Expectations in the Sixth Form

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Year 11 Information Evening Monday 28th September
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Welcome to the Sixth Form at BMS

• Making the change to the Sixth Form
• Sixth Form Ethos and Culture
• Making your subject choices
• Q A

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Sixth Form Ethos and Culture

• Supportive academic environment, ILP Learning
  Mentors
• Flexible Curriculum, 29 subjects and
  innumerable options
• Leadership Opportunities of a 7 18 School
• Rights Responsibilities of being a student
• Work smarter to play harder
• Recognition of growing independence
• Freedom of movement
• Business Dress Code

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Entry Criteria Pathways
B grade in the subjects you want to study
ALIS score of 5.8 from minimum of 9 GCSEs
5.8 4 AS levels automatic entry
5.5 to 5.8 discussion to ensue
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Making your Subject Choices
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Pick 4 subjects in Y12Expect to continue 3 into
Y13
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Sources of Advice

• Mrs Russell, Head of Student Guidance
• Your Tutor
• Head of Year Mr Fitton
• Subject teachers
• Heads of Subjects/Faculty
• Director of Sixth Form Mr White
• Deputy Head Academic Mr Price
• Parents and Siblings
• Y12/13 students

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Taster LessonsWeek beginning 16 November

• Business Studies
• Economics
• Film Studies
• Music Technology
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Psychology

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Timetable for Choices

• Provisional Choices 23 November
• Parents Evenings 4 8 Feb
• Firm Choices 11 February
• Results Day 24 August

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A Level Subjects available2010-12
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Humanities Faculty

• Geography
• History
• Theology

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Languages Faculty

• French
• German
• Spanish
• Latin
• Classical Civilisation

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English Faculty

• English Language
• English Language and Literature
• Film Studies

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PPE Faculty

• Business Studies
• Economics
• Politics
• Philosophy

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Mathematics Faculty

• Mathematics
• Further Maths (2 ALs)

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ADIT Faculty

• Art
• Information Technology
• DT-Systems and Control
• DT -Product Design

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Performing Arts

• Music
• Music Technology
• Theatre Studies
• Physical Education

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Science Faculty

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Psychology

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29 subjects
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Ground Floor Upper Floor

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• Art Business Studies
• Biology Economics
• Chemistry English Language and Literature
• Design Technology English Literature
• French Film Studies
• Geography Government Politics
• German Philosophy
• History
• ICT
• Latin
• Classical Civilisation
• Mathematics
• Music
• PE
• Physics
• Psychology
• Spanish
• Theatre Studies

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Some Options

• The Options Booklet and this powerpoint are
  available as downloads on the BMS Website

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Traditional

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Maths

• Theatre Studies
• English
• Art
• Philosophy

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Complementary options

• Geography
• Biology
• Economics
• Mathematics

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The Outlier

• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics
• Politics

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Keeping your options open

• A science subject (M,FM,B,P,C,Psy)
• A humanity (G,H,RS,CC,PPE,BS)
• A creative subject (A,DT,IT,TS,FS,Mu,MT,PE)
• A language (L,F,S,G,EL,ELL)

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Be aware

• If you choose too many subjects with a high
  coursework component eg
• Art
• Design Technology
• ICT
• Drama

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University Choices

• Your choice of future course/university may help
  guide good choices of AS subjects
• Specific entry requirements for courses
• eg that you need at least AS Maths to do a
  degree in Economics at a particular institution
• Recommended combinations
• These can both be checked via UCAS or individual
  university websites

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The so-called soft subjects debate

• Much has been made of this in the media.
• Mainly focuses on more vocational subjects that
  we do not offer but also those with Studies or
  ology in the title.
• We do not offer subjects at AL that we believe to
  be soft.
• The key issues are
• Combinations
• Suitability for the degree and career that you
  intend to follow.

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This is why students need to seek advice
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The nature of Exams in the Sixth Form

• Modular
• Resits

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Modular Exams(based on a 4 module AL)
NB These boundaries are based on UMS (uniform
mark scheme) marks.
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An example

• However other subjects like French will sit
• Units 1 and 2 in June of Y12
• Units 3 and 4 in June of Y13

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Importance of GCSEs

• for A Level Predictions

• for Oxbridge Russell Group offers

• for getting into the Sixth Form

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Good Luck with your GCSEs
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Any Questions ?