harrogategrammar.co.uk PROSPECTUS 2016 Contents

Welcome 1 Progression Map 8 Sixth Form Student Leadership Team 2 Entry Requirements 9 General Information 3 Courses 10 Advanced Level Subjects 4 Application Process 11 Extended Project Qualification 5 Opportunities for Leadership & Enrichment 12 Packages 6 Leading on Learning 14 Progression 7 A Centre of Excellence for Language Provision 15 Courses & Further Information

Business & Economics Faculty Italian Language AS & A2 Level 35 Accounting AS & A2 Level 17 Spanish Language AS & A Level 50 Business AS & A Level 20 Mathematics Faculty Economics AS & A Level 25 Mathematics (Core) 36 Travel & Tourism AS & A2 Level 52 Mathematics AS & A2 Level 37 Art, Design & IT Faculty Mathematics (Further) AS & A2 Level 38 Art & Design AS & A Level 18 PE & Sport Faculty Computer Science AS & A Level 22 Physical Education AS & A Level 44 (Creative) Media Production Level 3 Sport Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma (BTEC) 51 Subsidiary Diploma (BTEC) 39 Graphics AS & A Level 32 Performing Arts Faculty Photography AS & A Level 43 Dance Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma (BTEC) 23 Product Design AS & A2 Level 46 Drama & Theatre Studies AS & A Level 24 Music AS & A Level 40 English Faculty Music Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma (BTEC) 41 English Language AS & A Level 26 Performing Arts Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma (BTEC) 42 English Literature AS & A Level 27 Science Faculty Humanities Faculty Biology AS & A Level 19 Geography AS & A Level 29 Biology Foundation AS Level 19 Geography Foundation AS Level 29 Chemistry AS & A Level 21 Government & Politics AS & A2 Level 31 Health & Social Care AS & A2 Level 33 History AS & A Level 34 Physics AS & A Level 45 Religious Studies AS & A Level 48 Psychology AS & A Level 47 Sociology AS & A Level 49 Sociology Foundation AS Level 49 Languages Faculty Further Information French Language AS & A Level 28 University Destinations 2015 53 German Language AS & A Level 30 Year 13 Examination Results 59

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We are very proud of the Sixth Form at Harrogate Grammar School and the outstanding achievements of our students. In 2015 students and the school achieved record-breaking results with 66% of grades being A*-B. In this prospectus you will read all about the broad range of high quality courses and all the unrivalled, additional opportunities available to our Sixth Form students. With our wonderful Sixth Form facilities, outstanding teaching and excellent results we are confident that we can offer you a successful route to university or employment. Young people who join our Sixth Form benefit from all the opportunities that come from being part of a very large and successful Sixth Form. There are many additional opportunities to develop leadership, to volunteer and to enhance your employability within one of the highest performing comprehensive schools in the country. It is a recipe of academic excellence, strong community and provision of enriching activities that makes our Sixth Form such an outstanding place to work and learn. We are committed to supporting the success of every student whether you join us from Harrogate Grammar School or from another school in the region or beyond. We would be delighted to see you at our annual Information Evening or Open Afternoon. Alternatively you may contact us at any time to arrange a visit. Neil Renton Head of Sixth Form Deputy Headteacher

“The Sixth Form at Harrogate Grammar School provides a truly outstanding environment in which to learn and achieve”

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Having attended Harrogate Grammar School since Year 7, I was able to progress through to Sixth Form with the pleasure of keeping both old friends and welcoming new ones from other schools. Having the opportunity to study subjects I had a passionate interest in, and being given the independence and resources to facilitate further endeavour, were some of the best things about Sixth Form. I had been encouraged to pursue my interests in specific subjects throughout main school and this was further promoted in Sixth Form, especially by the ‘packages’ which provide resources and ideas into further study of specific fields. This helped enormously with my university application. Alongside this fantastic network of teachers are the peers who have made my time unforgettable. G2, The Gate, and other Sixth Form areas help make this possible. The atmosphere throughout Sixth Form is unlike any other, and the school is truly dedicated to excellence for all. Ciara Martin Head Girl

I began my journey in the Sixth Form Harrogate Grammar School allowed me step in my career. I could not have had in September 2013 after previously to work to the best of my ability as well a better two years and I would happily studying at a local school. I will never as exploring other interests such as the re-live my time at the school. It taught forget how welcoming both the staff and opportunity to develop my leadership me morals, gave me deep understanding my peers were on those first few days. skills and flex my organisational muscles and provided me with experiences which I was confident in the expertise of the in the Student Leadership Team. After I will long remember. staff and knew that my time in the only 9 months at the school, I was Sixth Form would forge unforgettable successfully appointed Deputy Head Niamh McGarrell memories. Girl. The selection process helped me to develop my confidence in delivering Deputy Head Girl I was fortunate enough to enjoy the speeches to large audiences. Spanish exchange trip to Toledo in year 12 which provided me with an insight I feel Harrogate Grammar School into life beyond Sixth Form. This trip provides outstanding care through and other opportunities such as visits compassionate and kind staff. The to many universities and the ‘IBM Big teachers are always encouraging and Interview Day’ allowed me to learn provide a patient and supportive how to evaluate the world around me. environment in which to learn. The Throughout my time at the school I was school has allowed me to develop an inspired by my teachers and my chosen appetite for life whilst gaining the best subjects to learn beyond the curriculum. possible academic passport for the next

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A PERIOD OF TRANSITION

The Sixth Form higher level of study required. Our modern Sixth Form facilities are conveniently placed on one site, housed You are given supportive ‘bridging Community together in a purpose built facility that materials’ before you start in our Sixth contains teaching rooms, labs, social The Sixth Form is a friendly, thriving Form so you can effectively make this space and study rooms. community within a large and pioneering transition. school. A 300-seat learning theatre called ‘The Successful Sixth Form students undertake Forum’ provides a focal point for a wide The Head of Sixth Form, Student a considerable amount of work in range of public events in the Sixth Form, Support Managers and Student Adviser addition to the taught lessons. Some including talks from leading professionals operate in close consultation with a team of this work you will be able to do in and also compliments the well equipped of 24 tutors to support your progress. supervised study periods during the teaching classrooms. The Sixth Form school day. The remainder will be done In the Summer term of Year 12 and also benefits from having purpose at home. Autumn term of Year 13 your tutor will built supervised areas for independent provide you with detailed information Applicants from Other study and spaces for students to work about progression from the Sixth Form collaboratively. To support the needs of and will guide you in making your Schools 21st Century learners a state-of-the-art application to Higher Education or, wireless system covers the whole Sixth at a later stage, for employment. Each year large numbers of students join Form and teaching rooms are fitted with us from other schools in the area and even Apple TV to support interaction with Programmes of Study from abroad. We find that all students our focus on using technology to support quickly settle into the Sixth Form and learning. There are a wide-ranging number of become part of the very diverse student subjects to choose from and these may body that makes our Sixth Form so ‘G2’, the Sixth Form Bistro, is a purpose be combined in a number of ways to special. built area serving a variety of meals, provide you with individual programmes drinks and snacks from our award Please see the diagram on page 11 of study. Courses offered are outlined winning executive chef. Refreshments are explaining the process of application. in this prospectus. You will be advised also served at break and lunchtime from about the right choice of courses through Sixth Form Facilities ‘The Gate’ or outside at ‘Sustain’ in the a very supportive process of application summer term. including an open evening, taster sessions The completion of a £2 million building The Sixth Form has truly world class and an individual interview. programme in September 2010 and facilities, enhancing your learning and In the Sixth Form you will specialise and a further building project in 2013 allowing you to enjoy your time in focus on the subjects of your choice. One has provided a Sixth Form learning school. of our aims is to help you cope with the environment that is simply outstanding.

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GCE AND BTEC

Advanced Level Subjects The New A Level • Religious Studies • Sociology A Level and BTEC subsidiary diplomas From September 2015 new A Levels have are Level 3 qualifications that take you been introduced in a number of different • Spanish beyond the Level 2 qualifications studied subjects: Under the new A Level the AS has been at GCSE. With nearly 40 courses on • Art & Design de-coupled from the A2 Level so that the offer, the Sixth Form provides a great AS Level is a stand-alone qualification. • Biology deal of choice for students to construct Under the new A Level your A Level a programme of study that suits their • Business grade will be based on examinations at needs. • Chemistry the end of a two year course. A Level • Computer Science BTEC • Drama & Theatre Studies The traditional A Level is made up of AS Subsidiary Diploma is equivalent to one Level in year 12 and A2 Level in year 13. • Economics A Level covered over two years, two years of study must be completed to obtain • AS in Year 12 accounts for 50% of • English Language the total A Level accreditation. • English Literature • A2 in Year 13 accounts for 50% of Your Course the total A Level • French • Geography In year 12 you will typically study 4 subjects before progressing to 3 subjects • German in the final year. • History You will be advised about taking • Music particular combinations of subjects, and • Physical Education those with particular career aspirations, such as Medicine, will be given guidance • Physics as to which subjects will be essential for • Psychology further study.

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The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) provides an opportunity for you to pursue your own academic interests in a chosen topic. You will undertake independent research, gaining additional UCAS points for your university application and developing a range of independent research skills. The project can be either a specific essay-based study or the production of an ‘artefact’ (play, video, book, sculpture, photographic journal). Although this is an independent study project, you will receive support through access to a supervisor and weekly taught sessions which cover a range of study skills such as referencing, research methods and writing techniques. The taught element is supplemented with support from the University of Leeds to provide a real experience of university style learning. The EPQ is offered as a stand-alone qualification at AS, although, unlike standard AS Levels, the EPQ attracts a potential A* grade. This valuable qualification allows you to develop a wide range of useful skills for either employment or higher level study. Core Maths

This is a really exciting new qualification them. It is also designed to support for students in the Sixth Form who the mathematical understanding of welcome the opportunity to develop other subjects such as Business Studies, their problem solving and everyday Accounting, Sciences, Psychology, Maths skills in a variety of contexts. It is Economics etc. designed to develop a real understanding This is a level three course equivalent to of personal finance, mastering the key an AS and carries with it UCAS points. skill of estimating and dealing with data It can be studied as a one year course or to address relevant issues. It builds on as a two year qualification. The course is the techniques studied in GCSE Maths assessed by two written exams at the end together with new topics, weaving them of the course. together to enhance the links between

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Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM) This Package is for those with a specific interest in a career related to Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths. This Package encompasses all areas including civil, building, mechanical and chemical engineering. Students are likely to study Maths, Sciences and Design based subjects. Law This Package is aimed at students who intend to follow a law related career path. Students are likely to study at least one written exam based subject such as history. The Package will encompass a range of fields such as criminal, civil and family law in preparation for careers as paralegals, solicitors, barristers, legal The Packages are a broader aspect of Business & Enterprise technicians and legal secretaries. our provision which give you a detailed insight into career specialisms. This core This Package is aimed principally Art & Creative Industries entitlement includes keynote lectures at students of Business, Accounting, from experts in the Package area along Economics or Computer Science who This package covers a wide range of areas with work experience opportunities. intend to follow any of a wide range of including Art based subjects such as The Packages are supported by leading business-related careers. graphics, textiles, photography, fine art organisations and Harrogate Grammar and aspects of design. It is also designed School Alumni who are bringing forward Education, Training for students that are interested in music, performing arts, dance and drama or their expertise to make the Packages & Public Services relevant to the professional world. other related fields such as journalism, advertising and digital media. Packages are intended to improve career This Package is for those with a specific awareness and employability. Being interest in a career in the area of involved in the Packages indicates to education and broader public services. Higher Education Admissions’ staff Most students involved will wish to a commitment to study a subject and follow careers as Primary or Secondary provides a wider understanding of the Teachers, but the Package will also practical applications of subjects. cater for students interested in training or support roles in education such as The following packages are on offer: Teaching Assistants or Pastoral Support Workers. Medical Sciences This Package is aimed principally at students of Science A Levels, PE or Health & Social Care who intend to follow careers of any type in the medical or sports-science professions.

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Whatever path you choose you will be offered advice and guidance to help you plan for your future. Whilst the majority of our students progress into Higher Education, increasingly more students are taking alternative routes into employment. You will be encouraged to explore all options and take responsibility for your decisions. You will be supported throughout by a team of experienced staff. These include: • Sixth Form Tutors – fully conversant with subject and curriculum options and all aspects of UCAS • Two full time Student Support Managers offering on-going support on all aspects of Sixth Form life • A full time qualified Student Adviser who can advise on all aspects of progression and careers • An independent external careers advisor Any member of our team is available to meet with students and parents/carers to discuss options at any stage. The expertise available ensures students receive a full support package. Students can request individual appointments at any time and benefit from a range of activities to support progression. These include: • Progression Events – a comprehensive programme of activities, designed to prepare students for higher education, employment or apprenticeships • Sixth Form Internship – all Year 12 students will be offered an internship placement during the last week of Summer term • Guest Speakers from a variety of employment sectors and HE institutions • Visits to Universities • Extensive volunteering opportunities • Package talks from leading professionals • A Higher Education and Finance Information Evening A bursary is available in Sixth Form to support students who face financial hardship.

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Year 12 Term 1 – Autumn Term 2 – Spring Term 3 – Summer

Introduction to the Packages Higher Education Students attend university Group guidance sessions Information Evening Open days Employer talks by package Introduction to HE research Further University visits with materials school University Visits Individual appointments Progression Days Introduction to Oxbridge exploring HE and IBM Big Interview Day Volunteering and Enrichment Employment Internship week activities Package talks and Enrichment EPQ launched activities continue Careers Evening

Year 13 Term 1 – Autumn Term 2 – Spring Term 3 – Summer

UCAS applications and support Apprenticeship and alternatives Post results day support with personal statements to university support including clearing and programme employment advice Individual appointments exploring HE and Employment CV Workshop Oxbridge and Medicine Student Finance Evening interview conference Oxbridge and Medicine interview weekend Careers Evening

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HOW TO APPLY FOR A PLACE IN THE SIXTH FORM

If you decide that you are interested in Spreading assessment throughout Vocational Courses in entering the Sixth Form at Harrogate the course by studying project-based Grammar School, your first step, if qualifications provides a much higher Year 11 (BTEC or OCR you are new to the school, should be chance of success for some students. For National) to come along for a visit. If you are not students who are mainly achieving B or C able to attend an Information Evening/ grades at GCSE, we recommend a certain Many students will have studied a BTEC Open Afternoon then contact the school number of project-based courses to help or OCR National in Year 11. If you to make arrangements to visit on an balance workload. have achieved a Merit, Distinction or alternative date. Distinction* then you will be accepted Students are expected to embark on four onto the appropriate Sixth Form BTEC subjects, though in special circumstances course. What courses are on alternative options can be considered. For example, if you obtained one of the offer? All courses require students to show high above grades on the BTEC Performing levels of dedication and commitment to We offer a wide variety of courses, some Arts in Year 11, then you will be their studies. of which you will have studied up to accepted onto the BTEC Performing Arts Year 11, and others which are brand new in the Sixth Form. and only available in the Sixth Form. In Which course and addition, we offer a number of advanced combination of courses Please complete the online application vocational courses. so that we can arrange an interview. will be right for me? It is important to note that a personal There are some subjects that have a statement is required and, for applicants traditional exam focus and there are The most important factor in achieving new to the school, a copy of your latest others where the assessment is project- success at Sixth Form is selecting the progress report. When you submit your based and continuous throughout the most appropriate courses at the start of online application you will then receive course. It is important to make the Year 12. We want all students to leave a confirmation email before an invitation choices that are right for you. our Sixth Form having been successful to interview. in their subjects and being able to follow the university or employment path of their choice.

