AN INTRODUCTION TO

LEARNING IN THE

SIXTH FORM

HOLIDAY TASK BOOKLETJULY/AUGUST 2018

July 2018

Dear Students

Every year, Year 12 students find that some initial preparation before their courses begin enables them to feel better prepared for their new studies in the Autumn Term.

Some departments have set some preparatory tasks for the six week break as a way to introduce you to the new courses you have applied for. It is also an opportunity for you to begin working in the independent manner so essential for success in the Sixth Form.

Please read through the booklet and select the subjects you have opted for next year and complete the work before you begin in September. It is essential that you complete the work to the best of your ability as it will not only enable your teachers to see how seriously you are taking their course, but it will give you a very good induction into Key Stage 5 study.

Good luck and have a great break.

Mr M SmithDirector of Sixth Form

Contents

If your subject is missing, check the exam board in our Prospectus and download and print the specification for September from the internet. Any work on any of those topics in the specification would be good planning for September.

1. Art

2. Business Studies

3. Computing

4. Chemistry

5. Drama

6. Economics

7. English Literature

8. BTEC Enterprise & Entrepreneurship

9. French

10. Geography

11. German

12. Government and Politics

13. History

14. Mathematics

15. Media Studies AS

16. BTEC Media Studies

17. Music

18. Photography

19. Physics

20. Product Design

21. Religious Studies

22. BTEC Science

A2 FINE ARTWelcome to A2 Art (two year course)

You may have selected to study Art at A-level for various reasons. For example, you have enjoyed KS4 Art and you want to do more Art or you may want to pursue a creative career and therefore really need to study Art further. No matter what the reason, you will need to ensure that you are preparing yourself for the Art course you have opted to study. Both courses are demanding and time management is crucial. You should be drawing and collecting ideas on a daily basis to keep your skills alive and to develop ideas.

It is crucial that you purchase the following materials and complete the following activities over the summer to your best ability – give this serious time as with more drawing, confidence is increased!!

Purchase the following to develop your skills and confidence: A good quality (A5 or A4 spiral bound sketchpad to record and collect ideas A good range of drawing pencils A set of acrylic paints and set of paintbrushes. An A2 carry case (portfolio)

Bring all of the following to your first art lesson in September:

1. The short summer introduction unit is based on ‘observational drawing’ 2. Select a photograph of a friend/ family member and redraw it 3. Make 2 A2 observational drawings (from primary source – objects in front of you) filling the

page. One must be made in a painting material and the other should be tonal, only black and white using charcoal or pencil (draw in A3 sketchpad).

4. Visit a gallery (Tate Modern/ Britain is best) and collect postcards on images which catch your attention and which show accuracy fit into the theme of people and the second drawing task. Select 1 of the postcards and describe it in as much detail showing your knowledge in explaining and understanding why artists work with ideas and how they use materials – present these in a way you want to and bring with you along with your other tasks to your first lesson – be prepared to share your thoughts with the group at this time.

*A wide range of materials and portfolios can be purchased at Atlantis art suppliers – visit: www.atlantisart.co.uk

We look forward to meeting and working with you in September!

Year 12 Business Task Sheet

It is essential for your success and enjoyment in Business that you have some knowledge about what it takes to run a successful small business. If you do the following you are well on your way to an A grade and making your first million!

When you arrive for lessons is year 12 you must have the following;

1. A review of a book listed below or another business book that takes your interest (one A4 side, font 12 Arial)

2. A textbook: AQA A Level Business 1 Third Edition (Wolinski & Coates) 9781471836091)

3. Set up a Twitter Account and follow @tutor2u @BBCBusiness @Global_BusEcon @Businessdesk @Businessinsider @Forbes @Newsweek @Busecon2012 @ReutersBiz

Summer Reading

The Financial Times Guide to Business Start Up 2014: The Most Comprehensive Annually Updated Guide for Entrepreneurs

A Book About Innocent: Our Story and Some Things We've Learned

The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon

What You See Is What You Get: My Autobiography

Welcome to the AS Chemistry Course!

