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2 Contents Introduction

Making the correct choices for the Sixth Form Elecves at Stowe range from standalone is important, not only in ensuring that you AS qualificaons in Maths, Psychology or flourish at Stowe over the next two years, but Music Technology, to doing a Languages so that you keep the right doors open to you qualificaon or preparing for Grade 8 Music. for your future beyond Stowe. The BTEC opons in Business and Sport also offer AS Level equivalent qualificaons. A Levels have been recently reformed to be A provisional list of elecves to choose fully linear, more challenging, and to have from appears at the back of this booklet. more content to cover. In addion, the reformed BTECs offer a qualificaon which is The Extended Project Qualificaon (EPQ) is treated by universies as equivalent to an perhaps the most respected and most flexible A Level, but which is assessed in a more of the elecves. The EPQ carries the UCAS praccal and modular manner. Given that weighng of 50% of a full A Level and universies make their offers primarily on the provides the possibility for pupils to pursue basis of three A Level or BTEC grades, we an area of parcular interest in a self‐ recommend that most pupils choose just designed, assessed project. Universies and three to focus on from the start, in order to employers welcome it because it indicates maximise chances of achieving top grades in genuine academic interest and commitment, these. However we are also connuing to as well as an ability to reflect and work make it possible for pupils to study four if independently. The EPQ course at Stowe will desired, though we recommend you talk this run from September to June of the Lower over first with the Senior Tutor. For more Sixth year. For those who wish to stretch guidance on choices, please see page 5 of this themselves that lile bit more, it may be booklet. possible to choose both the EPQ and another elecve. Although the primary evidence for university admissions will be the three A Level or BTEC If you have any quesons about the grades, they will also connue to look for curriculum, or what to consider when making evidence of academic ambion and extension your choices, please feel free to contact us for beyond this. Therefore we also expect Sixth further advice. Form pupils who are studying three subjects to complete either an Extended Project Qualificaon (EPQ) or another enrichment elecve in addion to their three main subjects. A number of these elecves are also examined and carry UCAS points, which for some universies will be accepted as part of an admissions offer.

Introduction

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ed 4 Sixth Form Curriculum Choices

Most Stoics follow Sixth Form programmes that 1. How do I choose which subjects to take?

lead to three A Levels at the end of two years. In Previous experience of a subject studied at addion, pupils are expected to choose a course GCSE is oen a key deciding factor. However, it from our programme of ‘elecves’ which they will is possible to study some subjects at A Level follow for one or two years, depending on the that have not been taken at GCSE. These course chosen. These courses are selected to subjects include History of Art, Film Studies, provide breadth to a programme of study, to allow Polics, Economics and Business. Some pupils pupils to develop a parcular passion or interest, have also successfully taken Drama, Sports or indeed to provide addional support for their Science, Religious Studies, Computer Science other A Levels. Our curriculum provides the and History without having followed the GCSE flexibility for pupils to follow bespoke programmes course. It is important to speak with the Head of that best suit their interests and aspiraons. Department, or to any teacher of the subject, to find out what is involved in a subject at A Level It is very important that all Stoics follow a and whether you are suitably qualified. programme that is appropriate to their aptudes, capabilies and aspiraons. All academic 2. Which subject combinaons work well?

departments publish a required GCSE entry grade Care must be taken when choosing subject for progression to study their subject at A Level. combinaons for certain degree courses and for For example, a GCSE grade 7 or higher in the the more selecve and compeve universies. relevant subject(s) will be needed to study Maths, Most Science, Psychology or Engineering Sciences and Modern Languages at A Level; pupils courses require a minimum of two Science who, in previous years, have started these subjects subjects at A Level and many also expect Maths. with a grade 6 or lower have struggled to make the Chemistry is required by candidates for Medical progress required to achieve anything more than a School or Veterinary Science, with Biology and low pass (grade E) at A Level. Maths also strongly recommended. Any pupil opng to study a single Science, without the Please note that a Stoic cannot connue with a support of Maths or another Science, should subject to the Upper Sixth without a pass grade in proceed with cauon. Pupils are advised to seek this subject in the Lower Sixth end of year exams. advice from the Senior Tutor, Head of Sixth Form or Careers Department before embarking Stowe also offers a limited range of BTEC courses on a mixed combinaon of subjects, or if hoping which can be studied as elecves for one year, six to pursue a parcular career or degree course. lessons a week, leading to a Level 3/AS equivalent qualificaon, or as a two year Extended Level 3 3. Is the subject important to my future?

course leading to a full A Level equivalent. Please Current Stoics should consult their Cambridge note that the BTEC in Creave Digital Media Occupaonal Analysts (COA) Report and Producon, offered in column 1, is only available Interview record which noted any subject or as the full two year A Level equivalent course. group of subjects required to pursue a future career interest. Those who are joining Stowe in One of the most popular ‘elecves’ chosen by our September 2020 and would like advice on pupils is the Extended Project Qualificaon which choices please contact the Senior Tutor, Sally is a highly valued course by universies. It provides Akam, or the Head of Sixth Form, Paul Floyd. pupils with an opportunity to research a topic of 4. When do I choose? their own choice and can take the form of a wrien essay or an artefact. The qualificaon The starng point for Stowe Fih Formers is the assesses the learning process as well as outcome, discussion of the tests of Aptude and Interest and demands extended autonomous learning by a (COA) which are taken in the GCSE year. In pupil with the support of an EPQ supervisor. As January, Stoics aend a briefing on A Level such the EPQ provides invaluable evidence of a choices, followed by an A Level Fair and the parcular passion in a subject chosen to be studied opportunity to aend taster lessons in subjects at university and adds gravitas to any UCAS that are new in the Sixth Form. In mid‐March, applicaon. following GCSE trial exams, aspirant Sixth Formers are asked to make reasonably firm Which subjects? choices. Pupils new to the Sixth Form are

Any subject requires commitment for success. invited to an A Level Fair in March and are Readiness to become deeply involved is based not asked to confirm their choices shortly aer this only on enjoyment of a subject but also on a belief event. We do realise that unexpected results at Choices in the subject’s importance to future studies. GCSE may prompt some changes in course There are four things to consider. opons and it is essenal that requests for changes are sent to the School prior to the start of term. 5 Senior Tutor: Sally Akam Tutorial Provision

The Tutor’s Role Monitoring Academic Performance

It is a Tutor’s responsibility to oversee their Twice a term pupils receive Academic Tutees’ academic and pastoral development Progress Grades (APGs) and reports from as a whole so that they fulfil their potenal in each of their subject teachers which are all areas. As part of this process, a Tutor published online for parents, together with a provides a vital communicaon link between Tutor’s or Houseparent’s report. Regular Houseparents, teaching staff, parents and assessment grades allow progress to be pupils. Tutees oen require support in closely monitored and allow potenal achieving a healthy balance of academic and problems to be noted as they arise, paving extra‐curricular acvies including managing the way for discussions between Tutor/ impending academic deadlines, aending Teachers and Tutor/Tutee. Individual acon department clinics and society meengs, and plans are agreed which provide strategies and co‐ordinang sporng commitments, music support for further progress. Plans may and drama rehearsals. include the need to aend academic clinics; assistance with coursework planning and Although Tutor groups are arranged by management; supervised study periods; House, the emphasis is on one‐to‐one Head of Year report cards; interim reports; or support and the provision of a personalised simply providing addional or temporary help curriculum for each Tutee, through individual to Stoics to balance their academic and extra‐ metabled tutorials. Stoics are assisted in curricular commitments. seng academic targets that will stretch and challenge them, and are provided with As at all levels of the School, we would like strategies that will help them to work more parents to feel involved in their son’s or independently, efficiently and effecvely, and daughter’s educaon, and in their so equip them for higher educaon and preparaon for university and beyond. Please beyond. feel welcome to discuss any maer related to your son’s or daughter’s progress directly It is the Tutor’s role to guide Tutees through with their Tutor. the UCAS process (or other HE applicaon systems in the UK or abroad) by encouraging The tutorial programme aims to provide research and preparaon for degree courses, pupils with the study skills necessary for advising Tutees on personal statements, academic success and their personal proofreading their applicaons and providing development. These include: academic references. In addion, Sixth  Learning how to learn; reflecon; Formers are invited to aend a range of reasoning; resilience, resourcefulness, careers seminars and presentaons held collaboraon; criquing throughout the two years by an excing range  Organisaon skills and file management of academics, university admissions officers, and representaves of specific career fields  Time and stress management such as Film and Animaon, Finance,  Revision techniques Engineering, Law, Journalism, Business  Exam technique Management, Medicine and Veterinary Science, Markeng, Public Relaons etc.  Note‐taking and essay wring

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Tutorial Provision Provision Tutorial