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Academic Requirements For entry on to A Level and BTEC courses, we require a minimum of: 240 points in the 6 best full GCSE/BTEC courses, including English Language and Mathematics at grade ‘C’ or higher. BTEC qualifications will only count as 1 GCSE. If more than 1 is studied, only the best will count towards the overall points score. GCSE short courses will not be included. Only grades at C or above will be included. Project-based Exam-based A*/D* 58 Art & Design Accounting A/D 52 Dance BTEC Biology B/M 46 Graphics Business C/P 40 Health & Social Care Chemistry

(Creative) Media Production BTEC Computer Science In addition, our courses have subject- Mathematics (Core) specific entry requirements outlined in Drama and Theatre Studies this prospectus. Music BTEC Economics To maximise both performance and Performing Arts BTEC progression the following total points English Language will be used to guide your course Photography English Literature selection. Product Design French Sport BTEC 276 points Students have Geography full choice of Travel & Tourism any course, German subject to course Foundation AS only Government and Politics requirements. Biology History 258-275 points Students select 1-2 project-based Geography Italian qualifications. Sociology Mathematics 240-257 points Students select all project-based Foundation Option Mathematics (Further) qualifications. In order to broaden our curriculum offer Music we have introduced the option to study Special We will discuss AS Biology, Geography or Sociology at Physical Education consideration individual a ‘Foundation’ Level. You may select no 200-239 students’ Physics more than two ‘Foundation’ options in situations, based on exceptional Year 12. Psychology evidenced Religious Studies circumstances Please note that all courses offered are outside the control subject to there being enough students Sociology of the student or opting for the course to make it viable. institution. Spanish

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November Open Evening

November Prospectus & Course Information Online

January Taster Day Year 11 Saturday Taster Day

February Online Application Closes

Ongoing Interview & Offer Letter

July Summer Welcome Afternoon New students to Harrogate Grammar School

July Summer Induction Day & BBQ

July Complete Bridging Materials

August Results Day Meeting to Confirm Course

September Induction & Sign Learning Agreement

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ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES

School Charity Sixth Form students make up a large proportion of the Charities’ Committee and their input is vital in helping to plan, organise and to run various Charities’ events throughout the year in support of the school’s annual charity.

Dance As part of the Drama Course, Dance students will be choreographing pieces for other students and can assist in KS3 Dance Club and GCSE Dance lessons.

Drama Sixth Form Students have the opportunity to lead Stage Crew, co-direct and stage manage productions, co-lead Drama clubs and team teach KS3. Students also have the opportunity to be involved in school productions.

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme Students in the Sixth Form can pursue the Silver or Gold Awards depending on student demand. The Scheme includes expeditions in the Yorkshire Dales, Service and Skills’ components and helps to develop teamwork and leadership skills.

Modern Foreign Languages Students have the opportunity to study Mandarin Chinese from beginners level in weekly lunchtime lessons or join a more advanced group that is working towards GCSE. We also run a Languages Society, who discuss and debate a wide range of matters in the world of languages. Linked to our core language subjects, we run biennial exchange programmes to France, Germany, Italy, Spain and China. Additionally, sixth formers can volunteer as mentors to help out in lower school languages lessons.

Music Students have the opportunity to take part in a variety of musical ensembles including Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Show Band and Choir. A Music Tour and 3 day residential are also open to Sixth Form instrumentalists.

Sport Students can be involved in sports’ activities through coaching, leading, assisting and also playing sport. There are Sixth Form teams in netball, rugby, football, basketball, hockey and table tennis.

Rugby The school has a particularly strong tradition in Rugby and offers the opportunity for students to play in one of our two senior teams at a high standard. With numerous coaching and officiating opportunities, students can actively benefit from this specialist training whilst following a rigorous course of academic study.

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By Students For Students Society Students can set up their own society such as a food society, Amnesty society or feminist society with the support of a Senior Prefect and a teacher. Enrichment activities this year include ‘This Girl Can’ Society, tea drinking, a cappella, Amnesty International and ‘Colouring in’ Societies. Transition Leaders Transition leaders support Year 7 tutors in helping students integrate into secondary school life. Paired Reading Many Sixth Form students support KS3 students with their reading. Volunteers are paired up with a Year 7 or 8 student and help them throughout the year. Peer Mentors There are currently about 100 Peer Mentors in the Sixth Form. All Peer Mentors receive training in counselling techniques for helping younger students. The Peer Mentors also run a Quiet Room every lunchtime for Year 7 and Year 8 students, and a drop-in service for other year groups. There is also the opportunity for Sixth Form students to act as Academic Peer Mentors, supporting Sixth Form students with examination techniques and understanding. Student Leader Student Leaders support their chosen Department/Faculty in a variety of ways such as helping with promotional events and by helping individual students or small groups of students with their studies both in and out of lessons. Senior House Captains Students are expected to organise and enthuse students in a wide range of sporting, artistic, community and charity events. Senior House Captains support House Leaders in the promotion of the house system throughout the school. Prefects There is a large Prefect team comprising of Year 12 students. Prefects are allocated weekly duties which help to support members of Staff at break and lunchtime. Senior Prefects Senior Prefects have additional Leadership roles, for example, representing the School at Open Evenings and helping to organise other school and community events. Student Leadership Team: Head Boy/Girl & Deputies This team is chosen from the student body and takes on a number of leadership roles, including public speaking and representing the views of students from the Senate to the Senior Leadership team.

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Yorkshire Ridings Maths Hub The Maths Hubs programme is an exciting new initiative that brings Teaching School-style methods to a single subject area. An enterprising project, it gathers all maths education professionals in a national network of 34 hubs, each led by an outstanding school or college, working in partnership with neighbouring schools, colleges, universities, maths experts and employers. The Yorkshire Ridings Maths Hub, covering North and West Yorkshire, Humberside and the East Riding is led by Harrogate Grammar School. We are working on a number of innovative national projects including teacher Red Kite Alliance the forefront of these exciting initiatives exchanges with Chinese schools and supports our vision to be a world class primary school trials of Singapore-style Harrogate Grammar School is one of the school, a dynamic and supportive textbooks. Other projects include a drive first Teaching Schools schools in England, learning community that inspires a love to increase the recruitment of maths a designation entitling us to take a of learning for our students, enabling teachers and a pioneering problem lead role in school-centred training and them to achieve their full potential. solving approach to address the new professional development of staff. curriculum. We are at the centre of an Alliance of Red Kite Learning Trust Maths Hub status makes our school a schools, working with other partners regional leader in harnessing all maths Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) are a including primary, secondary and special teaching expertise within the area in relatively new form of school partnership schools and higher education institutions, order to spread excellent practice for the that allow Individual academies to work to deliver high quality support for benefit of all pupils and students. It is a together more formally at a leadership teachers and further improve standards. great privilege to be recognised in such a and governance level. This offers a variety Inspired by the stunning Red Kite birds way; and the responsibility we have taken of advantages such as the ability to be of prey that soar the skies above our for this is already leading to significant able to share administrative functions region, our partnership is known as the developments taking place in a range of and gain from economies of scale in Red Kite Teaching School Alliance. partner schools. purchasing. More importantly it provides To be awarded Teaching School status lots of opportunities for the school to is a tremendous accolade for our school work together on areas that add value and our partners and demonstrates our to the experience of the young people in already high standards in teaching and the Trusts academies. This can include learning. We are committed to further such things as enhanced pastoral support enhancing the professional development through the joint provision of specialist of our staff and becoming a hub of staff and work to Improve the transition excellence in training new teachers to from primary to secondary education. the profession and providing school to The current partners in the Trust are, school support, continuous professional Harrogate Grammar School, Oatlands and leadership development. Being at Junior School and Western primary School.

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Harrogate Grammar School’s Sixth Form Our core provision includes French, Students also benefit enormously from language provision sets itself above German, Spanish and Italian A Level. the opportunity of taking part in week- that of other schools by the breadth of For each language students are taught long exchange programmes with students languages available. The quality and by a team of subject specialists, allowing from schools in Armentières (France), dedication of the teaching staff and the teachers to concentrate on particular Tübingen (Germany), Toledo (Spain) and outstanding opportunities available to areas to help focus students on different Piacenza (Italy). These immersion visits learners both within school and abroad. parts of the exam. For the four main supplement both the students’ cultural At a time when numbers of students languages studied the teaching team understanding and their language opting for A Levels in foreign languages is supplemented by a native-speaking learning to a degree that cannot be is falling nationally, Harrogate Grammar foreign language assistant. This provides replicated in any classroom. School’s numbers are increasing and weekly, personalised conversation classes Students also have the opportunity to these students are enjoying their studies, to individual students or small groups learn Mandarin Chinese, either at a thriving in the learning environment and and hones speaking skills and develops beginner’s level or to study for GCSE. achieving fantastic outcomes in external confidence. As a result students feel Through our new partnership with exams. rapid progress in their ability to converse the Business Confucius Institute at in their language of study, meaning the University of Leeds we now offer that they leave not just with superb a fantastic a range of Chinese cultural qualifications, but also with a lifetime events within school, as well as language skill of being able to properly speak a lessons, and those who learn Chinese foreign language. also have the opportunity to take part in a biennial exchange trip to a school in Hangzhou Province.

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“Students gain not only from the outstanding academic provision, but also the diverse range of enrichment opportunities in the school that allows them to meet new people and develop new skills”

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Accounting AS & A2 LEVEL

Course Content A2 LEVEL Assessment Accounting offers an insight into the Unit 3: Further Financial AS LEVEL world of financial and management Accounting accounting. Accounting involves the In this unit, students will have Unit 1: Written paper 1 hour 30 collection of financial information and the opportunity to develop their minutes presenting this data in official formats understanding of financial accounting • 50% of the total AS Level used by accountants. Topics covered at techniques which can be applied where • 25% of the total A Level AS Level include: basic double entry a business does not maintain a complete bookkeeping, construction of final accounting system. Unit 2: Written paper 1 hour 30 accounts for different forms of business minutes Students will also have the opportunity organisations and a basic introduction to • 50% of the total AS Level to develop an understanding of the management accounting. techniques and procedures which are • 25% of the total A Level AS LEVEL relevant to partnerships. The following A2 LEVEL areas are covered: Unit 1: Introduction to Financial Unit 3: Written paper 2 hours • Sources of finance Accounting • 50% of the total A2 Level • Incomplete records This unit is designed as a foundation • 25% of the total A Level for the course and covers double-entry • Partnership accounts Unit 4: Written paper 2 hours procedures as applied to accounting • Published accounts of limited systems of sole traders. The following companies • 50% of the total A2 Level areas are covered: • International Accounting Standards • 25% of the total A Level • Purposes of accounting • Inventory (Stock) valuation Assessment will appear in both A2 Level papers covering topics from the AS Level • Accounting Records: subsidiary Unit 4: Further Aspects of syllabus. This will usually consist of one books and ledger accounts Management Accounting extended question on each of the A2 • Verification of accounting records This unit provides an opportunity for Level examinations which could cover • Trading and profit and loss accounts students to develop further the ways in any part of the entire AS syllabus. and balance sheets including simple which accounting techniques can be used adjustments to aid the management of a business and Entry Requirements Unit 2: Financial and Management contribute to effective decision-making. Accounting Students will develop an understanding Grade B in GCSE Maths. This unit provides the opportunity to of manufacturing accounts and certain and Grade B in GCSE English. develop knowledge and understanding of cost concepts, including contribution, financial accounting and introduces some overhead absorption, activity based The subject is largely based on of the ways in which financial accounting costing, standard costing and variance developing certain numerical skills. can provide valuable information for analysis. The following areas are covered: Although the mathematical content of this course is fairly accessible, students measuring and monitoring business • Manufacturing accounts performance and for planning business must be comfortable when dealing operations. The following areas are • Marginal, absorption and activity with large quantities of numerical covered: based costing data. • Standard costing and variance Students who do not study A Level • The preparation of the final accounts analysis and balance sheets of sole traders Maths are encouraged to study Core • Capital investment appraisal Maths. • Internal final accounts of limited • Budgeting: further considerations companies • Inventory (Stock) valuation • Ratio analysis and the assessment of Career Opportunities business performance • Other factors affecting decision- making: social accounting It is possible students will go on to study • Introduction to budgeting and a finance related degree. Alternatively budgetary control there is the possibility of students • The impact of ICT in accounting securing employment in Accounting either in the local area or with one of the international Accountancy firms.

