Sixth Form 2022 Programme of Courses Booklet

Simon Langton Grammar Sixth Form Sixth Form Programme of Courses 2022 ‘Your future starts here’

SIMON LANGTON GRAMMAR SIXTH FORM ENTRY CRITERIA 2022 GENERAL ENTRY CRITERIA: Eight GCSE passes in full courses at grade 9 – 5 (A* – C in unreformed GCSE subjects), including Mathematics and English Language. Subject specific minimum entry criteria 12 Desired Essential Art 7 in Art (or Textiles or portfolio of work if 6 in Art (or Textiles or portfolio of work if the the subject is not studied at GCSE) subject is not studied at GCSE) Biology 7 in Biology and 6 in Maths 6 in Biology and 6 in Maths Business 7 in Business Studies or 7 in English 6 in Business Studies or 6 in English Language Language Chemistry 7 in Chemistry and 7 in Maths 6 in Chemistry and 6 in Maths Classical Civilisation 7 in Classics or 7 in English Language or 6 in Classics or 6 in English Language or English English Literature (or other humanity) Literature (or other humanity) Computer Science 7 in Computer Science and 6 in Maths 6 in Computer Science and 6 in Maths Design Engineering: DT 7 in Design Engineering: DT (or portfolio of 6 in Design Engineering: DT (or portfolio of work if the subject is not studied at GCSE) work if the subject is not studied at GCSE) Drama and Theatre Studies 7 in Drama (or 7 in English Literature if the 6 in Drama (or 6 in English Literature if the subject is not studied at GCSE) subject is not studied at GCSE) Economics 7 in Maths and/or 7 in English Language 6 in Maths and/or 6 in English Language English Literature 7 in English Literature and Language 6 in English Literature and Language Film Studies 7 in English Language 6 in English Language French 7 in French Geography 7 in Geography or contact the school if you 6 in Geography or contact the school if you have not studied the subject at GCSE have not studied the subject at GCSE German 7 in German Greek (Classical) 7 in Greek History 7 in History (or 7 in English Literature if the 6 in History (or 6 in English Literature if the subject is not studied at GCSE) subject is not studied at GCSE) Latin 7 in Latin Mathematics 7 in Mathematics Mathematics - Core 5 in Mathematics Mathematics – Further 8 in Mathematics Music 7 in Music or Grade 5 practical as a singer or instrumentalist and Grade 5 theory Music Technology 7 in Music or Grade 4 (or above) practical as a singer or instrumentalist or Grade 4 theory (or above) PE 7 in PE NB you must also be a club level 6 in PE (NB you must also be a club level games player, athlete or gymnast or at games player, athlete or gymnast or at performance standard for dance activities performance standard for dance activities (or (or 7 in Biology if the subject is not studied 6 in Biology if the subject is not studied at at GCSE) GCSE) Physics 7 in Physics and 7 in Maths 6 in Physics and 7 in Maths Politics 7 in English Language or 7 in History 6 in English Language or 6 in History Psychology 7 in Maths, English Language and Biology 6 in Maths, English Language and Biology RS 7 in RS or 7 in English Language 6 in RS or 6 in English Language Sociology 7 in English Language or 7 in English 6 in English Language or 6 in English Literature Literature Spanish 7 in Spanish Textiles 7 in Textiles or Art 6 in Textiles or Art NOTES: • Dual scientists: Grade 7 7 in Dual Science and a Grade 6 in Maths to study Science A Levels. • International applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. • Applicants who have studied non-GCSE qualifications will be assessed on a case by case basis.

ART Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Art (or Textiles or portfolio of work if the subject is not studied at GCSE) Essential: 6 in Art (or Textiles or portfolio of work if the subject is not studied at GCSE) Board Edexcel Outline of the Course Year 12: Unit 1a: ‘Change’: Looking at Still Life and Landscape. Exploring innovative drawing techniques, colour theory, large scale mixed-media pieces, oil painting and egg tempera. Unit 1b: ‘The Figure’. A portfolio project of life drawing studies in a range of media Unit 2: Thematic Unit Year 13: Unit 3a: Personal Study (Essay) Unit 3b: Personal Investigation (practical work inspired by student’ ideas) Unit 4: The Exam Unit Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Personal study (Essay) 10 weeks 12% 2 Coursework and Personal Investigation Selected from across the 2 60% year course (including 12% for the essay) 3 Examination Unit Personal development in 40% sketchbook and timed test (15 hours)

BIOLOGY Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Biology and 6 in Maths Essential: 6 in Biology and 6 in Maths Board Edexcel Outline of the Course • Topic 1: Lifestyle Health and Risk • Topic 2: Genes and Health • Topic 3: Voice of the Genome • Topic 4: Biodiversity and Natural Resources • Topic 5: On the Wild Side • Topic 6: Immunity, Infection and Forensics • Topic 7: Run for your Life • Topic 8: Grey Matter Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 33.3% 1 Examination: Topics 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 and experimental 2 hours 33.3% methods based on the Core practicals 33.3% 2 Examination: Topics 1,2,3,4,7 and 8 and experimental 2 hours methods based on the Core practicals 3 Examination: Questions from Topics 1 to 8, including 2 hours Synoptic questions which may draw on two or more different topics. A section of this paper will have questions based on a pre-released scientific article