Senior Tutor: Sally Akam 6 Oxbridge Applications

Every year both Oxford and Cambridge offer Movaon: Many candidates can be around 3,000 undergraduate places; in turn they passionate and enthusiasc. However, while will each receive applicaons from 20,000 or more passion can be misdirected and enthusiasm potenal students. The vast majority of applicants superficial, movaon is innate. A successful will be able to boast a stellar exam profile; they candidate will evince deep‐seated movaon will be dedicated, movated and hard workers both in their wrien work and interview. The who will have spent an inordinate amount of me simple queson, “Why do you want to study craing and perfecng their applicaons. This this subject?” can lead to some very revealing presents any would‐be Oxbridge student with a answers, and interviewers are adept at parcularly tricky challenge: when all your fellow idenfying candidates whose movaon is applicants are outstanding how can you make genuine and who have the eloquence and yourself stand out? Every single successful confidence to express it.

applicaon brings something special to the table. Potenal: If the UCAS form records a Yet, while the vast majority of applicants will have candidate’s academic past, the Oxbridge great exam results, glowing School references and interview points the way to the future: predicted final A Level grades of A*s, the interviewers will want to know how much successful candidate must exhibit something else, further a candidate could take their learning something special that says not only is Oxford or or if they have already reached their academic Cambridge right for them but also that they are peak. Interviews will test their ability to think right for Oxford or Cambridge. independently and move an intellectual argument forward with nothing else to help Qualies of a Successful Applicant them other than their own mind. Knowledge Base: Every candidate must be able to present a convincing academic case and an Oxbridge at Stowe

exceponal exam result profile is usually central The Oxbridge Team will support, to the fullest to this. Following the demise of AS exams, Oxford of our ability and effort, Stoics who are and Cambridge are increasingly converging in the prepared to demonstrate commitment, drive relave emphasis that each places on exam and purpose in the whole applicaon process results and pre‐interview admission tests. While including draing PS and UCAS submissions, both universies publicly maintain that they have revising and reading for admissions tests and no minimum GCSE requirement, a credible preparing for interview. However, from an candidate from a school such as Stowe would be early stage each candidate has to accept expected to have 8 or more GCSEs at A*/9/8 with responsibility for their own applicaon and nothing less than an A/7. Experience suggests that drive the process themselves. We will assist anything less than this is unlikely to meet with rather than replace candidates in their success. A typical Oxbridge offer for humanies applicaon: we will not do the job for them degrees is AAA‐A*AA, while many scienfic and and we cannot generate momentum or drive maths‐based degrees may require A*A*A; that where it is absent. This is the only way to said, in reality both universies are looking for construct a successful applicaon, as A*A*A* candidates. admissions Tutors have an obligaon to weed

Personality: Educaon and tuion at Oxbridge is out students who will not be able to survive predicated on a system of tutorials or when le to their own devices.

supervisions, i.e. one‐on‐one or one‐on‐two The Stowe Oxbridge selecon process starts sessions whereby the teaching fellows and their aer the Michaelmas Half Term when Lower students maximise the possibilies for learning Sixth pupils are invited to apply to join the afforded by small group sizes being taught by Head’s Essay Society. From this list of world experts in their field. At interview, Tutors applicants an Oxbridge group is selected on will wish to be reassured that the students whom the basis of GCSE results, consistently strong they will be teaching for the next few years are of academic performance, declared Oxbridge a sufficient academic calibre and appropriate ambion, evidence of flair and potenal, plus intellectual and interpersonal match for what can academic commitment and enthusiasm. be a very intense and intensive style of learning. Prospecve candidates will be scrunised Candidates are therefore expected to be able to throughout the Lower Sixth, and only at the process informaon quickly, to deconstruct and start of the Upper Sixth will the applicant list evaluate arguments and to build effecve be finalised. Tutors will assist them in their responses. This demands a voracious appete for UCAS applicaons; subject‐specific mentors knowledge and understanding, and is achieved

Oxbridge Applications will be allocated to deliver extra study; and through exposure to the broadest possible interview pracce will be provided; but the spectrum of the intended degree subject. Stoics themselves must provide the impetus and iniave driving their applicaon. 7 Oxbridge University Advisor: Jonathan Murnane University and College Entrance, UCAS

Higher Educaon Universies in the UK

At Stowe we recognise the value and benefits Most pupils will apply to university through of terary educaon and acvely encourage the Universies and Colleges Admissions pupils to apply for courses that suit their Service (UCAS), a process that starts in the abilies, interests and career ambions. We Summer Term of the Lower Sixth. The UCAS believe that the best applicaons are those in form is the principal means by which which the pupils themselves invest the most universies select students and so it is crical thought, consideraon and effort, and that applicaons are prepared with consequently Stoics are expected to assume meculous care. We expect that most pupils responsibility of this process themselves. will return from the holidays between Lower While the School offers extensive and expert and Upper Sixth with their UCAS applicaons assistance, Stoics take the iniave in well underway and with a provisional researching courses and desnaons and are personal statement in place. expected to prepare their applicaons diligently and conscienously. While the formal deadline is in January, the School encourages pupils to submit their During the Lower Sixth, Stoics are strongly applicaon before Half Term in the encouraged to formulate and develop their Michaelmas Term and expects all to be ideas for further educaon. Over the Summer concluded before the second Exeat. There is Term and summer holidays, these ideas nothing to be gained from dragging the should evolve into firm preferences for process out and anecdotal evidence suggests parcular courses and instuons and pupils that some universies look kindly on earlier should return for the Upper Sixth with a good applicaons. Any university using interviews idea of what they would like to study and will generally call students towards the end of where they would want to go. the Michaelmas Term and Stoics will start to receive responses from their selected Pupils are guided through the applicaon instuons about the same me. Any Stoic process by their Tutors. The Tutor has the required to aend an interview can expect best overview of a pupil’s academic and personalised assistance from their Tutor and intellectual capacity and is ideally placed to the applicaons team; the School may also dispense advice drawn from their experience make use of external consultants in this field and informaon from subject teachers and from me to me but there is more than other staff members at Stowe. sufficient in‐house experience and experse. For full details of the applicaon process, see The internet is the first port of call for the UCAS website (www.ucas.com). research and the Stowe Virtual Learning Environment has links and ps for negoang Stowe also provides assistance to those both the applicaon process and the vast wishing to apply to non‐UCAS instuons and amounts of informaon online. Pupils also courses, such as Art and Drama colleges. have access to Fast Tomato and Indigo, two Tutors and Careers Advisors can give further powerful advisory applicaons that are informaon. introduced at the start of their Stowe journey and can guide them through the process of Universies Outside the UK selecng GCSEs, A Levels, university courses Every year the number of Stoics applying to and even careers. universies abroad increases and the School has a wealth of resources to offer here as Pupils are encouraged to visit universies and well. Stoics have gone on to study all over the are allowed two trips in term me during the world including the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Lower Sixth. University Open Days are widely South Africa and New Zealand. The United promoted and Stoics are strongly advised to States is a perennial favourite and our make as much use of these as possible, ideally resident Harvard Fellow, and teacher in during the holidays. When pupils cannot get charge of internaonal university to the universies, we bring universies to applicaons, is on hand to advise anyone the pupils and the School regularly hosts making a US applicaon; we also offer specific external speakers from specific universies, preparaon for SATs with the help of university umbrella groups and independent Greene’s Tutorial College, Oxford. advisory groups. University and College UCAS Entrance, University Contact

The Head of Sixth Form directs all maers related to further educaon. Head of Sixth Form: Paul Floyd 8 Careers Education and Guidance

Stowe’s Careers Educaon and Guidance Careers Experience Courses

Programme aims to provide increasing contact Those at Stowe prior to the Sixth Form are with the world outside throughout a Stoic’s expected to undertake one week of career me at School, to help them reach the related work experience in the summer important decisions which affect their future holiday between the Fih and Sixth Form in a well‐informed and balanced way. Every years. This is invaluable in bringing realism to encouragement is given to discuss the thinking about the world of work and is various opons with the Careers Advisor, increasingly looked upon by employers and Houseparents and Tutors. university admissions as evidence of maturity and movaon. We encourage the Sixth Form Careers Exploraon to build a porolio of work experience and The present programme of invesgaon and the Careers Centre can help with contacts research takes pupils through Fast Tomato, a using a large database of Old Stoic alumni. careers and higher educaon profiling Currently we use Fast Tomato to log details of programme. This programme helps to provide work experience conducted, and this online clear guidelines to assist the choice of an resource also provides a CV building tool. appropriate higher educaon pathway. Fast Tomato provides a report that encourages Throughout the Sixth Form there will be personal exploraon into appropriate opportunies during the holidays for Stoics to university courses and can also be used to aend taster courses specifically aimed at invesgate apprenceships. informing them about parcular degree courses and careers. These are generally run Careers Events by professional bodies and commercial

During the two years spent in the Sixth Form a concerns. Stoics are encouraged to make number of events are on offer which have been effecve use of them. designed to help with career planning. They The Careers Centre include visits to the Careers Centre, a series of seminars on diverse career fields and This is a room specially set aside for careers parcipaon in a full Careers Fair at Stowe. use. It is well stocked with relevant informave material about future jobs and higher educaon opportunies, making full use of access to the internet. The Careers Advisor is within the Centre and is available for consultaon when required. Early and regular visits to the Centre are vital. In addion there are various computer programmes that can be used to determine higher educaon courses that match the individual’s interests and abilies and to look more widely at future careers.

