Introduction

This is your guide to all the courses that City of London Freemen’s School has to offer in the Sixth Form. Each page details what you can expect from a course, what the requirements are and how the course is assessed. We have also included information on the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), careers, Oxbridge and Enrichment.

We have not included our programme for A Level study: Free Minds. Information on this course, which will run alongside the A Level courses you choose, can be found in the separate Free Minds Choices Booklet.

There are many valid reasons for pupils to choose different subjects. Pupils may choose subjects because they enjoy them or because they excel in them, indeed these two reasons often go hand in hand. These reasons are certainly valid; pupils are more likely to work hard in subjects that they enjoy and are therefore more likely to enjoy success in them. Equally, choosing subjects in which they excel may seem obvious, however, it is worth noting that choosing an overambitious set of subjects and ending up with lower grades could be more of a hindrance to further study than better grades in a more sensible set of subjects.

Some pupils will have an idea of what they may wish to go on and study at University. Even if it is only a vague idea at this stage, this can still be used to guide subject choices and at the very least, ensure that these options remain open to them through their subject choices.

Although we do everything we can to ensure that students can study the subjects they wish the School reserves the right to withdraw a subject from the option list, for example when too few students choose the subject for it to be viable.

We deem classes to be viable once three or more students commit to study them. All offers are conditional on the students meeting the entry requirements for admission to the Sixth Form and the subject specific requirements.