BUSINESS Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Business Studies or 7 in English Language Essential: 6 in Business Studies or 6 in English Language Board Edexcel Outline of the Course • Unit 1: Marketing and people – Meeting customer needs, the market, marketing mix and strategy, managing people, entrepreneurs and leaders • Unit 2: Managing business activities – Raising finance, financial planning, managing finance, resource management and external influences • Unit 3: Business decisions and strategy (this theme develops the concepts introduced in Unit 2) – Business objectives and strategy, business growth, decision-making techniques, influences on business decisions, assessing competitiveness and managing change • Unit 4: Global business (this theme develops the concepts introduced in Unit 1) – Globalisation, global markets and business expansion, global marketing, global industries and multinational corporations Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Examination on Units 1 & 4 – Marketing, people and global 2 hours, 100 marks 35% business. Data response questions and two extended open response questions. 2 Examination on Units 2 & 3 – Business activities, decisions 2 hours, 100 marks 35% and strategy. Data response questions and two extended open response questions. 3 Examination on Units 1-4 (synoptic paper), based on a pre- 2 hours, 100 marks 30% released case study – Investigating business in a competitive environment. Data response questions and two extended open response questions.

CHEMISTRY Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Chemistry and 7 in Maths Essential: 6 in Chemistry and 6 in Maths Board OCR – Chemistry A Outline of the Course • Unit 1: Development of practical skills in chemistry • Unit 2: Foundations in chemistry • Unit 3: Periodic table and energy • Unit 4: Core organic chemistry • Unit 5: Physical chemistry and transition elements • Unit 6: Organic chemistry and analysis Assessment Type of Assessment Modules Duration Weighting Examined 37% 2 hours 37% 1 Periodic table, elements and physical chemistry – 1, 2, 3, 5 15 minutes 26% 15 marks multiple choice, 85 marks structured - questions on theory and practical 2 hours 15 minutes 2 Synthesis and analytical techniques – 15 marks 1, 2, 4, 6 1 hour multiple choice, 85 marks structured questions on 30 minutes - theory and practical 3 Unified chemistry – 70 marks structured and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 extended questions covering theory and practical Practical endorsement for chemistry – Pass / Fail - no examination

CLASSICAL CIVILISATION Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Classical Civilisation or 7 in English Language or English Literature (or other humanity) Essential: 6 in Classical Civilisation or 6 in English Language or English Literature (or other humanity) Board OCR Outline of the Course • Unit 1: The World of the Hero (H408/11) Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid – Study two of the cornerstones of Western Literature. Analyse the plot and characters present in the set books of both pieces of epic poetry and compare themes such as heroism, the role of the gods and fate, the position of women and the context in which both texts were composed. • Unit 2: Culture and the Arts: The Greek Theatre (H408/21) – This is unit takes a holistic approach to the topic. You will study two tragedy plays (Sophocles’ Oedipus the King and Euripides’ Bacchae) and one comedy play (Aristophanes’ Frogs) and analyse key themes and plot devices. Also you will look at the context in which the plays are set, theatre conventions and our sources of information on the Greek theatre and what it reveals about Greek society. • Unit 3: Beliefs and Ideas: Politics of the Late Republic (H408/33) – Study in detail the political structure of 79-43BC and key individuals such as Sulla, Julius Caesar, Cicero, Pompey and Crassus who drastically changed the political landscape of the time. Analyse set sources to look at the causes and consequences of political scandals, alliances and civil wars. Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 A series of short answer questions and longer answers 2 hours 20 minutes 40% based on set books that have been studied as part of the course. 2 A series of short answer questions based on sources 1 hour 45 minutes 30% studied as part of the course. An extract from a set play with short and longer questions based on this. 3 A series of short and longer answer questions based on 1 hour 45 minutes 30% studied sources from the course. A choice of 2 essays.

COMPUTER SCIENCE Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Computer Science and 6 in Maths Essential: 6 in Computer Science and 6 in Maths Board OCR (H446) Outline of the Course The OCR A Level in Computer Science will encourage learners to be inspired, motivated and challenged by following a broad, coherent, practical, satisfying and worthwhile course of study. It will provide insight into, and experience of how computer science works, stimulating learners’ curiosity and encouraging them to engage with computer science in their everyday lives and to make informed choices about further study or career choices. The key features of this specification encourage: • emphasis on problem solving using computers • emphasis on computer programming and algorithms • emphasis on the mathematical skills used to express computational laws and processes, eg Boolean algebra/logic and comparison of the complexity of algorithms with less emphasis on ICT • producing a slimmed down programming project which is more refined and more focused on coding • choosing the project title and problem to be solved in any suitable programming language • including agile methods Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Component 01 – Computer systems 2 hours 30 minutes 40% 2 Component 02 – Algorithms and programming 2 hours 30 minutes 40% 3 Programming project 03 – non-exam assessment assesses Year 12 and 13 20% students ability to use the knowledge and skills gained through the course to solve or investigate a practical problem