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Art & Design AS & A LEVEL

Course Content with media and processes, and develop The paper consists of one broad-based and refine their ideas, presenting their thematic starting point. During The course will enable students to explore outcomes. the preparatory period, students are a range of two or three-dimensional encouraged to be independent in the • 50% of the total AS Level approaches to their studies. development of their ideas, intentions • Internally assessed and response. Work produced for this qualification will demonstrate the use of formal elements Component 2: Art and Design • 40% of the total A Level (Externally Set Assignment) and creative skills, and give visual form • Internally assessed to thinking, feeling, observation, design This component represents the and ideas. Students will show evidence culmination of the AS course. The of trying to extend their own and others’ exam paper consists of one broad- Entry Requirements ways of seeing the world. Students will based thematic starting point. During use the visual language of the discipline the preparatory period, students are Grade C in GCSE Art or Graphics. sensitively and thoughtfully to support encouraged to be independent in the Students will pay a studio fee of £25 their intentions. development of their ideas, intentions to support their work. and response. The disciplines associated with Art and Design are painting and drawing, • 50% of the total AS Level Career Opportunities printmaking, sculpture, alternative • Internally assessed media, scenography, architectural, As well as all the kinds of Art degree environmental and interior design, A LEVEL courses in areas like Painting, Sculpture, product design, constructed textiles, dyed Component 1: Art and Design Graphic Design, Photography, Fashion textiles, printed textiles, fine art textiles, (Coursework) and Textiles there are many others fashion textiles, film-based photography, which are less well known such as Arts This component incorporates two linked digital photography, film and video, and Events Administration, Art in a elements, each with separate final advertising, illustration, packaging, Community Context, Biovisual Studies, outcomes: Practical work and Personal typography and interactive media. Communication Design, Computer study. The investigation and development Graphics, Conservation and Restoration, for both the Practical work and Personal Assessment Costume Design and Wardrobe, Design study will be shown through supporting Futures, Eco Design, Fashion Promotion, studies. AS LEVEL Film and Video, Footwear Design, Component 1: Art and Design • 60% of the total A Level Illustration and Media Design, Telemedia and Typography. (Coursework) • Internally assessed In this component, students will have Component 2: Art and Design opportunities to generate practical work, (Externally Set Assignment) ideas and research from primary and The Externally Set Assignment represents contextual sources. They will experiment the culmination of the A Level course.

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Biology AS & A LEVEL

Course Content Unit 7: Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems Entry Requirements AS LEVEL Inheritance of multiple alleles and sex Grade B in GCSE Biology and Unit 1: Biological molecules linkage. The process of evolution and the Chemistry. causes of changes in population size. The essential biochemistry behind or Grade B in GCSE Core Science important biological molecules Unit 8: The control of gene and GCSE Additional Science. including the structure and function of expression and Grade B in Maths. carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, ATP and The ways in which organisms and cells DNA. control their activities. This should lead This course is available at a Unit 2: Cells to an appreciation of common ailments Foundation Level for students who resulting from a breakdown of these have met the requirements of Grade The detailed structure of the building control mechanisms and the use of C in GCSE Biology and Chemistry or blocks of life in plants, animals, bacteria DNA technology in the diagnosis and Grade C in GCSE Core Science and and viruses. The importance of the treatment of human diseases. GCSE Additional Science and Grade C membrane in terms of transport, cell in GCSE Maths. recognition and the immune system. Assessment Successful completion of the AS Unit 3: Organisms exchange Foundation Level will allow students substances with their environment AS LEVEL to progress into the full A Level in The processes involved in the transport Paper 1: Written paper on Units Year 13. of chemicals in living organisms. Gas 1-4, including practical skills: exchange in a range of organisms and the 1 hour 30 minutes use of haemoglobin to transport oxygen. Career Opportunities • 50% of the total AS Level The structure and function of the heart Biology is a requirement for Medicine, Paper 2: Written paper on Units and blood vessels. The digestion of food Veterinary Science, Physiotherapy, and its absorption mechanisms. The 1-4, including practical skills: Marine biology, Dentistry, Pharmacy and transport mechanisms used in plants. 1 hour 30 minutes Genetics courses. It is also a preferred Unit 4: Genetic information, • 50% of the total AS Level subject for Forensic Science, Nursing, variation and relationships A LEVEL Speech Therapy, Biotechnology and Environmental Science courses and a between organisms Paper 1: Written paper on Units good basis for many degree courses such The synthesis of proteins using DNA as 1-4, including practical skills: as Teacher training, Sports management, an information molecule. How genetic 2 hours Business and Law. diversity arises as a result of mutation or meiosis and how this leads to evolution. • 35% of the total A Level The classification system and biodiversity. Paper 2: Written paper on Units 5-8, including practical skills: A LEVEL 2 hours Unit 5: Energy transfers in and • 35% of the total A Level between organisms Paper 3: Written paper on Units The biochemistry of photosynthesis and 1-8, including practical skills: respiration. Nutrient cycles and the 2 hours transfer of energy in ecosystems and its repercussions on farming practices. • 30% of the total A Level Unit 6: Organisms respond to Practical skills will be assessed by evidencing 12 practical activities over the changes in their internal and 2 years for which you will receive separate external environments recognition. The detailed structure of a reflex and simple behaviour patterns. The structure and function of the nervous system and muscles. Homeostasis in humans including temperature, water and blood glucose control.

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Business AS & A LEVEL

Course Content Unit 5: Decision making to Assessment improve financial performance This course provides students with Students are introduced to the all All of the content in the first six units an introduction to the business sector important concepts of financial analysis of study are assessed in two exams at the and encourages you to develop skills, in this section of the course. Tools such end of the first year of study in Year 12. knowledge and understanding in as break even analysis and cash flow AS LEVEL realistic business contexts. The content forecasting are used to help assess the is designed to engage students through financial ‘health’ of a business. Paper 1: Written exam: topics and issues that are relevant 1 hour 30 minutes in society today. Students study Unit 6: Decision making to • 50% of the total AS Level contemporary developments such as improve human resource digital technology, business ethics, performance Paper 2: Written exam: migration and globalisation. Students will learn how to analyse human 1 hour 30 minutes AS LEVEL resource performance using key data such • 50% of the total AS Level as rates of absenteeism, labour turnover. A LEVEL Unit 1: What is Business? This topic provides an introduction A LEVEL Paper 1: Written exam: 2 hours to the subject of business allowing Unit 1: Analysing the strategic • 33.3% of the total A Level students to understand the nature and position of a business Paper 2: Written exam: 2 hours purpose of business and covers issues This unit builds upon the study of such as why businesses exist, looking at • 33.3% of the total A Level decision making in the functional areas in the relationship between mission and Paper 3: Written exam: 2 hours the previous six topics. objectives. The all important issue of • 33.3% of the total A Level profit including how it is measured and Unit 2: Choosing strategic why it is so important is also introduced direction early on in the course. Entry Requirements This covers key questions such as which Unit 2: Managers, leadership and markets to compete in, what products to Grade C in GCSE English and Maths. offer as well as how to compete. decision making Previous study of Business is not The role of managers in the success of a Unit 3: Strategic methods: how to essential. business in terms of their role is explored pursue strategies within this topic. Students will gain an Students who do not study A Level Here students will learn the importance appreciation of the various management Maths are encouraged to study Core of assessing four key factors in their study and leadership styles and analyse the Maths. of strategic decisions and methods: a effectiveness of these. change in scale (including retrenchment Unit 3: Decision making to as well as growth), innovation, Career Opportunities internationalisation, and the greater use improve marketing performance A Level Business Studies looks great of digital technology. This unit introduces the first of the to any employers as it demonstrates a traditional business ‘functions’ – Unit 4: Managing strategic change knowledge of how a business works and marketing. Students will begin this unit This final unit of study begins with business strategies. There are a number of by looking at marketing objectives in identifying the causes and pressures career and university options an A Level terms of why they are set and influences for change as well as how to overcome in Business Studies will offer. Possible upon these and marketing decisions. the key barriers to it. The role of career choices include management, marketing, finance, retail, banking and Unit 4: Decision making to organisational culture is explored using accounting. improve operational performance the work of theorists such as Charles Handy and Geert Hofstede’s national The second of the functional areas of a culture. business is explored here – operations. Again, beginning with operational objectives as well as various method of analysing the operational performance of a business.

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Chemistry AS & A LEVEL

A Level Paper 1: Written paper on organic chemistry plus practical skills • 35% of the total A Level Paper 2: Written paper inorganic chemistry plus practical skills • 35% of the total A Level Paper 3: Practical technique and data analysis and writen paper • 30% of the total A Level Practical skills will be assessed by evidencing 12 practical activities over the Course Content Unit 2: Inorganic Chemistry 2 years for which you will receive separate You will study trends in periodicity as recognition. AS Level well as trends in Group 2 and Group Unit 1: Physical Chemistry 7 of the periodic table. Students will then study transition metal chemistry, Entry Requirements You will study the structure of the atom, reactions of ions in aqueous solution and mole calculations, structure and bonding, Grade B in GCSE Chemistry and properties of period 3 elements in greater Grade B in GCSE Biology or Physics. kinetics, equilibrium, energetics and depth. redox chemistry. This will give you a or Grade B in GCSE Core Science and solid foundation in physical chemistry Unit 3: Organic Chemistry Grade B in GCSE Additional Science. and you will develop many key practical In this unit you will be introduced to and Grade B in GCSE Maths is also skills. organic chemistry including Alkanes, required. Unit 2: Inorganic Chemistry Haloalkanes, Alkenes and alcohols as well as analytical techniques. You will study trends in periodicity as Career Opportunities well as trends in Group 2 and Group 7 of You will further your understanding the periodic table. of organic chemistry including optical Some students will go on to study isomerism and reactions for a range of Unit 3: Organic Chemistry chemistry based degrees. Chemistry organic substances. is a requirement for Medicine, In this unit you will be introduced to You will also be introduced to more Veterinary Science and other Medical organic chemistry including Alkanes, analytical techniques including Nuclear related occupations. These may lead Haloalkanes, Alkenes and alcohols as well Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and to careers in Forensic Science, Polymer as analytical techniques. Chromatography. Manufacture or Environmental Control. A Level Others will choose Biological Sciences Assessment (eg, Biochemistry or Pharmacology) Unit 1: Physical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, where You will study the structure of the atom, AS Level chemistry is often a requirement or mole calculations, structure and bonding, recommendation. kinetics, equilibrium, energetics and Paper 1: Written paper on redox chemistry. This will give you a inorganic chemistry plus practical solid foundation in physical chemistry skills and you will develop many key practical • 50% of the total AS Level skills. Paper 2: Written paper on organic You will then go on to study a number chemistry plus practical skills of these topics in greater depth • 50% of the total AS Level including looking at rate equations and equilibrium constants. You will also study thermodynamics, acids and bases and electrochemical cells.

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Computer Science AS & A LEVEL

Course Content Paper 2 Non-exam Assessment A one and a half hour written exam. The non-exam assessment assesses The course gives students an in depth This paper tests student’s ability to student’s ability to use the knowledge understanding of how computers work. answer questions on the fundamentals of and skills gained through the course to Students will already be familiar with data representation; computer systems; solve a practical problem. the use of computers from their other computer organisation and architecture; • 20% of the total A Level subjects. However, this course will give communication and networking and the the student an insight into what goes consequences of uses of computing. on ‘behind the scenes’ in computer Entry Requirements programming. • 50% of the total AS Level This qualification is designed to A Level Grade B in GCSE Maths or encourage students to: Paper 1 Grade B in GCSE Computing. • Develop ability to solve problems A two and a half hour ‘on-screen’ Requires no prior knowledge of using computers practical exam. This paper tests a Computing or ICT. • Extend knowledge of computer student’s ability to program as well Students who do not study A Level programming as their theoretical knowledge of Maths are encouraged to study Core computation and algorithms. Students Maths. • Improve understanding of computer answer a series of short questions and hardware and software write/adapt/extend programs in an Assessment Electronic Answer Document. Career Opportunities • 40% of the total A Level The course provides excellent preparation AS Level Paper 2 for higher study and employment in the Paper 1 A two and a half hour written exam. field of computer science. The increasing A one and a half hour ‘on-screen’ practical This paper tests students ability to importance of computer systems and exam. This paper tests a student’s answer questions on the fundamentals of related technologies means there will be ability to program as well as their data representation; computer systems; a growing demand for professionals who theoretical knowledge of computation computer organisation and architecture; are qualified in this area. and algorithms. Students answer a series communication and networking; of short questions and write/adapt/ databases; functional programming; Big extend programs in an Electronic Answer Data and the consequences of uses of Document. computing. • 50% of the total AS Level • 40% of the total A Level

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Dance LEVEL 3 SUBSIDIARY DIPLOMA (BTEC)

Course Content Unit 41: Dance Improvisation Applying improvisational methods and Entry Requirements The course is aimed at those students structures, students explore different It is essential that students have who are passionate about practical dance stimuli using performance skills. and wish to develop their technical and previous experience of dance. Students creative skills. The course provides you Unit 49: Developing Movement must demonstrate a real ability and with the opportunity to study a range Skills enthusiasm for dance and all students must be willing to participate in of different dance techniques including This unit is about the mechanics of practical dance performance. The course choreography in a variety of styles movement. It deals with each component is physically demanding and so you from classical ballet to contemporary in detail with the emphasis on process must be committed to improving your dance. Throughout the course you will rather than performance. participate in a range of performances to fitness and conditioning levels. The help you broaden your understanding of Unit 50: Movement in Subsidiary Diploma in Dance combines the world of dance and prepare you for Performance well with Music, Performing Arts and Art courses. full time training. Utilising movement skills in performance Unit 7: Performing to an Audience situations, students will participate in at You must meet the general entry least two movement pieces as part of a requirements. Students undertake a performance role for performance. a live audience, interpreting material and communicating meaning to an audience. Assessment Career Opportunities Unit 38: Dance Performance The Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Subsidiary Diplomas are valued by Students learn to participate effectively in Performing Arts (Dance) is assessed employers and universities alike. The practical dance workshops and rehearsals, through a range of practical performances course is a strong foundation for the demonstrating application of physical and workshops, and written assignments. further study of Dance at university or and interpretative skills and stylistic employment in the performance industry. qualities. Dance graduates are well equipped for careers in professions where interpersonal, Unit 40: Choreographing Dance organisational, presentational and general This unit is about developing an task-based skills are valued. understanding of the principles of choreography. Students from this course have gone on to study dance at prestigious centres including London Studio Centre, Italia Conti, SLP and Laine.

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Drama & Theatre Studies AS & A LEVEL

This specification is currently in the process of reform for first teaching in 2016, the information below is based on the draft specification.

