Y13 Curriculum Outlines 2008-9
YEAR 13 CURRICULUM OUTLINES 2007-8
Subjects are arranged in alphabetic order, and the level for each subject is shown.
Students normally take 3 A2 levels. In addition all students take part in Recreation PE and in Personal Development through Tutor Time, Assemblies and other events/activities.
Subjects are arranged in 5 blocks.
Art A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Boundaries Project
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Boundaries Project
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Boundaries Project
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Exam Paper Question and Exam Preparation
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Exam Preparation
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Exam Preparation
Biology A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Inheritance, Evolution and Ecosystems
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Inheritance, Evolution and Ecosystems
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Physiology and the Environment. Coursework.
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Physiology and the Environment. Coursework.
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Physiology and the Environment. Coursework.
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Examination
Business Studies A2 level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Unit 2876 Further People in Organisations
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Unit 2876 Further People in Organisations
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Unit 2876 External Examination / Retake 2871 / Unit 2878 Business Project
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Unit 2878 Business Project / Unit 2880 Business Strategy
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Unit 2880 Business Strategy / Pre-release Business Case Unit 2880
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: External Examination Unit 2880 Business Strategy
Economics A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Module 4: Market structures - perfect competition, oligopoly and monopoly;
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Module 4: Market structures - perfect competition, oligopoly and monopoly;
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Module 5: Development economics - policies and principles; Module 6: Global economy; Synoptic module
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Module 5: Development economics - policies and principles; Module 6: Global economy; Synoptic module
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Module 5: Development economics - policies and principles; Module 6: Global economy; Synoptic module
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Examination
English A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Preparation for Coursework; Hamlet ~ Shakespeare
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Coursework Texts:
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Coursework Redrafting; Poetry of P. B. Shelley;
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term:
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term:
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Examination
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: All My Sons ~ Arthur Miller;
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Poems of Owen and Sassoon; Strange Meeting ~ Susan Hill
French A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Customs, traditions, beliefs, religion; Energy, pollution and the environment
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: The European Union; Politics and citizenship
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Worldwide problems; Campaigning, organisations and charities
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Revision of topics and grammar
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Key skills
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Examinations
Geography A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Weather and Climate : Global weather, forecasting and climate machinery. Population and Economy : Global and national population change and managing change.
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Weather and Climate : Global weather and climate and climate change. Population and Economy : Causes, impacts and key issues of International migration.
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Ecosystems : Defining and valuing ecosystems using examples. Globalisation and Economy : Factors encouraging a global economy, changes and location of activities.
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Ecosystems : Further examples , conservation and sustainability. Globalisation and Global economy : Implications of changes in economic activity, future changes and development gap/sustainable development.
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Revision
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Examinations
Graphics A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Major project Planning / Exam theory
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Major project Test pieces and planning / Exam theory
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Major project production / Exam theory
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Major project production / Exam theory
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Major project / Exam theory
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Examinations
History A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Emergence of Superpowers part II, Personal Study,
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Emergence of Superpowers part II, Personal Study,
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Depth Study on
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Revision
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Revision
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Examinations
ICT A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Module 2515: Communications Technology and its Application
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Module 2515: Communications Technology and its Application
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Module 2517: ICT Systems and Systems Management/ Module 2516 ICT Project
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Module 2517: ICT Systems and Systems Management/ Module 2516 ICT Project
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Module 2517: ICT Systems and Systems Management/ Module 2516 ICT Project
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Module 2517: ICT Systems and Systems Management/ Module 2516 ICT Project
Law A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Complete Module 4 on criminal law, focussing on involuntary manslaughter, non-fatal offences and defences
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Start M5 - Theft Act 1968 then revision of M4 for January exam
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Rest of M5 - other offences against property , then defences
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Rest of M5 - other offences against property , then defences
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: M6 and series of questions for discussion on law and morals, law and justice, law and equity
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Revision of all aspects of M5 and M6 and exam practice
Maths A2 Level
Autumn Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Core 3 Syllabus for exam January: ~ Review Functions, Transforming Graphs, Trigonometry
Autumn Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Natural Logs, Differentiation, Integration, Solids of Revolution, Numerical Methods, Proof
Spring Term 2009 ~ First Half Term: Core 3 Exam then: ~ Core 4 and Mechanics 2 Syllabus for examination in June: Leibniz Harmonic, Moments, Remainder Theorem, Partial Fractions, Centre of Mass, Parametric Equations, Binomial Theorem, Variable Acceleration
Spring Term 2009 ~ Second Half Term: Trigonometric Formulae, Differential Equations, Uniform Circular motion, Exponential Growth & Decay, Work/Energy/Power, Differentiation of Parametric Equations, Integration with Partial Fractions, Hooke's Law, Vectors 2D & 3D
Summer Term 2009 ~ First Half Term: Motion in a vertical circle, Vectors continued , Revision
Summer Term 2009 ~ Second Half Term: Revision ~ Core 4 and Mechanics 2 exams
Performing Arts / Production A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Unit 4: Employment Opportunities in the Performing Arts. Students learn about the variety of employment opportunities in the performing arts, giving them an understanding of possible vocational routes.
