The Sixth Form

Subject: Art

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Observational drawing
• Tonal description
• Colour Theory
• Texture
• Colour mixing
• Watercolour
• Acrylic paint
• Sculpture
• Photoshop
• Printing – monoprinting, lino printing
• Photography
• Written analysis
• Artist research
• Conceptual development
• Life Drawing and anatomy

Recommended Reading List

• Tate.co.uk
• NPG.co.uk
• Story of Art By E.H Gombrich – Phaidon
• The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change by Robert Hughes
• The 20th Century Art book By Phaidon Press Ltd
• The Art Book By Phaidon

Subject: Art

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Observational drawing
• Tonal description
• Colour Theory
• Texture
• Colour mixing
• Watercolour
• Acrylic paint
• Sculpture
• Photoshop
• Printing – monoprinting, lino printing
• Photography
• Written analysis
• Artist research
• Conceptual development
• Life Drawing and anatomy

Recommended Reading List

• Nelson Thornes GCE Art & Design Handbook
• Tate.co.uk
• NPG.co.uk
• Story of Art By E.H Gombrich – Phaidon
• The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change by Robert Hughes
• The 20th Century Art book By Phaidon Press Ltd
• The Art Book By Phaidon

Subject: Art Textiles

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Exploration of surface decoration techniques; printing, dyeing, weaving, knitting, stitching, embellishment, fabric manipulation and digital processes
• Drawing skills; experimentation considering visual and tactile elements such as colour, line, texture, shape and pattern
• Fashion Illustration techniques
• Use of contextual sources to inspire the development of ideas including: the work of artists, craftspeople or designers from contemporary and/or historical contexts, periods, societies and cultures 
• 3D Manipulation; experimental pattern cutting and draping techniques, creative garment development and sculptural textiles.

Recommended Reading List

• Experimental Textiles, Kim Thittichai, Batsford Ltd 2009
• Stitching the Textured Surface, Lynda Monk, D4daisy books 2009
• Raising the surface with machine embroidery, Maggie Grey, London: Batsford 2004
• Fabric textures and patterns, Elisabetta Drudi, The Peplin Press 2008
• Connecting Art To Stitch, Sandra Meech, Batsford 2009
• Pattern sourcebook: around the World: 250 patterns for projects and designs, Shigeki Nakamura, Rockport Publishers 2008
• Pattern Magic, Tomoko Nakamichi, Laurence King Publishing 2011

Subject: Art Textiles

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Exploration of surface decoration techniques; printing, dyeing, weaving, knitting, stitching, embellishment, fabric manipulation and digital processes
• Drawing skills; experimentation considering visual and tactile elements such as colour, line, texture, shape and pattern
• Fashion Illustration techniques
• Use of contextual sources to inspire the development of ideas including: the work of artists, craftspeople or designers from contemporary and/or historical contexts, periods, societies and cultures 
• Extended writing skills
• 3D Manipulation; experimental pattern cutting and draping techniques, creative garment development and sculptural textiles.

Recommended Reading List

• Experimental Textiles, Kim Thittichai, Batsford Ltd 2009
• Stitching the Textured Surface, Lynda Monk, D4daisy books 2009
• Raising the surface with machine embroidery, Maggie Grey, London: Batsford 2004
• Fabric textures and patterns, Elisabetta Drudi, The Peplin Press 2008
• Connecting Art To Stitch, Sandra Meech, Batsford 2009
• Pattern sourcebook: around the World: 250 patterns for projects and designs, Shigeki Nakamura, Rockport Publishers 2008
• Pattern Magic, Tomoko Nakamichi, Laurence King Publishing 2011

Subject: Biology

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Topic 1: Biological Molecules
• Topic 2: Cells, Structure, Movement in & out, cell division and immunity
• Topic 3: Organisms & exchange with their environment
• Topic 4: Genetic information and variation

Recommended Reading List

• The Selfish Gene
• The Blind Watchmaker.
• Unweaving the Rainbow Climbing Mount Improbable
• The Ancestor’s Tale
• Y: The Descent of Men
• In the Blood: God, Genes and Destiny
• Almost Like a Whale: The 'Origin of Species' Updated
• The Language of the genes
• Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
• The Language of Genes
• Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code
• Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human
• DNA: The Secret of Life
• The Double Helix: Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
• This Is Biology: The Science of the Living World
• The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat
• What A Plant Knows

Subject: Biology

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Topic 5: Energy transfers in & between organisms.
• Topic 6: Organisms respond to environmental changes.
• Topic 7: Genetics, populations, evolution & ecosystems.
• Topic 8: The control of gene expression.

Recommended Reading List

• The Selfish Gene
• The Blind Watchmaker.
• Unweaving the Rainbow Climbing Mount Improbable
• The Ancestor’s Tale
• Y: The Descent of Men
• In the Blood: God, Genes and Destiny
• Almost Like a Whale: The 'Origin of Species' Updated
• The Language of the genes
• Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
• The Language of Genes
• Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code
• Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human
• DNA: The Secret of Life
• The Double Helix: Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
• This Is Biology: The Science of the Living World
• The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat
• What A Plant Knows

Subject: Business

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• What is business?
• Managers, leadership and decision making
• Decision making to improve marketing performance
• Decision making to improve operational performance
• Decision making to improve financial performance
• Decision making to improve human resource performance

Recommended Reading List

• One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com, Richard L. Brandt
• Capital, Thomas Piketty
• Positive thinking, Paul Ormerod
• The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer, Jeffrey Liker