DESIGN ENGINEERING: DT Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Design Engineering: DT (or portfolio of work if the subject is not studied at GCSE) Essential: 6 in Design Engineering: DT (or portfolio of work if the subject is not studied at GCSE) Board AQA Outline of the Course This course looks at the design and manufacture of products with creativity and originality, covering a variety of practical activities with a product engineering focus. Students will develop designing and making skills looking at a range of materials, design issues, processes and manufacture and use of computers in design. We take students on a number of trips including workshops in London, furniture factory visits and a trip to see the BMW Mini Plant in Oxford. Our course regularly achieves one of the highest Value Added scores in A Level results at SLGGS and consistently achieves high grades year upon year. Students have access to one of the best equipped school workshops in the country, including a CNC cutter, laser cutter, 3D printers, lathes, sublimation printing etc as well as many, many machines and hand tools. Year 12 Students develop a range of products across 1 year in the form of a portfolio of design sheets and products such as a portable radio or a piece of conceptual furniture. Students should be able to design creatively, with skills such as drawing, rendering, 3D computer modelling and using technologies such as 3D printing will be taught early on. This allows the students to develop their skills through a variety of different projects, which is assessed internally. There is an internal examination component too based on Paper 1 which assesses core technical, design and making principles. Year 13 Using the skills learnt in Year 12, students have the opportunity to design anything, so long as it satisfies a chosen need or problem. Past projects have included: a wooden pushbike, electric guitars, chairs, bedside furniture, cots for babies, outdoor loungers designed for disability. Students are taught how to use a wide range of tools and equipment in our very well equipped design rooms. A portfolio of work is developed alongside a product. Paper 1 is assessed in Year 13, as well as Paper 2 which assesses specialist knowledge of technical design and making principles. Students have gone to study at top universities such as Brunel, Loughborough, Manchester, UCCA, Nottingham and Bournemouth to name but a few, following respected careers such as Architecture, Product Design, Engineering, illustration etc. Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Examination: Theory based Paper 1 2 hours 25% 2 Examination: Theory based Paper 2 2 hours 25% NEA Year 13 Coursework: Major Project (60 hrs) June – March 50%

DRAMA AND THEATRE STUDIES Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Drama (or 7 in English Literature if the subject is not studied at GCSE) Essential: 6 in Drama (or 7 in English Literature if the subject is not studied at GCSE) Board AQA Outline of the Course • Unit 1: Drama and theatre – Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre – Study of two set plays, one chosen from List A (drama through the ages), one chosen from List B (20th and 21st century drama) – Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre performances • Unit 2: Creating original drama (practical) – Completed in Year 12 – Process of creating devised drama – Performance of devised drama (students may contribute as performer, designer or director) – Devised piece must be influenced by the work and methodologies of one prescribed practitioner – This unit is marked by teachers and moderated by AQA. • Unit 3: Making theatre (practical) – Completed in Year 13 – Practical exploration and interpretation of three extracts, each taken from a different play. – Methodology of a prescribed practitioner must be applied to Extract 3. Extract 3 is to be performed as a final assessed piece (students may contribute as performer, designer or director) – Reflective report analysing and evaluating theatrical interpretation of all three extracts. This unit is marked by AQA. Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Written Examination – Section A: one question (from a choice) 3 hours 40% on one of the set plays from List A (25 marks). Section B: one (80 marks) two part question on a given extract from one of the set plays from List B (25 marks). Section C: one question on the work of theatre makers in a single live theatre production (30 marks) 2 Creating original drama (practical) 30% How it's assessed: Working notebook (40 marks) and Devised (60 marks) performance (20 marks) 3 Making theatre (practical) 30% How it's assessed: Performance of Extract 3 (40 marks) and (60 marks) Reflective report (20 marks)

ECONOMICS Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Maths and/or 6 in English Language Essential: 6 in Maths and/or 6 in English Language Board Edexcel Outline of the Course • Unit 1: Introduction to markets and market failure – This unit focuses on microeconomic concepts. Students will develop an understanding of nature of economics; how markets work; market failure; government intervention. • Unit 2: The UK economy – performance and policies – This unit focuses on macroeconomic concepts. Students will develop an understanding of measures of economic performance; aggregate demand; aggregate supply; national income; economic growth; macroeconomic objectives and policy. • Unit 3: Business behaviour and the labour market – This unit develops the microeconomic concepts introduced in Unit 1 and focuses on business economics. Students will develop an understanding of business growth; business objectives; revenues, costs and profits; market structures; labour market; government intervention. • Unit 4: A global perspective – This unit develops the macroeconomic concepts introduced in Unit 2 and applies these concepts in a global context. Students will develop an understanding of international economics; poverty and inequality; emerging and developing economies; the financial sector; role of the state in the macro economy. Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Markets and Business Behaviour: questions will be drawn 2 hours, 100 marks 35% from Units 1 and 3 2 The National and Global Economy: questions will be drawn 2 hours, 100 marks 35% from Units 2 and 4 3 Microeconomics and Macroeconomics: questions will 2 hours, 100 marks 30% assess content across all four units