Careers Education and Guidance

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Sixth Form Careers Programme Art

A qualificaon in Art at A Level will allow you The OCR Art A Level specificaon requires to study a wide range of specialist degree pupils to follow a lively and experimental courses from Fine Art and Architecture to skills based course in the Michaelmas Term. Computer Graphics, Fashion and Texles, As the year progresses, pupils will have more Theatre Design and Industrial Design. There me for the personal development of ideas are also a large number of courses available but they will also connue to learn new that relate to the media industry and Art/ techniques and processes throughout the History of Art are oen combined, very year. There will be me dedicated to successfully, with other courses. contextual themes, which will help to prepare our pupils for their Personal Invesgaon The context of the A Level course is broad essay in the Upper Sixth year. With a linear and flexible, giving pupils the opportunity to specificaon we have more me to extend explore a wide range of media and individual projects and create more ambious techniques. Drawing is fundamental to the work than was possible before. We will have course and we do expect pupils to have me to spend longer on larger or more achieved a high grade at GCSE. If they have detailed drawings, painngs, prints or not completed an Art GCSE course, or sculpture and use more involved techniques equivalent, we would expect to see a folder to produce outcome pieces. Although all of work at interview. pupils’ work will be marked internally and regular feedback will be given, there will be The term ‘contextual awareness’ is oen no formal assessment by OCR in the Lower used in A Level teaching and this refers to Sixth year. developing a knowledge and crical understanding of the work of arsts and In the Upper Sixth, pupils will work on their designers, both historical and contemporary. ‘Personal Invesgaon’ which is the assessed Pupils are expected to visit art galleries, such coursework unit. The essay on a related as the Naonal Gallery or Tate Modern, contextual theme is included in this project during the holidays to supplement organised and is given a separate mark for the first me trips in school me. We also take Art and under the new specificaon. The Personal History of Art trips to major cultural art Invesgaon will make up 60% of the total centres, such as New York, Venice or Paris A Level, the other 40% will be awarded for each year. the exam or ‘externally set task’ unit. This will follow the same structure as the old All pupils are expected to keep personal A Level, with an ‘early release’ examinaon sketchbooks, sheets and notebooks for the paper at the beginning of the Lent Term. exploraon and development of their ideas The Controlled Assessment of fieen hours and the Watson Art School is always open duraon will take place aer the Easter during academic and acvity me. The holidays. Watson Art School has links with the Design Department and with the Theatre and Drama All Sixth Form pupils study life drawing Department, both for Set Design and Theatre throughout their course in order to make sure Studies A Level. their observaonal drawing skills remain sharp and their output remains fresh. In terms of entry to further educaon, an OCR A Level is accepted by most university Required minimum GCSE grade entry level: courses, as well as by all Art Foundaon Art 6 courses, which will normally provide the best route to developing your chosen path within art and design. Career guidance forms a significant part of our work with our Upper Sixth pupils each year, and we give focused help with porolio preparaon and Art School interviews. Each term, the Watson Art School levies a charge to cover the use of specialist materials, canvases etc.

Art

11 Head of Department: Daniel Scott Biology

Biology is not only the window into the and structured quesons including praccal fascinang world of living things, it is also the techniques along with one essay queson from a door to a lifelong interest in subjects which are choice of two tles. A Level grades will be based vital to solve the problems spawned by the 20th only on marks from wrien examinaons. Century. Praccal Assessment

Advances in biological research have influenced At A Level, pupils will be internally assessed based both the content of and opportunies provided on direct observaon of their competency on a wide by modern A Level Biology courses. Biology is no range of praccal skills. The Praccal Endorsement longer a subject founded purely on the ability to involves carrying out 12 required praccals to recall vast quanes of factual material. These ensure pupils have experienced the use of a variety advances have made Biology an interesng and of apparatus and techniques. Wrien papers will valuable subject to study to A Level. The praccal assess pupils’ understanding and knowledge of approach to the subject is both smulang and these, and the skills exemplified within each rewarding and reflects the modern trends in praccal. These quesons will count for at least 15% biological sciences. of the overall marks for the A Level qualificaon.

The facilies and technical support in the Science Year One Department are excellent and the grounds of A variety of areas touched upon at Biology GCSE are Stowe provide a handy resource for the study of developed further. The course content is split into biological ecosystems. Extensive use is made of modules covering core content: modern equipment, much of it linked to computer technology. You will study in a caring  Biological Molecules atmosphere in which individual skills are  Cells nurtured.  Organisms Exchange Substances with their Environment Through the Biomedical Society, pupils will be  Genec Informaon, Variaon and Relaonships able to meet and work with leading biologists Between Organisms from across the broad spectrum of the subject. Year Two A Level pupils in Biology will aend a four day  Energy Transfers In and Between Organisms field course, usually at a coastal university or  Organisms Respond to Changes in their Internal Field Studies Council field staon. A third of the and External Environments cost of this course is borne by the School but  Genecs, Populaons, Evoluon and Ecosystems parents are expected to contribute the remaining two‐thirds (£200 currently).  The Control of Gene Expression

Careers The Department has undertaken biological expedions to South Africa, Honduras, It is recognised that the choice of a suitable career is Mozambique, Indonesia and Namibia. of vital importance to all pupils. The Department, through its Tutors, offers specialist advice should Choosing Biology you wish to pursue a career with a biological

A grade 7 or higher in Biology GCSE is required to content. In recent years, many pupils have gained embark upon the A Level course. It is possible to entry to medical schools and several have studied combine a number of subjects with Biology, Biological Sciences at Oxford. though experience shows that the best results are achieved when Biology is studied alongside In addion to the well established careers in another Science or Maths. The column system Medicine, Veterinary Science, Denstry, Physiology, Stowe offers allows a wide variety of subject Ecology, Pharmacology, Immunology, and combinaons which include Biology. Biochemistry, new career opportunies have arisen in the fields of Environmental Science, Molecular AQA Biology A Level (7402) Biology, Microbiology, Genec Engineering, and Biotechnology. Universies offering degree courses The A Level Biology specificaon is divided into 8 in these subjects frequently state that a study of areas of core content which is subdivided into A Level Biology is advantageous and, in some cases, key teaching topics. Biology A Level is a linear essenal. course spanning over the two years of study. The specificaon is assessed over three, 2 hour Required minimum GCSE grade entry level: Biology papers, which include a mixture of short, long Biology 7 or Dual Award Science 7‐7

Head of Department: Louise Carter 12 Business

Business aims to give pupils a broad Theme 4: Global Business

understanding of how businesses funcon Pupils will develop an understanding of: effecvely. The standard funconal divisions  Globalisaon within a firm, such as finance, markeng, producon and personnel, are studied in  Global markets and business expansion

their own right. It is also seen how these  Global markeng funcons inter‐relate with each other and  Mulnaonals how the business as a whole is affected by

the external environment. Thus Business Paper 1: Markeng, People and Global examines how managers can set up Businesses structures and mobilise the labour talent and financial resources they have at their Paper 2: Business Acvies, Decisions and disposal, to achieve the organisaonal goal Strategy

of producing desirable products and Paper 3: Invesgang Business in a services. Compeve Environment

Studying Business at A Level does not Combinaons

guarantee that one will become a future Business is normally studied in combinaon Richard Branson, but a wide variety of with other arts and social science subjects, subjects will be covered which can be such as English, Polics, Geography, History applied to virtually any work experience of Art, Religious Studies, or a language. It that you have in future life. would also be a sensible subject choice for pupils who consider themselves sciensts, Exam Board: Edexcel as most sciensts do end up in business as managers. Business can be taken alongside Theme 1: Markeng and People Economics, as long as a Business orientated Pupils will develop an understanding of: degree is the final goal.

