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Title: Expectations in the Sixth Form


1
Year 11 Information Evening Monday 28th September
2
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

3
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

4
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
5
Making your Subject Choices
6
Pick 4 subjects in Y12Expect to continue 3 into
Y13
7
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

8
Taster LessonsWeek beginning 16 November
  • Business Studies
  • Economics
  • Film Studies
  • Music Technology
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Psychology

9
Timetable for Choices
  • Provisional Choices 23 November
  • Parents Evenings 4 8 Feb
  • Firm Choices 11 February
  • Results Day 24 August

10
A Level Subjects available2010-12
11
Humanities Faculty
  • Geography
  • History
  • Theology

12
Languages Faculty
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Latin
  • Classical Civilisation

13
English Faculty
  • English Language
  • English Language and Literature
  • Film Studies

14
PPE Faculty
  • Business Studies
  • Economics
  • Politics
  • Philosophy

15
Mathematics Faculty
  • Mathematics
  • Further Maths (2 ALs)

16
ADIT Faculty
  • Art
  • Information Technology
  • DT-Systems and Control
  • DT -Product Design

17
Performing Arts
  • Music
  • Music Technology
  • Theatre Studies
  • Physical Education

18
Science Faculty
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Psychology

19
29 subjects
20
Ground Floor Upper Floor
  •  
  • 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

21
Some Options
  • The Options Booklet and this powerpoint are
    available as downloads on the BMS Website

22
Traditional
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Maths
  • Theatre Studies
  • English
  • Art
  • Philosophy

23
Complementary options
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Economics
  • Mathematics

24
The Outlier
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Politics

25
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)

26
Be aware
  • If you choose too many subjects with a high
    coursework component eg
  • Art
  • Design Technology
  • ICT
  • Drama

27
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

28
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.

29
This is why students need to seek advice
30
The nature of Exams in the Sixth Form
  • Modular
  • Resits

31
Modular Exams(based on a 4 module AL)
NB These boundaries are based on UMS (uniform
mark scheme) marks.
32
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

33
Importance of GCSEs
  • for A Level Predictions
  • for Oxbridge Russell Group offers
  • for getting into the Sixth Form

34
Good Luck with your GCSEs
35
Any Questions ?
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