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Sixth Form : A-Level Options |
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The most important criterion for choosing a subject MUST be that you enjoy it.
There is little point in
choosing a subject just because you were good at it at GCSE level: A level studies are, in the main, totally
unlike their GCSE counterparts.
The pattern of A levels from September 2000 saw the introduction of a two-part A-level. The first part, the
AS level, is delivered in the Lower Sixth year. In the majority of subjects this consists of three modules taken
in January and/or June of the Lower Sixth year. At the end of this year scholars will be awarded an AS
qualification.
The new AS qualification will be half an A level in terms of the content, but measured at a standard
intermediate between GCSE and A level.
Scholars may choose to stop the subject at the end of the Lower Sixth year, or to continue on with the second
half of the syllabus, the A2 qualification. For the majority of subjects will, again, be divided into three parts
examined in January and/or June.
At the end of the two year course, the AS plus the A2 will give the scholar the full A-level.
The majority of Bedstone sixth formers will take the equivalent of four A levels. This can be in the form of
three full A levels plus two AS levels (one of which will be General Studies) or two A levels and four AS
levels (one of which will be General Studies). In the first year of the course four subjects plus General Studies
will be taken. In the second year of the course either two or three subjects will be pursued to A level and
either one or two AS levels may be taken up by candidates based upon the academic potential.
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English |
| English as a Second Language |
| Modern Languages |
| Mathematics |
| Biology |
| Physics |
| Chemistry |
| Geography |
| History |
| Business Studies |
| Design Technology |
| Art |
| History of Art |
| Sports Studies / Physical Education |
| Equestrian Studies |
| Music |
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