Course Content Component 2: Text in AS Level Performance Component 1 Students can pursue their interests • A group performance/design • Coursework and develop their skills in a range of realisation of one key extract from a practical drama elements including performance text. • 60% of the total AS Level acting, directing, costume, setting, Component 2 mask and technical design. However, • A monologue or duologue the requirements of the specification performance/design realisation from • Written examination also enable students to gain an entry one key extract from a different • 40% of the total AS Level qualification for courses in higher performance text. education, whether in the area of drama Component 3: Theatre Makers in A Level and theatre studies or in a host of other Practice Component 1: Devising subjects. • Live theatre evaluation – choice of • Coursework AS Level performance. • 40% of the total A Level • Practical exploration and study of a Component 1: Exploration and Component 2: Text in complete text – focusing on how this Performance can be realised for performance. Performance • A group performance/design • Coursework • Practical exploration and realisation of one key extract from a interpretation of another complete • 20% of the total A Level performance text. performance text - focusing on how Component 3: Theatre Makers in • A monologue or duologue this text could be reimagined for a Practice performance/design realisation from contemporary audience. one key extract from a different • Written examination performance text. Assessment • 40% of the total A Level • Performer and designer routes available. The AS year is about taking a play from page to stage. You explore two Entry Requirements Component 2: Theatre Makers in contrasting texts, learn about one Grade B in English Language and Practice recognised theatre practitioner and write English Literature. • Practical exploration and study of a a 2000 word response. The examination complete performance text. is a practical performance: a monologue GCSE Drama is useful but not a • Choice of six performance texts. or duologue and a section of a recognised requirement. play. • Live theatre evaluation – choice of performance. For A Level, you draw on all of your Career Opportunities experience, research and ideas to devise A Level an original piece of theatre. You are Many of our Drama and Theatre Studies Component 1: Devising assessed on rehearsal process, performance students progress to Drama School and university to study Drama, English, Art, • Devise an original performance and a 3000 word written evaluation. The History or Law. piece. examination is written: you explore a play from the point of view of a director • Use one key extract from a There are many career options within and develop your own production ideas. performance text and a theatre the Performing Arts including Within the bounds of relevance, you are practitioner as stimuli. Journalism, Theatre Management, free to be as imaginative and daring as Arts Administration, Theatre Design, • Performer or designer routes you wish. You also write a critique of Teaching, Acting, Directing, Events Co- available. a historic play you have seen, drawing ordination, Stage Management and many comparisons with the plays original more. performance context.

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Economics AS & A LEVEL

Course Content This section of the specification is A Level primarily about macroeconomics. Paper 1: Markets and Markets Economics is at the heart of everything However, students should understand Failure we do and the things that affect us that microeconomic principles underpin daily; from coffee to crime, parenting the behaviour of the macroeconomy. • 33% of the total A Level to politics, fear to traffic jams. It is all Understanding some aspects of Paper 2: The National & about using information about the world macroeconomic behaviour requires International Economy around us to get to the heart of what is students to have a firm grasp of related • 33% of the total A Level really happening under the surface of microeconomic principles, for example, everyday life. understanding of price elasticity of Paper 3: Economic Principles and demand is essential when analysing the Issues AS & A Level impact of changes in the exchange rate on • 33% of the total A Level Unit 1: The operation of markets an economy. and market failure Unit 3: Economic Principles and Entry Requirements This section of the course is primarily Issues about microeconomics. Students will Synoptic examination paper where Grade B in GCSE English Language be required to acquire knowledge and Maths. and understanding of a selection of students have to answer questions on microeconomic models and to apply an unseen case study. Candidates are You will be required to write clearly these to current problems and issues. expected to show evidence of “economist and logically and use mathematical Microeconomic models such as demand thinking”. techniques. and supply, the operation of the price Assessment An interest in current affairs is also a mechanism and causes of market great asset, together with a willingness failure are central to this part of the Assessment is based on multiple choice to read critically to keep abreast of course. Students will be provided with questions and data questions at AS Level. changes in the economy. opportunities to use these models to At A Level, essay questions are included explore current economic behaviour. Students who do not study A Level alongside data questions and multiple Maths are encouraged to study Core Students will be required to apply their choice questions. knowledge and skills to a wide variety of Maths. situations and to different markets and AS Level examples of market failure, including Paper 1: Operation of Markets and Career Opportunities environmental market failures. They will also appreciate that economic Market Failure You can take Economics as a specialist decisions relating to individual markets • 50% of the total AS Level course at university or with a wide range may be affected by developments in the Paper 2: The National Economy in of other subjects. Possible careers include macroeconomy. a Global Context Accountancy, Finance, Civil Service and a variety of Management opportunities. Unit 2: The National and • 50% of the total AS Level international economy harrogategrammar.co.uk harrogategrammar.co.uk 25 ENGLISH FACULTY EXAM BOARD: AQA

English Language AS & A LEVEL

Course Content • Methods of language analysis are A LEVEL integrated into the activities The course is the study of language and Paper 1: Language, The Individual Unit 2: Language, Diversity and and Society its variations within a range of diverse Change forms and contexts. Students will explore • 2 hour 30 minutes exam • Language diversity and change language acquisition in childhood and • 40% of the total A Level how language has changed over time. • Language discourses Paper 2: Language, Diversity and Analysis will be made of the power of • Writing skills language and its effects in presenting Change Unit 3: Coursework Assessment attitudes and opinions. • 2 hour 30 minutes exam • Language in action • 40% of the total A Level AS LEVEL • Language investigation Unit 3: Internally Assessed Unit 1: Language and The • Original writing Coursework Individual Assessment • 20% of the total A Level marks • Textual variations and representations Assessment at AS is via two external Unit 2: Language Varieties examinations. Assessment at A Level is Entry Requirements via two external examinations and one • Language diversity piece of coursework. Grade B in GCSE English Language • Writing skills and English Literature. AS LEVEL Assessment Paper 1: Language and The Career Opportunities Assessment in each case is via two Individual external examinations. An A Level in English Language can lead • 1 hour 30 minutes exam to exciting career opportunities in the A LEVEL • 50% of the total AS Level professional fields of: Public and Civil Unit 1: Language, The Individual Paper 2: Language Varieties Service, Media, Advertising, Publishing, Teaching, Public Relations, Law and and Society • 1 hour 30 minutes exam Journalism. • Textual variations and • 50% of the total AS Level representations • Children’s language development (0-11 years)

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English Literature AS & A LEVEL

Assessment Assessment at AS is via two external examinations. Assessment at A Level is via two external examinations and one piece of coursework. AS LEVEL Paper 1: Love Through The Ages: Shakespeare and Poetry • 1 hour 30 minutes exam • 50% of the total A Level marks Paper 2: Love Through The Ages: Prose • 1 hour 30 minutes exam • 50% of the total A Level marks A LEVEL Paper 1: Love Through The Ages Course Content A LEVEL • 3 hour exam • 40% of the total A Level marks Unit 1: Love Through the Ages The course offers an opportunity to Paper 2: Texts in Shared Contexts read widely and independently both set Study of three texts: one poetry AQA • 2 hour 30 minutes exam texts and others that students select for Anthology of Love Poetry Through the themselves; engage creatively with these Ages (pre-1900 or post-1900) and one • 40% of the total A Level marks texts and respond critically to them via prose text “The Great Gatsby” F Scott Paper 3 comparison and close analysis. Students Fitzgerald and one Shakespeare play • Internally Assessed will develop a deep appreciation for “Othello”. • 20% of the total A Level literature across time, reading essays, • Examination will include two unseen prose and poetry. poems AS LEVEL Unit 2: Texts in Shared Contexts Entry Requirements Unit 1: Love Through the Ages: Option B – Modern Times: Literature Grade B in GCSE English Language Shakespeare and Poetry from 1945 to the present day and English Literature. Study of two texts: Study of three texts: one prose “Oranges are Not the Only Fruit” Jeanette Career Opportunities One Shakespeare play, “Othello”, and one Winterson, one poetry Carol Ann Duffy AQA Anthology of Love Poetry Through or Owen Sheers and one drama “Street An A Level in English Literature can the Ages (pre-1900 or post-1900). Car Named Desire” Tennessee Williams. lead to exciting career opportunities in the professional fields of: Politics, Unit 2: Love Through the Ages: • Examination will include unseen Prose Publishing, Teaching, Public Relations, extract Law, Journalism, Social Work, Study of two prose texts: “The Great Unit 3: Coursework Assessment: Management, Librarianship and the Gatsby” F Scott Fitzgerald, “Wuthering Independent Critical Study: Texts Across Health Service. Heights” Emily Bronte. Time Gothic Literature – taught text • Examination will include a unseen “The Bloody Chamber” Angela Carter. prose extract Comparative critical study of two texts, at least one of which must have been written pre-1900. One extended essay (2500 words) and a bibliography.

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French AS & A LEVEL

This specification is currently in the process of reform for first teaching in 2016, the information below is based on the draft specification.

Course Content Paper 3: Speaking • A discussion leading from two Entry Requirements The A Level French course is an different stimulus cards based on Grade A in GCSE French. opportunity to explore the language topics studied during the year and culture of France and the French- • 12-14 minutes (after 15 minutes speaking world. You will be aiming to studying the stimulus cards) Career Opportunities gain the confidence to communicate effectively in flowing French over • 30% of AS Level Many of our A Level students continue interesting, contemporary social topics, A Level with their languages at university, either as well as films and literature, and will be as a single honours or as a joint honours studying the influence of the past on the Paper 1: Listening, Reading and degree, combined with a vocational French speaking world. Writing subject such as Business or Law. Some • Listening and Reading choose to start a new language and are Assessment comprehension tasks, as well as a attracted to courses such as Japanese or translation into and out of French, Mandarin Chinese. Careers in languages AS Level based on the topics studied include Journalism, Law, Business Paper 1: Listening, Reading and • 2 hours 30 minutes Management, Translating, Interpreting and Teaching. Having a language is also a Writing • 40% of A Level very marketable skill for a huge variety of • Listening and Reading Paper 2: Writing other career paths. comprehension tasks, as well as a • Two essay questions on set texts or translation from French to English, one set text and one film based on the topics studied • 2 hours • 1 hour 45 minutes • 30% of A Level • 40% of AS Level Paper 3: Speaking Paper 2: Writing • A discussion on a stimulus card, • A translation into French and an followed by a presentation and a essay on a film or set text discussion of an individual research • 1 hour 15 minutes project • 30% of AS Level • 21-23 minutes (including 5 minutes preparation time) • 30% of A Level

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Geography AS & A LEVEL

This specification is currently in the process of reform for first teaching in 2016, the information below is based on the draft specification.

or Resource security • 40% of the total A Level • Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes • 96 marks • Question types: multiple-choice, short answer, levels of response and extended prose Component 3: Geographical Investigation Students complete an individual investigation which must include data collected in the field. The individual investigation must be based on a question • 80 marks Course Content or issue defined and developed by the • Question types: multiple-choice, student relating to any part of the Geography is the study of the world in short answer and levels of response specification content. which we live; its natural and human environments, the processes that occur Component 2: Human Geography • 20% of the total A Level and Geography Fieldwork within them and the interrelationships • 3,000–4,000 words Investigation between them. Geographers seek to • 35 marks understand landscapes, environments, • Global systems and global economies, societies and cultures. They governance or Changing places put this understanding within the • Geography fieldwork investigation Entry Requirements context of particular places, identifying and geographical skills the differences between places as well as Grade B in GCSE Geography. • 50% of the total AS Level the links between them. Geographers Consideration will be given to • Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes explore how and why the world is students who have not taken GCSE changing, the role of people in these • 80 marks Geography if they have a Grade B changes, and the choices involved in • Question types: multiple-choice, in Science or Maths ad Grade B in managing the future. short answer and levels of response English Language or Humanities The study of Geography involves A Level equivalent. developing a plethora of skills. These Component 1: Physical Geography The course is available at Foundation include analysing and interpreting a wide Level for students who have met the variety of data sources and undertaking • Water and carbon cycles requirements of a Grade C in GCSE fieldwork investigations from the • Hot desert environments and their Geography. planning and data collection stages margins or Coastal systems and Successful completion of the AS through to drawing conclusions and landscapes evaluation. Foundation Level will allow students • Hazards or Ecosystems under stress to progress into the full A Level in Assessment or Cold environments Year 13. • 40% of the total A Level AS Level • Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes Career Opportunities Component 1: Physical Geography • 96 marks and People and the Environment • Question types: multiple-choice, Geography is much sought after by higher education institutions and leads • Water and carbon cycles or Hot short answer, levels of response and extended prose to a wide range of career opportunities. desert environments and their These include Environmental margins or Coastal systems and Component 2: Human Geography Consultancy, Hazard Prediction and landscapes • Global systems and global Management, International Development • Hazards or Contemporary urban governance Work, Law, Marketing, Urban environments • Changing places Regeneration, Remote Sensing and TV • 50% of the total AS Level • Contemporary urban environments Research. • Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes or Population and the environment

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German AS & A LEVEL

This specification is currently in the process of reform for first teaching in 2016, the information below is based on the draft specification.

Course Content Paper 3: Speaking • A discussion leading from two Entry Requirements The A Level German course is an different stimulus cards based on Grade A in GCSE German. opportunity to explore the language and topics studied during the year culture of Germany and the German- • 12-14 minutes (after 15 minutes speaking world. You will be aiming to studying the stimulus cards) Career Opportunities gain the confidence to communicate effectively in flowing German over • 30% of AS Level Many of our A Level students continue interesting, contemporary social topics, A Level with their languages at university, either as well as films and literature, and will be as a single honours or as a joint honours studying the influence of the past on the Paper 1: Listening, Reading and degree, combined with a vocational German speaking world. Writing subject such as Business or Law. Some • Listening and Reading choose to start a new language and are Assessment comprehension tasks, as well as a attracted to courses such as Japanese or translation into and out of German, Mandarin Chinese. Careers in languages AS Level based on the topics studied include Journalism, Law, Business Paper 1: Listening, Reading and • 2 hours 30 minutes Management, Translating, Interpreting and Teaching. Having a language is also a Writing • 40% of A Level very marketable skill for a huge variety of • Listening and Reading Paper 2: Writing other career paths. comprehension tasks, as well as a • Two essay questions on set texts or translation from German to English, one set text and one film based on the topics studied • 2 hours • 1 hour 45 minutes • 30% of A Level • 40% of AS Level Paper 3: Speaking Paper 2: Writing • A discussion on a stimulus card, • A translation into German and an followed by a presentation and a essay on a film or set text discussion of an individual research • 1 hour 15 minutes project • 30% of AS Level • 21-23 minutes (including 5 minutes preparation time) • 30% of A Level

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Government & Politics AS & A2 LEVEL

