IB Philosophy invites the development of perspectives that welcome diversity and awareness in an international context. The course provides an opportunity for you to engage with some of the world’s most interesting and influential thinkers and to explore fundamental questions. It will stimulate your intellectual curiosity and develop highly transferable skills such as the ability to formulate arguments clearly, to make reasoned judgements and to evaluate highly complex and multifaceted issues. • Stimulate intellectual curiosity through the investigation of What Is A Human Being? Whether humans have free will? Is the mind distinct from the body? What it means to be a person? • Develop philosophical knowledge and research skills through the study of moral philosophy including ethical theories exploring issues such as environmental and medical ethics.. • Study great philosophical texts, including Descartes' Meditations. • Create an independent philosophical analysis of a non-philosophical material.
The minimum entry requirement for our Sixth Form is five Grades 9 – 6 at GCSE with a minimum of a 6 in the subjects the candidate wishes to study at A Level or IB. All candidates are expected to have achieved a minimum of Grade 4 in Maths and English. For some specific subjects, a minimum of 7 is required at GCSE. Entry to the Sixth Form depends upon a satisfactory report from their present Headteacher, the minimum GCSE requirements and suitable CAT scores. All Sixth Form candidates will also be required to undertake a short writing task.
• Written paper on core themes and essay questions on optional themes (50%). • Written paper questions on philosophical texts (25%). • Internal assessed philosophical analysis of non-philosophical stimulus (25%).
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Bedford |
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| Gender Type | Girls |
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| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £12,192 - £17,133 |
| Address | Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BX |
IB Philosophy invites the development of perspectives that welcome diversity and awareness in an international context. The course provides an opportunity for you to engage with some of the world’s most interesting and influential thinkers and to explore fundamental questions. It will stimulate your intellectual curiosity and develop highly transferable skills such as the ability to formulate arguments clearly, to make reasoned judgements and to evaluate highly complex and multifaceted issues. • Stimulate intellectual curiosity through the investigation of What Is A Human Being? Whether humans have free will? Is the mind distinct from the body? What it means to be a person? • Develop philosophical knowledge and research skills through the study of moral philosophy including ethical theories exploring issues such as environmental and medical ethics.. • Study great philosophical texts, including Descartes' Meditations. • Create an independent philosophical analysis of a non-philosophical material.
The minimum entry requirement for our Sixth Form is five Grades 9 – 6 at GCSE with a minimum of a 6 in the subjects the candidate wishes to study at A Level or IB. All candidates are expected to have achieved a minimum of Grade 4 in Maths and English. For some specific subjects, a minimum of 7 is required at GCSE. Entry to the Sixth Form depends upon a satisfactory report from their present Headteacher, the minimum GCSE requirements and suitable CAT scores. All Sixth Form candidates will also be required to undertake a short writing task.
• Written paper on core themes and essay questions on optional themes (50%). • Written paper questions on philosophical texts (25%). • Internal assessed philosophical analysis of non-philosophical stimulus (25%).