ENGLISH LITERATURE Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in English Literature and Language Essential: 6 in English Literature and Language Board OCR Outline of the Course Year 12: ‘The Bloody Chamber’ by Angela Carter; ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley; ‘Dracula’ by Bram Stoker; A wide selection of unseen extracts on the theme of Gothic (Teacher A) ‘Hamlet’ by William Shakespeare ‘Paradise Lost’ by John Milton (Teacher B) Year 13: Continuation and Revision of Gothic texts: A wide selection of unseen extracts on the theme of Gothic (Teacher A) ‘The Dutchess of Malfi’ (Teacher B) Coursework: Poetry; Prose and Drama post 1900 (Teacher A and B) Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Examination: Two essay questions: one on ‘Hamlet’ and one 2 hours 30 minutes 40% comparing ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ and ‘Paradise Lost’ 2 Examination: One essay comparing ‘The Bloody Chamber’ 2 hours 30 minutes 40% and ‘Frankenstein’ and one essay on an unseen extract on the theme of Gothic 3 Coursework: One 1,000 word essay on a close reading of a 4 weeks 20% Poetry Anthology. One 2,000 word essay comparing two texts – one Prose and 6 weeks one Drama

FILM STUDIES Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in English Language Essential: 6 in English Language Board Eduqas (WJEC) Outline of the Course In Year 12 students will study: • 2 Hollywood films, from 1930-1960 and 1961-1990. Examples: Vertigo (Hitchcock, 1958), Bonnie and Clyde (Penn, 1967) • One US independent film post-2010. Examples: Beasts of the Southern Wild (Zeitlin, 2012) • Two films for Global Cinema. Examples: Pan’s Labyrinth (Del Toro, 2006), City of God (Meirelles, 2002) • One recent European film. Examples: Pan’s Labyrinth (Del Toro, 2006) • Year 12 students also make a production. Either: a film extract, Or: a screenplay, plus a storyboard In Year 13 students will study: • A second American film (modern, mainstream). Examples: Selma (Duvernay, 2014), LaLa Land (Chazelle, 2016) • A documentary film. Examples: The Arbor (Barnard, 2010), Amy (Kapadia, 2015) • A silent film, or group of films. Examples: Strike (Eisenstein, 1924), Sunrise (Murnau, 1927) • An experimental film, or group of films. Examples: Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) • Year 13 students complete the production they began in Year 12. Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1: Varieties Examination. Section A: Hollywood 1930-1990 2 hours 30 minutes 35% of Film and Section B: American film since 2005 Film Making Section C: British film since 1995 (two-films) 2: Global Examination. Section A: Global film 2 hours 30 minutes 35% Filmmaking Section B: Documentary film Perspectives Section C: Film movements – Silent cinema Section D: Film movements – Experimental film 3: Either a short film 6 weeks 30% Production Or a screenplay plus storyboard 2 weeks An evaluative analysis

FRENCH Minimum Entry Criteria Essential: 7 in French Board Eduqas Outline of the Course • Component 1: Speaking – This component comprises of 2 parts. The first part is a discussion on a topic chosen by the student. The second part is based on a stimulus card on one of the themes covered at A level and ensuing discussion. • Component 2: Listening, reading and translation – Students will be asked to transfer meaning from a number of audio texts and reading texts through multi choice questions, gap filling and question and answer type responses. The translations include translating one text from English to the assessed language and another from the assessed language to English. • Component 3: Critical and analytical response in writing – Students will be asked to write two essays based on a text and/or a film which has been studied in class. • Components include the following topics: culture and heritage in the Francophone world, diversity and difference, contemporary youth culture and France 1940-1950 The occupation and post war years • Texts and films – Le silence de la Mer (novel) and Les Choristes (film) Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Examination: Oral assessment – discussion on chosen topic 21-23 minutes 30% followed by discussion based on a stimulus card 2 Examination: Listening, reading and translation from target 2 hours 30 minutes 50% language to English and English to target language 3 Examination: Writing assessment – based on texts or film 2 hours 20%

GEOGRAPHY Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Geography or contact the school if you have not studied the subject at GCSE Essential: 6 in Geography or contact the school if you have not studied the subject at GCSE Board AQA Outline of the Course Year 12: • Coastal Landscapes (Section B – Physical Geography) • Global Systems and Governance (Section A – Human Geography) • Changing Places (Section B – Human Geography) • Water and Carbon (Section A – Physical Geography Holiday Work Year 12-13: Review of topics covered in Year 12 – Teams Year 13: • Hazards (Section C Physical Geography) • Population and the Environment (Section C Human Geography) • Geographical Fieldwork Investigation: 4,000 word Independent Report – Guided by teachers but student directed Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Physical Paper 2 hours 30 minutes 40% Section A: Water and carbon cycles Section B: either Hot desert systems and landscapes or Coastal systems and landscapes or Glacial systems and landscapes Section C: either Hazards or Ecosystems under stress 2 Human Paper 2 hours 30 minutes 40% Section A: Global systems and global governance Section B: Changing places Section C: either Contemporary urban environments or Population and the environment or Resource security 3 Students complete an individual investigation which must 3,000-4,000 words 20% include data collected in the field. The individual investigation must be based on a question or issue defined and developed by the student relating to any part of the specification content.