Course Content • ‘Governing Modern Britain’. This covers issues such as, what is Entry Requirements We don’t always like politicians and parliament’s role in the UK political the things that governments do, but system? And do we have a prime Grade B in GCSE English Language the business of politics touches every ministerial government in the UK? or History. aspect of our lives. And whilst we might The second year of the course is where criticise governments for some of their you will study two topics: Career Opportunities policies, it has to be better than having no government at all. Society just • Governing the USA This popular A Level gives you wouldn’t function without an elected • US Politics (representative process in the knowledge to understand how body to decide, say, what taxes will be the USA) government works, particularly in levied, how those taxes will be spent the UK, but also in other countries. If on things like health and education or Assessment you want to work in local or national how the country will be defended. But AS Level government and make a difference to whether government makes you feel society, this course is a valuable first step. angry or reassured, it’s worth having a Unit 1: People, Politics and There are other career options as well. knowledge of how the whole process of Participation Many students who have taken the A an elected government works. 1½ hour paper Level in Government and Politics go on Change is part and parcel of the political to study Politics at university. From there • 50% of the total AS Level landscape and the current context within you might become a researcher, join local the UK political system certainly raises • 25% of the total A Level or national government or even start on significant questions which are surely Unit 2: Governing Modern Britain the path to become the future Prime deserving of a deeper analysis: What will 1½ hour paper Minister. the future have in store for our union? Is But there are other job options too. If Britain’s position at the heart of the EU • 50% of the total AS Level you aim for a career in journalism or the secure or are we destined to break away? • 25% of the total A Level media, this course is very useful. Students What consequences shall come from the A2 Level also go on to become Teachers or work in 2015 General Election results and the legal professions. rise of the SNP in Scotland? Unit 3: Representative Processes During the first year of Government and in the USA Politics you’ll study two main themes: 1½ hour paper • ‘People, Politics and Participation’. • 50% of the total A2 Level How do people participate in the • 25% of the total A Level electoral process? What values Unit 4: Governing the USA and beliefs do the current political parties stand for? 1½ hour paper • 50% of the total A2 Level • 25% of the total A Level

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Graphics AS & A LEVEL

A Level Unit 1: Graphics Coursework This component incorporates two linked elements, each with separate final outcomes: Practical work and Personal study. The investigation and development for both the Practical work and Personal study will be shown through supporting studies. • 60% of the total A Level • Internally assessed Unit 2: Graphics Course Content • an understanding of role and function; Externally Set Assignment The subject is taught in a purpose- • an understanding of pictorial space, The Externally Set Assignment represents built open studio – giving ample space composition, rhythm, scale and the culmination of the A Level course. for large-scale production as well as structure; The paper consists of one broad-based fine small-scale work on the industry thematic starting point. During • of formal elements, such as colour, spec MACs and PCs. Facilities for the preparatory period, students are tone, texture, shape and form; relief and screen printing, air-brushing encouraged to be independent in the and photography are all in-house and • an ability to present a personal development of their ideas, intentions additional 3D needs are served by the response showing connections with and response. the work of others. Design Technology Department. • 40% of the total A Level Graphic Communication conveys Assessment • Internally assessed information and ideas through visual AS Level means within a set of constraints. Entry Requirements The increase in the use of information Unit 1: Graphics technology has led to changes in Grade C in GCSE Art & Design or working practices and new ways of Coursework Graphics. both communicating and presenting In this component, students will have information. opportunities to generate practical work, Students will be expected to pay a studio fee of £25 to support their Students will develop: ideas and research from primary and contextual sources. They will experiment work. • a knowledge and understanding of with media and processes, and develop Previous experience of Adobe design briefs, clients and audience; and refine their ideas, presenting their Photoshop and Illustrator desirable. • an understanding of formal elements, outcomes. techniques and their application to • 50% of the total AS Level selected media; Career Opportunities • Internally assessed • an understanding through the Unit 2: Graphics Many of our students go on to pursue application of a combination of careers in: knowledge and skills working Externally Set Assignment • Animation and Illustration within the constraints of a design This component represents the • Three-Dimensional, Product and brief; culmination of the AS course. The Interior Design • a range of approaches to working exam paper consists of one broad- • Fashion and Textile Design with images, signs, symbols based thematic starting point. During • Fine Art including Painting, and text, an understanding the preparatory period, students are Printmaking and Sculpture of observation, analysis, encouraged to be independent in the • Journalism and Writing communication and imagination; development of their ideas, intentions • Product Design • an understanding of conventions and and response. • Photography genres, such as figurative, abstract • Multimedia • 50% of the total AS Level and symbolic; • New Media • Internally assessed • Graphic Design

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Health & Social Care AS & A2 LEVEL

Assessment Students are expected to produce a large coursework portfolio and sit an exam in each of the two years. AS Level Unit 1: (HSC01) Effective Care and Communication Coursework • 50% of the total AS Level • 25% of the total A Level Unit 2: (HSC02) Understanding Course Content AS Level Health Conditions and Patient Care Pathways This subject covers various aspects of our Unit 1: Effective Care and physical health and well-being, along with Communication Exam a study of psychological aspects of health. Coursework • 50% of the total AS Level In year 12 the course covers a number of A portfolio of work covering care skills • 25% of the total A Level chronic and acute health conditions such and communication skills found in a care A2 Level as diabetes, leukaemia and coronary heart setting of the students own choice. disease. Students will learn about causes Unit 3: (HSC06) Practitioner Roles and treatment, what patients can expect Unit 2: Understanding Health Coursework in terms of care pathways and the possible Conditions and Patient Care • 50% of the total A2 Level Pathways impacts of their illness on their lifestyle. • 25% of the total A Level Exam Students will also learn how health and Unit 4: (HSC10) Diagnosis, social care settings provide all the life An examined unit covering a range of Treatment and Preventative quality factors and caring skills needed to health conditions and the care pathways Strategies ensure their clients are provided with a involved. good quality of life. Communication skills Exam The two units have equal weighting. between clients and providers are also • 50% of the total A2 Level explored. A2 Level • 25% of the total A Level In year 13 students build on their existing Unit 3: Practitioner Roles knowledge and investigate different health Coursework Entry Requirements and social care sector job roles. They will study job progression, status and A portfolio of work in which students Whilst Health & Social Care does not satisfaction amongst many other factors. study and research 2 contrasting jobs require any prior study an interest They have the opportunity to interview within health and social care and evaluate in health and social issues is an individuals with jobs within the sector, their own suitability for those jobs. advantage. and then reflect on their own suitability You must also meet the general entry for such employment. Unit 4: Diagnosis, Treatment and Preventative Strategies requirements for Sixth Form. Students also study diagnostic techniques Exam such as MRI and CT scanning, ultrasound scanning and X rays. They will An examined unit studying a variety of Career Opportunities investigate the rationale and success of diagnostic techniques and subsequent If you have ambitions to work in the health intervention strategies such as the treatments. health sector such as Midwifery, Nursing, childhood immunisation programme. The two units at A2 have equal Paramedic, care for the elderly or early Students who study this course are often weighting. years childcare then this course would be part of our medical package, providing a valuable qualification. students with valuable and relevant access to health professionals both at school and elsewhere. harrogategrammar.co.uk harrogategrammar.co.uk 33 HUMANITIES FACULTY EXAM BOARD: AQA

History AS & A LEVEL

Course Content Historical Investigation: Civil Assessment Rights in the USA The Tudors: England, 1485-1603 – Just how significant were Abraham AS Level A study in breadth Lincoln, Martin Luther King and Component 1: The Tudors: The Tudor dynasty stabilised England Malcolm X? Why didn’t Presidents England 1485 – 1547 and changed it forever; yet it emerged do more to secure democracy and out of conflict, was arguably riddled by equality in the ‘land of the free’? How • 50% of the total AS Level internal crises and rebellions, and ended far has the status of African Americans Component 2: France in with no clear direction for the country improved over time, and why does racial Revolution 1774 – 1795 to follow. In this course you will study discrimination still persist in American • 50% of the total AS Level the means by which the Tudors restored society today? In this module you will and develop the powers of the monarchy, learn about the complex relationship A Level and analyse the impact that religious between race, politics, the police, the Component 1: The Tudors: changes had on the country. You will media, the economy, education, religion England 1547-1603 explore a period of significant conflict and society in the USA. You will select Examination with neighbouring countries and foreign your own area of particular interest and powers during a time in which England develop your own essay question and • 40% of the total A Level was trying to assert its authority over undertake independent research. You’ll be Component 2: France in land and sea. The second half of the assessing historical debates and analysing Revolution 1795-1815 course focuses on the reign of Elizabeth primary evidence in order to develop and in particular, looking at how, through substantiate your own judgement. • 40% of the total A Level a mixture of good luck and careful Examination AS Level planning, she became one of Britain’s Component 3: Historical most loved monarchs. Ultimately, you England 1485 – 1547: How the Tudors Investigation: USA 1863 will assess the views held by historians restored the power of the monarchy in both at the time and since, in order to England, and how Henry VIII caused a Coursework reach your own judgements about one of revolution within the church and state. • 20% of the total A Level England’s best known families. France 1774 – 1795: The origins of the France in Revolution, 1774-1815 – French Revolution and the spread of Entry Requirements A study in depth terror. Grade B in GCSE History. The French Revolution was not only a A Level crucial event in the context of Western If GCSE History was not taken, then history, but was also largely responsible England 1547 – 1603: The ‘mid-Tudor Grade B in GCSE English Literature for changing Britain forever. Portrayed crisis’ under the reigns of Edward and or English Language may be a itself as a triumph of the forces of reason Mary, and the glory and decline of substitute. over those of superstition and privilege, Elizabeth I. the French Revolution is a story of France 1774 – 1795: The origins of the victory of ideas, rights and freedoms over French Revolution and the spread of Career Opportunities the out-dated absolute power of Kings. terror. The study of History develops skills These changes were accompanied by of information handling and the violent turmoil, including executions and France & Europe 1795 – 1815: The rise communication of complex ideas. repression, and warfare involving every of Napoleon and his impact on France Historians solve problems, research and other major European power. You will and Europe. evaluate solutions. analyse both the causes and the impact USA 1863 – present day: Independently of the revolution, and form your own researching your chosen area of Historians go on to careers as diverse as judgements about one of the defining interest within the topic of African Law, Teaching, Politics, Journalism, in periods in European and world history. American Civil Rights, to produce an fact anything which demands critical analytical essay which assesses historical interpretation and analysis. interpretations and which evaluates primary evidence.

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Italian AS & A2 LEVEL

• National and international events: past, present and future • Literature and the arts Assessment AS Level Unit 1: Listening, Reading, Writing 2 hour written paper • 70% of the total AS Level • 35% of the total A Level Unit 2: Speaking Course Content Students will also develop more advanced listening and reading skills to develop 35 minutes, inc. 20 minutes preparation The A Level Italian course provides the skills to understand authentic ‘real • 30% of the total AS Level students with an excellent general life’ spoken and written material. • 15% of the total A Level introduction to the key aspects of Italian language and culture. Units 1 & 2 A2 Level • Youth culture and concerns Language learning at Advanced Level Unit 3: Listening, Reading, is a process which involves not only • Lifestyle: health and fitness Writing the introduction of new material in the • The world around us: travel, 2 hour written paper tourism, environmental issues and form of topics and grammar but also the • 70% of the total A2 Level constant consolidation of grammar in a the Italian-speaking world • 35% of the total A Level range of contexts. It is this consolidation • Education and employment Unit 4: Speaking which enables language to become A2 LEVEL ‘embedded’. 35 minutes, inc. 20 minutes preparation The aim of the A2 Italian course is for At AS/A2 Level there is a focus on • 30% of the total A2 Level students to become fluent speakers the production of written and spoken • 15% of the total A Level and writers of Italian and to be able to language and students are not only express complex ideas with confidence required to develop opinions about a and spontaneity, often in the form of a whole range of issues but must also be Entry Requirements debate. The A2 course involves the in- able to manipulate language skilfully in depth study of Italian society and culture. Grade A in GCSE Italian. order to express these ideas clearly. This is Students’ understanding of the topics where topics and grammar overlap with covered will be informed by comparing each other. Italy, the UK and other countries. Career Opportunities An exchange with a partner school in Students will study Italian film and Piácenza began in 2008 and it is intended literature as well as other sources and will Many of our A2 students carry on with that this will happen every two years. develop the ability to respond in detail to their languages at university, either as The next exchange to Italy is taking place the various themes they address in well- a single honours or as a joint honours during 2016-17. structured, concise essays. degree, combined with a vocational subject such as Business or Law. Some AS LEVEL Units 3 & 4 choose to start a new language and are attracted to courses such as Japanese or The aim of the AS Italian course is • Youth culture and concerns Mandarin Chinese. Careers in languages for students to become confident, • Lifestyle, health and fitness include Journalism, Law, Business independent communicators and to • The world around us: travel, Management, Translating, Interpreting be able to express opinions and ideas tourism, environmental issues and and Teaching. Having a language is also a spontaneously in spoken and written the Italian-Speaking world very marketable skill for a huge variety of Italian on a variety of topics. The course • Education and employment other career paths. involves the study of Italian society and culture but the focus at AS is on issues • Customs, traditions, beliefs and which affect young people in general. religions

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Why Study Core Maths? This course will give you confidence Assessment with numerical techniques required at Core Maths is a Level 3 Maths course degree level or in employment and can be Through written papers at the end of the for students in post 16 education who studied over 1 or 2 years. two year course. have passed GCSE Mathematics at grade C or above but are not taking Course Content A Level Mathematics. The aim is for Entry Requirements Approximately 75% of the course is students to retain, deepen and extend Grade C in GCSE Maths. their mathematical understanding based on elements of the new challenging through solving meaningful and relevant GCSE course with the emphasis on real problems. life application. The rest on new level 3 Career Opportunities content in the following areas: In this new era, Maths is emerging as • Modelling: this is the unifying This is a problem solving course and crucial to being successful in the new hence will form the bedrock of many economy. It is estimated that 57% of concept in the use of Maths to solve real problems. careers and different types of employment future careers for present 16 year olds will as a supporting subject. relate to Science Technology and Maths • Financial Problem Solving: designed qualifications. As technology is changing to give young people a structure If you want to go into any Maths related the requirements of the workforce shift so they can use when making complex careers e.g. Engineering then A Level employers need people that are confident financial decisions. Maths and Further Maths are more problem solvers and numerically fluent. • Critical Maths. appropriate. This course is different and sets out to use a problem solving approach to teach applied areas such as: data handling (relevant to Geography, Psychology, History, Business and Economics and Sciences); Decision Maths (relevant to many business related subjects and computing) and personal finance.