Subject: Business

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Analysing the strategic position of a business
• Choosing strategic direction
• Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies
• Managing strategic change

Recommended Reading List

• One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com, Richard L. Brandt
• Capital, Thomas Piketty
• Positive thinking, Paul Ormerod
• The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer, Jeffrey Liker

Subject: Chemistry

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Module 1: Development of Practical skills in Chemistry

• Module 2: Foundations in Chemistry

• Module 3: Periodic Table and Energy

• Module 4: Core Organic Chemistry

Recommended Reading List

• Why Chemical Reactions Happen 

• James Keeler

• Curious Tales from Chemistry: The Last Alchemist in Paris and Other Episodes 
   
• Lars Öhrström

• Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History 

• Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson 

Subject: Chemistry

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Module 1: Development of Practical skills in Chemistry

• Module 5: Physical Chemistry and Transition Elements

• Module 6: Organic Chemistry and Analysis

Recommended Reading List

• Why Chemical Reactions Happen 

• James Keeler

• Curious Tales from Chemistry: The Last Alchemist in Paris and Other Episodes by Lars Öhrström

• Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History 

• by Penny Le Couteur & Jay BurresonB

• Chemistry³: Introducing inorganic, organic and physical chemistry
  By Andrew Burrows, John Holman, Andrew Parsons, Gwen Pilling &,Gareth Price 

Subject: Classical Civilisation

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Homer’s Iliad/Odyssey
• Love and desire in Plato’s philosophy
• Virgil’s Aeneid
• Athenian Dramatic Festivals
• Sophocles’ Oedipus the King

Recommended Reading List

• Range of fiction and non-fiction texts in the Reading Room in the Classical Civilisation section. (see Mr Giles for recommendations according to interests of student.)
• Omnibus magazines available in I14

Subject: Classical Civilisation

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Seneca and Stoic Philosophy
• Bacchae and Frogs: a study in ancient Comedy and Tragedy
• The love poetry of Sappho
• The Ars Amatoria of Ovid
• Revision

Recommended Reading List

• Range of fiction and non-fiction texts in the Reading Room in the Classical Civilisation section. (see Mr Giles for recommendations according to interests of student.)
• Omnibus magazines available in I14

Subject: Computer Science

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices
• Software and software development
• Exchanging data
• Data types, data structures and algorithms
• Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues
• Programming practise

Recommended Reading List

• Cs4fn magazines in M27
• New Scientist magazine
• Computational Thinking, by Jeannette M. Wing
• The New Turing Omnibus by A Kee Dewdney
• Algorithmic Puzzles by Anany Levitin and Maria Levitin
• Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government Saving Privacy in the Digital Age by Steve Levy
• Computers Ltd : What They REALLY Can't Do: What They REALLY Can't Do by David Harel
• Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold
• Out of their Minds: The Lives and Discoveries of 15 Great Computer Scientists by Dennis Shasha and Cathy Lazere
• Algorithms Unlocked Paperback – 26 Mar 2013 by Thomas H. Cormen (Author) https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0262518805/
  ref=pd_sim_14_15?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=710S5TGVNGW61EJY88DJ
• But How Do It Know? - The Basic Principles of Computers for Everyone Paperback – 4 Jul 2009 by J Clark Scott (Author) https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0615303765/ref=pd_sim_14_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=H0A40RNE8XB06CZWWRVP

Subject: Computer Science

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Elements of computational thinking
• Problem solving and programming
• Algorithms to solve problems and standard algorithms
• NEA (Analysis of the problem, design of the solution, developing the solution, evaluation)

Recommended Reading List

• Computing with Quantum Cats: From Colossus to Qubits Paperback – 2 Jul 2015 by John Gribbin (Author) https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0552779318/
  ref=pd_sim_14_21?e=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=
  JXP99HBZZ0AWYBSN0W49
• Quantum Computing since Democritus Paperback – 14 Mar 2013 by Scott Aaronson (Author)
• The GCHQ Puzzle Book Paperback – 20 Oct 2016 byGCHQ (Author) https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0718185544/ref=
  pd_sim_14_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DA8HK7J280PG3KWVFQXK
• Computers Ltd : What They REALLY Can't Do: What They REALLY Can't Do by David Harel
• Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold
• Out of their Minds: The Lives and Discoveries of 15 Great Computer Scientists by Dennis Shasha and Cathy Lazere
• Algorithms Unlocked Paperback – 26 Mar 2013 byThomas H. Cormen

Subject: Dance

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Solo performance
• Group performance skills
• Group composition
• Set work – Rooster & Sutra
• Set area of study – Rambert
• Area of study (The independent contemporary dance scene in Britain)

Recommended Reading List

• Essential guide to Dance – Linda Ashley
• Reviews online
• The Intimate Act of Choreography Linda Blom
• Akram Khan Dancing New Interculturalism
• Sixteen years of Ballet Rambert Lionel Bradley
• Matthew Bourne and his Adventures in Dance – in conversation with Alastair Macauley
• Ballet and Modern Dance Susan Au
• Dance, Modernity and Culture Helen Thomas

Subject: Dance

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• AAADT – Alvin Ailey, Jamison, Battle.
• Zero Degrees
• Akram Khan
• Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
• Solo Performance
• Group composition

Recommended Reading List

• Alvin Ailey Autobiography
• Research papers available on Khans website
• Revelations resource pack (Library)
• Reviews from professional works found online and in journals in school library

Subject: Drama

Year 12 – A Level

Topics Covered

• Practitioner studies including Artaud /Brecht /Stanislavski and Frantic Assembly
• Research and practical exploration of practitioners
• Devise and perform original theatre
• Evaluate and analyse live theatre
• Study play texts from the point of view of a director, designer, performer and critic. 

