2014 Sixth From Prospectus

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The Sixth Form encapsulates all that The Grange stands

for. Small class sizes, a wide choice of subjects to study,

plenty of individual guidance and much hard work from

teachers and pupils alike have brought great academic

success when judged by any accepted measure.

WIDER

HORIZONS

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RESULTS

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A BROAD EDUCATION

IN EVERY SENSE


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CORE ACADEMIC PROGRAMME

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reform, beginning in 2015, which will eventually lead to the

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of Lower Sixth AS exams and Upper Sixth A2 exams) with linear

A levels (where all A level exams are taken at the same me in the

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TRAVEL BROADENS THE MIND

Experiencing dierent cultures, having adventures, seeing things

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many opportunies for educaonal travel with some top class

trips, some far-ung and some closer to home. The California trip

allows Arsts to be inspired by the grandeur of Yosemite Park

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Geography eld trips, Polics trips to see democracy in acon at

the Houses of Parliament; theatre trips and many more.

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OUR A LEVEL RESULTS

HAVE ESTABLISHED US

AS CONSISTENTLY ONE OF

THE VERY BEST PERFORMING

SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY.


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Our Sixth Form comprises around 200 students.

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ART

In Art and Design we aim to develop students, through

intellectual, imaginative and investigative talents.

We look to broaden our students understanding

of the subject through conceptual and contextual

analysis, aesthetic awareness and practical discovery.

We aim to develop a critical understanding of

the interrelationship between Art and artists, andthe context in which they operate. However, more

importantly, we look to allow each individual to express

ideas and thoughts that are important to them.

As well as Art (A level) we also oer separate A levels in Texles, Photography and Art

Crical and Contextual studies, the course structure being the same across all disciplines.

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expected to develop a praccal and

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PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES

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BIOLOGY

Biology is the study of living things and how they

work. Particular importance is placed on the study of

humans and how our knowledge of living things can

be used for the benefit of humankind. One of the most

important problems facing biologists at the moment

is how we can get the most out of our environment

without damaging it.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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BUSINESS

The course is designed to encourage students to

develop a critical understanding of organisations

and the markets in which they operate. It will

enable the student to be aware that business

behaviour can be studied from a wide range of

perspectives such as those of the employer, the

employee, the government, the customer. Many

of our students choose to study business-related

courses at University.

COURSE STRUCTURE

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ASSESSMENT COMPOSITION

There are three 2 hour exams at the end of the Upper Sixth (Business 1, 2 and 3), each

of which examine all of these topics, through a range of queson styles (e.g. mulple

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WHY STUDY BUSINESS?

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lead to careers in banking, nance, human

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CHEMISTRY

Chemistry is the science which studies the production

of new substances from naturally occurring materials.

Without chemists our lives would be very different

since chemists are responsible for developing, for

example: synthetic fibres that are used to make our

clothes; biodegradable plastics; greener fuels for

use in cars; electrochemical cells; synthetic routes

to make pharmaceuticals. They also look into how

the environmental impact and costs of making new

materials can be reduced and how we can minimise

pollution; the list is almost endless.

COURSE STRUCTURE

Starng from the level of GCSE Chemistry, the course builds a theorecal basis on which

an understanding of chemical changes can be laid. With the theorecal foundaon of

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The A level examinaon, taken at the end of the two year course,

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CLASSICAL CIVILISATION

This non-linguistic A/AS level involves the study of

the society and literature of ancient Greece and

Rome. The main political, religious and social issues

are studied by close reference to selected authors

and their contemporary period of history.

Although specific topics may vary, the main

themes of study for the Greek section revolve

around Athenian society, the Homeric epics, Greek

Tragedy and History. The Roman section covers the

Augustan age, Roman epic and Roman society.

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WHY STUDY CLASSICAL CIVILISATION?

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the responses of sociees to complex social and economic

challenges, the issues of jusce, discriminaon and violence

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well as New Testament and Byzanne Greek, and Medieval

Lan. Classical Studies touch on religion, art, philosophy,

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mathemacs, archaeology, polics, law, and gender studies.

