The A Level specification requires Year 12 students to study topics such as: the changing role of the family, cyber-society, charity work, French heritage, French music and French cinema. They also study a piece of French literature, such as Albert Camus’ “L’Etranger”. In their Year 13, students go on to study such topics as: the positive features of a diverse society, the treatment of criminals and the marginalised, politics (elections, entitlement, protest) and issues relating to immigration. Students also make an in-depth study of a French film, such as Louis Malle’s “Au Revoir Les Enfants”, and undertake an Individual Research Project about a topic of their choosing.
Sixth Formers are asked to take two subject papers of their choice plus a general paper, as well as being expected to have achieved five 9-4 grades at GCSE. These exams are normally sat in November for Year 12 entry.
Students are assessed across all four skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The Speaking element of the exam is taken in advance of the main examining period. Students will be expected to write in French and English when answering key questions across the other papers. Key skills such as translation to and from French, summarising key information from a listening extract and text, inferring information as well as completing grammatical gap-fill exercises will be examined for the listening and reading exams. Students will be expected to write two essays; one based on the film studied and another based on the literary text studied.
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Somerset |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Day £17,985 - £22,350; Boarding £31,860 - £39,885 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £17,985 - £22,350 |
| Address | Trull Road, Taunton, TA1 4QS |
The A Level specification requires Year 12 students to study topics such as: the changing role of the family, cyber-society, charity work, French heritage, French music and French cinema. They also study a piece of French literature, such as Albert Camus’ “L’Etranger”. In their Year 13, students go on to study such topics as: the positive features of a diverse society, the treatment of criminals and the marginalised, politics (elections, entitlement, protest) and issues relating to immigration. Students also make an in-depth study of a French film, such as Louis Malle’s “Au Revoir Les Enfants”, and undertake an Individual Research Project about a topic of their choosing.
Sixth Formers are asked to take two subject papers of their choice plus a general paper, as well as being expected to have achieved five 9-4 grades at GCSE. These exams are normally sat in November for Year 12 entry.
Students are assessed across all four skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The Speaking element of the exam is taken in advance of the main examining period. Students will be expected to write in French and English when answering key questions across the other papers. Key skills such as translation to and from French, summarising key information from a listening extract and text, inferring information as well as completing grammatical gap-fill exercises will be examined for the listening and reading exams. Students will be expected to write two essays; one based on the film studied and another based on the literary text studied.