Welcome to Year 12 Parents Induction Evening

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Welcome toYear 12 ParentsInduction Evening
Nailsea School Technology and Media Arts College
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What is an A Level?

• Divided into two equal halves
• AS
• Most made up of 2 units.
• Studied in Year 12.
• Most exams taken in May/June, although some
  subjects enter students for 1 module in January.
• Possible to re-take individual modules in Year
  13.
• A2
• Also most are made up of 2 units.
• Studied from June Year 12 and throughout Year 13.
• Most exams are taken in June, but again some
  subject entries are taken in January.

The total AS mark for each subject is out of 300.
This then goes forward and is added to the A2
mark to reach a final total of 600. The grade
boundaries are A 480 D 300 369 B 420
479 E 240 299 C 360 - 419
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The 6th Form Calendar
Year 12
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Year 13
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Expectation of 6th Formers

• Be more independent students and take more
  responsibility for your own learning.
• Prompt morning registration.
• For the start of the 6th Form, remain in school
  until 1.05 pm, taking advantage of private study
  facilities in your free lessons.
• Attend all lessons, provide good reason if not
  able to (in advance where possible).
• Attend tutor interviews when notified by your
  tutor.
• Prepare fully for lessons and meet all set
  deadlines. See teachers in advance where there
  may be problems with a deadline.
• Any paid work should not interfere with school
  work. General recommendation of maximum 10 hours
  per week.
• In Year 13 you can expect to do as much work out
  of the lesson as in, ie if 9 hours per fortnight
  in class, you will need to be looking at 9 hours
  out of class as well. Year 12 will probably
  average out at a little less than that, but there
  will be peak times when it is more.
• No medical/dental appointments or driving lessons
  in school time, other than emergencies.
• Mobile phones/i-Pods etc- Current rule for Years
  7-11 is not in school at all unless accompanied
  by parental note. This is under review. 6th
  Form If students want to bring them in at their
  own risk thats up to them, but please only use
  to and from school and in the 6th Form area.
  Turn off during lessons and dont take to exams!