 Meeng customer needs Skills Needed and Requirements  The market The finance and accounng parts of the  Markeng mix and strategy course have a very significant amount of  Managing people numeracy within them, so it is expected that

 Entrepreneurs and leaders pupils who start the course will have at least a grade 5 in GCSE Mathemacs. You must Theme 2: Managing Business Acvies be confident with your ability to read and manipulate sizeable amounts of numerical Pupils will develop an understanding of: data.  Raising finance

 Financial planning A good Business pupil is able to apply theories of management to a parcular  Managing finance situaon. The more subtle one’s grasp of  Resource management the situaon and the more one has a feel

 External influences for potenal opportunies and threats, the beer. Theme 3: Business Decisions and Strategy Required minimum GCSE grade entry level: Pupils will develop an understanding of: English 5, Mathemacs 5  Business objecves and strategy

 Business growth Although our minimum entry grades above are a 5, you should be mindful that many  Decision‐making techniques Russell Group Universies now require a 6  Influences on business decisions in these subjects for entry on all types of

 Assessing compeveness Business degrees.

 Managing change

 Expansion

Business

13 Head of Department: Anthony Ashfield Business BTEC

The BTEC Level 3 Naonal Extended Unit 4: Recruitment and Selecon Process

Cerficate in Business is a qualificaon Unit 4 is internally assessed and subject to made up of three mandatory units external standards verificaon. (Exploring Business, Developing a Markeng Pupils will develop an understanding of: Campaign, and Personal and Business Finance) and one oponal unit (Recruitment  Effecve recruitment and selecon and Selecon Process). Pupils will undertake:

 A recruitment acvity Exam Board: Edexcel Pupils will reflect upon:

Unit 1: Exploring Business  The recruitment and selecon process and

Unit 1 is internally assessed and subject to their individual performance in the external standards verificaon. recruitment acvity

Pupils will develop an understanding of: Combinaons  The features of businesses, stakeholders The BTEC Level 3 Naonal Extended Cerficate and communicaon in Business can be studied alongside other  Business organizaon and objecves Level 3 qualificaons such as A Levels or other

 The external environment BTEC Naonals as part of a larger programme of study. They are all designed for Post‐16  The different types of market Level 3 study for those wishing to go on to  Innovaon and enterprise further or higher level study of the sector or directly into employment. The qualificaon Unit 2: Developing a Markeng Campaign aracts the same UCAS points tariff as A Level

Unit 2 is assessed by a task set and marked and is widely recognised by universies by Edexcel and completed under supervised (including the Russell Group) and employers. condions. Skills Needed and Requirements Pupils will develop an understanding of: The finance and markeng units of the course  The principles and purposes of have numeracy within them, where pupils will markeng need to be able to manipulate and interpret  The raonale behind a markeng data; so it is expected that pupils who start campaign the course will have at least a grade 4 in GCSE

 How a markeng campaign is planned Mathemacs.

Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance Extended wring is part of the assessment criteria for all parts of the course; so it is Unit 3 is assessed by a 2 hour wrien test expected that pupils who start the course will with pupils working under exam condions also have a grade 4 in GCSE English Language. with formal invigilaon.

Pupils will develop an understanding of: The BTEC Level 3 Naonal Extended Cerficate  Money, payment systems and personal in Business is a suitable study route for all finance pupils who have a genuine interest in learning

 The financial sector about the business sector.

 Accounng

 Sources of finance

 Cash flow forecasts and break‐even

 Financial statements and raos

Business BTEC

Head of Department: Anthony Ashfield 14 Chemistry

Chemistry is about the ‘stuff’ around us ‐ how The Chemistry Department

atoms and molecules interact and react in our The Chemistry Department at Stowe is lively, brains, in car engines, in the kitchen and in friendly and very successful. The Department the skies ‐ and as such it occupies a central makes good use of StoweNet ‐ the School’s posion between the physical sciences on the Virtual Learning Environment, and its great one hand and the biological sciences on the strength in teaching lies in the effecve other. combinaon of modern and tradional teaching methods. An A Level Chemistry qualificaon is aracve to many university admissions tutors as it tells The Department occupies the top floor of the them you can analyse and present data, well‐equipped Worsley Science Centre. There absorb factual material, handle numerical are six teaching laboratories, each with its problems, understand and explain own adjacent lecture room equipped with a complicated concepts, and that you have large demonstraon bench and fume praccal skills gained from laboratory work ‐ cupboard. The Department is extremely well that you are in fact a good all‐rounder! served with technical help from a full me Technician and two Laboratory Assistants. Although the varied nature of the subject can make Chemistry a challenging A Level for The Course some, pupils’ effort and ability is rewarded as The Department follows the linear OCR university prospects for those applying to A Level in Chemistry A (H432) which comprises Chemistry or Chemistry‐related degree of six modules: courses are excellent, even in the current, austere climate. Stowe Chemists regularly, Module 1: Development of Praccal Skills

indeed usually, win places at top Russell Module 2: Foundaons in Chemistry Group Universies, most oen Oxford, Module 3: Periodic Table and Energy Bristol, Durham, Imperial, UCL, and Module 4: Core Organic Chemistry Cambridge. Module 5: Physical Chemistry and Transion Chemistry remains an important pre‐requisite Elements

for direct entry into courses such as Medicine, Module 6: Organic Chemistry and Analysis Veterinary Science, and Denstry, as well as most courses in Biochemistry, Chemical The course has its own textbook which defines Engineering, and Food Science. Many the course content and this is supported universies now offer courses combining within the Department by a Chemistry library Chemistry with a wide variety of non‐science from which pupils can borrow freely. opons, such as Management, Business, Law Examinaons or Economics, as well as a year abroad or a year in industry. There are 3 examinaons, all of which are taken at the end of the Upper Sixth year.

Choosing Chemistry Paper 1: Content from modules 1, 2, 3 and 5.

Whether Chemistry is taken as part of specific 2 hours and 15 minutes. Weighng = 37%

higher educaon plans or as a more general Paper 2: Content from modules 1, 2, 4 and 6. interest subject, you should expect to work 2 hours and 15 minutes. Weighng = 37% hard, have mathemacal skills and enjoy Paper 3: Synopc covering all modules. problem solving. A good grade at Chemistry 1 hour and 30 minutes. Weighng = 26% GCSE, as well as in Maths, would normally be

expected for entry to the course. Pupils who Praccal Assessment have studied Dual Award Science, as opposed to the full Chemistry GCSE, should contact the Coursework no longer contributes to the Head of Department for details of topics overall final grade. Instead it leads to a relevant to A Level that they may have separate ‘Praccal Endorsement’. This missed. comprises of 12 exam board defined experiments. Knowledge and understanding of these experiments can also be tested in the wrien examinaons.

Chemistry Required minimum GCSE grade entry level: Either Chemistry 7, or Dual Award 7‐7, as well as Mathemacs 7

15 Head of Department: Dr Alexandra Waine Classics

Lan and Classical Greek narrave of the struggle for the imperial

To the surprise of some non‐classicists, Lan throne or srring bales on the froner of the and Greek at A Level and degree level have not empire in his Histories and Annals. In Greek only retained their popularity amazingly well, you can read Thucydides’ account of the but classical scholarship across the world has heroic events at Pylos in 425 BC, parts of never been more vigorous and excing. From Plato’s Apology with Socrates or excerpts from computer analysis to satellite photography, Xenophon’s tales of adventure. classical scholars have been revoluonising our 04: Verse Literature study of the twin foundaons of our European civilisaon. At its heart, of course, remains the This component is also worth 25%. Candidates linguisc knowledge necessary to read Greek will read two or three selecons from original and Lan texts in the original, with all the classical texts, including elements in English literary and intellectual skills that this develops. translaon. For Lan we may look at Virgil’s wonderful epic, the Aeneid, some very A Level modern love poetry by Properus and Tibullus

The A Level examinaons are also adapng to or delve into the mythological world of Ovid. the new ways of studying the languages; for In Greek we may read Homer’s famous example, prose composion from English into account of Odysseus’ travels or Sophocles’ Lan or Greek is now oponal. Nevertheless, dramac tragedy of Angone’s impossible notwithstanding the minimum grades stated choice between loyalty to her dead brother or below, A Level Lan and Greek will appeal to the State, together with some very rude primarily to those who have gained an A* at comedy by Aristophanes to lighten the tone. WJEC Level 2 Lan or a grade 8 at GCSE Greek Subject Combinaons and enjoy a rewarding challenge. Lan makes an excellent combinaon with The Four Components almost any other A Level. Tradionally English,

The A Level specificaon (Lan: OCR H443; French, History and Mathemacs are common Classical Greek: OCR H444) comprises four co‐choices, but anything from Art to Physics components, two linguisc and two literary: and Chemistry can also be a successful combinaon. Greek A Level is usually available 01: Unseen Translaon by special arrangement in any of the four columns and should thus be able to be taken This component is a language paper worth 33% with any other subject. of the total A Level. Candidates are tested with an unseen translaon into English of narrave The Classical Society prose drawn from the historians Livy and Xenophon (for Lan and Greek respecvely). We seek to maintain a regular programme of There is also a passage of verse for translaon vising speakers in the Classical Society as well and scansion: the Lan verse unseen will be as trips to plays and exhibions. taken from the poet Ovid, and the Greek verse University and Careers unseen from the tragic playwright Euripides. Both Oxford and Cambridge offer some of the 02: Prose Composion or Comprehension largest and most varied classics degree