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Mathematics AS & A2 LEVEL

The CBI predicts that by 2014 the Mechanics Assessment UK will need an extra 730,000 people Acceleration with maths, science, technology and AS Level engineering qualifications. Those who How do we predict the motion of objects study A Level Maths earn on average on earth and in the solar system? Unit 1: Core Pure Maths 1 10% more than those without. Maths Why do we reach a maximum speed • 33.3% of the total AS Level opens doors and is a requirement for when jumping from an aircraft? • 16.7% of the total A Level many jobs and courses. Energy Unit 2: Core Pure Maths 2 Mathematics reveals hidden patterns that How is energy transferred and how does • 33.3% of the total AS Level help us understand the world around it get lost or created? • 16.7% of the total A Level us. Like language, religion and music, mathematics is a universal part of human What keeps you in the seat at many of Unit 3: Mechanics 1 OR Decision culture and as such plays a special role in the attractions at Lightwater Valley? Maths 1 education. Statistics • 33.3% of the total AS Level Have you seen the Maths in: Navigation Binomial Theorem • 16.7% of the total A Level - from Sat Nav to Air Traffic Control; How do you compare election results and A2 Level Aerospace - from engineering to design of is any difference significant or not? spacecraft and aerodynamics; Sport - from Unit 1: Core Pure Maths 3 accurate measurements to performance Distributions • 33.3% of the total A2 Level analysis and Architecture - from How can we predict the movements in • 16.7% of the total A Level designing high-tech buildings to green the stock market or the size of animals? technology? Unit 2: Core Pure Maths 4 Probability and Logic • 33.3% of the total A2 Level Course Content Venn diagrams provide a ‘diagrammatic • 16.7% of the total A Level representation of proportions and Unit 3: Mechanics 1 OR Mechanics Pure Maths reasonings’. Algebra 2 OR Statistics 1 OR Decision Decision Maths Maths 1 Solving almost any problem in life which involves money, time, distance and the Route Inspection • 33.3% of the total A2 Level amount or size of something. How do you find the minimum route for • 16.7% of the total A Level visiting a series of locations (travelling All 6 units are written examinations. Geometry salesman problem)? Fighting back against cancer – geometry is a branch of maths that can help Critical Path Analysis Entry Requirements identify cancerous growth and help with Selecting the critical path from a series of the presentation and cure. events that make up a project. Grade A in GCSE Maths. Sequences Linear Programming A commitment to hard work, an interest in working logically and Counting the cost. You take out a loan or How to find the most favourable solution problem solving. a mortgage or you are comparing credit to a problem given a series of constraints. cards – how much will it really cost you? Differentiation Career Opportunities Go with the flow! Racing cars need to The study of maths can lead to a variety cut through the air at high speeds and of exciting professional careers: Research, buildings need to remain standing in Law, Commerce, Teaching, Medicine, very high winds. Engineering, Finance, Business and Government. Logarithms Disaster prevention. Understanding earthquakes and how you calculate their magnitude.

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Mathematics (Further) AS & A2 LEVEL

A2 Level 3 Units: Further Pure Maths 2 Compulsory Further Pure Maths 3 Compulsory. Plus any 1 other unit: • Mechanics 2, 3, 4 & 5 • Statistics 1 & 2 • Decision Maths 1 Each unit is worth: • 33.3% of the total A2 Level • 16.6% of the total A Level Course Content Stability All 6 units are written examinations. Stable or unstable is the question. Particularly strong candidates can consider Further Mathematics A Level as Statistics Entry Requirements an addition to Mathematics A Level. Modelling, distributions and hypothesis Grade A in GCSE Maths, halfway Pure Maths testing. betweeen an A and an A*. Differential equations, polar, intrinsic Decision Theory and Cartesian graphing, further calculus. How do you choose between the An interest in working logically and problem solving. Integration production figures of two workers? You are a particle Physicist. How Distributions much force do you need to separate two How do we predict the number of people Career Opportunities electrons? arriving at a supermarket? Further Mathematics is particularly Numerical Methods useful for students moving on to degree Assessment courses with a large mathematical Computer games use a huge number content. of mathematical equations to describe Three additional units/exams in Pure the objects in the game and how they Maths. Have you considered: interact. These have to be solved but only Three additional units/exams in Applied to a given degree of accuracy. Mathematics in security Maths. Keeping one step ahead of the hackers, Imaginary/Complex Numbers For the Applied units students can choose giving airport x-rays a new direction. How do you describe things that rotate to specialise in Advanced Mechanics, or Mathematics in or oscillate (Euler 1748)? alternatively a broader course of study of telecommunication and the Statistics and Mechanics. What is the Mandelbrot set? internet Mechanics AS Level Traffic jams on the information superhighway, untangling telecoms Momentum, impacts, rocket speeds, 3 Units: Further Pure Maths 1 networks. stability and conservation of energy. Compulsory Mathematics in the environment Gravitation Plus any 2 other units from: Better weather forecasting, better What is the speed a rocket should be • Mechanics 1, 2 & 3 conservation management. given to escape the earth’s gravitational • Statistics 1 & 2 pull? Mathematics of finance and • Decision Maths 1 economics Relative Velocity Each unit is worth: Buy! Sell! Maths on the stock market, How do you set a course to intercept a • 33.3% of the total AS Level How to take a better risk? plane or ship? • 16.6% of the total A Level Harmonic Motion How do we predict high and low tides?

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(Creative) Media Production LEVEL 3 SUBSIDIARY DIPLOMA (BTEC)

Course Content Unit 1 Pre-production techniques for the Entry Requirements Building on skills and understanding creative media industries. developed in both English and ICT this Grade C in GCSE English. course works on preparing you for the Unit 2 Students need to have a general production of modern media - print, web Communication skills for creative media interest in the production of media in and video. You will participate practically production. a variety of formats and be prepared to in research, presentation and creative play an active role in discussing and Unit 3 tasks in order to provide the evidence analysing their creative work. required to succeed on the course. Research techniques for the creative media industry. Career Opportunities Assessment Unit 4 You need to complete coursework for Web authoring. BTECs are an established and highly a number of units across a variety of successful alternative to traditional GCEs different projects. Unit 5 suitable for a wide range of learners. As Digital graphics for interactive media. a vocational qualification they have been designed to accommodate the needs of Unit 6 employers as well as allowing progression Web animation for interactive media. to higher education. Unit 7 The course will naturally lead to career Digital video production for interactive choices of further study in Media media. Studies, ICT, Web Design, Advertising, Marketing or Retail. All units must be passed to achieve the BTEC qualification. The final grade of Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction* is determined by the points achieved for the combination of unit levels.

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Music AS & A LEVEL

This specification is currently in the process of reform for first teaching in 2016, the information below is based on the draft specification.

Course Content Assessment Entry Requirements Through the exploration of two areas AS Level of study, candidates will develop and Grade B in GCSE Music. understand how sounds are organised. Unit 1: ‘Influences on Music’ The ability to perform on an There will be one set musical work for 1 hour 45 mins exam instrument or voice at a minimum each of the AS and A Level years. There • 30% of the total AS Level grade 5 standard. is a choice of topics including, amongst others, Musical Theatre, British Popular Unit 2: ‘Creating Musical Ideas’ Grade 5 Theory could be substituted Music from 1960 and Four Decades of Composition for GCSE Music. Jazz and Blues. • 30% of the total AS Level Students in each year of the course Unit 3: ‘Interpreting Musical Career Opportunities will have a choice of free composition, Ideas’ The skills developed in the study of compositional techniques or arranging Music at this level are highly regarded to a brief provided by the exam board. Performance whether applying for Music or many For AS students, the arranging brief is • 40% of the total AS Level other courses. Music courses can be based on a folk song and for A Level, a followed at specialist Music colleges rock, pop or jazz style. AS candidates will A Level and universities. Other career paths offer two performances chosen from solo, Unit 4: ‘Music in Context’ include: Music Administration, ensemble or ones that are technology- 2 hours 15 mins exam Media, Journalism, Law, Teaching and based. For A Level, candidates are Performing. required to present a 10-15 minute • 40% of the total A Level programme using acoustic instruments Unit 5: ‘Developing Musical Ideas’ and/or music technology. Composition • 30% of the total A Level Unit 6: ‘A Musical Performance’ • 30% of the total A Level Music technology can be used to produce both composition coursework and performances.

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Music LEVEL 3 SUBSIDIARY DIPLOMA (BTEC)

Course Content Unit 22: Music Performance Unit 40: Working and Developing Session Styles as a Musical Ensemble BTEC Music is a specialist qualification Music Performance Session Styles - What Working and Developing as a Musical that focuses on the practical and does it require to be a session musician? Ensemble - What makes a successful employment aspects of the music world What particular qualities are needed? ensemble? What attributes do musicians within a vocational context. Students You will learn how to play in different require to develop as an ensemble? You explore a variety of practical based styles and contexts. will work in groups towards performances performance techniques including in the annual BTEC Gig, all the time • 10 credits improvisation, listening skills, developing and logging your rehearsals. performance styles, music technology and Unit 23: Music Performance production. Techniques • 10 credits The total credit value to gain the BTEC By the end of each unit students will Music Performance Techniques - How qualification Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma understand how to apply these ideas do we improve as musicians? You will in Music Performance is 60 credits. All creatively and take part in performances explore how to practise so that progress units must be passed to achieve the BTEC within the school and outside. There is is ensured. You will be required to qualification, the level of which will be a flexibility built into the BTEC which perform 2 solos throughout the year and determined by the number of Pass, Merit allows students the opportunity to focus 2 ensembles in the annual BTEC Gig. on the areas of music they are most and Distinction awards achieved in each • 10 credits interested in. of the individual units. Unit 24: Music Project There are a number of core units that every student will work on including Music Project - What does it take to put Entry Requirements Planning a Music Project and Music on a live music event? You will organise Previous experience and skill on a Performance Techniques. as a class the annual Battle of the Bands, which attracts over 350 students, taking musical instrument. GCSE Music is Assessment control of all matters from marketing to desirable. sound, budgets to lighting. A passion and total commitment to Using a variety of written, video, oral and • 10 credits music and a desire to enter the Music recorded methods, students are assessed Industry. internally, with one annual external Unit 30: Pop Music in Practice moderation. Pop Music in Practice - How has pop music developed since the 1950s? What Unit 12: Improvising Career Opportunities were the key moments and why? You Exploring what it means to improvise will explore different songs that moved Students often audition for Music and the harmonic, rhythmic and melodic popular music forward and produce an Colleges and certain courses at toolkit required to create music ‘on the essay or radio programme that explore university. There are many career options spot’. these major shifts. within the Music Industry including Performing, Production, Journalism, Arts • 10 credits • 10 credits Administration, Recording and Editing and Composition. harrogategrammar.co.uk harrogategrammar.co.uk 41 PERFORMING ARTS FACULTY EXAM BOARD: EDEXCEL

Performing Arts LEVEL 3 SUBSIDIARY DIPLOMA (BTEC)

Unit 18: Auditioning for Actors • 10 credits Unit 19: Principles of Acting • 10 credits Unit 33: Applying Physical Theatre Learners will explore and develop physical theatre forms and techniques, applying them in a performance to an audience. • 10 credits Assessment The course is assessed entirely by Course Content Unit 7: Performing to an Audience coursework, therefore students need to The aim of this unit is to give learners have good time management skills and This course combines a great deal of experience of performing a role as part be able to work to targets and deadlines. practical work with closely related of an ensemble presenting rehearsed The total credit value to gain the written assignments. These include work to a live audience in an appropriate BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in research, where you gather and present vocational setting. Performing Arts is 60 credits. All units information in your own words, • 10 credits must be passed to achieve the BTEC and reflecting in writing upon the qualification, the level of which will be development of performances. You will Unit 9: Devising Plays determined by the number of Pass, Merit, gain experience of performing to others Learners will be creating pieces of Distinction and Distinction* awards in a wide range of genres. performance and writing from practical achieved in each of the individual units. The first year focuses on the development drama workshop activities. Learners of skills through a range of units which will develop skills and techniques for enable you to grasp the principles of generating performance material. Entry Requirements acting, learn how to use your voice • 10 credits GCSE Drama. and body within a performance, devise theatre and perform from scripts. As part Unit 12: Classical Theatre or Level Two BTEC Diploma in of crafting performances you will also Performance Performing Arts is desirable. partake in the development of design This unit develops the techniques ideas for costume, set, props and lighting. required to enable learners to deliver Career Opportunities classical play-texts in performance. It The second year of the course, in deals with the historic background to the particular, is largely performance based Most of our Performing Arts students texts as well as the structure and style of and students apply and develop their successfully audition for Drama or heightened language. skills in three major assignments; Theatre Studies courses at university; contemporary theatre, classical theatre • 10 credits some secure places to study acting, choreography or dance at drama school. and physical theatre, culminating in a Unit 13: Contemporary Theatre final major performance. Performance There are many career options within the Performing Arts including Unit 1: Performance Workshop This unit looks at the movements in Journalism, Theatre Management, dramatic writing from 1930 to the This unit allows learners to explore the Arts Administration, Theatre Design, present with specific interest in how they process of making performance and to Teaching, Acting, Directing, Events may be interpreted and performed. The experiment with and try out performance Co-ordination and Stage Management. ideas in practical workshop situations. application of modern acting techniques such as those developed by Stanislavski • 10 credits and Brecht allows learners to experiment Unit 5: Rehearsing for a with performance style. Performance • 10 credits • 10 credits

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Photography AS & A LEVEL

A Level Component 1: Photography Coursework This component incorporates two linked elements, each with separate final outcomes: Practical work and Personal study. The investigation and development for both the Practical work and Personal study will be shown through supporting studies. • 60% of the total A Level • Internally assessed Component 2: Photography Externally Set Assignment The Externally Set Assignment represents the culmination of the A Level course. The paper consists of one broad-based thematic starting point. During the preparatory period, students are Course Content Assessment encouraged to be independent in the Photography is a lens and light-based AS Level development of their ideas, intentions media that includes works in film, video, and response. digital imaging and light-sensitive Component 1: Photography • 40% of the total A Level materials. Sometimes, techniques and Coursework • Internally assessed processes are used to convey messages and In this component, students will have create works related to other disciplines, opportunities to generate practical work, such as web-based animations, Entry Requirements ideas and research from primary and photographic images in printed journals, contextual sources. They will experiment Grade C in GCSE Art. light projections within theatrical or with media and processes, and develop architectural spaces. Students will require a digital camera. and refine their ideas, presenting their Work in photography should form a outcomes. Students will pay a studio fee of £25 means of personal enquiry and expression to support their work. • 50% of the total AS Level involving the selection and manipulation A bursary is available in school for of images. Students must employ creative • Internally assessed students who need financial support. approaches which go beyond mere Component 2: Photography observation and recording. Externally Set Assignment Where students do not meet the course requirements, but have proven In the context of this specification, This component represents the expertise, interest and examples of disciplines will include film-based culmination of the AS course. The their work, they may be accepted onto photography, digital photography exam paper consists of one broad- the course. and film and video. Students will be based thematic starting point. During required to work in one or more of these the preparatory period, students are disciplines. encouraged to be independent in the Career Opportunities development of their ideas, intentions Many universities offer combined or and response. modular degrees where Photography is • 50% of the total AS Level one of the components. • Internally assessed As well as all kinds of Art degree courses there are numerous opportunities in Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Design, Photography, Fashion and Textiles.