Things to do over the Summer in preparation for September….

1. Visit the Natural History Museum in South Kensington (it’s free to visit). Take a look in the following galleries: Minerals and Earth’s Treasury. How does what you see relate to Chemistry? Take a picture of yourself there and bring it to your first Chemistry lesson back.

2. Visit the RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry) website. Read an interesting news article and think about how it relates to Chemistry.

3. Look online and see if you can gain access to a Chemistry journal – Chemistry Review and New Scientist are good ones! Have a read of an interesting Chemistry article.

4. Visit the OCR website. You will be studying the OCR A course from 2015. You may want to familiarise yourself with the syllabus and specification before you start, so print these out, along with Specimen papers.

NOTE: Please come to your first lesson with a folder including a set of dividers and paper.

Input Devices & Methods

1.

2.

3. 4.5.6.7.8. Secondary Storage Output Devices

9. 1. 1.

10. 2. 2.11. Main Memory 3. 3.

Year 12 – Holiday Task 1

Many different devices can be used within a computer system.

All of the devices that are external to the processor are called peripherals.

Complete these tables by researching and naming 40 possible computer peripherals or processes. Each of your chosen devices or methods must be listed in the correct section of a computer system.Input

Main Memory

OutputProcessor

Secondary Storage

12. 1. 4. 4.13. 2. 5. 5.

14. 6. 6.

15. 7. 7.16. 8. 8.17. 9. 9.18. 10. 10.

There are many legal and ethic issues that have to be considered when using computers. From the time of the first commonly used computers in the 1970s to today, new laws have been introduced to help govern responsible use of computers and information communication technology. The main IT related laws are:

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, Computer Misuse Act 1990, Data Protection Act 1984 and 1998 – and GDPR, Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992, and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.

Note:If you are not sure what the sections of INPUT, MAIN MEMORY, SECONDARY STORAGE or OUTPUT mean, research them first.

When listing the devices, think carefully about each individual name.

[IE: Do not just state “printer”; think about the different types of printer.]

Year 12 – Task 2Specification Reference: OCR Computing Science / BTEC IT

Activity 1

Research each of the laws stated above and summarise them in a six slide presentation. Slide 1 should be an introduction, including your name, and each following slide should show a summary of the principles (points/facts) of each law. You should not have more than 150 words on any one slide (so do not just copy blocks of text from the Internet)!

Research and supply details of two IT and the Law related news stories. These are news articles that say how one of the above laws may have been broken through the use, or actions, of an IT user. Your two articles can be based around as few or as many of the above laws as you like, but it must add up to two articles. (For example, you might have one copyright story and one about a recent cyber-attack story.)Each article should be presented on a single side of A4 paper.

ote: Think carefully about how you might use the Internet to research these laws and news stories. News agencies, such as “www.bbc.co.uk/news”, might be a better starting point, rather than general search engines.

Specification Reference: OCR Computer Science

Activity 2

A-level Drama and Theatre What will you study?Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Drama and Theatre First teaching 2016

What you will need for the course1. Please bring with you a folder, the folder should be divided into three components. 2. Purchase the new course text book. Edexcel A Level Drama and Theatre Student Book and

Activebook (Edexcel A Level Drama 2016) Paperback – 29 Jul 2016 by John Davey, Mr Phil Cleaves, John Johnson

Research the following Drama Practitioners: Bertolt BrechtKonstantin StanislavskiAntonin ArtuadKneeHigh Frantic Assembly

Further Reading: • Modern Drama in Theory and Practice Vol.1: Realism and Naturalism by John LouisStyan (Cambridge University Press 1983) ISBN: 9780521296281• Modern Drama in Theory and Practice Vol.2: Symbolism, Surrealism and the Absurdby John Louis Styan (Cambridge University Press 1983) ISBN: 978-0521296298• Modern Drama in Theory and Practice Vol.3: Expressionism and Epic Theatre byJohn Louis Styan (Cambridge University Press 1983) ISBN: 978-0521296304

