Options for Year 11 pupils from September and beyond James Slocombe Director of Studies Tom Parkinson Head of Secondary
Today sobjectives Explain what choices your son/daughter has and how those choices may impact their future Offer guidance as to how those choices are made Describe both systems available and how they lead on to University Introduce our new Sixth Form Prospectus and some key members of staff
The Route to University Year 10 & 11 IGCSEs Year 12 British System AS Levels Year 13 British System A Levels University Year 12 Spanish System Bachillerato Year 13 Spanish System Bachillerato Y10 & 11 Upper School Compulsory Education Exams Y12 Exams Sixth Form Non-compulsory Education Y13 Exams
Which System? Year 10 & 11 IGCSEs Year 12 British System AS Levels Year 12 Spanish System Bachillerato Exams
Access Requirements Year 10 & 11 IGCSEs Exams Year 12 British System AS Levels Year 12 Spanish System Bachillerato Entry into Year 12 is not automatic. It will depend on pupils achieving the required number of IGCSEs and, where appropriate, a pass in both validation subjects. - College Assessment Policy
Access Requirements The British System Year 10 & 11 IGCSEs Year 12 British System AS Levels Each pupil must achieve at least 5 [five] IGCSE pass grades between A*-C, excluding English as a Second Language and Spanish as a Foreign Language. It is expected that pupils achieve at least a B grade at IGCSE in each subject they intend to choose at AS/A-Level. Exams - College Assessment Policy
Access Requirements Year 10 & 11 IGCSEs The Spanish System Each pupil must achieve at least 5 [five] IGCSE pass grades between A*-C. Year 12 Spanish System Bachillerato - College Assessment Policy Exams
AS/A Levels The Global Academic Gold Standard designed for worldwide University access Free choice (no compulsory subjects) Less memorisation, more; Application Analysis Evaluation Encourages critical thinking Cultural of practical learning Natural continuation from IGCSE
AS/A-Levels: Choices Art & Design Biology Business Studies (Applied) Chemistry Economics English Literature French Geography History Information Technology Mathematics Further Maths Media Studies Music Physics Psychology Spanish AFL
AS/A Levels: Choices Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Option 5 Mathematics Physics Physics Physics Parte Especifica Psychology Economics Economics Economics Spanish AFL Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry P.I.S. Media Studies Biology Biology E.P.Q. History History Geography Art & Design French French English English ICT F Maths Business Psychology NOTE: These are last year s option columns and are subject to change in 2015/16
AS/A Levels All students in the current Y13 do AS/A Levels Typically 80% of our students go to University outside of Spain (the vast majority to the UK) Typically the best British Universities require 3 A-Levels to access They are concerned more with quality, not quantity of qualifications For example, it is far preferable to have 3 A-Levels at AAA than 5 A-Levels at BBBBB
LOM 2006 [Now] podranacceder a las universidades españolas, sin necesidad de realizar la prueba de acceso, los alumnos procedentes de sistemas educativos de la Unionde Europa siempre que dichos alumnos cumplan los requisitos exigidos en sus sistemas educativos para acceder a sus universidades...students will be able to access Spanish universities, without the need to sit the Spanish entrance exam [selectividad], by graduating from any other educational system of the European Union provided that such students meet the requirements of that educational system to access their universities
butitmaychange! The Spanish Government is currently consulting on how to make admission to Spanish Universities easier These changes are likely to lead to Spanish Universities establishing their own entry requirements (such as interviews, entrance tests, and external exams etc.) These changes reflect a shift towards the British model of University Access A-Levels become the only in-school requirement our students need to enter a Spanish University
Parte especifica Literatura Universal Dibujo Técnico Matemáticas I Matemáticas CCSS Física Biología Química Economía Historia del Arte
Bachillerato Academic tracks: Social Sciences or Sciences Covers a greater range of subjects Taught in Spanish Cambridge Proficiency and DELF
BACHILLERATO CIENCIAS SOCIALES Troncales de Opción (2 Subjects): - Economía - Historia del Mundo Contemporáneo - Literatura Universal Asignaturas Específicas (2 Subjects): - Cultura Científica - Francés - Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación I - Literatura Universal - Dibujo Técnico I BACHILLERATO CIENCIAS Troncales de Opción (2 Subjects): - Biología y Geología - Dibujo Técnico I - Física y Química Asignaturas Específicas (2 Subjects): - Cultura Científica - Francés - Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación I - Literatura Universal - Dibujo Técnico I
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