GERMAN Minimum Entry Criteria Essential: 7 in German Board Eduqas Outline of the Course • Component 1: Speaking – This component comprises of 2 parts. The first part is a discussion on a topic chosen by the student. The second part is based on a stimulus card on one of the themes covered at A level and ensuing discussion. • Component 2: Listening, reading and translation – Students will be asked to transfer meaning from a number of audio texts and reading texts through multi choice questions, gap filling and question and answer type responses. The translations include translating one text from English to the assessed language and another from the assessed language to English. • Component 3: Critical and analytical response in writing – Students will be asked to write two essays based on a text and/or a film which has been studied in class. • Components include the following topics: Being a young person in German speaking society, understanding the German speaking world, diversity and difference and the making of modern Germany 1989 onwards. • Texts and films – Ich fühl mich so fifty fifty (novel) and Goodbye Lenin (film) Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Examination: Oral assessment – discussion on chosen topic 21-23 minutes 30% followed by discussion based on a stimulus card 2 Examination: Listening, reading and translation from target 2 hours 30 minutes 50% language to English and English to target language 3 Examination: Writing assessment – based on texts or film 2 hours 20%

GREEK (CLASSICAL) Minimum Entry Criteria Essential: 7 in Greek Board OCR Outline of the Course • Unit 1: Unseen translation – Students build their knowledge of the Classical Greek language to become familiar with the vocabulary and linguistic structures. • Unit 2: Prose composition or comprehension – Students develop and demonstrate their detailed understanding of Classical Greek vocabulary and linguistic structures through either: – Translating unseen material from English into Classical Greek; or – Demonstrating their understanding of an unseen prose text through comprehension, translation and questions on syntax and accidence. • Unit 3: Prose literature – Students study two prose set texts: for example, the historian Thucydides and the philosopher Plato. • Unit 4: Verse literature – Students study two verse set texts: for example, the poet Homer and the playwrights, Sophocles and Euripides. – Both literature components involve translation, and writing commentaries and essays. Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Unseen translation 1 hour 45 minutes 33% (100 marks) 2 Prose/Comprehension 1 hour 15 minutes 17% (50 marks) 3 Prose Literature 2 hours 25% (75 marks) 4 Verse Literature 2 hours 25% (75 marks)

HISTORY Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in History (or 7 in English Literature if the subject is not studied at GCSE) Essential: 6 in History (or 7 in English Literature if the subject is not studied at GCSE) Board OCR Outline of the Course • Unit 1: British period study: England 1445-1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII • Unit 2: Non-British period study: The Cold War in Asia 1945-93 • Unit 3: Depth Study – China and its Rulers 1839-1989 • Unit 4: Individual Assignment – an opportunity to research and write on a topic of your choice Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Examination: The first question is a source response, 1 hour 30 minutes 25% focusing on the downfall of Henry VI, the early reign of Edward IV and the War of the Roses. The second question is an analytical essay, focusing on Richard III and Henry VII. 2 Examination: The first essay requires precise analytical 1 hour 15% thinking, whilst the second looks at the rule of the presidents and ideologies in developing aspects of the Cold war. 3 Examination: Three essay questions: The first question 2 hours 30 minutes 40% focuses on comparing and contrasting historian’s opinions of either The First Opium War, The Boxer Rebellion and The Cultural Revolution. The next section requires you to answer two thematic questions which encourage an evaluation of the themes and timing points that have led to the development of modern China. 4 Coursework: Independent Study Essay: 4,000 words: An 2 terms 20% exciting opportunity to pursue your own research interests and write an essay on a topic of your choosing. This is excellent academic preparation for competitive Russel Group university courses.

LATIN Minimum Entry Criteria Essential: 7 in Latin Board OCR Outline of the Course • Unit 1: Unseen translation – Students build their knowledge of the Latin language to become familiar with the vocabulary and linguistic structures. • Unit 2: Prose composition or comprehension – Students develop and demonstrate their knowledge of vocabulary and language structure by: – Translating unseen material from English to Latin; or – Showing understanding of an unseen prose text through comprehension and questions on grammar and syntax. • Unit 3: Prose literature – Students study two prose texts from a choice of Cicero, Tacitus, Livy or Seneca. • Unit 4: Verse literature – Students study two verse texts from a choice of Virgil, Horace, Ovid or Catullus. Both literature components involve translation, and writing commentaries and essays. Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Unseen Translation 1 hour 45 minutes 33% (100 marks) 2 Prose/comprehension 1 hour 15 minutes 17% (50 marks) 3 Prose Literature 2 hours 25% (75 marks) 4 Verse Literature 2 hours 25% (75 marks)