Recommended Reading List

• Katie Mitchell -  The Directors Craft
• Frantic Assembly -  Book of Devising Theatre
• Stanislavski - An Actor Prepares/ Building a Character/ Creating a Role
• Jean Benedetti – Stanislavski: An Introduction
• Augusto Boal - Games for Actor and Non Actors
• Peter Brook – The Empty Space
• Jean Benedetti- The Art of the Actor
• Patsy Rosenberg - The Actor Speaks
• Le Coq - The Moving Body
• The Complete Brecht Toolkit – Stephen Unwin
• The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit – Bella Merlin
• OCR Drama and Theatre Studies Specification
• Antigone – Sophocles (Jean Anouilh)
• Cloud Nine – Caryl Churchill
• Earthquakes in London – Mike Bartlett
• Stockholm – Bryony Lavery
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Patrick Quentin/Stephen Sondheim
• The Crucible – Arthur Miller
• The Visit – Friedrich Durrenmatt
• Woza Albert! – Percy Mtwa/Mbongeni Ngema/Barney Simon

Subject: Drama

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Evaluate and analyse live theatre
• Study play texts from the point of view of a director, designer, performer and critic. 
• Text analysis
• Analysis of Live theatre production
• Revision – structuring written examination answers

Recommended Reading List

• Katie Mitchell -  The Directors Craft
• Frantic Assembly -  Book of Devising Theatre
• Stanislavski - An Actor Prepares/ Building a Character/ Creating a Role
• Jean Benedetti – Stanislavski: An Introduction
• Augusto Boal - Games for Actor and Non Actors
• Peter Brook – The Empty Space
• Jean Benedetti- The Art of the Actor
• Patsy Rosenberg - The Actor Speaks
• Le Coq - The Moving Body
• The Complete Brecht Toolkit – Stephen Unwin
• The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit – Bella Merlin
• OCR Drama and Theatre Studies Specification
• A Day in the Death of Joe Egg – Peter Nichols
• Caucasian Chalk Circle – Bertolt Brecht
• The House of Bernarda Alba – Federico Garcia Lorca
• King Lear – William Shakespeare

Subject: Economics

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

Theme 1: Introduction to markets and market failure

Provides an introduction to microeconomics and the nature of economics, examining how the price mechanism allocates resources in markets and why market failure arises

• Economics as a social science
• The economic problem
• Production possibility frontiers
• Specialisation and division of labour
• Types of economy
• Rational decision making and alternative views of consumer behaviour
• Demand, supply and the price mechanism
• Elasticities
• Indirect taxes and subsidies
• Types of market failure: externalities, public goods and information gaps
• Government intervention in markets
• Government failure

Theme 2: The UK Economy – performance and policies

Provides an introduction to macroeconomics assessing the key measures of economic performance and the main objectives and instruments of UK economic policy

• Measures of economic performance
• Aggregate demand and aggregate supply
• National income
• Economic growth
• Inflation
• Unemployment
• Balance of payments
• Macroeconomic objectives
• Government policies
• Conflicts of policies

Recommended Reading List

• Anderton A - Economics – 6th edition (Pearson 2015)
• Smith P - Edexcel A Level Economics A Book 1 (Hodder Education 2015)
• Sloman J - Economics 6^th edition (Prentice Hall 2006)
• Fyfe N and Threadgould A - The UK Economy 2005-2015 (Anforme 2015)
• Threadgould A and Meachen A -Microeconomics for A level year 1 and AS (Anforme 2015)
• Threadgould A-Macroeconomics for A level Year 1 and AS (Anforme 2015)
• Davis P and Joad T - Essential Maths Skills for AS/A-level Economics (Hodder Education 2016)
• Lawrence J - Maths Skills for A Level Economics (Oxford 2014)

Periodicals

• Economist
• Economic Review
• Economics Today

Subject: Economics

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

Theme 3: Business behaviour and the labour market (Year 2)

Develops microeconomics from year 1 evaluating the nature of competition between companies, different market structures and government intervention to promote competition in markets

• Business growth
• Production
• Costs, revenue and profit
• Perfect competition
• Monopolistic competition
• Oligopoly
• Game theory
• Monopoly
• Contestability
• Business objectives
• Efficiency
• Competition policy
• Government regulation

Theme 4: The global economy (Year 2)

Develops macroeconomics from year 1 evaluating the causes and effects of the rise in globalisation, international trade and development economics

• Globalisation
• International trade
• Trading blocs, common markets and monetary unions
• The World Trade Organisation
• Balance of payments
• Exchange rates
• International competitiveness
• Inequality and poverty
• Growth and development
• Financial markets and their regulation
• Government spending and  taxation
• Macroeconomic policies in a global context

Recommended Reading List

• Anderton A - Economics – 6th edition (Pearson 2015)
• Smith P - Edexcel A Level Economics A Book 1 (Hodder Education 2015) themes 1 and 2
• Smith P - Edexcel A Level Economics A Book 2 (Hodder Education 2015) themes 3 and 4
• Sloman J - Economics 6^th edition (Prentice Hall 2006)
• Fyfe N and Threadgould A - The UK Economy 2005-2015 (Anforme 2015)
• Nutter R - Microeconomics for A level year 2 (Anforme 2016) theme 3
• Threadgould A - Macroeconomics for A level year 2 (Anforme 2016) theme 4
• Cramp P - Labour Markets 5^th edition (Anforme 2012) theme 3
• Cramp P - Economic Development 6th edition (Anforme 2014) theme 4
• Smith C - International trade and globalisation 5th edition (Anforme 2012) theme 4
• P. Davis and T. Joad - Essential Maths Skills for AS/A-level Economics (Hodder Education 2016)
• J. Lawrence - Maths Skills for A Level Economics (Oxford 2014)