Websites to visits: • www.franticassembly.co.uk• http://theatredatabase.com• http://www.backstage.ac.uk/about.html• http://www.complicite.org• http://www.rsc.org.uk• www.nationaltheatre.org.uk• • www.Barbican.org.uk• • www.theatrevoice.com• www.whatsonstage.com• www.britishtheatreguide.info/• www.trestle.uk.com/student

See you in September – Ms Kantor – Head of Drama

Year 12 Economics Task Sheet

It is essential for your success and enjoyment in Economics that you keep up to date with current events. If you do the following you are well on your way to an A grade!

When you arrive for lessons in year 12 you must have the following; A folder with a section labelled “current events”, in this section you must have

printed four current UK economic stories, (two related to the UK economy, and two stories about UK business).

A folder divided into Unit 1 & Unit 2

Purchase the textbook: AQA A-level Economics Book 1 Ray Powell, James Powell ISBN: 9781471829789

A book review of a book listed below or another economics book that takes your interest (one A4 side, font 12 Arial)

Set up a Twitter account and follow the Beal Economics department on Economics Teacher @Busecon2012.

Print off a story featured in one of the tweets from above

Summer reading

23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism Ha-Joon Chang

The Undercover Economist Strikes Back: How to Run or Ruin an Economy Tim Harford

English Literature Preparation for AS (Edexcel)

English Literature is an inspiring and stimulating course. It will help develop your ability to analyse texts and construct arguments.

Over the summer it would be advisable to read all of the primary texts from the list below and perhaps dip into one or two of the books on the wider reading list. This is particularly important if you are intending to get an A grade in the subject.

Texts on the course:

Tennessee Williams, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Bram Stoker, Dracula Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

You will also study some poetry from Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry

The best introduction to studying poetry is:

Ruth Padel, 52 Ways of Looking at a Poem

Wider reading for A grade students:The first three novels will introduce you to the Gothic genre and give you a good background for the novels you will study.

Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto Matthew Lewis, The Monk Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

It is also worth reading some other plays by Tennessee Williams; see if they are on in any theatres in London also.

Tennessee Williams, ‘The Glass Menagerie’ Tennessee Williams, ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’

There are some excellent lectures—given by Oxford and Cambridge lecturers—that will help you prepare on www.massolit.io. If you sign up as a student from Beal High School then you will be able to create an account.

It is also worth checking the Edexcel website for more details.

See you in September.

Level 3 BTEC National in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship 2016

Do you want to be a successful entrepreneur and have the skills to create and run your own business?

Enterprise is important because it is the creation of new ventures that drive the economy,employment, growth and innovation across the UK. Entrepreneurs are those who take that firstbrave step, identify an opportunity and start their own enterprise. They have a clear vision and thedetermination to put their ideas into practice. We can all name a famous entrepreneur, but what isit that makes them so successful? What are the personal skills, qualities and characteristics thatmake them unique? Which attributes do they have that allow them to plan and run their enterprise?It is essential for your success and enjoyment in Business that you have some knowledge about what it takes to run a successful small business.

When you arrive for lessons in Year 12 you must have the following;

ENTREPRENEUR Research Task (findings to be presented during the first week of your course).

You’ve watched The Apprentice, right? From Lord Sugar’s cutting comments, you’ll realise that “don’t know” is a poor response when candidates are asked about facts and figures relating to key aspects of business planning!

Conducting, analysing and presenting YOUR OWN (primary and secondary) research is KEY to getting top grades in BTEC Level 3 Business.