MATHEMATICS Minimum Entry Criteria Essential: 7 in Maths Board Edexcel Outline of the Course • Pure Maths: Proof, Algebra & Functions, Co-ordinate Geometry, Sequences & Series, Trigonometry, Exponentials & Logarithms, Differentiation, Integration, Vectors, Numerical Methods • Statistics & Mechanics: Statistical Sampling, Data Presentation & Interpretation, Probability, Statistical Distributions, Hypothesis Testing, Quantities & Units in Mechanics, Kinematics, Forces & Newton’s Laws, Moments. Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Examination: Pure Maths 2 hours 33.3% 2 Examination: Pure Maths 2 hours 33.3% 3 Examination: Statistics & Mechanics 2 hours 33.3%

MATHEMATICS IN CONTEXT (CORE MATHS) Minimum Entry Criteria Essential: 5 in Maths Board Edexcel Outline of the Course This is a one year AS course aimed to support students who are not taking A Level Mathematics, but who are taking A Level subjects with some mathematical content, such as Psychology, Biology, Geography or Business Studies. You will develop and learn to apply real-world maths skills through solving problems in various contexts, including Social Networking, Sport, Travel, Finance and Health. The maths content of the course will focus on four main areas: • Application of Statistics • Probability • Linear Programming • Sequences and Growth Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Examination: Comprehension 1 hour 40 minutes 40% 2 Examination: Applications 1 hour 40 minutes 60%

MATHEMATICS – FURTHER Minimum Entry Criteria Essential: 8 in Maths Board Edexcel Outline of the Course • Further Pure Maths 1: Proof, Complex Numbers, Matrices, Further Algebra & Functions, Further Calculus, Further Vectors. • Further Pure Maths 2: Complex Numbers, Further Algebra & Functions, Further Calculus, Polar Co-ordinates, Hyperbolic Functions, Differential Equations. • Optional Paper 3C: Further Mechanics 1: Momentum & Impulse, Collisions, Centres of Mass, Work & Energy, Elastic Strings & Springs. • Optional Paper 3D: Decision Maths 1: Algorithms & Graph Theory, Algorithms on Graphs I, Algorithms on Graphs II, Critical Path Analysis, Linear Programming. Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Examination: Further Pure Maths 1 hour 30 minutes 25% 2 Examination: Further Pure Maths 1 hour 30 minutes 25% 3 Examination: Optional Paper: Mechanics 1 hour 30 minutes 25% 4 Examination: Optional Paper: Decision Maths 1 hour 30 minutes 25%

MUSIC Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Music or Grade 5 practical as a singer or instrumentalist and Grade 5 theory Board Edexcel Outline of the Course • Unit 1: Approaches to performing The purpose of this component is to assess students’ performing skills in a solo and/or ensemble context. You will be given the opportunity to rehearse and refine performances on your chosen instrument or voice, developing technical control, expression and interpretative skills. • Unit 2: Approaches to composing The purpose of this component is to assess students’ skills in composing music. It allows you to appreciate the process of creating music. You will learn more of the processes involved in creating music through developing the technical and expressive skills needed by a composer. • Unit 3: Appraising Knowledge and understanding of musical elements, contexts and language. Application of knowledge to unfamiliar works. Application of knowledge through the context of six areas of study, each with three set works. – Vocal Music – Instrumental Music – Music for Film – Popular Music and Jazz – Fusions – New Directions Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Coursework – Performance: A public performance of one or Min. 8 mins 30% more pieces 2 Coursework – Composition: Two compositions, one set by Min. 6 mins 30% the exam board, and one either free composition or also to a brief 3 Examination: 2 hours 40% Three questions related to the set works One short melody/rhythm exercise Two essay questions based on set works and an unfamiliar extract.

MUSIC TECNOLOGY Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Music GCSE or Grade 4 (or above) practical as a singer or instrumentalist or Grade 4 theory (or above) Board Edexcel Outline of the Course Students will create a multitrack recording and a technology based composition. The recording will be completed in our studio using Logic Pro X and the composition will allow you to explore the use of synthesis, sampling/audio manipulation and sound structure. The listening and analysing exam will assess your knowledge of recording and production techniques for both corrective and creative purposes, the principles of sound and audio technology and the development of recording and production technology. The production exam will assess your knowledge and understanding of editing, mixing and production techniques, by applying them to unfamiliar materials provided by the exam board, as well as principles of audio technology. The majority of lessons will be spent composing or mixing on our iMacs or recording in the studio. Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Recording: You produce a multi-track recording. Recordings 3-3 ½ minutes 20% must include vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar and drums plus other instruments or your choice. 2 Technology-based composition: Using samples provided by 3 minutes 20% Edexcel, you are to produce a piece in a style of your choice. You will learn how to create, edit and manipulate sounds through synthesis and sampling in Logic X. 3 Listening & analysing: You will sit an exam listening to 1 hour 30 minutes 25% unstudied commercial recordings. Questions will test your knowledge of recording and production techniques, principles of sound technology and the development of recording and production technologies. 4 Producing & analysing: You will sit an exam which contains 2 hours 15 minutes (plus 35% practical elements and written questions. Using audio 10 minutes setting-up material provided by the exam board you will have to time) produce a track following given instructions.