Periodicals:

• Economist
• Economic Review
• Economics Today

Subject: English

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Contemporary poetry
• Other drama
• Prose comparison – two texts
• Shakespeare

Recommended Reading List

• See KS5 reading list on the IGS website and on student portal

Subject: English

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Named poet/poetry movement
• Coursework
• Revision of Y12 units

Recommended Reading List

• See KS5 reading list on the IGS website and on student portal

Subject: Fashion and Textiles

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Analysing a task
• Primary and secondary research methods
• Product analysis
• Design specifications
• Designing a textile product & fashion illustration
• Computer Aided Design
• Fabric testing
• Pattern drafting
• Risk assessment
• Decorative textile techniques
• Construction methods
• Computer Aided Manufacturing
• Lay planning
• Planning for multiple production
• Quality assurance / control
• Testing made outcomes
• Evaluation of made outcomes

Theory knowledge on;

• Fibres and Fabrics
• Yarns
• Fabric manufacture
• Development of design
• Finishing Processes
• Components
• Product Analysis
• Social, Cultural, Moral, Health and Safety and Environment Issues
• Processes and Manufacture
• Quality Assurance and Control
• Production Planning
• ICT

Recommended Reading List

• Clothing Technology: from Fibre to Fashion, 21 Nov 2008, Hannelore, Hermeling, Hornberger & Kilgus
• Technology of Textile Properties, 1991, Taylor
• Techno Textiles: Revolutionary Fabrics for Fashion and Design, 1999, Braddock & O’Mahony
• The Fashion Book, 2001, Buttolph, Braun & Chapius

Subject: Fashion and Textiles

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Analysing a task
• Primary and secondary research methods
• Product analysis
• Design specifications
• Designing a textile product & fashion illustration
• Computer Aided Design
• Fabric testing
• Pattern drafting
• Risk assessment
• Decorative textile techniques
• Construction methods
• Computer Aided Manufacturing
• Lay planning
• Planning for multiple production
• Quality assurance / control
• Testing made outcomes
• Evaluation of made outcomes

Theory knowledge on;

• Fibres and Fabrics
• Yarns
• Fabric manufacture
• Development of design
• Design in practice – roles within the fashion industry
• Finishing Processes
• Components
• Product Analysis
• Social, Cultural, Moral, Health and Safety and Environment Issues
• Processes and Manufacture
• Quality Assurance and Control
• Production Planning
• ICT

Recommended Reading List

• Clothing Technology: from Fibre to Fashion, 21 Nov 2008, Hannelore, Hermeling, Hornberger & Kilgus
• Technology of Textile Properties, 1991, Taylor
• Techno Textiles: Revolutionary Fabrics for Fashion and Design, 1999, Braddock & O’Mahony
• The Fashion Book, 2001, Buttolph, Braun & Chapius

Subject:  Film Studies

Year 12 – AS

Topics Covered

• Coursework
  • Research & Planning on blog
  • 2 minute film opening
  • Evaluation presentation
• Examination
  • Representation: TV Drama
  • Institutions: The Music Industry

Recommended Reading List

• The IFPI report
• The Media Magazine
• TV Dramas from BBC1/ITV/Channel 4 from within the last 5 years

Subject: Media Studies

Year 13 – A2

Topics Covered

• Coursework
  • Research & Planning on blog
  • Promotional package: teaser trailer, website and poster
  • Evaluation presentation
• Examination
  • Collective identity
  • Theoretical concepts

Recommended Reading List

• The Media Magazine
• Undergraduate reading list: available from department

Subject: French

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• La famille - family
• Le patrimoine - heritage
• La cyber-société – cyber-society
• La musique - music
• Le bénévolat - volunteering
• Le cinema - cinema

Recommended Reading List

• Molière, Le Tartuffe
• Voltaire, Candide
• Guy de Maupassant, Boule de suif et autres contes de guerre
• Albert Camus, L’étranger
• Françoise Sagan, Bonjour tristesse
• Claire Etcherelli, Elise ou la vraie vie
• Joseph Joffo, un sac de billes
• Faiza Guene, Kiffe kiffe demain
• Philippe Grimbert, Un secret
• Delphine de Vigan, No et moi

Subject: French

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Une société diverse – Positive features of a diverse society
• Quelle vie pour les marginalisés? Life for the marginalised
• La criminalité – How criminals are treated.
• La politique – Politics
• À qui le pouvoir? Who holds power?
• La politique et l’immigration – Politics and immigration
• Individual research project
• Revision from Year 1

Recommended Reading List

• Marcel Pagnol - La Gloire de mon père
• Tahar Ben Jelloun, Les raisins de la galère
• Vercors, Le Silence de la mer
• David Bellos , Is that a fish in your ear ?
• Molière, Le Tartuffe
• Voltaire, Candide
• Guy de Maupassant, Boule de suif et autres contes de guerre
• Albert Camus, L’étranger
• Françoise Sagan, Bonjour tristesse
• Claire Etcherelli, Elise ou la vraie vie
• Joseph Joffo, un sac de billes
• Faiza Guene, Kiffe kiffe demain
• Philippe Grimbert, Un secret
• Delphine de Vigan, No et moi