OUTLINEConduct an interview (minimum 10 questions) with a local business owner/entrepreneur aiming to find out about various aspects of the business, including:

When, why and how the business was set up The type of products/services the business sells Location(s) of business (including website, if applicable) How the business has developed, from when it was established The ‘target audience’ (type of customers) the business aims to reach The business’s main aims and objectives The business’s ‘unique selling point’

YOU WILL PRESENT YOUR FINDINGS to your colleagues in the FIRST WEEK of the course and will be judged by the same criteria used by Lord Sugar and his assistants on The Apprentice (previous episodes available on YouTube/BBC iPlayer). To impress, you should collect a range of other information (eg: promotional material; photos) to engage your audience!

Useful (secondary) sources of information (there are many more!) – to look up key terms/business ideas & concepts:BIZED: http://www.bized.co.uk/learn/business/index.htmSTARTUPS: http://www.startups.co.uk/Tutor2u: http://www.tutor2u.net

Classe de première, nous voilà!

AS French is all about building upon the GCSE foundations and encouraging you to develop awareness and understanding of the contemporary society, cultural background and heritage of French speaking countries and communities.

The themes address a range of social issues and trends, as well as aspects of the political and artistic culture of France and French-speaking countries.

Theme 1 focuses on aspects of society of France only (Family structure, Education and Work).

Theme 2 requires students to broaden their knowledge across any francophone country/countries and/or community/communities (Music, Media, Festivals and Traditions).

In order to keep all that French fresh in your minds, we recommend that you dedicate some time to vocabulary and grammar.

Vocabulary:

Aim to SCAN a couple of articles a week online with the objective of noting no more than 5 new words per article (you want to avoid information overload!)

You can access the following websites:

www.leparisien.fr (new website)

www.france24.com (French/English news website)

www.wordreference.com (excellent online dictionary with discussion forum

TIP: Keep a record of the sentence the word was in so that you know how it was used.

Another great way of learning new vocab is by listening to French songs. Why not search for videos with lyrics on youtube and listen away! e.g.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cd8KMgS3WM&feature=related Check out singers like Tal, Amel Bent or groupds like Soprano.

Grammar:To consolidate what you already know, go to hhtp://www.languagesonline.org.uk/ and click on ‘Français’ then ‘Grammar’. Focus on the PRESENT, PERFECT, IMPERFECT & FUTURE tenses. Each section contains an explanation and a series of exercises you can do online to check your understanding. The website www.france.about.com is also a great grammar resource. BON TRAVAIL & Bonnes Vacances!

It is also a very good idea to look at the Edexcel Specification:

http://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/A%20Level/French/2016/Specification%20and%20sample%20assessments/Specification_GCE_AS_level_L3_in_French.pdf

That is a very solid and reliable piece of information that comprehends the syllabus and the exam requirements and it will be the perfect companion to use during the course.

GeographyPearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary (AS) GCE in GeographyAS Year 11 to 12 holiday task

Our main topics in Year 12 are:

1. Coasts … including erosion, flooding and management.

2. Tectonics … events, impacts and management.

3. Globalisation … .

i. Regeneration … urban changes, successes, failures public opinion on changes.

Your task is to read the quality press over the holiday period and to find at least one article on each of the above five topics. Create a collage of your articles on paper of at least A3 size. Bring this to your first Geography lesson and be prepared to talk about your findings.

Good luck and see you in September.

Mr Williamson

Mr Wellard

Mr O’Connell

Ms Holness

Year 12 GERMAN

AS German is all about building upon the GCSE foundations and encouraging you to develop awareness and understanding of the contemporary society, cultural background and heritage of German speaking countries and communities.Topics you will cover are:

Nature + the environment Education + the world of work Music + Media German festivals + traditions

In order to keep all that German from GCSE fresh in your minds,we recommend that you dedicate a little time to vocabulary and grammar.

