DRAMA & THEATRE

WHY STUDY THIS SUBJECT?

A-Level Drama & Theatre is for pupils who are passionate about the theatre making process, and are keen to explore a variety of great plays. The course does not simply require good actors: pupils will engage with history and politics; literature and language; psychology and sociology; and they will consider how these inform the cultural context in which theatre is conceived.

TOPICS OF STUDY AT A-LEVEL

Pupils will complete a piece of devised theatre, inspired by a stimulus and created in the style of an influential practitioner, as well as written coursework. We explore three performance extracts from a variety of playtexts, as well as writing about live theatre and two contrasting set texts.

Opportunities Beyond The Classroom

We regularly run trips to see plays from different genres, styles and periods. We also bring in external theatre companies to run workshops, extending and developing our pupils’ skills beyond the confines of the curriculum. Pupils also take responsibility for the Year 7-9 Drama Club, under the department’s supervision, and they are encouraged to participate in as many cocurricular productions as possible.

Suggested Entrance Requirement

Ideally a minimum grade 6 at GCSE Drama, though we will happily consider any pupil who is keen to take the subject, including those who did not take the subject at GCSE.

WHAT THIS SUBJECT MIGHT LEAD TO:

Drama & Theatre is an academically rigorous and well-regarded course that facilitates entry into highly selective universities, including Oxbridge and other Russell Group institutions, as well as preparing pupils to audition for prestigious conservatoires.

As well as facilitating careers in the creative and cultural industries, such as performing, directing, playwriting, cultural criticism, producing, and arts administration, this course complements careers in law; journalism and the media; business management and HR; education and academia; PR, communications, marketing and advertising. The subject develops highly soughtafter transferable skills, from public speaking to creative and collaborative problem solving.

Economics

WHY STUDY THIS SUBJECT?

You will find economics in the news every day and, what is more, it often leads the news headlines. So if you want a subject which is real-world and ever-changing, which will help you to explain what is really going on around you, then this may well be a subject for you.

TOPICS OF STUDY AT A-LEVEL

At A-Level, modules in microeconomics and macroeconomics are covered. These papers cover topics such as market failure, international trade, globalisation, the labour market and government policies in the economy to name but a few.

Opportunities Beyond The Classroom

Running the lower school ‘Millionaires’ Club’; trip to New York that takes place every 3-4 years; visits to Cambridge colleges for Oxbridge applicants; ‘open door’ policy to provide support at any time throughout the course and revision sessions in the run up to exams.

Suggested Entrance Requirement

We do not require any prior knowledge of Economics, although we do expect students to be interested in the world around them and prepared to work hard.

WHAT THIS SUBJECT MIGHT LEAD TO:

As a Social Science, students taking A-Level Economics often end up pursuing widely different careers. Some students will be taking this subject alongside Humanities and Arts subjects whilst others will be studying Maths and Science.

ECONOMICS TEACHES YOU HOW AND WHY THE WORLD AROUND YOU WORKS WHILST ALSO HONING ANALYTICAL SKILLS THAT YOU WILL USE IN NEARLY ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE. THE

TEACHERS SUPPORT YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AND KNOW THEIR SUBJECT INSIDE OUT.

Jacques T Sixth Form Economics Student

English Literature

WHY STUDY THIS SUBJECT?

If you have enjoyed your English Literature lessons, love reading and want to have the chance to study some of the greatest works ever written, then this is the course for you. If you want to learn how to put together some fiercely analytical, well-sustained and intelligently crafted essays, then this is the course for you. If you relish the challenge presented by great Literature of all ages, from Chaucer to McEwan, via Shakespeare, then this is the course for you.

TOPICS OF STUDY AT A-LEVEL

You will read and analyse poetry, prose and drama, including a Shakespeare play, from across the centuries. The coursework will give you the opportunity to investigate a series of texts at a challenging, detailed and sophisticated level.

Opportunities Beyond The Classroom

A range of exciting trips designed to support the course, including visits to productions at different theatres.

Suggested Entrance Requirement

Ideally a minimum of a grade 6 in English Literature but consideration will be given to any student who is willing to work hard and who is keen to succeed.

WHAT THIS

Subject Might Lead

TO: English Literature, Journalism, Law, History, Economics or Classics. English Literature gives you the key skills needed to face any course requiring substantial reading, careful research and the ability to sustain a complex line of argument.

ENGLISH LITERATURE A-LEVEL PROVIDES THE PERFECT

BALANCE OF BREADTH AND DEPTH WHEN STUDYING TEXTS.

IT GIVES YOU A CRASH COURSE IN BEING A SEMI-CULTURED PERSON AND A DEEPER

THINKER.

Medi S Sixth Form English Literature Student