PE Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in PE NB you must also be a club level games player, athlete or gymnast or at performance standard for dance activities (or 7 in Biology if the subject is not studied at GCSE) Essential: 6 in PE NB you must also be a club level games player, athlete or gymnast or at performance standard for dance activities (or 6 in Biology if the subject is not studied at GCSE) Board AQA Outline of the Course Factors affecting participation in physical education and sport • Section A – Applied anatomy and physiology • Section B – Skill acquisition • Section C – Sport and society Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport • Section A – Exercise physiology and biomechanics • Section B – Sport psychology • Section C – Sport and society and technology in sport Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Examination – Paper 1 Factors affecting participation in 2 hours 35% physical education and sport. The paper is divided in to 3 sections and there are multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions. 105 marks are available in total, 35 marks from each section. 2 Examination – Paper 2 Factors affecting optimal 2 hours 35% performance in physical activity and sport. The paper is divided in to 3 sections and there are multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions. 105 marks are available in total, 35 marks from each section. 3 Practical moderation – Assessment in the role of performer 30% in the full sided version of one activity. Alongside a written analysis of performance. This component is worth 90 marks.

PHYSICS Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Physics and 7 in Maths Essential: 6 in Physics and 7 in Maths Board Edexcel Outline of the Course • Unit 1: Working as a Physicist • Unit 2: Mechanics • Unit 3: Electric Circuits • Unit 4: Materials • Unit 5: Waves and the Particle Nature of Light • Unit 6: Further Mechanics • Unit 7: Electric and Magnetic Fields • Unit 8: Nuclear and Particle Physics • Unit 9: Thermodynamics • Unit 10: Space • Unit 11: Nuclear Radiation • Unit 12: Gravitational Fields • Unit 13: Oscillations Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 30% 1 Core/Advanced Physics 1 1 hour 45 minutes 30% 40% 2 Core/Advanced Physics 2 1 hour 45 minutes 3 Advanced Physics 3 2 hours 30 minutes

POLITICS Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in English Language or 7 in History Essential: 6 in English Language or 6 in History Board Edexcel Outline of the Course • Unit 1: UK Politics – Part 1: The UK Political system – Part 2: Core Ideological Ideas: Liberalism, Conservatism & Socialism • Unit 2: UK Government – Part 1: UK Parliament, Prime Minister and Judiciary – Part 2: Alternative Ideological Ideas: Feminism • Unit 3: Comparative US Politics – The US Political system and US/UK Comparative Politics Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 33.3% 1 Written Examination 2 hours 33.3% 33.3% 2 Written Examination 2 hours 3 Written Examination 2 hours

PSYCHOLOGY Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Maths, English Language and Biology Essential: 6 in Maths, English Language and Biology Board AQA Outline of the Course • Paper 1 – Memory (eg why do we forget things? Can we trust eye-witness testimony?) – Attachments (eg why do infants become attached to their parents?) – Social Influence (eg why do we change our behaviour when part of a group?) – Psychopathology (eg what are the most common mental disorders? Can they successfully be treated?) • Paper 2 – Approaches (eg which approach to Psychology is the most scientific?) – Biopsychology (eg can we understand human behaviour solely in terms of biology?) – Research Methods (ie how do psychologists collect and analyse data?) • Paper 3 – Issues and Debates in Psychology (eg what are the key issues faced by psychologists today?) – Gender (eg is gender the product of genetic factors or upbringing?) – Schizophrenia (eg why does schizophrenia develop and how can it be treated?) – Aggression (eg why are some people more aggressive than others?) Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Examination: multiple choice, short answer and extended 2 hours 33.3% writing questions 2 Examination: multiple choice, short answer and extended 2 hours 33.3% writing questions 3 Examination: multiple choice, short answer and extended 2 hours 33.3% writing questions

RS Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in RS or 7 in English Language Essential: 6 in RS or 6 in English Language Board Eduqas Outline of the Course • Component One – Study of Religion (Christianity): Religious beliefs, values and teachings and how they vary historically and in the contemporary world; key moral principles, beliefs about the self, death and the afterlife; sources of wisdom and authority; significant social and historical developments; practices which shape religious identity; religion and society • Component Two – Religion and Ethics: Ethical language and thought; three normative ethical theories; the application of ethical theory to two personal, societal or global issues; how ethical language in the modern era has changed over time • Component Three – Philosophy of Religion: Philosophical arguments for the existence of God; The nature of religious experience; Problem of evil and suffering; Philosophical language; critiques of religious belief Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1-3 Students will sit three 2 hour papers, one on each of the 2 hours (per paper) 33.3% of the topics (Philosophy, Ethics and Christianity). Within each qualification exam there will be Section A and Section B, students will (per paper) choose one out of two questions set in section A and one out of three questions set in Section B. Each question set comprises of Part A (20 marks) and Part B (30 marks).