Vocabulary: Aim to SCAN a couple of articles a week on-line with the objective of noting no

more than 5 new words per article (you want to avoid information overload!).You can access the following websites:- www.20minuten. de (news website)- https://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/spr/unt/kum/dfj.html - (news for young people)- www.n24.de (German TV news website)- www.wordreference,com (excellent on-line dictionary with discussion forum

TIP: keep a record of the sentence the word was in so that you know how it was used. Another great way of learning new vocab is by listening to German songs. Why not search for videos with lyrics on youtube and listen away!e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cd8KMgS3WM&feature=related

Grammar:To consolidate what you already know, go to http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/ and click on Deutsch’ then ‘Grammar’. Focus on the PRESENT, PERFECT, IMPERFECT & FUTURE tenses. Each section contains an explanation and a series of exercises you can do on-line to check your understanding. The grammar sections on the Year 11 Moodle page are also worth revising

Year 12 Government and Politics Preparation

Students of Government and Politics are in an enviable position. Everyone undertaking this course completes it (whether in one year or two years) having radically changed their understanding, and in some cases beliefs, about the way we are governed; the people who shape our futures and how everyone has a role to play.

Before you begin the course it is vital that you understand how deeply entrenched the study of Government and Politics is with current affairs. You cannot hope to gain an A or A* grade without really understanding what is going on in the political world today. As such it is vital that you get into the habit of engaging with the news.

1) Your task is, therefore, to start to collate newspaper/journal/magazine articles which are relevant to your course of study in Yr 12. Look for the latest happenings under the following headings:

Brexit – this is going to dominate the political landscape for years to come and will provide us with a plethora of examples which you can use in your exam answers. Make sure you are up to date with what is going on!

The political parties: Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem, SNP, DUP, Green, UKIP The work of the current government – which policies are they trying to implement?

How is Teresa May holding up as leader? (NB: This may have changed by the time you read this!)

Pressure groups e.g. Greenpeace The UK Parliament (The House of Commons and House of Lords) The Supreme Court Rights in the UK

Don’t worry if you don’t completely understand what you read. They will certainly become easier to understand as the course progresses and will be an important source of examples for you.

2) It would also be very sensible to start watching or listening to current affairs shows on the TV or radio. Some of the following would be a really good starting point:

Question Time (BBC1, Thursday evenings about 10:30pm) Newsnight (BBC2, weekday evenings about 10:30pm) The Politics Show (BBC1, Sunday lunchtime) Peston on Sunday (ITV, Sundays at 10am) Channel 4 News (C4 at 7pm on weekdays – there is comprehensive political analysis)

History

Welcome to AS History!

You will be studying the following topics in Year 12:

The French Revolution The causes of the French Revolution and the role of Napoleon

Britain 1930-1997 Churchill 1930-1951British Period Study 1951-1997

Any research you can do around these topics would be useful.

There are some good documentaries that you could watch on You Tube to help you to prepare:

o Churchill, The Nation’s Farewell (BBC, 2015) – You Tube

o Andrew Marr The Making of Modern Britain (2009) and Andrew Marr the History of Modern Britain (2007)

o Secrets of Leadership – You Tube

o Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years, 1929-39 – You Tube

o BBC Napoleon Documentary- You Tube

In terms of wider reading we recommend the following:

o Churchill, A Study in Greatness, Geoffrey Best (a very clear and concise biography)

o Churchill, A Biography, Roy Jenkins (a very clearly written biography)

o Churchill, Questions and Analysis in History, Samantha Heywood (a shorter book with some sources included but ignore the questions provided in the book because they do not match the requirements of your exam paper)

o Churchill, The Greatest Briton Unmasked, Nigel Knight (very specific about Churchill’s role in different situations but, unsurprisingly, very critical of Churchill)

o Churchill, A Life, Martin Gilbert (a very long and detailed biography of Churchill)

o A History of Modern Britain, Andrew Marr

o From Blitz to Blair: A New History of Britain Since 1939, Nick Tiratsoo

o Hope and Glory: Britain 1900-2000, Peter Clarke

o The French Revolution, David Martin

o Napoleon the Great, Andrew Roberts

Look forward to seeing you in September!

