Studying In The Sixth Form GCE Advanced Level Courses

AS and A2 Levels  4 AS subjects in Year 12 (Most have 2 modules per subject)  3 A2 subjects in Year 13 (Most have 2 further modules) A handful of exceptions to the above A handful of exceptions to the above  Opportunity to do Extended Project Qualif.

A Level curriculum reform  A level qualifications are progressively moving to a linear format (i.e. examinations at end of two years, not modular)  A level and AS level exams are being de- coupled so that each is taken independently of the other  Content overlap between AS and A2  Success in AS will be linked to A2 entry and course completion

Assessment (summer only) will normally be by examination only, except in subjects where other methods are appropriate, such as History, PE, Design or Computer Science. The new A and AS levels will continue to be graded from A to E, with an additional A* grade available at A level only. Assessment in the new framework

De-coupling of AS from A2  Art  Biology  Business Studies  Chemistry  Computer Science  Economics  English Literature  History  Physics  Maths  Further Maths  French/Italian  Geography  RE  Music  PE  Classics  Politics  ICT  Design

Course Content Students should make themselves aware of:  Examination Board (OCR, AQA, EDEXCEL)  Download specification  Scheme of Work  Methods of Assessment Exams / Practicals / Orals / Coursework Exams / Practicals / Orals / Coursework  Unit weightings

Managing your learning  Ownership of learning and results  What grade am I working towards? Minimum Expected Grades - MEGs Aspirational Grades - AGs  Working with teachers  Asking the right questions  Using feedback

AS and A2 Levels  AS exams Year 12 Year 12  A2 exams Year 13 Year 13  Grade A = 60 UCAS points  Grade B = 50 UCAS points  Grade C = 40 UCAS points  Grade D = 30 UCAS points  Grade E = 20 UCAS points  Grade A* = 140 UCAS points  Grade A = 120 UCAS points  Grade B = 100 UCAS points  Grade C = 80 UCAS points  Grade D = 60 UCAS points  Grade E = 40 UCAS points

Year 12 Assessment Calendar  November 6 th Academic Review  December 3 rd Main Parents’ Evening  January 5 th Mock examinations start  February 8 th School reports issued  March 14 th Academic Review  May/June Public examination period  Mid-June Begin Year 13 work. Start of UCAS process.  August 18th Results published