studying in the sixth form gce advanced level courses
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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