Subject: Maths

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Further Mathematics Course

Topics Covered

• Algorithms
• Graphs and Networks
• Algorithms on Graphs
• Route Inspection
• The Travelling Salesman Problem
• Linear Programming
• The Simplex Algorithm
• Critical Path Analysis
• Proof
• Complex numbers
• Matrices
• Further algebra and functions
• Further calculus
• Further Vectors
• Polar coordinates
• Hyperbolic functions
• Differential equations

Recommended Reading List

• How to Think like a Mathematician Kevin Houston (CUP, 2009)
• The MαTHβOOK Clifford A Pickover (Sterling, 2009)
• Mathematics: a very short introduction, Timothy Gowers (CUP, 2002)
• Solving Mathematical Problems Terence Tao (OUP, 2006)
• The Pleasures of Counting T.W. K ̈orner (CUP, 1996)
• Calculus for the Ambitious T.W. K ̈orner (CUP, 2014)
• What is Mathematics? R. Courant & H. Robbins (OUP, 1996)
• From Here to Infinity Ian Stewart (OUP, 1996)
• Archimedes’ Revenge P. Hoffman (Penguin, 1991)
• The Mathematical Experience P.J. Davis & R. Hersh (Penguin, 1990)
• Beyond Numeracy J. A. Paulos (Penguin, 1991)
• The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers D. Wells (Penguin,1997)
• New Applications of Mathematics         C. Bondi (ed.) (Penguin, 1991)
• Reaching for Infinity S. Gibilisco (Tab/McGraw-Hill, 1990)
• The New Scientist Guide to Chaos        N. Hall (ed.) (Penguin, 1991)
• Chaos J. Gleick (Minerva/Random House, 1997)
• Fractals. Images of Chaos H. Lauwerier (Penguin, 1991)

Subject: Maths

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Further Mathematics Course

Topics Covered

• Further Calculus
• Further differential equations
• Coordinate systems
• Further vectors
• Further numerical methods
• Momentum and Impulse
• Work, Energy and Power
• Elastic, Springs and Strings
• Elastic Collisions in one dimension
• Elastic Collisions in two dimensions

Recommended Reading List

• Advanced Problems in Mathematics S.T.C. Siklos (1996 and 2003)
• Mathematical Methods for Science Students G. Stephenson (Longman, 1973)
• Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering K F Riley, M P Hobson &S J Bence (Cambridge University Press 1998)
• A Concise Introduction to Pure Mathematics Martin Liebeck (Chapman& Hall/CRCMathematics)
• Groups: A Path to Geometry R.P. Burn (CUP, 1987)
• Yet Another Introduction to Analysis   V. Bryant (CUP, 1990)
• A First Course in Mechanics Mary Lunn (OUP, 1991)
• Probability and Statistics M.R. Spiegel (Schaum’s outline series; McGraw-Hill, 1982)
• Algorithmics — The Spirit of Computing D. Harel (Addison-Wesley, 1992)

Subject: Geography

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Dynamic Landscapes – Tectonic Hazards and Coastal Landscapes.
• Dynamic Places – Globalisation and Regenerating Places.
• Fieldwork in Snowdonia

Recommended Reading List

• BBC News (or other news website/broadsheet)
• Geography Review journal
• New Scientist
• The Economist
• RGS website
• National Geographic website
• Tim Marshall (2016) “Prisoners of Geography”
• Danny Dorling (2015) “Inequality and the 1%”
• Danny Dorling and Carl Lee ( 2016)  “Geography : ideas in profile”

Subject: Geography

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Physical Systems and Sustainability – water security, energy provision and climate change.
• Human Systems and Geopolitics – Superpowers, the development gap and human rights.

Recommended Reading List

• BBC News (or other news website/broadsheet)
• Geography Review journal
• New Scientist
• The Economist
• RGS website
• National Geographic website
• Tim Marshall  (2016) “Prisoners of Geography”
• Danny Dorling  (2015) “Inequality and the 1%”
• Danny Dorling and Carl Lee ( 2016)  “Geography : ideas in profile”

Subject: German

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Changing state of the family
• The digital world
• Youth culture: Fashion, music and television
• Festivals and traditions
• Art and architecture
• Cultural life in Berlin
• Analysis of a German Novel

Recommended Reading List

• Der Vorleser, Bernhard Schlink
• Die Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum, Heinrich Böll
• Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder, Bertolt Brecht
• Der Besuch der alten Dame, Friedrich Dürrenmatt
• Andorra, Max Frisch
• Gedichte – Buch der Lieder, Heinrich Heine
• Zonenkinder, Jana Hensel
• Die Verwandlung, Franz Kafka
• Russendisko, Wladimir Kaminer
• Fundbüro, Siegfried Lenz
• A Concise History of Germany, Mary Fulbrook

Subject: German

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Immigration
• Integration
• Racism
• Germany and the EU
• Politics and youth
• The Reunification of Germany and its consequences
• Analysis of a German Film

Recommended Reading List

• Der Vorleser, Bernhard Schlink
• Die Verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum, Heinrich Böll
• Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder, Bertolt Brecht
• Der Besuch der alten Dame, Friedrich Dürrenmatt
• Andorra, Max Frisch
• Gedichte – Buch der Lieder, Heinrich Heine
• Zonenkinder, Jana Hensel
• Die Verwandlung, Franz Kafka
• Russendisko, Wladimir Kaminer
• Fundbüro, Siegfried Lenz
• A Concise History of Germany, Mary Fulbrook

Subject: Government and Politics

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Unit 1 is a study of British politics. The main areas of focus will be political parties, pressure groups, voting behaviour and elections. You will also study core political ideas such as socialism, liberalism and conservatism.
• Unit 2 is a study of British government.  You will also study the roles of parliament, the cabinet, the Prime Minister, the civil service and the judicial system. The influence of the European Union on British politics will also be investigated. You will also study the concept of nationalism for this unit.
• Unit 3 is a study of American government and politics, focusing on areas such as the two main political parties, the election process, the roles of the Congress, President and the Supreme Court. The different powers and responsibilities of the federal and state governments are also considered. You will also be asked to compare the UK and US systems of government.