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Physical Education AS & A LEVEL

This specification is currently in the process of reform for first teaching in 2016, the information below is based on the draft specification.

• Written exam paper (2 hours) • 35% of the total A Level Component 2: Paper 2 Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport. • Exercise physiology and biomechanics • Sports psychology • Sport and society and technology in sport • Written exam paper (2 hours) • 35% of the total A Level Course Content Assessment Component 3: Non-exam assessment Students will study sports sociology, Component 1: Paper 1 Practical performance in physical activity sports psychology and anatomy, Factors affecting participation in physical and sport. physiology and biomechanics. Theory activity and sport. will link into practical performances • Students assessed as a performer or throughout the course. • Topics covered in the first year coach in the full sided version of one • Written exam paper (2 hours) activity This course is team taught by teachers • 70% of the total AS Level in the department, each specialising • Written/verbal analysis and in different areas of the specification. Component 2: Non-exam evaluation Students are encouraged to be proactive assessment • 30% of the total A Level and independent in their learning and Practical performance in physical activity to use both the resources and technology and sport. available to them to carry out homework Entry Requirements • Students assessed as a performer or during private study. For practical coach in the full sided version of one Grade B in GCSE PE coursework, it is essential students activity or BTEC Sport with Distinction. have the ability to submit using DVD • Written/verbal analysis and evidence. and Grade B in GCSE Science. evaluation of performance AS level • 30% of the total AS Level and Grade B in GCSE English. Study Topics: A level Due to the practical element of the coursework it is essential that students • Applied anatomy and physiology Study Topics: have at least one specialist sport. • Skill acquisition • Applied anatomy and physiology Students must take part in at least • Sport and Society • Skill acquisition one sport outside of school and be • The impact of sport on society and of • Exercise physiology involved within competitive leagues, society on sport • Biomechanical movement competitions and events. • Sports psychology • Exercise physiology • Sport and society and the role of • Biomechanical movement technology in physical activity and Career Opportunities • Sports psychology sport Physical Education combines with • Sport and society and the role of a range of AS and A Level subjects. technology in physical activity and Assessment Taken with sciences like Biology, it sport Component 1: Paper 1 supports applications for a wide range Factors affecting participation in physical of university courses such as Sports activity and sport. Science, Physiotherapy and Recreation & Leisure Studies. It also supports those • Applied anatomy and physiology considering a career in the Police or • Skill acquisition Armed Forces and Teaching, Nursing and • Sport and society Management.

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Physics AS & A LEVEL

Course Content Unit 6: Further Mechanics and Paper 2 Thermal Physics Written and multiple choice questions AS Level You will learn the basics of on Units 7 to 8 and the remainder of Physics is the study of how our universe thermodynamics, and you will study section 6. works, its rules and mechanics and the in greater depth many key mechanical • 34% of the total A Level concepts such as momentum and simple scientific discoveries which lie behind Paper 3 great discoveries. You will learn to harmonic motion. manipulate more advanced equipment Written questions on Units 7 to 8, Unit 7: Fields and their one optional topic from Units 9 to 13, and analyse data to work out relationships Consequences between physical quantities. and assessing practical skills and data The nature of gravitational, electric analysis. Unit 1: Measurements and their and magnetic fields is investigated and • 32% of the total A Level Errors compared, with a quantitative study of Practical skills will be assessed by Taking measurements of physical capacitors and electromagnetic induction. evidencing 12 practical activities over the quantities is a skill, requiring Unit 8: Nuclear Physics 2 years for which you will receive separate identification of difficulties, how to The forces holding atoms together are recognition. reduce errors, and how to estimate studied, as well at looking at the possibly errors in these measurements and derive decay processes of unstable nuclei, and quantities. methods of safely harnessing energy from Entry Requirements Unit 2: Particles and Radiation atoms. Grade B in GCSE Physics. Students will investigate the search for Unit 9 to 13: Optional topic or Grade B in GCSE Core Science and the building blocks of our universe and Possible options include Astrophysics, Grade B in GCSE Additional Science. be introduced to experiments which can Medical Physics, Turning Points in only be described by quantum physics. and Grade B in GCSE Mathematics. Physics, Engineering and Electrionics. Unit 3: Waves and study either A Level Maths or This topic studies the properties and Assessment Level 3 Core Maths. interactions of energy propagating as AS Level waves. Career Opportunities Unit 4: Mechanics and Materials Paper 1 Written paper on Units 1 to 5. Studying Physics gives important Applications of Newton’s Laws of Motion transferable skills. You will learn to in a variety of contexts is required in • 50% of the total AS Level think logically and solve problem, this unit, as well as investigating how Paper 2 work in teams and independently, and materials store energy as their shape is communicate effectively. changed. Written and multiple choice questions on Units 1 to 5 including practical Learning about the big ideas and latest Unit 5: Electricity assessment. discoveries in Physics can stimulate a You will extend your knowledge of how • 50% of the total AS Level lifetime’s interest and lead to work in electrical current flows in circuits, by an extremely wide array of future career • Students must also evidence six testing circuits you build and applying options from IT and Engineering to specific practical activities in a your mathematical skills. Medicine and Finance. laboratory book to meet the practical A Level requirements. The second year will stretch your A Level abilities into exponential and power Paper 1 law relationships, and applying these to more advanced topics. You will also Written and multiple choice questions choose an optional topic, which will be on AS Physics Units 1 to 5 and some of an opportunity for more independent section 6. learning and sharing knowledge with • 34% of the total A Level other students.

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Product Design AS & A2 LEVEL

Course Content Assessment Entry Requirements The AS/A2 Product Design course has AS Level been designed to encourage students Grade B in GCSE Design & to take a broad view of technology and Unit 1: Materials and Components Technology (Product Design, design. Students develop their capacity Exam Resistant Materials, Graphic to design and make products and to Products). • 50% of the total AS Level appreciate the complex relationships between design, materials, manufacturing • 25% of the total A Level Career Opportunities and marketing through in depth Product Unit 2: Coursework Analysis. There is a particular emphasis Project Product Design is an excellent lead into on the life cycle of products, manufacture a range of degree courses: Industrial and disposal (sustainability). • 50% of the total AS Level or Product Design, Furniture Design, • 25% of the total A Level The subject is taught in up-to-date Architecture, Production Engineering, multi-material workshops and design A2 Level Automotive/Mechanical Engineering, studios which offer excellent CADCAM Aeronautical Engineering. For students Unit 3: Materials Design and facilities. who wish to follow an Art and Design Industrial Practice route, Product Design complements Exam courses in Graphic Design and Interior Design often preceded by an Art • 50% of the total A2 Level Foundation course. • 25% of the total A Level Unit 4: Coursework Project • 50% of the total A2 Level • 25% of the total A Level

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Psychology AS & A LEVEL

Course Content Unit 2: Psychology in context Unit 1: Introductory topics in • Approaches in psychology, psychology Psychology is the scientific study of Biopsychology, Research methods • 33.3% of the total A Level human thought, emotion and behaviour. The topics that are studied on the Unit 3: Issues and options in Unit 2: Psychology in context A Level course cover such areas as psychology • 33.3% of the total A Level memory, obedience, depression, the • Issues and debates in psychology, Unit 3: Issues and Options in structure and function of the brain and Relationships or Gender, Eating Psychology child development. behaviour or Stress or Schizophrenia, Aggression or Addiction or Forensic • 33.3% of the total A Level Lessons involve carrying out practical psychology work where we try out psychological research where everyone gets involved. Assessment Entry Requirements Lectures and discussions are also used in Grade B in one GCSE Science from class. AS Level the triple award. Written exam: 1 hour 30 mins AS Level or Grade B in GCSE Additional Unit 1: Introductory topics in Multiple choice, short answers and Science. extended writing psychology or Grade B in GCSE Mathematics. • Social influence, Memory, Unit 1: Introductory topics in and Grade B in GCSE English. Attachment psychology Unit 2: Psychology in context • 50% of the total AS Level Career Opportunities • Approaches in psychology, Unit 2: Psychology in context Psychopathology, Research methods • 50% of the total AS Level There are many career opportunities A Level including working with people with A Level emotional problems; working in prisons Unit 1: Introductory topics in Written exam: 2 hours and schools; working in business and psychology Multiple choice, short answers and working with sports people. Psychology • Social influence, Memory, extended writing can also lead to careers in marketing, Attachment, Psychopathology management and advertising.

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Religious Studies AS & A LEVEL

This specification is currently in the process of reform for first teaching in 2016, the information below is based on the draft specification.

Assessment AS Level • Each component has a written exam lasting 1 hour and 15 minutes, which makes up 33.3% of the final AS grade • There is an equal weighting between the assessment of knowledge & understanding and analysis & evaluation • Students will be expected to answer two questions from a choice of four Course Content including Utilitarianism, Situation Ethics on each paper and Natural Law, as well as an exploration Religious Studies enables you to reflect of meta-ethics (ethical language). A Level upon and deepen your understanding • Each component has a written exam of this important and dynamic area of A Level lasting 2 hours, which makes up human culture and thought. It is not a Component 1: The Study of 33.3% of the final A Level grade quest to learn facts about God but rather Religion • The weighting is 40% for it is a quest for understanding of the self This component offers the opportunity knowledge and understanding and and the nature of what it means to be 60% for analysis and evaluation human. It is important to understand to study the religion of Buddhism in the role religion plays in everyday life, depth, including looking at key figures, • Students will be expected to answer whether people believe in a higher power sacred texts and how these have evolved two questions from a choice of four or not; religion influences many aspects religious concepts and practices. There on each paper of our daily lives. is also an exploration of the development of religious thought and how this has AS Level impacted on contemporary issues. Entry Requirements Component 1: An Introduction to Component 2: Philosophy of Grade B in GCSE English Literature the Study of Religion Religion or Language. This component offers the opportunity This component explores some of the to study the religion of Buddhism in classic areas of religious philosophy Career Opportunities depth, including looking at key figures, including looking the classic arguments sacred texts and how these have evolved for the existence of God as well as an This subject is accepted for a wide religious concepts and practices. exploration of the various challenges range of further and higher education to religious belief. There is also an courses and is widely acknowledged Component 2: An Introduction to opportunity to explore the nature of by universities as offering students a the Philosophy of Religion religious experience and how this has wide range of desirable study skills. This component explores some of the influenced the behaviour of religious Philosophy and Ethics form part of the classic areas of religious philosophy people, as well as looking at the role study for Medical, Law, Social Sciences including looking at Cosmological and of religious language and the various and the specific but wide ranging areas of Teleological arguments for the existence debates surrounding the question of how Theological Studies. Such a qualification of God as well as an exploration of the meaningful it can be. can lead to career opportunities in the issues surrounding the existence of evil Judiciary, the Health Service, Journalism, and how this presents an issue for theists. Component 3: Ethics and Religion the Civil Service, Local Government, There is also an opportunity to explore This component focuses on a variety of Teaching, Social Work, Community Care the nature of religious experience and ethical theory and moral philosophy, or any other profession which requires a how this has influenced the behaviour of including Utilitarianism, Situation person to have a logically trained mind, religious people. Ethics, Natural Law and Deontology, communication skills, flexibility of as well as an exploration of meta-ethics approach and an understanding of the Component 3: Ethics and Religion (ethical language). There is also an human condition. This component focuses on a variety of exploration of notions of free will and to ethical theory and moral philosophy, what extent our futures are determined.

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Sociology AS & A LEVEL

Course Content • How much freedom do people have to act as they want too or are we Entry Requirements Sociology is the study of society – the controlled by others? Grade B in GCSE English. world all around you. Sociologists study • Why do students form subcultures patterns of human behaviour and belief to rebel against their school? This course is available at a investigating how this affects you, your • Are we really oppressed by the Foundation Level for students who identity, your opportunities and your society we live in because of our have met the requirements of Grade C behaviour. It investigates relationships social class or our gender? in GCSE. between people, their social groups and institutions around them – in other Assessment English or Humanities. words, it considers people like you and Successful completion of the AS how social class, gender and ethnicity AS Level Foundation Level will allow students affect opportunities and how you are to progress into the full A Level in influenced by your family, school and Unit 1: Education with Methods in Year 13. religious beliefs. Sociologists try to Context understand and answer questions on the • 50% of the total AS Level Career Opportunities world around us; it is a subject where Unit 2: Research Methods and different perspectives on topics exist as Topics in Sociology: Families and Sociology combines the development sociologists rarely agree with each other. Households of many transferable skills in reasoning Sociology looks at contemporary issues • 50% of the total AS Level and critical assessment, with knowledge and some of the topics you will consider about human society and culture. Typical if you choose to study it are all around A Level careers include: Academic Research and you; in fact you will probably already Unit 1: Education with Theory Teaching, Journalism, Advertising and have an opinion on them: and Methods Consumer Research, Media, Law, Social Work, Probation Service, Nursing, • Why do people commit crime? • 33.3% of the total A Level the Police, Criminology, Civil Service, • Do men really do more housework Unit 2: Topics in Sociology: Foreign Office and NGOs, and Tourism than they use too? Families and Households and Development. • What is the role of education and Beliefs in Society what is it that really makes a student • 33.3% of the total A Level achieve well? • Why do people join religious sects Unit 3: Crime and Deviance with and how much influence does Theory and Methods religion have on a person’s actions? • 33.3% of the total A Level • Is the family still important or is it an out-dated idea?

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Spanish AS & A LEVEL

This specification is currently in the process of reform for first teaching in 2016, the information below is based on the draft specification.