Preparation for A level Mathematics

If you’re serious about being successful in A-level maths then you will need to be very competent with your algebraic manipulation skills. In A-level everything is done through algebra, including even visio-spatial topics like Geometry.

The single biggest stumbling block to progress is a lack of good basic algebraic manipulation skills. For example: Simplification of algebraic expressions, Factorisation, Changing the subject of an equation, Algebraic Fractions, Solving Equations inc quadratics, Simultaneous Equations where one is linear and one is quadratic. You will also be expected to be competent with the manipulation of Surds and all Trigonometry including sin and cosine rule.

Note that within 6 lessons from the start of term these skills will be tested.Exercises and study materials specifically for you to practice these skills can be found on Moodle. KS5 Subjects: Maths - Core Mathematics (KS5Ma_core). External students should contact the Maths Department direct for the materials.

Look in the folder

00 - Algebra Bridging Course: GCSE to A levelThe document “Bridging the Gap” – From GCSE to AS level Maths is in this folder along with exercise material that will be tested in the 7th lesson of the course.

01 - Intensive Algebra Revision

Useful websites with resources to help you transition to AS-level maths.1. https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/newalevel.html2.

https://madasmaths.com/archive_maths_booklets_elementary_topics.html3. http://m4ths.com/gcse-to-a-level-bridge.html (excellent video tutorials)

Useful A-level Websites1. https://www.examsolutions.net/2. https://madasmaths.com/Reality Check: “If you don’t like Algebra then A-level maths is not for you!”

(Steven Hawkins)

AS MEDIA STUDIES

It is essential that for your success and enjoyment in Media Studies that you keep up-to-date with media practice and thoery. We want you to be skilled in both the theoritcial apects of media and the practical.

A Media Studies AS student must have the following: The textbook entitled WJEC/EDUQAS MEDIA STUDIES FOR A LVL YR 1 & AS:

STUDENT BOOK written by Christine Bell & Lucas Johnson is an ESSENTIAL piece of equiptment. Available on www.illuminatepublishing.com

USB (we recommend over 8GB – to store videos and images it needs to be of a large capacity.

An 16GB SD card (class 10 speed) for the digital SLR c ameras (we proivde acces to the cameras but it is expected that student stake ownership of the cards they film on).

A folder with dividers, plastic sleeves and lined paper. Students are required to use the AS revision guide to

familiarise themselves with the structure of the course and media theory.

SUMMER TASK:

MUST1. Your summer task links to your AS coursework and is based on the genre of

Television Crime Dramas. Watch a Television Crime Drama of your choice e.g. Luther, Sherlock, Broadchurch etc. Conduct a textual analysis focusing on how media language has been used to create meaning and how the representation of characters has been mediated. You must hand in your Textual Analysis attempt on your 1st media lesson.

COULD2. Practical task – can you film and edit? Create a 10-30 second media production

piece of your choice.

Useful websites:http://www.mediaknowall.com/as_alevel/alevel.phphttp://www.wjec.co.uk/qualifications/media-studies/media-studies-gce-a-as/http://www.bfi.org.uk/http://media.edusites.co.uk/

Year 12 Music Task SheetIt is essential for your success and enjoyment in Music that you start to read up on different genres of music. If you do the following you are well on your way to an A grade!

When you arrive for lessons in year 12 you must have the following:

A folder with dividers labelled: “Performing ”, “Harmony & Composing”, “Set Works”.

Purchase the textbook: EDEXCEL AS&A Level Music Study Guide 2016

edition: ISBN: 9781785581694 You may want to purchase the revision guide too: ISBN: 9781785581724 Listen to and review a piece listed as a set work in your AS study guide (one

A4 side, font 12 Arial) A recording of yourself performing (mp3/mp4) on your principal study with

an evaluation of your performance and a target as to how you will improve your performance technique.

Revise theory work covered at GCSE.

Summer reading

Read the first two chapters of your AS Guide.