Recommended Reading List

Hodder Politics Review

AQA Government and Politics

Peter Hennessey, the Prime Minister

British prime Ministers, Robert Parker

Who Governs Britain?, Anthony King

The Trouble with Europe, Roger Bootle

Essentails of UK Politics, Anthony Heywood

The End of the Party, Andrew Rawnsley

A Journey, Tony Blair

Subject: Government and Politics

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Unit 1 is a study of British politics. The main areas of focus will be political parties, pressure groups, voting behaviour and elections. You will also study core political ideas such as socialism, liberalism and conservatism.
• Unit 2 is a study of British government.  You will also study the roles of parliament, the cabinet, the Prime Minister, the civil service and the judicial system. The influence of the European Union on British politics will also be investigated. You will also study the concept of nationalism for this unit.
• Unit 3 is a study of American government and politics, focusing on areas such as the two main political parties, the election process, the roles of the Congress, President and the Supreme Court. The different powers and responsibilities of the federal and state governments are also considered. You will also be asked to compare the UK and US systems of government.

Recommended Reading List

• American Caesars, Nigel Hamilton
• American Politics, Richard Valelley
• US Presidential elections, Roddy Keenan
• Who Rules the World?, Noam Chomsky
• The Nine, the US Supreme Court, Jeffrey Toobin
• Supremely Partisan, the US Supreme Court, James Zirin

Subject: History

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Germany 1871-1929
• Britain 1951-1979
• Slavery and emancipation in the USA 1800-1900

Recommended Reading List

• Kenneth M. Stampp, The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Antebellum South. Knopf, 1956
• James Oakes, Slavery and Freedom: An Interpretation of the Old South. W.W. Norton & Company, 1998
• Stanley Elkins, Slavery: A Problem in American Institution and Intellectual Life. University of Chicago Press, 1959.
• David Brion Davis, The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770- 1823. Cornell
• University Press, 1975.
• Matthew Mason, Slavery and Politics in the Early American Republic. The University of North,Carolina Press, 2008
• Eric Foner. Forever Free: The Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction. Reprint. Vintage, 2006.
• Stephen Hahn, A Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from
• Slavery to the Great Migration, Harvard University Press, 2003.
• Susan Eva O’Donovan, Becoming Free in the Cotton South. Harvard University Press, 2010

Subject: History

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Germany 1929-1991
• Britain 1979-2007
• Slavery and emancipation in the USA 1800-1900

Recommended Reading List

• Kenneth M. Stampp, The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Antebellum South. Knopf, 1956
• James Oakes, Slavery and Freedom: An Interpretation of the Old South. W.W. Norton & Company, 1998
• Stanley Elkins, Slavery: A Problem in American Institution and Intellectual Life. University of Chicago Press, 1959.
• David Brion Davis, The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770- 1823. Cornell
• University Press, 1975.
• Matthew Mason, Slavery and Politics in the Early American Republic. The University of North,Carolina Press, 2008
• Eric Foner. Forever Free: The Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction. Reprint. Vintage, 2006.
• Stephen Hahn, A Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from
• Slavery to the Great Migration, Harvard University Press, 2003.
• Susan Eva O’Donovan, Becoming Free in the Cotton South. Harvard University Press, 2010

Subject: Maths

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Mathematics Course

Topics Covered

• Proof
• Algebra and functions
• Coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane
• Sequences and series
• Trigonometry
• Exponentials and logarithms
• Differentiation
• Integration
• Vectors
• Statistical sampling
• Data presentation and interpretation
• Probability
• Statistical distributions
• Statistical hypothesis testing
• Quantities and units in mechanics
• Kinematics
• Forces and Newton’s laws

Recommended Reading List

• How to Think like a Mathematician Kevin Houston (CUP, 2009)
• The MαTHβOOK Clifford A Pickover (Sterling, 2009)
• Mathematics: a very short introduction, Timothy Gowers (CUP, 2002)
• Solving Mathematical Problems Terence Tao (OUP, 2006)
• The Pleasures of Counting T.W. K ̈orner (CUP, 1996)
• Calculus for the Ambitious T.W. K ̈orner (CUP, 2014)
• What is Mathematics? R. Courant & H. Robbins (OUP, 1996)
• From Here to Infinity Ian Stewart (OUP, 1996)
• Archimedes’ Revenge P. Hoffman (Penguin, 1991)
• The Mathematical Experience P.J. Davis & R. Hersh (Penguin, 1990)
• Beyond Numeracy J. A. Paulos (Penguin, 1991)
• The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers D. Wells (Penguin,1997)
• New Applications of Mathematics         C. Bondi (ed.) (Penguin, 1991)
• Reaching for Infinity S. Gibilisco (Tab/McGraw-Hill, 1990)
• The New Scientist Guide to Chaos        N. Hall (ed.) (Penguin, 1991)
• Chaos J. Gleick (Minerva/Random House, 1997)
• Fractals. Images of Chaos H. Lauwerier (Penguin, 1991)