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A level

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DRAMA & THEATRE STUDIES

This course is designed for students who enjoy reading

plays and watching or participating in drama as

performers, directors, or designers and who want

to develop their skills in one or more of these areas.

One of the attractions of this Drama and TheatreStudies course is the group work that you will find

at the heart of the practical element of the course.

However, this subject is not solely about acng and we are not interested in simply

training actors. It helps to encourage your self-awareness and condence. It enables you

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freely and not be afraid to ask quesons or air your views. You will learn to communicate

eecvely with each other and to value trust and co-operaon.

COURSE STRUCTURE

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Since 2006 we have had state-of-the-art facilies, teaching in a

purpose built Performing Arts block which contains classrooms; a

Drama library; and a black box studio space, equipped with stage

lighng, sound and projector. We also have a 355-seat theatre

where all praccal examinaons take place as public performances.


DRAM1

(60% of AS, 30% of A level): 1 hour 30 minutes wrien

examinaon one queson from each of the two secons.

DRAM2

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(30% of A Level): 2 hour wrien examinaon - one queson

from each of the two secons.

DRAM4

(20% of A Level): praccal performance, externally moderated.

WHY STUDY DRAMA?

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preparaon for students who would like to pursue a career in the

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have also gone on to study Mathemacs (at Oxford University);

Physiotherapy; and Pharmacy.

In addion to drama specialist careers, the skills that you acquire

will prepare you for a variety of other careers: the legal profession;

the world of business and industry; the media; the caring

professions; indeed, any job where communicaon and self-

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ECONOMICS

The Economics course offers the student the chance

to explain how a modern society works. It offers the

chance to study how individuals make choices, how

governments can affect those choices and how one

country interacts with others in what is now a global

economy. It will enable the student to explain why

some market systems work and why some fail.

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WHY STUDY ECONOMICS?

You will learn a variety of transferable skills such as collecng and

analysing economic informaon, developing your communicaon skills and

developing your problem-solving and evaluaon skills. The course combines

well with a range of subjects such as Mathemacs, Geography, Polics,

History and Modern Foreign Languages.


Economics is extremely topical and can lead to career opportunies as

professional economists, in nance, in law and polics.


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however, have good literacy and mathemacal skills as well as a keen

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global environment. It is worth nong that many Economics courses at

university are requiring students to take Mathemacs to at least AS Level.

The naonal and internaonal economy

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12 Financial markets and monetary policy

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with a range of queson types. Each paper

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Paper 2: Naonal and Internaonal

Economy, which examines topics 9-14 above

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ENGLISH LITERATURE

The A level English Literature course is designed

for those who genuinely enjoy literature, reading

and essay-writing. It offers an interesting and

varied taste of a wide range of literature (texts from

the 1600s to modern day) which is studied with

reference to its historical context. We are excited

about the course which we think presents literatureas a lively and interesting subject concerned with

human nature and the issues associated with life.

There is much to discuss!

COURSE STRUCTURE

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dierent literary periods from Shakespeare to modern day. These explore a wide range of

themes concerning the human condion. You will study the social, polical and historical

contexts underlying these texts and form your own crical responses. Come prepared to

discuss! Skills of analysis and wrien expression will be developed. There is opportunity for

wider reading and for you to foster parcular literary interests: 20% of the A level

course is independent crical study. We are acvely exploring dierent syllabuses to ensure

the most challenging and smulang course for our A Level Students.

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WHY STUDY ENGLISH LITERATURE?

English Literature is recognised by all universies as an excellent

qualicaon. It is an increasingly popular subject in the

Sixth Form and is oen studied in combinaon with History,

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GEOGRAPHY

Students with AS or A level Geography have access

to a wide range of possible career and higher

education opportunities. You learn and use a variety

of transferable skills throughout the course. These

include collecting, analysing and interpreting data,

communicating your findings in a variety of ways,

and identifying and developing the links betweendifferent parts of the subject. These skills are in

great demand and are recognised by employers

and universities as being of great value.

