This course is 100% internal assessment of six pieces of portfolio work including:

• The Business Environment
• Business Resources
• Business Communication
• Starting a Small Business
• Introduction to Marketing
• Creative Product Promotion

This course is made up of six units:
Performing to an audience, Dance appreciation, Dance improvisation, Urban dance, Jazz dance and Physical theatre.

This course follows six units over the two years:

• The body in action
• Health and safety in sport
• Training and fitness for sport
• Fitness testing for sport and exercise
• Sports nutrition
• Technical and tactical skills in sport

You will study six units over 2 years, two of which are core units (rehearsing and performing).  All are practical, vocationally orientated and reflect the performing arts industry.

This course is a practical applied learning course.  Students learn by completing projects and assignments that are based on typical work place situations with a fashion and textiles focus.
Students gain knowledge and understanding of materials, techniques and processes, used within fashion and textiles.  The projects include designing and making a variety of fashion and clothing pieces.  Students also have the opportunity to extend and enrich their knowledge through gallery, workshop and exhibition visits.
Across the two years students will complete a variety of projects that will contribute to 6 units of work.  there is no final examination.  All units are assessed and then a final grade will be awarded of Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction*
The OCR National Certificate is equivalent to 1 A Level and therefore can be taken slongside other awards and A/AS Levels.

• Two externally assessed units: music performance process and a music performance project.
• A specialist unit in composing, followed by three other specialist units selected from six options.

18 units course all assessed internally.
Core units:

• Communication and Employability Skills for IT
• Computer Systems
• Information Systems
• Impact of the Use of IT on Business Systems
• Organisational Systems Security
• e-Commerce

Remaining units will be optional choices.

Suitable for students who wish to progress in the leisure industry or similar career pathway.  Students that have completed the BTEC L2 or equivalent will benefit from the course progressions.
The course follows 12 units over the two years:

• Sports injuries
• Sports nutrition
• Health and safety in sport
• The body in action
• Fitness testing for sport and exercise
• Technical and tactical skills in sport
• Rules, regulations and officiating in sport
• Training and fitness for sport
• Psychology for sports performance

18 Units which include many aspects of business including units on:-

• Intro to work experience
• The Business Environment
• Business Communication
• Introduction to Marketing
• Business Resources
• Starting a Small Business
• Creative Product Promotion
• Developing Team in Business
• Understanding Business Ethics
• Understanding health and safety in the workplace
• Aspects of contract + business law
• The impact of communications technology on business
• Market research in business
• Business accounting

Note: Five units still to be decided.
All assessment is internal.  This course is 100% coursework.
This course contains one day a week work experience.  Currently Monday, all day.

Higher education

Preparation for entering the workplace

Students study 3 modules:

• Molecules and cells
• Exchange, transport and reproduction
• Energy and the environment
  

The course builds on the knowledge and understanding of GCSE Double Award Science or GCSE Biology.  The course helps to develop a greater understanding of biological facts together with an appreciation of their significance in new and changing situations.  Practical work and fieldwork are a vital part of the course.

The course is suitable for students who:

• Continue to enjoy a personal interest in the study of living organisms
• Recognise the responsible use of biology in society

This course will appeal to students who:

• Have an interest in the study of living organisms
• Enjoy carrying out investigations in the laboratory or as a field work
• Are interested in the developments of 'new' biology topics such as; genetic engineering and the impact on society
• Are looking towards careers in the health related professions, biotechnology or ecology and the environment

This course is 100% exam-based.  There are two modules in the first year and a further two should you choose to continue on to A2.

AS units Unit 1: Developing New Business Ideas
           Unit 2b: Business Economics

A2 units Unit 3: International Business
           Unit 4b: The Wider Economic Environment and Business

Business and Economics introduces students to the business world, the economy in which it operates and the world of work.  This gives students a good understanding of the issues that will affect them in their future lives, such as interest rates, unemployment, recruitment, inflation and supply & demand.

The course mixes theory with real world examples.

This course can lead to:

• Full A Level (A2 in Economics and Business)
• Preparation for work or to set-up your own business

Assessed through three units:

Unit 1 - Introductory Chemistry, assessed by a written examination of 1 hour 15 minutes consisting of structures, short-answer questions.
Unit 2 - Bonding and Reactions: assessed by a written examination of 1 hour 30 minutes and contains short, structured questions and a comprehension exercise based on a passage of chemistry printed in the question paper.
Unit 3 - Practical skills, assessed by an internal practical.

This course can lead to:
Degree courses in chemistry, environmental science, medicine and pharmacy.  Higher national programmes in chemical science, sports studies,beauty therapy, applied biology, engineering, agriculture, animal management or horticulture.  Employment in the areas of pharmacy and biotechnology are possible.

AS English Literature focuses on an area of study called 'The Struggle for Modern Identity.'  Candidates will study three set texts in detail and three texts as wider reading.  These texts will cover prose, poetry and plays.

The AS has two units:
Unit 1:  Texts in Context
This unit assesses the candidate's poetry, set text and wider reading.  There are two questions and the unit is worth 60% of the total AS.
Unit 2:  Creative Study
This unit assesses the prose and drama set texts.  Candidates produce a coursework folder containing two pieces of writing, one a critical essay on the texts and the other a more creative piece of writing.  The total coursework folder needs to be between 2,000 and 2,500 words.  This unit is worth 40% of the total AS.