This component is worth 17%. The first opon courses in the world. Many other universies is to translate a passage from English into Lan in the UK and elsewhere provide a similarly or Greek. The alternave is to answer wide range of excellent classical courses. In comprehension and grammar quesons, addion, Lan and Greek also form an obvious together with some translaon, from a prose basis from which to start a degree in, for passage. In Lan this will be taken from any example, Law, Philosophy or Theology. author who does not feature on the list of set texts for the literature papers, and in Greek There is no doubt that a Classics degree is sll from one of the many writers of rhetoric. regarded very highly by employers. Classicists tend to enter as broad a spectrum of careers 03: Prose Literature as any other arts graduates, ranging from This component is worth 25%. Candidates will Accountancy, Business, Law, the Armed read two or three selecons from original Forces, Government Departments and the classical texts, including elements in English Media to professional Sport or Music. translaon. For Lan this could be a powerful Classics speech by Cicero, part of Tacitus’ fascinang Required minimum GCSE grade entry level: WJEC Level 2 Lan A or Greek 7

Head of Department: Jonathan Murnane 16 Computer Science

AQA A Level Computer Science 7517 A Level Computer Science is about much more than just programming: we also learn about Entry Requirements: hardware, networks, low‐level logic and high‐

GCSE Computer Science grade 7 or GCSE level design, data structures and algorithms. Maths grade 7, or equivalent. Individual cases We study the intellectual foundaons of with a different profile will be considered, computer science, using simple theorecal with an addional requirement of a video or computers such as Finite State Automata, one‐to‐one interview. Regular Languages, and Turing Machines (named aer one of the first, and greatest, Pupils opt to study A Level Computer Science Computer Sciensts, Alan Turing). for different reasons: We are oen asked, “Do you need to study  Most want the opon to study Computer A Level Mathemacs to do Computer Science itself at university. The AQA Science?”. The answer is no, unless you plan A Level gives you a very good grounding in to study Computer Science at degree level, in the subject, and also some insight into which case you definitely would need A Level what computer science really is ‐ and Maths. The Computer Science A Level does whether it will be a subject you will enjoy not require you to know any of the A Level  Some plan to study Physics, Chemistry, or Maths syllabus, although most pupils who Biology at university, and have heard that enjoy programming are good at Maths and we many such degrees now involve wring would expect a strong grade for GCSE Maths. programs. To have learned programming to A Level standard provides a good AQA A Level Computer Science involves two synergy with Science final year exams of 2 hours and 30 minutes,

 Some enjoy programming as a hobby and each comprising 40% of the final grade. The would like the opportunity to learn more other 20% of the final grade comes from an advanced skills, like object oriented extended compung project ‐ typically programming developing a substanal applicaon over the course of nearly a year. Many pupils find the Programming is a big part of this course. At project one of the most enjoyable parts of the GCSE we teach the popular Python language, course. There is a lot of work involved and but at A Level we switch to the C# language, pupils are expected to work on their projects using professional soware development over the summer holidays between Lower and tools, frameworks, and techniques. C# is less Upper Sixth. Previous and current projects forgiving than Python but, so far, all of our include; an occupancy warning system for pupils have reported that, very quickly, they Biffa waste bins; digising board games like have appreciated the advantages of C# and Draughts & Backgammon; simulaon to show really enjoy using it. out of a Hadron Collider and elements of Genec Counselling; a golf events/scoring Inially we connue with the ‘Procedural’ style system; an accounng system and a system of programming with which pupils who for the School Shop at Stowe. Most pupils studied GCSE Compung will be familiar, but come up with the idea for the project by the second term we learn a whole new themselves, though teaching staff will make programming ‘paradigm’ ‐ object‐oriented suggesons if required. programming. In the Upper Sixth we learn a third programming paradigm: funconal “Those who can imagine anything, can create programming, using both C# and the ‘pure’ the impossible.” funconal programming language Haskell. Alan Turing

Required minimum GCSE grade entry level: Computer Science 7. Those with a Mathemacs 7 will also be considered.

Computer Science

17 Head of Department: Aditya Gupta Creative Digital Media Production BTEC

Complex problem solving. Many leading universies provide Crical thinking. undergraduate and/or postgraduate courses Creavity. in Media Studies, in addion apprenceships People management. at instuons such as the BBC or Sky are Co‐ordinang with others. equally excing opportunies. Pupils studying Emoonal intelligence. Media go on to a wide range of universies Judgement and decision making. and other instuons. The course sits well Service orientaon. alongside courses such as Art, Design, Negoaon. Engineering, Film Studies, Literature, Polics, Cognive flexibility. History and many more.

World Economic Forum list of skills needed to thrive in 2020. Pupils taking Creave Digital Media Producon go on to a very wide range of The BTEC in Creave Digital Media Producon careers. Every business today has someone to builds the skills listed above to help learners think about their communicaons and every prepare for life beyond school. Combining the business has a media presence. knowledge and skills from media theory with The Course a praccal approach, pupils build knowledge and apply it in a range of situaons. Pupils follow a modular course across two Assessment is spread through the two years years and will be entered for the BTEC in with a combinaon of internally and Creave Digital Media Producon. externally assessed units. Pupils study 4 units: Choosing Creave Digital Media Producon

This course will suit learners who like to work Unit 1: Representaon in the Media collaboravely, enjoy the applicaon of Externally assessed at the end of the Lower theory, are interested in the media and are Sixth willing to produce industry standard media artefacts. Learners will thrive on this course if Unit 8: Responding to a Commission they are prepared to work on creang Externally assessed in the Upper Sixth porolios, respond to briefs with originality, perform high quality primary and secondary Unit 4: Preproducon Porolio research, plan efficiently, sck to deadlines Started in the Lower Sixth and analyse exisng media with insight. The structure of the course suits candidates who Final Unit (follows from Unit 4) prefer to be assessed regularly rather than sit Learners create an artefact from a choice of: big terminal exams. Moving Image, Audio Producon or Digital Game The subject is wholly relevant to the contemporary world. The ubiquity of mobile phones and 4G or 5G allows modern users access to media products 24 hours a day. Modern consumers need to be media savvy crical thinkers and accomplished media producers. This course helps learners crique the media, think crically about it, be curious and healthily scepcal in their consumpon and skilful in their media creaon.

Creative Digital Media Production BTEC Creative

Head of Department: Emma Ackroyd 18 Design

The Design Department at Stowe will be Component 1: offering the Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Principles of Design and Technology Advanced GCE Specificaon (2017). 50% of the total A Level

Pupils will develop their knowledge and Design and Technology understanding of a range of modern design and (Product Design) (9DT0) manufacturing pracces and contemporary design issues. The modern designer must have Thinking about design can be daunng, but a good working knowledge of the use of ICT not thinking about it can be disastrous and and systems and control technology in the will have a detrimental effect on society as design and manufacture of products. They everything we use now, or will be using in the must also be aware of the important future, will have to be designed. contribuons of designers from the past which may provide inspiraon for future design. As Charles Eames said, “design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to Content Overview accomplish a parcular purpose”. Design Topic 1: Overview of a Range of Materials pupils will be taught how to do this by being Topic 2: Performance of Materials creave, experimental and to take risks and have fun, in order to develop skills that will Topic 3: Processes and Techniques

allow them to solve the design problems they Topic 4: Digital Technologies

will tackle. Topic 5: Development of Products

Topic 6: Technological Developments Design and manufacture is a truly creave Topic 7: Hazards and Risk Assessment and intellectually challenging acvity. It is Topic 8: Manufacturing Industries enrely compable with high levels of Topic 9: Designing a Cleaner Environment numeracy and literacy. The design process itself draws on areas such as Maths, Science, Topic 10: Current Legislaon

Technology, Communicaon and Art; Topic 11: Informaon Handling

developing divergent and creave abilies is a Topic 12: Further Processes and Techniques basic funcon of educaon. One of our main aims is to inspire and empower our future Component 2: Designers and Engineers, and excite passion Independent Design and Make Project in our teaching so that they can develop 50% of the total A Level products they love with sensivity to an Pupils are given the opportunity to apply the ever‐changing world market and clientele. skills they have acquired and developed

throughout this course of study to research, We welcome pupils who have a background design and make a commercially viable via GCSE (or other recognised qualificaons) products that will be fully evaluated. in any design‐related discipline, and we are

also willing to consider pupils who have not Pupils will be able to develop a knowledge and studied the subject before but show a passion understanding of a wide range of materials and for design in any area (this is done through a processes used in the fields of design, so they porolio and interview). It should be noted can develop a greater understanding of how that the courses are quite demanding of your products can be designed and manufactured. me but very rewarding as the outcomes are Pupils will also learn about industrial and sll unknown. commercial pracces, the importance of

quality checks and the health and safety issues This subject is very useful for a career in any that have to be considered at all mes. sphere of product or industrial design also

engineering, graphics, fashion, theatre or A porolio of work will be produced that will television. It is also a good supporng A Level have four parts: for degree courses in any of the pure or Part 1: Idenfying Opportunies for Design applied sciences and architecture. Part 2: Designing a Prototype

