/u Plays, Spring Awakening Shaw Major Barbara, Saint Joan, Pygma/ion Wilde The importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband, Lady Windermere's Fan, Salome

Post-1914 Drama

France Artaud Le Cenci, Spurt of Blood Genet The Maids, Deathwatch, The Balcony, The Blacks lonesco The Bald Soprano, Rhinoceros, The Chairs, Exit the King Germany Brecht Mother Courage, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Life of Galileo Ireland Beckett Waiting for Godot, Endgame, Krapp's Last Tape Friel Faith Healer, Translations, Dancing at Lughnasa O'Casey Shadow of a Gunman, Juno and the Paycock, The Plough and the Stars, Silver Tassie, Red Roses for Me Italy Fo Accidental Death of an Anarchist, One Woman Plays Pirandello Six Characters in Search of an Author, Henry IV Spain Lorca Yerma, Blood Wedding, House of Bernarda Alba United States of America AI bee The Zoo Story, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Hellmann The Children's Hour, The Little Foxes Krushner Angels in America, Henry Box Brown, Caroline M amet Speed the Plow, Glengarry Glen Ross, 0/eanna Miller Death of a Salesman, View from a Bridge, All My Sons O'Neill Mourning Becomes Electra, The Emperor Jones,

7 Long Day's Journey Into Night Shephard Fool for Love, Buried Child, True West Sherman Bent, Rose Williams A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Menagerie, Camino Real, The Rose Tattoo

England Arden Sergeant Musgrave's Dance Ayckbourn Bedroom Farce, The Norman Conquests, Confusions Barrie Peter Pan, The Admirable Crichton Ben nett Forty Years On, Talking Heads, The History Boys Berkoff Metamorphosis, East, Greek, Decadence Bond Saved, Lear, The Sea, Bingo, Restoration Brenton Romans in Britain, Gum and Goo, Pravda Cartwright Road, Two, Bed, Rise and Fall of Little Voice Churchill Vinegar Tom, Cloud Nine, Serious Money Hare Plenty, Racing Demon, Skylight, Amy's View Kane Blasted, Crave, 4:48 Psychosis, Cleansed Nichols Privates on Parade, Day in the Death of Joe Egg Orton Loot, What the Butler Saw, Entertaining Mr Sloane Osborne Look Back in Anger, A Patriot for Me Pinter The Caretaker, The Dumb Waiter, The Birthday Party Priestley An Inspector Calls, When we are Married, Dangerous Corner, Time and the Conways Shaffer Amadeus, Equus, Royal Hunt of the Sun, Lettice and Lavage, Five Finger Exercise, Black Comedy Stoppard Jumpers, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Arcadia, Travesties, On the Razzle, Rea/Inspector Hound, Rough Crossing, Invention of Love Storey Home, The Changing Room Wertenbaker Our Country's Good, Love of a Nightingale Wesker Roots, Chips with Everything, The Friends

A-Level Content: At AS you will study glaciation, migration, geopolitics, earth’s life support systems, place and space. At A2 you will study hazardous earth and climate change. There will also be a fieldwork element, but no controlled assessment (hurray!)

Type of course: 2 year linear A-Level (public exams at the end of Upper Sixth)

Specification: OCR H481 Geography A Level GCE http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/223012-specification-accredited-a-level-gce-geography-h481.pdf

Things to do before the course: There is no compulsory work but if you want to broaden your geographical horizons before the course or start preparing for a potential university application then below are a series of things you could do over your summer.

Visit the Polar Scott Museum Go travelling Read a decent newspaper Watch The Impossible (links with glaciation) (develop your sense of place) (keep abreast of current affairs) (links to hazardous earth)

Enter the RGS Young Geographer Talk to your grandparents about their Join Twitter of the Year competition childhood and how the place they grew (speak to staff for details) up has changed. Jot details down Follow geography feeds

Go out walking Unpick the inaccuracies of Research the UAE Watch some TED talks The Day After Tomorrow (practise your map skills) (links to climate change) (it’s our fieldtrip location) (search for the A-level topics above)

AND INTRODUCTION TO A QUICK INTRODUCTION A VERY SHORT PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY TO GLACIERS AND INTRODUCTION TO AND THE ENVIRON- GLACIAL LANDSCAPES GEOPOLITICS MENT (Joseph Holden) (Peter Knight) (Klaus Dodds)

Follow @PerseGeography us An authoritative guide to Written by the professor Klaus Dodds is the many aspects of physical in charge of the glacia- authority on Geopolitics geography, including carbon tion unit, this book gives cycles and water cycles. This and writes the Geopoliti- text also offers material on a fascinating insight into cal Hotspot feature in other units, including glacia- the physical elements of Geographical every tion, tectonics and climate the glaciation course. month. This overview is change. A really sensible a great introduction to a choice if you are considering Specification link: contentious and contem- university geography too. Glaciation BRICK LANE porary topic. ENVIRONMENTAL Mr Hick’s recommendation GEOGRAPHICAL (Monica Ali) Specification link: SIX DEGREES HAZARDS—ASSESSING MAGAZINE Monica Ali explores percep- (Mark Lynas) Earth’s Life Support Systems Specification link: Mr Fox’s recommendation RISK AND REDUCING tions of place and space Mark Lynas’s Six Degrees Power and Borders DISASTER (Keith Smith) Geographical magazine run a through the eyes of explores the IPCC’s climate Mrs Banks’ recommendation Nazneen, a Bangladeshi series of excellent articles on change predictions. Each living in London’s East End. There are many hazards many A-Level topics including chapter examines what the Ali explores how Nazneen books on the market but this migration. Its articles are Earth would look like with an comes to understand her one is superb. It takes an more informative and more additional 1°C temperature diasporic identity and find a excellent conceptual useful than its more illustri- rise. Lynas is a journalist and place in the Western world. approach to managing ous National Geographic not a climate change scientist This novel is a great way to hazards and examines a competition. Get a subscrip-

meaning his writing is a really engage with how who we are variety of disasters from all tion and start reading around approachable introduction to the subject. influences our relationship

Readingpleasurefor suggestions corners of the globe. the complexities of climate with space and place.

change. Specification link: Specification Link: Specification link: Migration (and all others) Specification Link: Changing Climate Change Hazardous Earth Mrs Gladwell’s recommendation Miss Cope’s recommendation Places; Making Spaces Mr Riley’s recommendation Mrs Thorne’s recommendation