COURSE STRUCTURE

AS

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of study candidates will consider the values and atudes of decision makers,consider their own values and atudes to the issues being studied and support

their learning of ideas through the study of specic case studies. Candidates

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GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Politics in its broadest sense is the activity through

which people make, preserve and amend the general

rules under which they live. The study of Politics at A

level is a social science in which the UK political system

and the major political ideologies are studied.

It has been designed to encourage interest in andenthusiasm for the study of Government and Politics

and will enable students to develop insight into political

beliefs central to an understanding of the modern world.

There is no specic entry requirement to study Polics, but extended wring

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The AS course follows the Edexcel Specicaon

and is examined by two wrien papers, each of

80 minutes. There is no coursework element.

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

Graphic Design is driven by innovation, rapid

developments in technology and creative minds.

The course has been designed to encourage

students to take a broad view of design, to develop

their capacity to design two and three-dimensional

graphic products and to appreciate complexrelations between design, materials, manufacture

and marketing.

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COURSE STRUCTURE AND ASSESSMENT

The rst unit is called the Personal Invesgaon, which gives the opportunity to devise and

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t. The second unit is set by the exam board and requires the student to respond to one

of seven broad starng points or briefs, and will culminate in 15 hours of supervised me.

Both units are assessed internally, and moderated by the exam board (AQA). The rst unit is

worth 60% of the marks at A-Level and the second unit is worth 40%.

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WHY STUDY GRAPHIC DESIGN?

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HISTORY

History provides students with an excellent range

of skills including those of analysis, synthesis and

communication. The nature of the subject teaches

students to present coherent and effectively

argued evaluations of historical problems, taking

advantage of up to date research and developing

their own powers of judgment. History isnta subject thats stuck in the past; far from it.

Historical events are what have shaped society

worldwide into what it is today.

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WHY STUDY HISTORY?

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those who have gained qualicaons in

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while studying the subject. In addion togaining a broader world view, History

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LATIN

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the Lan language.

Latin at AS and A level is demanding, it requires

precision of thought and an extensive knowledge

of the language. A students understanding and

appreciation of literature are expanded by reading

a wide number of texts, some for translation practice,

some to encourage critical judgement, and some toexpand a students knowledge and understanding of

the classical civilisation of Rome.

ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE

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WHY STUDY LATIN?

As Lan is no longer spoken in its purist form, it is taught to be

read, not spoken, It is taught enrely through its grammacal

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is mathemacal and analycal.

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lost world that paradoxically oers itself up vividly and excingly

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western tradion in wring that enfolds Chaucer, Shakespeare,

Milton, Keats, Eliot, Heaney, not to menon the classical

inuence on Philosophy, Law and History. To be a good reader of

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MATHEMATICS

Whilst the A level Mathematics course builds on the

knowledge gained in your GCSE years, the emphasis is

different. Algebra still has a central place, as this is the

language in which the subject is expressed, but more

importance is attached to being able to produce clearly

reasoned arguments.

You will build up a mathematical toolkit, which will be

both of intrinsic interest and contain the methods which

you will need to become an effective problem solver.

Being a sixth form mathemacian, though, is not solely about examinaon preparaon:

you will also have opportunies to take part in compeons, go on study visits to places

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COURSE STRUCTURE

Any A level course contains a compulsory core of pure mathemacs together with some

applied opons. Pure mathemacs is the study of mathemacal methods for their

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FURTHER MATHEMATICS

Further Mathematics A level is offered in conjunction

with Mathematics. This combination normally forms

two of your four option choices.

What the Further Mathematics course is not is simply

more mathematics at a similar level to the single

subject A level. Having gained a working knowledge of

the essentials, you go on to study pure mathematics

in much greater depth.