The Pearson Edexcel Product Design syllabus Part 3: Making a Prototype

we offer is structured as follows. Part 4: Tesng and Evaluang Own Design and Prototype Design Required minimum GCSE grade entry level: Design 6, or other design related discipline 6 19 Head of Department: Martin Quinn Drama and Theatre Studies

A Level Drama and Theatre Studies offers The AQA accredited course we offer is pupils the opportunity to study drama as an structured as follows: academic subject. Pupils learn to become young praconers of this praccal art form, Component 1: Drama and Theatre in which ideas and meaning are 40% of the total A Level communicated to an audience through What is Assessed: choices of form, style and convenon. The  course comprises close study of a wide range Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre of texts that have been selected to represent significant drama through the ages and plays  Study of two set plays that have been selected to represent 20th  Analysis and evaluaon of live theatre and 21st Century drama. The AQA course makers promotes balance between theory and How it is Assessed: pracce, as pupils are encouraged to apply their theorecal understanding to become  Wrien exam: 3 hours imaginave and independent theatre makers.  Open book

AQA A Level Drama and Theatre Studies is a Component 2: Creang Original Drama creave, experimental subject with ample (praccal) opportunity to explore and develop work in a 30% of the total A Level wide range of theatre styles and techniques. What is Assessed: The course also requires high level essay wring and analycal skills. Performance is  Process of creang devised drama fundamental to the A Level course and a  Performance of devised drama (pupils grade 6 or above at GCSE Drama is an may contribute as Performer, Designer or excellent preparaon. Pupils who have not Director) completed a Drama GCSE course, or Devised pieces must be influenced by the equivalent, are expected to discuss suitability work and methodologies of one prescribed at interview. praconer.

How it is Assessed: Pupils enjoy regular trips to see seminal plays, new wring and to aend theatre  Working notebook conferences gaining an insight into all aspects  Devised performance of theatre producon, wring, direcng, acng and design. Pupils are also expected to Component 3: Making Theatre (praccal) visit theatres during school holidays such as 30% of the total A Level The Naonal Theatre, The Royal Court and What is Assessed: The Old Vic to develop contextual awareness through experiencing a range of historical and  Praccal exploraon and interpretaon of contemporary theatre. three extracts each taken from a different play

A qualificaon in Drama and Theatre Studies  Methodology of a prescribed praconer at A Level will facilitate the study of specialist must be applied to extract 3 degree courses including Law, English, English  and Drama, Playwring, Theatre Design, Extract 3 is performed as a final assessed Technical Theatre, Producon Management, piece (pupils may contribute as performer, designer or director) Theatre Arts, as well as Drama and Theatre Studies. In addion, the A Level is an excellent  Reflecve report analysing and evaluang foundaon for Drama School where pupils theatrical interpretaon of all three may follow courses in Acng, Direcng, extracts

Theatre Design, Producon and Technical How it is Assessed: Theatre.  Performance of extract 3

 Reflecve report

Required minimum GCSE grade entry level: Drama 6, or other drama related discipline 6

Drama and Theatre Studies

Director of Drama: Rebecca Clark 20 Economics

Social Science subjects are extremely popular The National and International Economy II

at Stowe. More students study the Social Developments in the UK will be seen in the Sciences at university than any other group of context of the globalisation of the world subjects and employers recognise the useful economy and membership of the European work skills they develop. Union. Assessment of the effectiveness of current Government policy and alternative Economics (AQA) courses of action will be considered. Economics tries to identify how firms and whole economies should operate if they are Combinations, Skills Needed and to maximise output, profits and welfare. Requirements

Theoretical models are used to simplify the A good economist is able to use abstract real world in order to gain a better theories and apply them to everyday problems understanding of key issues. For a thoughtful so that real‐world policies can be sensibly pupil, Economics provides an invaluable tool evaluated. Pupils with an arts background for analysing a wide variety of problems faced have an advantage in terms of being able to by governments. write fluently about policies and problems. A grade 6 in GCSE English is strongly Lower Sixth recommended and competence in a Social Science subject such as Geography or History Individuals, Firms, Markets and Market must also have been demonstrated. Failure

Basic tools of economics are introduced, Economics bridges the arts/science divide and together with insights about how firms is excellent for those wishing to broaden their behave in various competitive situations. The subject choice. An ideal combination would be Government’s impact on the economy is with Mathematics, Politics and either History, considered. Reasons why Governments Chemistry or Physics. However, it would also should and should not intervene in the go well with English, Religious Studies, and economy are analysed. Many topical issues Geography. It is equally likely to be taken by such as the minimum wage, welfare state and those who consider themselves to be pollution are discussed. scientists or interested in the arts.

The National and International Economy Maths

Macro‐economic issues are considered such It is generally true that pupils coming from a as inflation, unemployment and trade. mathematical or science background tend to Government policies which affect interest have a strong ability in terms of understanding rates, taxation and trade, etc. are analysed the basic theory, and this is especially and their drawbacks assessed. This module important as the course will be becoming gives pupils a working knowledge of recent slightly more mathematical than that taught in trends and developments in the economy. previous years. Mathematical marks will count A brief introduction to the workings of for 20% of the A Level grade. Those with less financial markets will be given. than a grade 6 at GCSE Maths are likely to struggle significantly. Upper Sixth After university, economists go on to a wide Individuals, Firms, Markets and Market variety of careers from the Civil Service to the Failure II City. Their abilities to apply ideas are highly

More detailed micro‐economic models are valued by employers. studied including perfect competition, monopoly and oligopoly. Pupils will analyse Required minimum GCSE grade entry level: how decisions are made by firms in these English 6, Mathemacs 6 market structures and the limitations of the models in the real world. This module also studies the labour market and the factors which influence relative wage rates and the distribution of income and wealth.

Economics

21 Head of Department: Anthony Ashfield Engineering BTEC

Stowe offers the Pearson BTEC Level 3 You will learn the principles of another Naonal Extended Cerficate in Engineering, important process, engineering drawing, and in collaboraon with Silverstone UTC. Pupils develop two‐dimensional (2D) computer‐ choosing this course should be aware that aided drawing skills while producing some compulsory modules are taught during orthographic projecons and circuit diagrams. Wednesday aernoon acvity periods and, as Finally, you will work as a team member and such, they will not be available to take part in team leader to apply a range of praccal the sport and extra‐curricular programme on engineering processes to manufacture a Wednesdays. batch of an engineered product or to safely deliver a batch of an engineering service. This praccal and applied course is designed for learners who are interested in a career in Engineering Product Design and the engineering sector. It combines well with Manufacture

A Levels in Mathemacs, Physics and Design, In this unit, you will examine what triggers but may also provide a good alternave for changes in the design of engineering products pupils whose GCSE profiles may mean that and the typical challenges that engineers they struggle to gain access on to the A Level face, such as designing out safety risks. You Science courses. will learn how material properes and manufacturing processes impact on the The BTEC qualificaon, equivalent to a full design of an engineering product. Finally, you A Level, is fully recognised by Higher will use an iterave process to develop a Educaon providers and accepted, in design for an engineering product by combinaon with A Levels or other BTECs, for interpreng a brief, producing inial ideas admission to a range of degree courses in the and then communicang and jusfying your engineering and STEM sectors. suggested soluon.

Unit Overview Computer Aided Design

This qualificaon addresses a broad range of In this unit you will use CAD soware and engineering specialist areas. Learners taking hardware to produce 2D and 3D drawings. this qualificaon will study mandatory You will acquire the skills to produce models content covering the following units: of products, eding and modifying these, and exploring materials and their properes. You Engineering Principles will output a porolio of drawings, for This unit will develop your mathemacal and example orthogonal, 3D shaded or solid physical scienfic knowledge and model, and detail view drawings, to an understanding to enable you to solve internaonal standard. problems set in an engineering context. You will explore and apply the algebraic and BTEC Engineering Elecve trigonometric mathemacal methods In addion to the Extended Cerficate, required to solve engineering problems. The we are offering the Pearson Level 3 Naonal mechanical problems you will encounter Cerficate in Engineering as a one year cover stac, dynamic and fluid systems. The Elecve in the Lower Sixth. This programme electrical and electronic problems you will will offer pupils the opportunity to gain an encounter cover stac and direct current (DC) Engineering qualificaon that is equivalent electricity, DC circuit theory and networks, to an AS Level alongside three other full magnesm, and single‐phase alternang A Levels. current theory. On this course pupils will study two out of the Delivery of Engineering Processes Safely as a four units previously outlined: Team  Engineering Principles In this unit, you will examine common engineering processes, including health and  Delivery of Engineering Processes Safely safety legislaon, regulaons that apply to as a Team these processes and how individual and team performance can be affected by human factors.