Course Content Paper 3: Speaking • A discussion leading from two Entry Requirements The A Level Spanish course is an different stimulus cards based on Grade A in GCSE Spanish. opportunity to explore the language and topics studied during the year culture of Spain and the Spanish-speaking • 12-14 minutes (after 15 minutes world. You will be aiming to gain the studying the stimulus cards) Career Opportunities confidence to communicate effectively in flowing Spanish over interesting, • 30% of AS Level Many of our A Level students continue contemporary social topics, as well as A Level with their languages at university, either films and literature, and will be studying as a single honours or as a joint honours the influence of the past on the Spanish Paper 1: Listening, Reading and degree, combined with a vocational speaking world. Writing subject such as Business or Law. Some • Listening and Reading choose to start a new language and are Assessment comprehension tasks, as well as a attracted to courses such as Japanese or translation into and out of Spanish, Mandarin Chinese. Careers in languages AS Level based on the topics studied include Journalism, Law, Business Paper 1: Listening, Reading and • 2 hours 30 minutes Management, Translating, Interpreting and Teaching. Having a language is also a Writing • 40% of A Level very marketable skill for a huge variety of • Listening and Reading Paper 2: Writing other career paths. comprehension tasks, as well as a • Two essay questions on set texts or translation from Spanish to English, one set text and one film based on the topics studied • 2 hours • 1 hour 45 minutes • 30% of A Level • 40% of AS Level Paper 3: Speaking Paper 2: Writing • A discussion on a stimulus card, • A translation into Spanish and an followed by a presentation and a essay on a film or set text discussion of an individual research • 1 hour 15 minutes project • 30% of AS Level • 21-23 minutes (including 5 minutes preparation time) • 30% of A Level

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Sport LEVEL 3 SUBSIDIARY DIPLOMA (BTEC)

Assessment Unit 1: Principles of Anatomy and Physiology in Sport • 5 Credits Unit 2: The Physiology of fitness • 5 Credits Unit 3: Assessing Risk in Sport • 10 Credits Unit 4: Fitness Testing for Sport and Exercise • 10 Credits Course Content Unit 2: The Physiology of Fitness Unit 5: Sports Coaching • The body’s response to acute exercise The main difference between A Level PE • 10 Credits • The long term effects of exercise on and BTEC Sport is the BTEC is entirely Unit 8: Practical Team Sports the boy’s systems coursework based with some practical • 10 Credits assessments or work experience. • The physiological effects of exercise Unit 9: Work Experience in Sport Unit 3: Assessing Risk in Sport BTEC Sport is a work related • 10 Credits qualification suitable for a wide range of • The key factors that influence health students, built to accommodate the needs & safety in sport All units must be passed to achieve the of employers and allow progression to • Risk assessments BTEC qualification. The final grade of Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction* university. It provides a more practical, • Planning a safe sporting activity real-world approach to demonstrating is determined by the points achieved for their skills, knowledge and learning Unit 4: Fitness Training the combination of unit levels. in Sport alongside a key theoretical • Different methods of fitness training background. • Planning a fitness training session & Entry Requirements The course will be split into 6 units. programme Coursework will vary from unit to unit; • Reviewing a fitness training session Grade C in GCSE PE. units such as Anatomy & Physiology are & programme Merit in Level 2 BTEC Sports. theoretical and are assessed by written Unit 8/9: Practical Team/ assignments. Students will also study Individual Sport more practical units such as Sports Career Opportunities Coaching which are assessed through • The skills, techniques and tactics The BTEC course has recognised UCAS your ability to plan and lead coaching required points allocated to it and is therefore sessions. Other units of study may • The rules and regulations recognised by universities for degree include Nutrition for Sport, Fitness • To assess and analyse your own and courses such as Teaching, Sports Science, Training & Programming and Analysis of teams performances Coaching, Physiotherapy & Leisure Sports Performance. Units will be chosen Unit 11: Sports Nutrition Management, to name just a few. The based on the requirements of those BTEC courses provide employment enrolled. • The concepts of nutrition and digestion routes into a number of areas such as the Unit 1: Principles of Anatomy and • The energy intake and expenditure armed forces, police, sport and leisure Physiology in Sport in sports performances industry and other health fields. • The structure & function of the • The relationship between hydration muscular-skeletal system and performance • The structure & function of the • Planning an appropriate diet for cardio-vascular and respiratory sports performance system • The different types of energy systems

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Travel & Tourism AS & A2 LEVEL

Assessment AS Level Two units of coursework and one examination. Unit 1 • 33.3% of the total AS Level • 16.6% of the total A Level Unit 2 • 33.3% of the total AS Level • 16.6% of the total A Level Unit 3 • 33.3% of the total AS Level • 16.6% of the total A Level A2 Level A further two units of coursework and one examination. Unit 3: Travel Destinations Course Content Unit 4 Coursework This course is run by the Business • 33.3% of the total A2 Level Department and reflects the fact that Students produce an investigation into • 16.6% of the total A Level two contrasting travel destinations. They travel and tourism is one of the world’s Unit 5 fastest growing industries. The course look at the key features of the different aims to develop and sustain an interest destinations and why they appeal to • 33.3% of the total A2 Level in travel and tourism and the issues different types of tourist. • 16.6% of the total A Level affecting the development of the industry. A2 Level Unit 6 Students will gain an understanding • 33.3% of the total A2 Level of the scale of the industry, appreciate Unit 4: Tourism Development • 16.6% of the total A Level its importance to destination areas and Examination recognise the role of customers in shaping its development. Students will look at the different organisations involved in tourism Entry Requirements AS Level development. They study the objectives Grade C in GCSE English Language. of tourism development and look at the Unit 1: Introducing Travel and impact of the industry on countries and No previous knowledge of travel and Tourism communities. tourism is required. Examination Unit 5: The Guided Tour Students learn about the nature of travel Coursework Career Opportunities and tourism, the scale and development of the industry and how it is structured. Students have to organise and then run a The Travel and Tourism qualification guided tour for an activity of their choice. aims to encourage students to Unit 2: Customer Service in Travel develop broad skills, knowledge and and Tourism Unit 6: Event Management understanding of the travel and tourism Coursework Coursework industry and prepares students for further study or training in travel and tourism Students produce a review of customer As part of a team students plan, organise related occupations. service for one travel and tourism and evaluate a travel and tourism event of organisation. They are also required to their choice. demonstrate their own ability to provide effective customer service.

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Academy of Contemporary Music Professional Music Performance (Vocals, Artist Development Pathway) Anglia Ruskin Philosophy Askham Bryan College Countryside Management Bangor University Geography Bath Spa University Photography. Bath University Mathematics and Physics (Placement) Bath University Mathematics Bath University German and Politics Bath University Economics Birmingham City University Media and Communication Birmingham City University Computer Networks and Security Birmingham University Economics Birmingham University English Birmingham University Medicine (5 years) Birmingham University Mechanical Engineering Birmingham University Political Economy with Year Abroad Birmingham University Economics Bristol University Psychology Cambridge University Mathematics Cambridge University Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Cambridge University Engineering (4 years) Cambridge University Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Central Lancashire University TV Production Central Lancashire University Photography (Foundation Entry) Central Lancashire University Sports Therapy Chester University Primary with QTS Chester University Archaeology and Geography City University Cultural and Creative Industries Cumbria University Outdoor Leadership De Montfort University Performing Arts Durham University Modern Languages and Cultures (with Year Abroad) Durham University General Engineering Durham University Natural Sciences East Anglia University Psychology East Anglia University Geography Edinburgh Napier University Nursing (Adult) Edinburgh University Mathematics and Biology

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Edinburgh University English Literature Edinburgh University Psychology Edinburgh University Medicine Edinburgh University Business Management Edinburgh University Psychology Exeter University Economics with International Study (4 years) Exeter University Mathematics with Economics Exeter University Business and Management Glasgow Caledonian University Child Nursing Goldsmiths, University of London Media and Communications Goldsmiths, University of London Popular Music Groningen University English Language and Culture Harrogate College Photography Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Mechanical Engineering Hertfordshire University Model Design (Model Effects) Huddersfield University English Language and Linguistics Hull University Geography Hull University Creative Writing and English Hull University Psychology Hull University Computer Science with Games Development Hull York Medical School Medicine Imperial College London Mechanical Engineering Imperial College London Mathematics Imperial College London Mathematics Keele University English and History Keele University Business Economics Keele University Pharmacy King’s College London (University of London) International Relations King’s College London (University of London) Political Economy King’s College London (University of London) European Studies - French Pathway (4 years) Lancaster University Accounting and Finance (Industry) Leeds City College Business and Management Leeds College of Art Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Leeds College of Art Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Leeds Beckett University Events Management Leeds Beckett University Events Management Leeds Beckett University Business Studies

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Leeds Beckett University Public Relations with Journalism Leeds Beckett University Sport and Exercise Science Leeds Trinity University College Forensic Psychology Leeds Trinity University College Media Leeds Trinity University College Forensic Psychology Leeds Trinity University College Philosophy, Ethics and Religion Leeds University English Literature Leeds University Business Analytics Leeds University English and Russian Civilisation Leicester University Mathematics with a year abraod Leicester University Psychology Leicester University Law with Criminology Lincoln University Creative Advertising Lincoln University English Lincoln University Business and Marketing Lincoln University Photography Liverpool John Moores University Applied Chemistry Liverpool John Moores University Audio and Music Production Liverpool University Geography Liverpool University Politics and Business Studies Liverpool University Diagnostic Radiography Liverpool University Psychology Liverpool University Psychology Liverpool University Business Management with a Year in Industry Liverpool University Veterinary Nursing and Bioveterinary Science London School of Economics and Political Science Mathematics with Economics London School of Economics and Political Science Economics Loughborough University Fine Art Loughborough University Psychology Loughborough University Sport Management Loughborough University International Business Loughborough University Business Economics and Finance Loughborough University Chemical Engineering with Foundation Year Loughborough University Air Transport Management Manchester College Event Management Manchester University Geography and Geology Manchester University Geography

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Manchester University Linguistics Manchester University Economics Manchester University History Manchester University Mathematics with a Modern Language (4 years) Manchester University Geography with International Study Manchester University Economics Manchester University Mental Health Nursing Manchester University Adult Nursing Manchester University Chemistry Manchester University Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry Manchester University Economics Newcastle University Biomedical Sciences Newcastle University English Literature Newcastle University Biochemistry Newcastle University Computer Science with Industrial Placement Newcastle University Business and Economics Newcastle University Psychology Newcastle University Marketing and Management Newcastle University Combined Honours Newcastle University Civil Engineering Newcastle University Psychology Newcastle University Computer Science Newcastle University Chemical Engineering Newcastle University History Newcastle University Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Newcastle University Economics Newcastle University Financial Mathematics with Management Newcastle University Sociology Newcastle University Geography Newcastle University Marketing and Management Newcastle University Psychology Newcastle University Medicine (stage 1 entry) Newcastle University Sociology Newcastle University Business Management Northumbria University English Literature Northumbria University Mechanical Engineering Northumbria University Nursing Studies, Registered Nurse (Child)

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Northumbria University Law (Exempting) Northumbria University Anatomy and Human Biology Northumbria University Early Primary Education Northumbria University Drama and Applied Theatre Northumbria University Business with Economics Northumbria University Business Management Northumbria University Interior Design Northumbria University Psychology with Criminology Northumbria University Business with Economics Northumbria University Business with Marketing Management Norwich University of The Arts Graphic Design Nottingham Trent University Marketing Nottingham Trent University Criminology Nottingham Trent University Broadcast Journalism Nottingham Trent University Business Management (1 Year In-Company) Nottingham Trent University Photography/Photography in Europe Nottingham University Medicine Nottingham University English with Creative Writing Nottingham University Industrial Economics Nottingham University Sociology Nottingham University Mathematics (International Study) Oxford Brookes University Sport, Coaching and Physical Education Oxford Brookes University Philosophy/Sociology Queen Mary, University of London Medicine Reading University Zoology Rotterdam Buisness School Economics Royal Agricultural Uniersity Rural Land Management Sheffield Hallam University International Business Sheffield Hallam University Physical Education and School Sport Sheffield Hallam University Interior Design Sheffield Hallam University Business and Marketing Sheffield Hallam University Psychology Sheffield Hallam University Psychology Sheffield Hallam University Architecture Sheffield Hallam University Sport Coaching Sheffield Hallam University Diagnostic Radiography Sheffield Hallam University Events Management

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Sheffield Hallam University Marketing Communications and Advertising Sheffield Hallam University Business Economics Sheffield University Materials and Science Engineering Sheffield University Civil and Structural Engineering with a Year in Industry (MEng) Sheffield University Psychology Sheffield University Aerospace Engineering (Private Pilot Instruction) Sheffield University Medicine (Phase One) Sheffield University Bioengineering Sheffield University Archaeology and History St Andrews University Biology Stirling University Environmental Geography Surrey University International Business Management Surrey University Economics Sussex University Sociology Teesside University Physiotherapy Teesside University Education Studies The Manchester Metropolitan University Business Management (Sandwich) The Manchester Metropolitan University Modern Languages and Business Studies The University of Film and Television Production University College London (University of London) History University College London (University of London) European Social and Political Studies (4 years) University College London (University of London) Medicine (6 years) University of the Arts London Graphic Design University of the Arts London Fine Art Warwick University Engineering Warwick University Theatre and Performance Studies Warwick University Mathematics and Statistics York College Foundation Diploma in Art and Design York College Foundation Diploma in Art and Design York St John University Primary Education (3-7) York St John University Psychology York St John University English Language and Linguistics York St John University Psychology York University Nursing (Child) York University Business and Management with a Year in Industry York University Sociology with Criminology York University Psychology

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Record breaking exam success with 66% of A Level grades being A* – B

Subject Entries A* A B C D E %A*, A or B

Art 24 7 6 3 4 4 0 66.7 Biology 52 8 7 13 10 7 7 53.8 Business 40 0 3 12 14 7 4 37.5 Chemistry 33 8 11 5 6 3 0 72.7 Chinese 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 100.0 Computing 9 0 1 2 3 2 0 33.3 Drama 8 0 0 5 3 0 0 62.5 Economics 47 5 24 10 4 2 2 83.0 English Language 27 1 2 12 7 5 0 55.6 English Literature 35 4 10 12 6 3 0 74.3 French 11 2 1 5 2 1 0 72.7 Further Maths 19 9 3 4 2 1 0 84.2 Geography 52 4 9 18 13 8 0 59.6 German 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 80.0 Graphics 22 2 3 13 3 1 0 81.8 Health and Social 16 0 0 11 1 3 1 68.8 History 26 3 8 7 7 1 0 69.2 Italian 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 100.0 Maths 67 22 19 16 7 2 1 85.1 Music 7 1 0 3 3 0 0 57.1 PE 19 1 1 4 2 6 4 31.6 Photography 20 1 7 8 3 1 0 80.0 Physics 30 6 9 6 6 0 3 70.0 Politics 20 1 7 8 3 1 0 80.0 Product Design 7 0 0 3 3 0 1 42.9 Psychology 49 4 11 16 11 5 2 63.3 Religious Studies 11 1 1 3 3 2 1 45.5 Russian 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 100.0 Sociology 35 1 8 15 6 3 2 68.6 Spanish 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 100.0 Travel and Tourism 10 0 2 3 5 0 0 50.0

Subject Entries D* D M P

BTEC Dance 3 2 0 1 0 BTEC Creative Media 6 0 0 6 0 BTEC Music 8 8 0 0 0 BTEC Performing Arts 9 9 0 0 0

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