This course can lead to a degree in English, journalism, PR or teaching.

AS Unit 1: Physical and Human Geography
Study rivers, floods and management, coastal environments, population change and food supply issues.
Students will sit a two-hour examination worth 70% of the AS (35% of A Level).
AS Unit 2: Geographical skills
Develop investigative ICT, graphical, cartographical, statistical and research skills through fieldwork. 
Students will sit a one hour exam worth 30% of the AS (15% of A Level).
A2 Unit 3: Contemporary Geographical Issues.
Study ecosystems challenge and change, weather and climate and associated hazards, development and globalisation, contemporary conflicts and challenges.
Students will sit a one hour exam worth 30% of A Level.
A2 Unit 4b: Geographical issues evaluation.
Structured short + extended Qs based on an advance information booklet.
Students sit a one and a half hour examination worth 20% of A level.

Excellent preparation for almost any degree due to its broad skills base (numeracy, literacy, data handling, cognitive work, research skills etc.).
Alternatively it provides a route in to a wide range of careers including PR, marketing, journalism, accountancy etc.

At AS Level students demonstrate their spoken, written, listening and comprehension skills through a number of different topic areas.
A2 Level is similar but is a more in-depth study of two areas.

This course can lead to a career in translation, teaching, work in the travel & tourism industry.  Languages give you broader career options.

Students will:

• Develop a coherent knowledge of the past;
• Develop and apply understanding of historical concepts - including explanation, evidence, interpretations and significance;
• Develop the techniques of critical thinking in a historical context;
• Develop critical awareness of a range of historical issues;
• Develop the ability to communicate historical arguments and conclusions;

Topics include; Elizabeth I, The American Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement in the USA.

A number of degree courses, careers in media, teaching, politics, journalism, the police and market research.

This is an exciting up-to-date IT course that will complement other AS subjects.  Candidates will use their presentation knowledge and skills to create a portfolio of different communications.

They will cover how organisations use ICT to access and exchange information.  They will produce a specification for an ICT system to meet the needs of a given user.  In the second year, part of their coursework is to produce a user friendly interactive multimedia system.  The course is a combination of exams and coursework.

Units include:

• Using ICT to Communicate
• How Organisations Use ICT
• ICT Solutions for Individuals and Society
• Interactive Multimedia Products

The course can lead to:

• A Level ICT (A2)
• A career in the IT industry

• Students complete 3 units - 2 pure, 1 of either statistics or mechanics
  
• Final grade is based on 3 x 1.5 hour exams (one hour per unit)
  
• Pure units cover - surds, polynominals, proofs, trigonometry, geometry, series, sequences, differentiation, integration function and logs
  

The course can lead to A2 in Mathematics.  A wide range of careers including accountancy, marketing, business and a variety of university degrees.

There are 2 units in the AS part of the course.

FM1 - Exam
Topics covered include British and American Cinema (this year we have covered 'The Departed,' 'Dirty Pretty Things' and 'The Godfather' among many others) and Producers and Audiences.

FM2 - Coursework
Students must write 1,500 words on an extract from a film of their choice and then a creative piece (moving image or a digital storyboard) in a small group focusing on camera angles, mis-en-scene and sound.  Students will watch film but will also be expected to incorporate theory and production factors in their analysis.

Film is a growing industry.  Students can develop their knowledge and specialise in a specific are of Film at University.  Future careers could include advertising, film/TV production, marketing and journalism.

• Assessed through 3 Assessment Modules plus one coursework task
• Each unit is assessed by a written paper containing short structured questions
• Coursework is assessed by students submitting evidence in each of four skill areas: planning, implementing, analysing evidence and drawing conclusions and evaluating evidence and procedures.
  

This course can lead to:
Careers in medicine, computing and even finance.  About one third of all physicists work in public service industries, one third in private industries and about one third in secondary and higher education.  The career opportunities for physicists are infinite.  Employers today actively seek out people who can prove their ability to think logically, understand complex ideas and apply them to the real world.  Whether you want to pursue a career in science, the media, education, business or a host of other fields, physics can help give you the edge.

You will study a variety of areas within the subject including social behaviour, abnormal behaviour, how individuals develop from birth and the way that biological factors can influence behaviour.  There will also be a lot of emphasis on understanding how psychologists do their work - carrying out investigations through experiments, observation and surveys.

AS: Cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, biological psychology, social psychology, individual differences, research methods.

A2: Topics in psychology, psychopathology, psychology in action, research method.

5 A*-C at GCSE including a B grade in English and Science.

An A level qualification in sociology can lead to a range of careers or further study including social researcher, teacher, policy advisor, journalist, lawyer and social worker.  You will gain knowledge and understanding of how society functions plus valuable skills in social research and statistical analysis.

This is a six unit modular course; which incorporate the following areas of the Travel & Tourism industry.  3 units make up the AS Level and 3 make up the A2.  Both AS + A2 are 33% examination and 66% coursework.

• Definitions of different types of tourism
• The history of travel and tourism
• The structure of the UK travel and tourism industry
• Travel and tourism at different scales
• Practical aspects of customer care
• Case studies of travel and tourism within Europe
• Constructing tourism itineraries
• Marketing and promotion within the travel and tourism industry
• Responsible tourism
• Researching topical issues in travel and tourism