Sixth Form Information Booklet Sept 2021

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S HER BO RNE GIR L S SIX T H FORM

Subject Choices

Choosing A Levels When pupils make their subject choices, it is wise to bear in mind any plans for Higher Education. Many courses at university require specific subjects at A Level. Informed Choices is an excellent website that offers an interactive guide to help pupils make A Level choices to match their future aspirations: informedchoices.ac.uk If a pupil is unsure what they want to do after leaving Sherborne Girls, they should choose subjects that leave their options open. In the past,

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some subjects were listed as ‘facilitating subjects’, but this list has now been scrapped. So unless particular subjects are required for a course, pupils should choose subjects they enjoy as they are more likely to do well in them. In addition to the information available online, pupils are urged to talk to teachers, House staff and our Careers and UCAS Advisors. They give advice that is tailored to each girl, helping them plot the best path to their future.


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A Social life

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page 76

Leiths

2min
pages 77-80

Boarding life

1min
pages 74-75

Adventure & Leadership

6min
pages 72-73

Drama, Music & the Arts

2min
pages 70-71

Co-Curricular opportunities

2min
page 66

Entrepreneurship

2min
page 67

A sporting life

1min
pages 68-69

Spanish

2min
page 63

The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ

3min
pages 64-65

Sociology

1min
page 62

Religious Studies

3min
pages 60-61

Politics

1min
pages 56-57

Psychology

2min
pages 58-59

Physics

2min
pages 54-55

Physical Education

1min
page 53

Photography

2min
page 52

Music Technology

2min
pages 50-51

Music

2min
page 49

Language Proficiency Diplomas

1min
pages 47-48

Modern Languages

2min
page 46

Core Mathematics

1min
page 45

Mandarin Chinese

1min
pages 42-43

Mathematics

2min
page 44

History of Art

2min
pages 38-40

Latin

3min
page 41

History

1min
page 37

German

2min
page 36

French

2min
page 34

Geography

2min
page 35

Fine Art

2min
page 33

Film Studies (AS Level

2min
pages 31-32

English Literature

2min
page 30

Economics

3min
pages 28-29

Design Technology: Product Design

1min
pages 25-26

Drama and Theatre

2min
page 27

Classical Civilisation

3min
pages 18-20

Design Technology: Fashion and Textiles

2min
page 24

Computer Science

3min
pages 22-23

Classical Greek

2min
page 21

Chemistry

2min
page 17

Business

2min
page 16

Careers and Higher Education

2min
page 7

The Sixth Form curriculum

1min
pages 13-14

Biology

2min
page 15

Applying to the most competitive university courses

1min
page 11

Subject Choices

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page 12

Careers and Higher Education opportunities

3min
pages 8-10

Welcome to the Sixth Form

2min
page 5
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