Engineering BTEC

Co-ordinator of Engineering: Sam Williams 22 English as a Second Language (ESL)

This course is compulsory for relevant pupils. IELTS (Internaonal English Language Tesng System)

Overview Test Format:

Internaonal Sixth Form pupils who have not Paper 1: Listening completed GCSE in English as a First Language 4 secons, 40 items, 30 minutes prepare for the Cambridge Cerficate in Paper 2: Reading Advanced English (C1 Advanced) in their Lower 3 secons, 40 items, 60 minutes Sixth year unl they reach the necessary level to fulfil the English Language entry Paper 3: Wring requirements for their chosen universies. 2 tasks, 60 minutes

 Task 1: Analysis of data (in a graph, table, The course provides pupils with an excellent chart) or descripon of a process or opportunity to refine their wrien, analycal diagram and comprehension skills, which in turn helps  Task 2: Essay queson based on an to improve their achievement in other A Level argument, opinion or problem subjects. Depending on their performance in the C1 Advanced examinaon, relevant pupils Paper 4: Speaking 3 parts, 11‐14 minutes also have the opportunity to prepare for IELTS or TOEFL qualificaons in the Upper Sixth. Results for each secon are reported on a nine‐band scale.

C1 Advanced Content

Paper 1: Reading and Use of English TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language for US university applicaons) 1 hour 30 minutes Reading (50 marks)/Use of English (28 marks) Test Format:

This paper consists of 8 parts. Passages are Paper 1: Reading taken from a variety of sources, including 3‐4 passages, 12‐14 quesons each, 60 minutes

ficon, newspapers and magazines and Paper 2: Listening secons consist of a range of task types 4‐6 lectures, 6 quesons each, 60‐90 minutes including mulple choice, word Paper 3: Speaking transformaons, cross‐text mulple matching, 6 tasks: 2 independent and 4 integrated, open cloze, and gap‐fill. 20 minutes

Paper 2: Wring Paper 4: Wring 1 hour 30 minutes (40 marks) 1 integrated essay task and 1 independent essay task, 50 minutes  Part 1: An essay queson based on smulus material (20 marks) The examinaon is marked out of a total of 120: results for each secon are converted into  Part 2: Candidates choose one of the a scaled score out of 30. following tasks: an email/leer, a report, a proposal or a review (20 marks) Aims

Paper 3: Listening On compleon of one of the above courses, pupils should be able to: 40 minutes (30 marks)

This papers consists of four parts. Extracts are  Produce clear, detailed texts on a wide based on interviews, radio broadcasts, range of subjects and develop a complex argument on a topical issue presentaons, talks and everyday conversaons and task types include mulple  Understand a wide variety of complex texts choice, sentence compleon and mulple on both concrete and abstract topics

matching quesons.  Write well‐structured texts using an appropriate style, expanding points of view Paper 4: Speaking with supporng arguments and showing 15 minutes (30 marks) controlled use of organisaonal paerns, This component consists of four parts including connectors and cohesive devices a discussion, a collaborave task, an interview with the examiner and a short talk based on  Develop the key skills necessary for smulus materials. undergraduate study in English

English as a Second Language (ESL) Results for each secon are converted into a scaled score out of 200.

23 Head of Department: Julie Johnson English Literature

The Course Non‐Examination Assessment (Coursework)

20% of the total A Level The A Level English Literature course comprises the close study of a wide range of literary texts. Pupils write one comparative essay of 2500 ‐ Successful candidates usually enjoy reading 3000 words based on two texts of their choice, sophisticated literature and discussing their as agreed by their teacher. Pupils must ideas with others. They are likely to have a high undertake extensive independent research and grade in English Language at either IGCSE or essays will be informed by literary criticism, GCSE and a further high grade in English theory, and contextual knowledge. This aspect Literature. of the course will be directed, but not taught, by teachers, and is completed in the Upper Candidates at Stowe are entered for the linear Sixth year. As this is a two‐year course, pupils Edexcel A Level (9ETO) qualification in English are expected to work on their coursework Literature. We start the year with an overview during the summer between their Lower Sixth of Pre‐Victorian literature in order to establish and Upper Sixth years. an understanding of literary contexts and hone the skills of close reading and analysis. In total, candidates study eight texts for this qualification (a Shakespeare play, one other The course includes four components: play, two poetry texts, two prose texts and a further two texts of their own choice). Please Component One: Drama note that teachers are encouraged to choose 30% of the total A Level texts about which they are both passionate Assessed by wrien examinaon lasng 2 hours and in which they have a particular expertise. and 15 minutes This means that different classes may study

Pupils Study: different texts, depending on which teachers they have.  One Shakespeare play and one other drama from either tragedy or comedy The Literary Society

 Crical essays related to their selected All Sixth Form English Literature pupils at Shakespeare play. Pupils’ preparaon is Stowe are members of the Literary Society. supported by a crical anthology of essays In addition to the range of distinguished to do with their Shakespeare play guests, the Literary Society also stages annual events such as the National ‘Poetry by Heart’ Component Two: Prose competition, Burns’ Night, day trips to 20% of the total A Level academic conferences, writing workshops, Assessed by wrien examinaon lasng 1 hour joint events with other Departments, and at Pupils Study: the end of the academic year, a Leavers’

 Two prose texts from a chosen theme. dinner. At least one of the prose texts must be pre‐1900 Stowe is well‐placed for theatres in Stratford, Oxford, Northampton, London, Birmingham Component Three: Poetry and Milton Keynes. Theatre trips (and 30% of the total A Level occasional excursions to galleries or museums) Assessed by wrien examinaon lasng 2 hours are included in Literary Society schedules. and 15 minutes Academic Extension Classes and Oxbridge Pupils Study: For those Sixth Form pupils who wish to extend  Poec form, meaning and language their knowledge beyond the confines of the  A selecon of post‐2000 specified poetry classroom, there are weekly academic

 A specified range of poetry from: either a extension classes, which explore a range of literary period (pre‐ or post‐1900) or a genres and periods. In the Michaelmas Term named poet from within a literary period we join forces with the History Department to look at significant moments through the lenses of literature and history. Pupils wishing to apply for Oxbridge or to Russell Group Universities are also offered specific tuition in preparing for and making these applications.

English Literature Required minimum GCSE grade entry level: English Literature 6 or English Language 6

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Film Studies Choosing Film making experience. subject. Pupilsdonotneedpriorpraccalfilm desirable asthisispri or English Language andfilms.Ahighgradein scripts, storyboards theirown enjoy thecreaveprocess, creang Theyalso new ideasanddebangtheory. textualanalysis,discussing inclose engaging enjoy candidates coursework. Successful praccal acomponentof together with film texts, close studyofawiderange A Level coursecomprisesthe The FilmStudies Shoot the films. Paint the art.” live in. To write the b demonstrate the kind of world you demand to world is to control your money ‐ the first step to controlling your with energy and drive and talent, but not “The first step ‐ especially for young people Film Studies ideologies. They areoencalled‘ They ideologies. encoding keymessages, infl overt andcovert apowerful contemporary world.Filmshave The subjectiswhollyrelevanttothe self‐reflecon. developi independently, theirabilitytowork also improve skills.They solving problem teamwork and theircommunicaon, and creaveskills,plus developanalycal Learners producon. crical debateandpraccal understanding, that combinestheorecalanalysis,contextual academicsubject rigorous, Film Studiesisa combinaon of subjects. Itworkswell of combinaon English. FilmStudiesc and Drama Art, Educaon, Journalism, PR,Adversing, to, MediaStudies, but notlimited courses andcareersincluding, on toc go may A Level Filmat studying courses. Pupils more praccal othersare courses aretheorecal,whereas Some Group Universies. leading Russell many including wide rangeofuniversies, ontoa Filmgo Pupils studying in FilmStudies. courses postgraduate and/or undergraduate provide Many leadinguniversies technology. film making auteur theoryandtheeffectofadvancesin narrave, ofideology, maers examining andsocietywith culture learning about closely. FilmStudiesallowspupilstocombine andassuchdeservetobestudied art form’ Head of Department: Head of Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club and award winning journalist) uence onourlives; Literature GCSE is GCSE Literature ooks. Make the music. marily anessay‐based an betakenwithany hoose awiderangeof culture. To model and themes,valuesand ng their skills of skillsof ng their Emma Ackroyd the modern