You will learn advanced techniques in areas such as dierenal equaons,

integraon and matrix theory which are fundamental to physics and engineering

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WHY STUDY

FURTHER MATHEMATICS?

Many students take Further Mathemacs

simply because they enjoy mathemacs

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MODERN LANGUAGES

We follow the AQA specicaon in all three languages at both AS and A2 level because we

feel that the recently updated AQA specicaon is most relevant to our students and more

in line with the aims and objecves of MFL at the Grange.

COURSE STRUCTUREThe specicaon content is dened by the following list of topics on which the

examinaons will be based:

AQA AS Level

Media: Television, Adversing,

Communicaon Technology.

Popular Culture: Cinema, Music,

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AQA AS

Unit 1 (TL1)

Listening, Reading and Wring

70% of AS, 35% of A-level - 2 hours wrien

examinaon - 110 marks

Unit 2 (TL2)

Oral Examinaon30% of AS, 15% of A-level

35 minutes of speaking test (including 20

minutes preparaon) - 50 marks

AQA A2

Unit 3 (TL3)

Listening, Reading and Wring

35% of A-level - 2 hours wrien

examinaon - 110 marks

Unit 4 (TL4)

Oral examinaon

15% of A-level

35 minutes of speaking test (including 20

minutes preparaon) - 50 marks

WHY STUDY MFL?

In language work, formal translaons and

grammacal exercises will now involve

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for success at examinaon level but to give

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compeve job-market, one where the

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FRENCH

COURSE STRUCTURE

For French AS level and A level the AQA specicaon is used.

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Une vie saine and La famille et les relaons personnelles.

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A detailed study of at least one novel or collecon of short stories,

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The themes/ideas/messages of the author

How these themes/ideas/messages are expressed

What/who inuences/inspires the author? Why does he/she feel as he/she does?

A personal evaluaon of the authors work: Why do I enjoy reading the

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A dramast or poet from a target language speaking country/community

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How these themes/ideas/messages are expressed

What/who inuences/inspires the dramast/poet?

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Sixth Form French students will be travelling to Paris in February 2015 to assist their study

of the A2 Cultural Topics .

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GERMAN

COURSE STRUCTURE

For German AS level and A level the AQA specicaon is used.

During the AS level you will study topics such as die Medien, Tourismus, Gesundheit,

Jugendkultur, Freizeit und Sport, Verhltnisse, and Familie.

These will then be followed at A2 level by die Umwelt, Immigraon, Rassismus,

Terrorismus, Reichtum und Armut, Krimimalitt, Recht und Ordnung, die Technologie,

Gentechnik und Forschung und Wissenscha. During the upper-sixth, you will carry out

two cultural studies from a selecon of literature and lms. You will then be assessed on

your knowledge of these in the A level speaking and wring exams.

As an integral part of both the AS and A2 course, you will also spend me each week talking

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give you regular pracce to help you perform your best in the oral examinaon.

Language lessons consist of many acvies: apart from reading, speaking, listening and

wring using text books, you will have regular lessons in the new language laboratory,

where you will use authenc material to enhance your language skills. Other authenc

material such as the Internet, newspapers, magazines, lms, programmes and songs will

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] The ideas/techniques of the arst, plus personal appraisal

] The importance of the arst both in his/her own

lifeme and later

] A personal evaluaon: Why do I nd this arst so interesng

THE CULTURAL TOPIC OPTIONS FOR AQA A2

GERMAN (2014-2015)

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] What/who inuences/inspires the author? Why does he/shefeel as he/she does?

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SPANISH

COURSE STRUCTURE

For Spanish AS level and A level the AQA specicaon is used.

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MUSIC

The continued study of Music at A level is an option

worthy of serious consideration by all who have an

interest in music and reasonable competence on an

instrument or as singers. Prospective candidates willnormally have gained a good grade in GCSE Music.

COURSE STRUCTURE

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Composion or Arranging

30% of AS / 15% of A level

UNIT 3

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ASSESSMENT

COMPOSITION

Units 1 and 4 are assessed by a wrien

examinaon in June of the examinaon

year. There are no January re-sits in Music.