Subject: Maths

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Mathematics Course

Topics Covered

• Proof
• Functions and modelling
• Series and sequences
• The Binomial theorem
• Trigonometry
• Parametric equations
• Differentiation
• Numerical methods
• Integration
• Vectors (3D)
• Regression and correlation
• Probability
• The normal distribution
• Application of kinematics
• Moments
• Forces at any angle
• Applications of forces
• Further kinematics

Recommended Reading List

• Advanced Problems in Mathematics S.T.C. Siklos (1996 and 2003)
• Mathematical Methods for Science Students G. Stephenson (Longman, 1973)
• Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering K F Riley, M P Hobson &S J Bence (Cambridge University Press 1998)
• A Concise Introduction to Pure Mathematics Martin Liebeck (Chapman& Hall/CRCMathematics)
• Groups: A Path to Geometry R.P. Burn (CUP, 1987)
• Yet Another Introduction to Analysis   V. Bryant (CUP, 1990)
• A First Course in Mechanics Mary Lunn (OUP, 1991)
• Probability and Statistics M.R. Spiegel (Schaum’s outline series; McGraw-Hill, 1982)
• Algorithmics — The Spirit of Computing D. Harel (Addison-Wesley, 1992)

Subject: Music

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course is AS

• Daily quality newspaper Arts’ coverage
• BBC Music Magazine (available in School Library)

Recommended Reading List

• Practice for at least 20 mins per day per instrument

Subject: Music

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Recommended Extra Resources

• Rhinegold  Revision Guide
• BBC Radio 3

Subject: Photography

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Composition
• Shutterspeed
• ISO
• Aperture
• Digital manipulation
• Manual manipulation
• Photoshop
• Written analysis
• Artist research
• Film development (wet)
• Print development (wet)
• Photograms
• Studio lighting
• Location photography
• Black light

Recommended Reading List

• Ehrlich, R (1990) Tony Ray-Jones: A Retrospective View, Manchester, Cornerhouse Publications
• Parr, M & Walker, I (1997) The Last Resort: Photographs of New Brighton, London, Dewi Lewis Publishing.
• Beaumont, N & Sobieszek, R (1974) One Mind's Eye: The Portraits and Other Photographs of Arnold Newman, David R Godine Publishers.
• Evans, W (1985) Walker Evans at Work, London, Harper Collins
• Eggleston, W (1992) William Eggleston: Ancient and Modern, New York, Random House.
• Kruger, M (2003) Candida Hofer: A Monograph, London, Thames and Hudson

Subject: Photography

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Composition
• Shutterspeed
• ISO
• Aperture
• Digital manipulation
• Manual manipulation
• Photoshop
• Written analysis
• Artist research
• Film development (wet)
• Print development (wet)
• Photograms
• Studio lighting
• Location photography
• Black light

Recommended Reading List

• Ehrlich, R (1990) Tony Ray-Jones: A Retrospective View, Manchester, Cornerhouse Publications
• Parr, M & Walker, I (1997) The Last Resort: Photographs of New Brighton, London, Dewi Lewis Publishing.
• Beaumont, N & Sobieszek, R (1974) One Mind's Eye: The Portraits and Other Photographs of Arnold Newman, David R Godine Publishers.
• Evans, W (1985) Walker Evans at Work, London, Harper Collins
• Eggleston, W (1992) William Eggleston: Ancient and Modern, New York, Random House.
• Kruger, M (2003) Candida Hofer: A Monograph, London, Thames and Hudson

Subject: PE

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

Paper 1

• Applied anatomy and physiology
• Skill acquisition
• Sport and society
• Written analysis and evaluation of weaknesses of defensive skills and tactics and strategies of a sport of their choice.

Recommended Reading List

• Getting into physiotherapy course – James Barton
• Running Like A Girl – Alexandra Heminsley
• Your Pace or Mine? – Lisa Jackson

Subject: PE

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

Paper 2

• Exercise physiology and biomechanics
• Sport psychology
• Sport and society and technology in sport
• Written analysis and evaluation of weaknesses of defensive skills and tactics and strategies of a sport of their choice.
• Practical moderation on one sport that the individual currently plays.

Recommended Reading List

• Getting into physiotherapy course – James Barton
• Running Like A Girl – Alexandra Heminsley
• Your Pace or Mine? – Lisa Jackson

Subject: Physics

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Section 1 – Forces and Motion
  • Module 1 – Introduction to A Level Physics
  • Module 2 – Motion
  • Module 3 – Forces
  • Module 4 – Energy
  • Module 5 – Behaviour of Material
  • Module 6 – Momentum
• Section 2 – Electricity and Magnetism
  • Module 1 – Electricity and Circuits
• Section 3 – Waves and Particles
  • Module 1 – Properties of Waves
  • Module 2 – Standing Waves
  • Module 4 – Particle and Nuclear Physics Pt. 1

Recommended Reading List

• Seven Brief Lessons on Physics – Carlo Rovelli;  Pengiun, 2016
• The Universe in Your Hand; A Journey Through Space, Time and Beyond – Christophe Galfard;  Macmillan, 2015
• A Short History of Nearly Everything – Bill Bryson;  Black Swan, 2016
• Classical Mechanics; The Theoretical Minimum – Leonard Susskind and George Hrabovsky;  Penguin, 2014
• It’s Not Rocket Science – Ben Millar;  Sphere, 2012
• Big Bang; The Most Important Scientific Discovery of All Time and Why You Need to Know About It – Simon Singh;  Harper Perennial, 2005