MUSIC

PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENTWelcome to the start of your two year A- Level Photography course. A successful photographer is one who is always on the lookout for a good photographic opportunity with the means to take the photograph. This could be with your camera or for this assignment, your phone camera if you are out and about.

Over the summer holidays, you need to explore the theme ‘IDENTITY’. This will be the theme you will continue with when you arrive in September.

This can be through the following methods:

Your own photographs showing Identity. This could be through:o Self-portraitso Candid photographs of other people and their environmentso Objects representing identityo Cultural objects representing identityo There are many other ways of showing identity - what are your own thoughts?

Research into photographers and artists who explore the theme ‘Identity’. Your research will help you develop your ideas and at times, give you some much needed inspiration.

You need to set up a photographic account – PROJECT365 – (www.365project.org). On this format upload your best photographs ready to show when you arrive in September.

Most of all, you should spend the summer getting used to what your camera can do and just having your camera with you, as you never know when a good photographic opportunity will arise!

Students’ work exploring Identity.

Photographers’ work linked to Identity.

Aziz and Cucher Sadegh Tirafkan Ankit Singh Martin Parr

Year 12 Physics Task SheetYou must ensure that both the bridging booklets (Newton and Einstein) have been fully completed. Some of the answers require working out/diagrams – do this on a separate piece of paper as required. The presentation and clarity of your work will give your teachers an impression of what type of pupil you are and whether you have the right attitude to survive A-level Physics.

It is essential for your success and enjoyment in Physics that you keep up-to-date and organised. If you do the following you are well on your way to an A grade!

When you arrive for lessons in year 12 you must have the following; Both bridging booklets fully completed A folder to keep your current work divided into: Introduction, Module 3 -

Forces and motion & Module 4 - Electrons, waves and photons A home folder to file your work away when you have completed a topic We will not be able to give you a textbook. You should have a look at the

specification for OCR Physics A on the ocr website: http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-a-level-gce-physics-a-h156-h556-from-2015/

It might be a good idea to look into what texts or revision guides you can borrow from the library to aid your learning

Summer reading? See if you can get through one of these – good for university interviews:

1. A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking2. The Elegant Universe - Brian Greene3. Blackholes and Timewarps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy - Kip Thorne 4. In Search of the Big Bang - John Gribbin 5. QED - The Strange Theory of Light and Matter - Richard Feynman 6. A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson 7. Great Physicists - William H. Cropper

Expand your horizons - try going onto bbc iplayer and watching a Physics related documentary. Get into a habit of watching 1 per week.

Year 12 Design and Technology - Summer Challenge.

In Product Design the coursework component is 50% of the overall course grade. The exam board (OCR) releases what is known as the ‘contextual challenge’, which is the direction your coursework must take and this is issued from June 1st of the year preceding the examination year. If you wish to look up the full specification for the coursework on the OCR’s website, the code is H006.

Over the summer holidays you should prepare to take on this challenge, by firstly choosing from the three possible strands and then researching and collecting inspiration to help you get started.

Once you’ve chosen your context, please undertake these tasks,

1. Find examples of existing ideas that meet the contextual challenge you have chosen and paste photos onto a PPT or Word file.

2. Research into at least 5 materials that are pertinent to your chosen challenge. These could either be materials within the examples of existing ideas you have found, or could be materials you know of and which you might consider using in your own response to the contextual challenge.

3. Undertake primary research, by way of a questionnaire that gets to know the needs of your user. At least 10 questions would be good.

4. Present and evaluate the findings using any appropriate method. Show that you can apply statistical reasoning and use means and averages when you reason your data.

