What you will study?

Our A Level course provides students with a broad and comprehensive knowledge of the Ancient Greeks and the Romans. Students have the opportunity to study ancient literature (in translation), and acquire an understanding of the history and culture of the classical world.

How you will be assessed?

Exam board – OCR – Specification H408

The course is divided into three modules:

• The World of the Hero enables students to study the Odyssey and the Aeneid, two poems that detail the lives of the mythological heroes who survived the Trojan War, while the Greek Theatre module explores both the content and production of some of the earliest recorded plays.
• Our final part of the course, Politics of the Late Republic, looks at the increasingly turbulent politics of the Roman Republic, leading up to the creation of the Roman Empire. These three modules reflect the broad nature of Classical Civilisation at A Level: The World of the Hero is an especially insightful course when studied alongside A Level English Literature, and Greek Theatre enables thespians and dramatists to discover the origins of drama as we understand it today.
• Politics of the Late Republic examines both the history and the politics of Rome, and has a considerable amount of cohesion with A Levels in History or Politics.

Why should you study classics?

This subject is held in high regard by both universities and employers. As a rather uncommon A Level course, lots of employers and university admissions tutors value an A Level in Classical Civilisation: the course provides evidence of critical thinking skills, and the ability to write logical and well-structured arguments. Many UK universities run courses in Classics and subjects related to the ancient world.

Entry requirements Standard entry requirements for Level 3: 5 grade 4s at GCSE, including English Language and Maths.

For more information please see: Dr. R Prior – Latin and Classics Teacher

What you will study?

An A level language builds on the core skills and topics taught at GCSE and looks in more detail at topics such as:

• Social issues and trends
• Political and artistic culture
• Grammar
• In addition, students will study one literary text and one film from a prescribed list. The main aims are to ensure that students are fully prepared for the A Level exam whilst equipping them to be confident speakers able to converse in a variety of different situations.

How will you be assessed?

Exam board – AQA

• Paper 1 – reading, listening, translation skills
• Paper 2 – essay paper on a film, novel or play P
• aper 3 – speaking exam All papers sat at the end of Year 2.

Why should you study French?

A language is looked upon favourably within the “working environment” and often language graduates earn more than their peers. Many of our language students have gone on to study at Russell groups universities and have embarked on courses such as: Medicine, Law, French & Spanish and Law and Spanish to name but a few.

Additional entry requirements: Standard entry + a grade 6 in GCSE French.

For more information please see: Mrs R Burman - Acting Faculty Leader of Languages

Mrs Burman says: Language is what makes us human and language learning allows us to share our ideas, thoughts and feelings with others and learn about new cultures; their customs, their traditions and their societies. By learning French, it means you have mastered a complex system of words, structures and grammar to effectively communicate with people from the vast number of French-speaking countries

What you will study?

An A level language builds on the core skills and topics taught at GCSE and looks in more detail at topics such as:

• Social issues and trends
• Political and artistic culture
• Grammar
• In addition, students will study one literary text and one film from a prescribed list. The main aims are to ensure that students are fully prepared for the A Level exam whilst equipping them to be confident speakers able to converse in a variety of different situations.

How will you be assessed?

Exam board – AQA

• Paper 1 – reading, listening, translation skills
• Paper 2 – essay paper on a film, novel or play
• Paper 3 – speaking exam All papers sat at the end of Year 2.

Why should you study Spanish?

A language is looked upon favourably within the “working environment” and often language graduates earn more than their peers. Many of our language students have gone on to study at Russell groups universities and have embarked on courses such as: Medicine, Law, French & Spanish and Law and Spanish to name but a few.

Additional entry requirements: Standard entry + a grade 6 in GCSE Spanish.

For more information please see: Mrs Rachel Burman - Acting Faculty Leader of Languages