Subject: Physics

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Section 2 – Electricity and Magnetism
  • Module 2 – Electric Fields
  • Module 3 – Capacitors
  • Module 4 – Electromagnetism
• Section 3 – Waves and Particles
  • Module 3 – Simple Harmonic Motion
  • Module 4 – Particle and Nuclear Physics Part 2
  • Module 5 – Medical Physics
• Section 4 – The Newtonian World and Astrophysics
  • Module 1 – Ideal Gases
  • Module 2 – Gravity
  • Module 3 – Astrophysics
  • Module 4 – Cosmology

Recommended Reading List

• Professor Povey’s Perplexing Problems; Pre-University Physics and Maths Problems with Solutions – Thomas Povey;  Oneworld Publications, 2015
• Quantum; A Guide for the Perplexed – Jim Al-Khalili;  Weidenfield and Nicholson, 2012
• Why Does E=mc² – Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw;  Pengiun, 2012
• A Brief History of Time; From Big Bang to Black Holes – Stephen Hawking;  Bantam, 2011
• The Particle at the End of The Universe – Sean Carroll;  Oneworld, 2012
• Just Six Numbers; The Deep Forces that Shape our Universe – Martin Rees;  Weidenfield and Nicholson, 1999
• The 4-Percent Universe; Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and The Race to Discover the Rest of Reality – Richard Panek;  Oneworld, 2012

Subject: Product Design 3D legacy)

Year 12 

Topics Covered

• Natural Woods
• Man-made Boards
• Laminates and Veneers
• Ferrous Metals
• Non-Ferrous Metals
• Alloys
• Polymers
• Bio-degradable polymers
• Elastomers
• Compliant Materials
• Smart Materials
• Modern Materials
• Product Components
• Adhesives

Fabrication Methods:

• Woods
• Metals
• Plastics

Forming Methods:

• Woods
• Metals
• Plastics
• Composites
• Redistribution Methods 
• Metals
• Cements
• Polymers
• Wasting Processes
• CAM processing

Finishing Materials and Processes:

• Woods
• Metals
• Polymers
• Health and Safety
• Quality Control
• Design Specifications
• Developing Designs
• Model making
• Product Analysis
• Practical Skills
• Finishing Techniques

Recommended Reading List

• Against the Odds: An Autobiography – by James Dyson
• James Dyson History of Great Inventions – by James Dyson
• Making It – Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design – Chris Lefteri
• Cradle to Cradle. Remaking the Way we Make Things – by Michael Braungart and William McDonough

Subject: Product Design 3D (legacy)

Year 13

Topics Covered

• Major Developments in Technology
• A study of Manufactured Products and Systems
• Product Life Cycle
• The Influence of Design and Technology in Society
• Role of the Designer
• The Marketing Function
• Design Methods
• Design Process
• Safety
• Safety Legislation
• Communication Methods
• Illustration, Selection and use of Appropriate 2D/3D Techniques
• Enhancement
• Information Drawing
• Modelling
• Use of ICT in Design
• Development
• Human Needs
• Human Factors
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control
• The work of Past and Present Designers
• Copyright Protection
• Design Methods
• The Influence of Design and Technology in Society
• Product Development and Improvement
• Communication Methods
• Design and Human Context
• ICT applications
• Manufacturing Systems
• Product Development/Improvement
• Manufacturing Systems
• Safety
• Systems and Control
• Design Specifications
• Developing Designs
• Model making
• Product Analysis
• Practical Skills
• Finishing Techniques

Recommended Reading List

• Against the Odds: An Autobiography – by James Dyson
• James Dyson History of Great Inventions – by James Dyson
• Making It – Manufacturing Techniques for Product Design – Chris Lefteri
• Cradle to Cradle. Remaking the Way we Make Things – by Michael Braungart and William McDonough

Subject: Spanish

Year 12 – Year 1 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Aspects of Hispanic society: modern and traditional values, cyberpace, equal rights
• Artistic culture in the Hispanic world: modern day idols, Spanish regional identity, cultural heritage
• Set text or film

Recommended Reading List

• Federico García Lorca La casa de Bernarda Alba
• Gabriel García Márquez Crónica de una muerte anunciada
• Laura Esquivel Como agua para chocolate
• Ramón J. Sender Réquiem por un campesino español
• Carlos Ruiz Zafón La sombra del viento
• Isabel Allende La casa de los espíritus
• Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer Rimas
• Fernando Fernán-Gómez Las bicicletas son para el verano
• Luis de Castresana El otro árbol de Guernica
• Gabriel García Márquez El coronel no tiene quien le escriba

Subject: Spanish

Year 13 – Year 2 of A Level Course

Topics Covered

• Multiculturalism in Hispanic society: immigration, racism, integration
• Aspects of political life in the Hispanic world: today’s youth, tomorrow’s citizens; monarchies and dictatorships; popular movements
• Set text

Recommended Reading List

• Federico García Lorca La casa de Bernarda Alba
• Gabriel García Márquez Crónica de una muerte anunciada
• Laura Esquivel Como agua para chocolate
• Ramón J. Sender Réquiem por un campesino español
• Carlos Ruiz Zafón La sombra del viento
• Isabel Allende La casa de los espíritus
• Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer Rimas
• Fernando Fernán-Gómez Las bicicletas son para el verano
• Luis de Castresana El otro árbol de Guernica
• Gabriel García Márquez El coronel no tiene quien le escriba