SOCIOLOGY Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in English Language or 7 in English Literature Essential: 6 in English Language or 6 in English Literature Board AQA Outline of the Course • Unit 1 (Education with Theory and Methods): Education; Methods in Context; Theory and Methods – Within this unit we look at the role education plays in society, and who it benefits. We investigate why some social groups get better GCSE results and whether this is due to factors inside or outside of school. – We also explore the research methods that are used to reach such conclusions, and how this can affect our viewpoint of society. • Unit 2 (Topics in Sociology): Families and Households; The Media – Here we look at the role of the family in maintaining the structure of society and explore how the family has changed over time and whether this is positive or negative; including the increase in nuclear lone-parent and reconstituted families. – In the media topic we examine the extent to which the media has an impact on audiences within society and who it benefits through the ownership, selection and presentation of the news. We also study how age, social class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability are represented within the media. • Unit 3 (Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods): Crime and Deviance; Theory and Methods – Crime and Deviance explores why some groups are more likely to commit crimes than others. We evaluate different ways of lowering crime, from tougher punishments to early intervention and investigate the role crime has in society. – Theory and methods takes an evaluative glance at different sociological perspectives and asks questions such as whether Sociology should be a science and whether it’s possible to be objective and value free in Sociological research. Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Examination: short answer and extended writing questions 2 hours 33.3% 2 Examination: extended writing questions 2 hours 33.3% 3 Examination: short answer and extended writing questions 2 hours 33.3%

SPANISH Minimum Entry Criteria Essential: 7 in Spanish Board Eduqas Outline of the Course • Component 1: Speaking – This component comprises of 2 parts. The first part is a discussion on a topic chosen by the student. The second part is based on a stimulus card on one of the themes covered at A level and ensuing discussion. • Component 2: Listening, reading and translation – Students will be asked to transfer meaning from a number of audio texts and reading texts through multi choice questions, gap filling and question and answer type responses. The translations include translating one text from English to the assessed language and another from the assessed language to English. • Component 3: Critical and analytical response in writing – Students will be asked to write two essays based on a text and/or a film which has been studied in class. • Components include the following topics: travel and exploration, diversity and difference, contemporary youth culture and The two Spains from 1936 onwards • Texts and films – El Otro Arbol de Guernica (novel) and Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios (film) Assessment Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Examination: Oral assessment – discussion on chosen topic 21-23 minutes 30% followed by discussion based on a stimulus card 2 Examination: Listening, reading and translation from target 2 hours 30 minutes 50% language to English and English to target language 3 Examination: Writing assessment – based on texts or film 2 hours 20%

TEXTILES Minimum Entry Criteria Desired: 7 in Textiles or Art Essential: 6 in Textiles or Art Board AQA Outline of the Course • Mini project Year 12 • Unit 1: Personal Investigation (coursework 60%) • Unit 2: Externally set assignment (practical exam 40%) Assessment Assessment is through weekly individual tutorials and formal assessments at a number of points in the year. Students are given work schedules to help assist the planning of their independent work. Students are expected to keep up with the schedules to enable them to gain the highest grades. The school provides the basic equipment and materials for the students to succeed. Students are required to provide A1 mount boards and any additional materials above and beyond the basic requirements they wish to purchase. Please note that the A Level work is assessed holistically across each unit Type of Assessment Duration Weighting 1 Sketchbooks and progress assessment Easter Year 12 – 60% Individual samples and progress tutorials Christmas Year 13 Sample Boards completed Critical essay written Final make 2 Sketchbooks and progress assessment February Year 13 40% Individual samples and progress tutorials March/April Year 13 Sample Boards complete March/April Year 13 15 hour practical exam May Year 13

Application Process All applications to Simon Langton Grammar School Sixth Form should be made via Kent Choices by 28th February 2022. Key Dates 2021 – 2022 October 2021 – February 2022 Internal Applicants November 2021 November 2021 Subject Presentations for Year 11 students November 2021 ‘Preparation for Progression’ lessons November – December 2021 Letters re: username and password (Kent Choices) December 2021 Year 11 Mock Examinations 15th December 2021 Year 12 Students Presentations: Life in Sixth Form January 2022 Presentation ‘The Next Steps on your Langton Journey’ 27th January 2022 Year 11 Parents’ Evening February 2022 ‘A Level Subject Fair’ –Sixth Form Students 4th February 2022 Sixth Form Open Evening March 2022 Consultations 1st March 2022 A Level ‘Taster lessons’ 30th March 2022 Accept and rank offers on Kent Choices April 2022 Deadline for applications to the Sixth Form June – July 2022 Year 11 parents’ and students’ event: ‘Transition in to Year 12’ 24th, 27th, 28th June 2022 Applications for Form Guardian June – July 2022 GCSE Examinations Pre-Sixth Induction Day 25th August 2022 Summer Assignments and Endeavour Programme and Applications for Senior Prefects GCSE Results Day/Enrolment Day from 8.30am 27th January 2022 External Applicants February 2022 March 2022 Sixth Form Open Evening 1st March 2022 Consultations 30th March 2022 Accept and rank offers on Kent Choices 24th, 27th, 28th June 2022 Deadline for applications to the Sixth Form June – July 2022 Year 11 parents’ and students’ event: ‘Transition in to Year 12’ Pre-Sixth Induction Day 25th August 2022 Summer Assignments and Endeavour Programme and Applications for Senior Prefects GCSE Results Day/Enrolment Day from 8.30am