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World Culture Arsc in theGerman Speaking 3. Mulculturalism inGermanSpeaking Society 2.          ofGermanSpeakingSociety Aspects 1. or countries. any German‐speakingcountry allsub‐themesinrelaonto Pupils maystudy arecoveredatALevel. Four mainthemes Course Content the targetlanguage. andde opinions develop to aspects ofthiscourseistheopportunity Oneofthemostimportant German discussions. These shouldinspirepupilstotakepartin and engaging. age‐appropriate contemporary, includes areasofstudythatare work Language A Level,youmustachievealeast a7atGCSE. alanguageat andcopewith To feelconfident are assessed. reading, speakingandwring) As atGCSE,th language. thus allowingforgreaterdepthandsubtletyof GCSE asitismoresophiscated, different from The leveloflanguagerequiredatA Level is be generally course will year twoarebased ontheknowledgethat andcontentfor foryearone relang tocontent years.Thesuggesonsstudied overtwo below The specificaonhasbeendesignedtobe context. language initscultural ofthe thestudy through speaking world increase theirknowledgeoftheGerman aswell of thelanguage understanding to developanddeepentheirawareness lea gives German A Level Head of Department: Head of German Cultural Life in Berlin, Past and Present inBerlin,Pastand Life Cultural Art andArchitecture Fesvals andTradions Racism Integraon Immigraon Youth Culture The DigitalWorld oftheFamily The ChangingState , literaryandsocial taken over two years. taken over twoyears. e four skills (listening, skills(listening, e four Alice Tearle fend pointsofviewin

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Religious Studies Content overview marks) A Level(80 33.33% oftotal Wrien examinaon:2hours Paper 1:PhilosophyofReligion(9RS0/01) tothenextlevelofstudy. transion smooth makea enable pupilsto issues. Thiswill moral,religiousandspiritual with profoundly reasonable argumen and present awiderangeofwell‐informed in religions andbeliefs from arangeofapproachestothestudy ‐ pupilswilluseideas to highereducaon progression skillsfor It developstransferable the lightoftheirstudies. develop theirvalues,op onand enablepupilstoreflect This will andreligion. ethics expressed inphilosophy, as especially humanlife, of commitments thepurposesand quesons about of, ulmate evaluaons develops insighul and into, The specificaonfacilitatesenquiry examined papers. be assessedthrough externally‐ three all which will and astudyofchosenreligion NewTestamentStudies Religion andEthics, andReligion, Philosophy to study,from to choosethethreetheywish allowing pupils ofstudy, offersfourareas Religious Studies Examinaon Board:Edexcel Head of Department: Head of Religious Language. aerDeat Life Suffering; & of Evil Problem Atheism; Experience; Religious Ontological, Cosmological, Design, fort of life.Arguments debates onreligiousa and witharguments engage Pupils will Religious Studies ts, which engage ts, which nd non‐religious views nd non‐religious he existenceofGod‐ order to research and to order Colin Bray inions and atudes in inions andatudesin h; Religion&Science;

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pplied ethics‐War& evelopments; Worksof ciety; Primary texts. texts. Primary ciety; the finalassessment attheend ofthecourse. 2aspartof wrieninPaper on thetext,are oneonthefilmand one film.Twoessays, textand studyoneliterary pupils In addion, translaon. and comprehension conversaon, basis for These areasofstudyformthe World ofPolicalLifeinthe Aspects Hispanic 4. Culture Arsc in theHispanic World 3. Mulculturalism inthe World Hispanic 2.             ofSpanishSpeakingSociety Aspects 1. or countries. any Spanish‐speakingcountry allsubthemesinrelaonto Pupils maystudy arecoveredatALevel. Four mainthemes Course Content of viewinSpanish. different points anddefend toexpress develop istheability learnerswill skills important One ofthemost debates. discussionsand take partinlively learnersto shouldinspire engaging. These age‐appropriateand that arecontemporary, ofstudy is focusedonareas work Language must haveachievedatleasta 7 atGCSE. alllearners SpanishatALevel, with studying areassessed.Inorderand wring) tocope (liste and allfourskills is usedatGCSE thatwhich sophiscated than more The languageusedatALevelis contexts. in culturalandliterary throughthestudyofSpanish Hispanic world, butalsothe theSpanishlanguage, not only develop opportunity to atA LevelStudying Spanish giveslearnersthe Spanish Head of Department: Head of Popular Movements Popular Movements andDictatorships Monarchies Cizens Tomorrow's Today's Youth, Heritage Cultural Identy Spanish Regional Modern DayIdols Racism Integraon Immigraon Equal Rights Cyberspace Values Modern andTradional ning, reading,speaking their understanding of of their understanding Julio Morales-Shearer

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Sports Science Physiological Aspects Candidates will studythefollowing areas: fague and recovery; fague andrecovery; causesof ofmuscles; in depth:thephysiology to testthem.Thefollow of fitnessandhow systems, thecomponents a studyofthecardiovascularandrespiratory injuries, sports for sport, nutrion movement, the muscularsystemandmechanicsof anatomy, Topicsinclude exercise andtraining. by howitisaffected and about thebody In thisseconofthecoursepupilslearn    Requirements for ALevelCandidates: teaching staff. departmentof with averyexperienced atStowe, Sports Scienceiswellestablished Head of Department: Head of Olympics arestudiedindepth. asthe World Games,such The impactof andhooliganism. technology idenficaon, talent sport, drugsin professionalism, sport areconsidered: effect invesgated. The sportare faceinmodern which performers class issues and impairments inequalies, gender society. Theeffectsofracism, on theinfluenceofsport The pupilsstudy Sociological Aspects personalies. aggression and stressmanagement, dynamics, leadership, topicsincludinggroup with considered, affect theperformancefo study ofthewaysinwhichmindcan effecve methodsofpracce.Withfurther informaon isprocesse how and skills arelearntandimproved how affectperformance, psychological factors of how toanunderstanding This seconleads Psychological Aspects biomechanics. athletes; theenergysystemsand Sports Science sense its broadest A deepinterestinsport acvity A teamschoollevel)inatleastonesport/ (minimum ability sporng levelof A high Science. Science/PE orGrade7inBiologyDual 6inGCSESports Grade of A minimum physiology of elite physiology commercialism, media, media, commercialism, d, aswellthemost of the following on ofthefollowing ing arealsocovered Andrew Jackson Andrew r elite sportspeople r elite

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Higher Education Destinations of Stoics

nvriyo ury 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 ofLondon University Goldsmiths, ofSurrey University 1 London of University Royal Holloway, University ofEast 1 University ofSussex Andrews University ofSt 2 1 1 ofLondon University SOAS, 2 University ofReading 3 2 University ofBath 1994 Group of London) 2 LSE (University University Cardiff 3 University ofSouthampton 2 4 ofCambridge University University ofLiverpool ofYork University 5 4 ofOxford University University Durham 7 17 ofNongham University 4 University ofManchester ofBirmingham University 27 Queen Mary,Univers ofWarwick University ofLondon) KCL (University College London) UCL (University University ofBristol University ofEdinburgh University ofExeter University ofNewcastle Russell Group lsis 3 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 6 6 7 9 7 Classics Sciences Medicine &Biological Archaeology Law 9 MFL English Engineering Psychology 27 Philosophy Art History 13 Geography Film andMedia & Criminology Sociology History Relaons Polics &Internaonal Business &Management a er/Apy22 24 7 87 41 6 Total Other 2020 Gap Year/Apply (2019entry) University Non‐UK EU University entry) (2020 University Deferred UK entry) (2019 College Music &Drama Art, (2019entry) UK University Agi UA 1 Anglia(UEA) t fLno 3 ity of London Stowe UK University Desnaons (2019) Stowe UKUniversityDesnaons(2019) Upper Sixth Leavers (2019) Upper SixthLeavers(2019) Degree Subjects

nvriyo a 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 London Pearson College Law of University 2 Humanies New Collegeof University Harper Adams 3 3 London Brunel University ofKent University 5 University Northumbria London Arts University of 1 Lincoln of University 1 University Loughborough BIMM London Regent's University Leeds BeckeUniversity University ofWestminster Other 2 9 ofBuckingham University 1 Bath SpaUniversity Million+ University Manchester Metropolitan University Trent Nongham BrookesUniversity Oxford Universies Alliance rm 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 Drama 3 Natural Sciences Mathemacs Engineering and Zoology Biology &RelatedDisciplines Agriculture Physics Fine Art Sports Sciences ICT Arts Liberal Chemistry Music Design Economics 171 171 5 1

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