Lower Sixth builds on the foundations laid at IGCSE. Familiar topics form the basis of the first parts of the language course, but a lot of new vocabulary is added. As the language course progresses, more advanced structures are introduced, and these require a sound understanding of the more basic structures if they are to be effectively added to your linguistic armoury. By the end of the first term, you should find yourself beginning to cope successfully with understanding and communicating in genuinely advanced Spanish. By the end of the two year course to A Level, our best students achieve near-native fluency in a wide variety of topics and situations.
All students need a minimum of five GCSE passes (any subject) at grade 4 or better to study in Sixth Form. If students achieve an average point score of 8 or higher across all of their GCSEs they can study 4 A Levels or equivalent subjects. Must be actively performing at club level in an individual and/or a team sport.
The A Level exam consists of 3 papers: Paper 1 - Listening, Reading & Writing Students will have to respond (in Spanish) to passages from a range of contexts and sources as well as translate two short texts, one into English and one into Spanish. Paper 2 - Writing Students will answer two essay questions in Spanish about the film and book studied in lessons. Paper 3 - Speaking Students will have a 20 minute speaking assessment, where they will have a discussion around one of the themes studied in class and also present and discuss their own research project.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Southampton |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £19,995 |
| Address | Wilton Road, Southampton, SO15 5UQ |
Lower Sixth builds on the foundations laid at IGCSE. Familiar topics form the basis of the first parts of the language course, but a lot of new vocabulary is added. As the language course progresses, more advanced structures are introduced, and these require a sound understanding of the more basic structures if they are to be effectively added to your linguistic armoury. By the end of the first term, you should find yourself beginning to cope successfully with understanding and communicating in genuinely advanced Spanish. By the end of the two year course to A Level, our best students achieve near-native fluency in a wide variety of topics and situations.
All students need a minimum of five GCSE passes (any subject) at grade 4 or better to study in Sixth Form. If students achieve an average point score of 8 or higher across all of their GCSEs they can study 4 A Levels or equivalent subjects. Must be actively performing at club level in an individual and/or a team sport.
The A Level exam consists of 3 papers: Paper 1 - Listening, Reading & Writing Students will have to respond (in Spanish) to passages from a range of contexts and sources as well as translate two short texts, one into English and one into Spanish. Paper 2 - Writing Students will answer two essay questions in Spanish about the film and book studied in lessons. Paper 3 - Speaking Students will have a 20 minute speaking assessment, where they will have a discussion around one of the themes studied in class and also present and discuss their own research project.