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Unit 4: Employment Opportunities in the Performing Arts. Students pick a vocational area that they are interested in and organise an event to gain practical experience of this career. They present their work as a portfolio of their experience.
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Unit 5: Advanced Performance Practice or Unit 6: Advanced Production Practice. Students choose to specialise in either performance or production skills and gain a thorough understanding of these skills by organising a performance.
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Unit 7: Production Delivery. Students will have the opportunity to develop, rehearse and deliver an entire performance as either an actor or technician. This will result in an examined performance.
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Unit 7: Production Delivery. Students continue to prepare for and take their performance exam.
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Examinations
Physics A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Further physics. Circular motion. Oscillations. Work and energy. Molecular kinetic theory. Heating and working. Capacitance and exponential decay. Momentum concepts. Quantum phenomena.
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Further physics. Circular motion. Oscillations. Work and energy. Molecular kinetic theory. Heating and working. Capacitance and exponential decay. Momentum concepts. Quantum phenomena.
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Fields and their applications. Electric and gravitational fields. Magnetic fields. Nuclear energy. Particle accelerators and detectors. Exponential decay. Experimental work. Planning, implementing, analysing evidence and drawing conclusions. Evaluating evidence and procedures. Linking experiment and theory.
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Fields and their applications. Electric and gravitational fields. Magnetic fields. Nuclear energy. Particle accelerators and detectors. Exponential decay. Experimental work. Planning, implementing, analysing evidence and drawing conclusions. Evaluating evidence and procedures. Linking experiment and theory.
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Fields and their applications. Electric and gravitational fields. Magnetic fields. Nuclear energy. Particle accelerators and detectors. Exponential decay. Experimental work. Planning, implementing, analysing evidence and drawing conclusions. Evaluating evidence and procedures. Linking experiment and theory.
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Examination
Politics A2 Level
Autumn Term 2008 ~ First Half Term:
Autumn Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term:
Spring Term 2009 ~ First Half Term:
Spring Term 2009 ~ Second Half Term: SYNOPTIC PAPER
Summer Term 2009 ~ First Half Term: REVISION
Summer Term 2009 ~ Second Half Term: EXAMINATIONS
Psychology A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Social Psychology (Relationships), Physiological Psychology (Sleep & Dreamimg), Developmental Psychology (Personality, Gender & Adolescence)
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Social Psychology (Relationships),Physiological Psychology(Sleep & Dreamimg), Developmental Psychology (Personality, Gender & Adolescence)
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Individual Differences (Psychopathology & Treatments), Issues (Gender Bias, Cultural Bias, Use of Non-human Animals in Research)
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Individual Differences (Psychopathology & Treatments), Issues (Gender Bias, Cultural Bias, Use of Non-human Animals in Research)
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Approaches in Psychology
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Examinations
Theatre Studies/Drama A2 Level
Autumn Term 2007 ~ First Half Term: Unit 4: Devising (6344): Students will work in small groups to devise an original piece of drama based around the supplied stimulus material
Autumn Term 2007 ~ Second Half Term: Unit 4: Devising (6344): Students will work in small groups to devise an original piece of drama based around the supplied stimulus material. Assessment for this unit will include a practical performance and the submission of written coursework
Spring Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Unit 6: Text In Context II (6346): Students will work with the play 'Trojan Women' to explore the play practically from the point of view of a director. This work is in preparation for the final written exam in the summer.
Spring Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Unit 5: Text In Performance II (6345): Students will work to prepare an adaptation of a scripted play which will be presented practically to an examiner.
Summer Term 2008 ~ First Half Term: Unit 5: Text In Performance II (6345): Students will work to prepare an adaptation of a scripted play which will be presented practically to an examiner.
Summer Term 2008 ~ Second Half Term: Examinations