Units 2 and 5 are completed during

controlled coursework me in the Spring

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internally and sent for external moderaon.

The performances for Unit 6 are recorded

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WHY STUDY MUSIC?

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PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy is different from other academic

disciplines in that it teaches you not what to

think but how to think; it is the critical analysis

of fundamental questions.

Philosophy instils a set of skills that will have adirect application in every area of academic

and commercial life.

These core skills are highly prized by universies and employers alike, and

include the ability to think clearly, logically and creavely, to communicate

arculately and precisely, and to analyse crically and rigorously.

It should not be too much of a revelaon, therefore, to discover that

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which will extend the intellectual disposions of the most talented of students.

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COURSE STRUCTURE

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four units in a cumulave approach;

two introductory units full the AS

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the Advanced qualicaon.

AS

UNIT 1

An introducon to Philosophy 1

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queson on Reason and experience

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UNIT 2

An introducon to Philosophy 2

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queson and one essay queson.

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four units of study. The cumulave score

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at A2] determines the overall grade. The

two AS papers are equally weighted;

each examinaon is one and a half hours

duraon with two quesons on each of

the areas of the specicaon studied; the

total for each paper is 100 UMS. The two

A2 papers are weighted as follows; Unit

3- Mind and Epistemology,- 60%, Unit 4-

Descartes Meditaons,- 40%.

WHY STUDY PHILOSOPHY?

Philosophy is not a theory, but an acvity.

[Philosophical Invesgaons. 109. 1953]

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PHYSICS

Physics is the study of matter and energy at a

fundamental level. Using the tools provided by

Mathematics, physicists unravel the rules by which

nature operates, developing theories and testing

them against experiment.

COURSE STRUCTURE

It is likely that students will take the AQA Physics A level course from September 2015.

A level topics

1. Measurements: uncertaines in measurements, SI units, esmaon

2. Parcles and Radiaon: atomic structure, parcle physics, spectra

^; Waves: interference, diracon

4. Mechanics: kinemacs,projecles, Newtons Laws, energy in mechanics

5. Electricity: circuit calculaons, EMF, resisivity

6. Further Mechanics: Simple Harmonic Moon

_; Thermal Physics: heat transfer, kinec theory of maer

`; Fields: gravity, orbits, magnec elds

b; Nuclear Physics: radioacve decay, nuclear instability

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PROGRESSION

OPPORTUNITIES

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qualicaon, leading to a huge range of

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oen go on to take degrees in subjects

such as Engineering, Physics, Mathemacs,

Chemistry, Economics and Medicine.


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RELIGIOUS STUDIES

To study Ethics in the Sixth Form, it is not necessary to have taken

the subject at GCSE. A student entering with a good range of

subjects and satisfactory grades, together with the willingness and

competence to achieve success, will do well on this course.

COURSE STRUCTURE

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course of the year is divided between the two senior members of sta in the department.

A STUDY OF ETHICS

This focuses on a crical, reecve and in-

depth study of aspects of Moral Philosophy

(Ethics) as well as its applicaon to modern

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specicaon are:

Ulitarianism and teleological thinking;

developments within Ulitarianism and

the applicaon of this theory to one

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legalism and annomianism

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value of human life; what it means to be

human; fatalism and free-will; equality

and dierence

Issues of aboron and euthanasia; the

right to life; self-determinaon and

present legislaon, including its impact

on religious and moral atudes

A STUDY OF ETHICS 2

This comprises of a connuing invesgaon

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ADVANCED LEVEL (A2)

The Advanced level (A2) consists of a

further two units, which invesgate some

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quesons facing society both naonally and

internaonally.

RELIGION AND ETHICS

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UNIVERSITY DESTINATIONS

UNIVERSITY DESTINATIONS OF GRANGE SCHOOL STUDENTS

2007 - 2014

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