5. Take a set of photos (at least 15) to show someone using a similar product to that which could be determined from your chosen contextual challenge. For example, if you choose to work with the contextual challenge that is ‘objects used by adults with mobility issues,’ you might want your project to focus on seating, a child’s playground or even public bike storage and security. Therefore take images of a child using such apparatus and the surrounding space or take images of a person using a park bench or putting their bike away in a public bike hangar or shed. Describe in detail what you see in the images, highlighting the interactivity between the user and the space or product (or both.) This could be the position of the person as they recline on a seat, where you notice the most popular apparatus in a playground is and how the child grabs or pulls themselves up onto something, or how a person manoeuvres their bike onto a rack and stabilises it.

Your contextual challenge is detailed on the next page.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

• There are three set contextual themes in this paper.

• You must choose one of the set contextual themes.

• You must write your own individual design brief in response to your chosen contextual

theme.

• Your portfolio of evidence submitted for assessment must be your own work.

You should explore the contextual themes given below to choose one to set your own

product development challenge. Recognising that all design and technology practice takes

place within contexts which inform outcomes, you should explore the contextual theme you

have chosen to identify problems and opportunities that offer possibilities when considering

an approach to your product development and then writing your own design brief. You must

create a portfolio to support the iterative process of product development.

The portfolio must deliver:

• a chronological account of your design process

• photographs and videos as appropriate, of your final prototype(s) that clearly demonstrate

your practical outcome.

The contextual themes must not be altered. EITHER

A sustainable approach towards temporary outdoor shelters for ‘festivalgoers’

OR 2. Objects used by adults with mobility issues OR 3. Protecting a person at night by making them more visible or by creating a safer

environment

RELIGIOUS STUDIESThe A Level course that will make you religiously literate and a thinking human being.

Welcome to the course – and congratulations on your intelligent choice. Here are some suggestions of things you might want to start reading. Make sure you have an active email address before you start the course, as this will be the primary way of sharing resources and updates. You should also have a folder with dividers.

Books about Philosophy:1. ‘The Philosophy Book’ by DK Publishing.

2. ‘An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion’ by Brian Davies.

3. ‘The Puzzle of God’ by Peter Vardy.

Books about Ethics:

1. ‘The Puzzle of Ethics’ by Peter Vardy.

2. ‘Understand Ethics: Teach Yourself’ by Mel Thompson.

Books about Islam:

1. ‘Understanding Islam: The First Ten Steps’ by Chris Hewer.

2. ‘Muhammad: Biography of the Prophet’ by Karen Armstrong.

3. ‘After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Sunni-Shia Split’ by Lesley Hazleton.

4. ‘Interpreting the Quran: A Guide for the Uninitiated’ by Clinton Bennett.

Further information from Mr Hussain in the RE Office or email: zhussain@bealhighschool.co.uk

You can also visit the Eduqas website to see more details about the course:http://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/religious-studies/as-a-level/

Look forward to seeing you in September!

Preparing for BTEC Applied Science Level 3 If your foundation in Science is strong, it will put you in a very strong position to ensure you get a good grade in the exam as well as the coursework. Completing the following tasks will help you get that confident start you need for your success.

1. Label all organelles in the following cells:

2. State the functions of each of these organelles. 3. Give 3 reasons for differences between the plant and animal

cell and 3 reasons for similarities.

1. Highlight Group 1 and Group 7 elements and state 3 trends as you go down the table, for each group.

2. Explain the trends using your knowledge of atomic structure.

3. Research the history of the Period Table in terms of observations made and how they were made.

1. For each of the scenarios above, state the type of energy that is being converted and what type(s) of energy it is being converted to.

2. For each of the energy conversions above, draw Sankey Diagrams to demonstrate energy flow.

3. Based on your Sankey Diagrams, determine whether each of the energy conversions are efficient or not and give reasons for your answer.

Practical Skills – This year you will be undertaking a lot of experiment work, it is important that you have an understanding of basic terminology.

Define the following words relating to the different stages you go through when completing a practical;

Results analysisConclusionAimMethodHypothesisEquipmentSafetyEvaluationVariables (Independent, Dependent and Control)

Place the stages in order. 1. Aim2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Evaluation