studying in the sixth form gce advanced level courses

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

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 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

A2 exams

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 6th Academic Review December 3rd Main Parents’ Evening January 5th Mock examinations start February 8th School reports issued March 14th Academic Review May/June Public examination period Mid-June Begin Year 13 work.

Start of UCAS process. August 18th Results published