Highlights 2008-2009: Sixth Form

ART
• Gallery visits

BUSINESS STUDIES/ECONOMICS
• Participation in Target 2.0 Interest Rate Challenge run by Bank of England/Times Newspapers
• Visits to Bank of England and London Metal Exchange, also local Job Centre Plus and Birmingham City Library
• Birmingham University course for Gifted and Talented students
• Year 13 Business entered CIMA management competition
• See also Young Enterprise


CLASSICAL CIVILISATION
• Visit to Cirencester Museum and Amphitheatre
• Theatre visit Agamemnon - Oxford

ENGLISH
• Participation in the Great Shakespeare Debate at the Birthplace Trust

ETHICS AND PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
• Range of coursework topics (medical ethics, freedom, war, sex and relationships)

FRENCH
• Work Experience
• French assistant
• Revision sessions in conjunction with Birmingham and Warwick Universities subsidised by Language College
• Trip to Birmingham University

GEOGRAPHY
• Residential Field Studies week - Year 12
• Various Geography conferences
• Visit to Oxford University Geography School
• Green Team - Eco School/Sustainability - Silver Award

GERMAN
• Exchange visit to Solingen
• Work Experience in Munich
• German day on food and films
• German assistant
• Revision sessions in conjunction with Birmingham and Warwick Universities

HISTORY
• Year 12 Lectures on Henry VII - Birmingham

FOOD TECHNOLOGY
• Visit to Meg Rivers Cake and Biscuit manufacturers

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
• Part of the Arkwright Scholarship Scheme - two scholars this year
• Strong links with the Engineering Employers’ Federation

MATHS
• Code-breaking session in Activities Week
• Excellent module results with many gaining 100%
• Senior Maths Challenge
• Two students went on a two-day course for gifted and talented students at Manchester University

MUSIC
• Many visits to relevant concerts
• Many talented musicians to play with on a variety of instruments
• Plenty of opportunities to perform in public, eg Ensembles, Senior Orchestra/Joint Orchestra (with KES boys). Several successful musical events during the year (two concerts per term)
• Opportunities to lead/direct and accompany school ensembles
• Year 12 support at Year 7 Choir

POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
• Year 12/13 Politics Conference - London
• Year 12 - Women in Politics Open Day - Oxford University

PSYCHOLOGY
• Interesting range of coursework selections of a high standard
• A steady number of students applying for Psychology at HE

RELIGIOUS STUDIES
• RE Conference Day

SCIENCE
• Fieldwork at Brandon Marsh
• Year 12 students visit the Science and Natural Science Museums during activities week
• Engineering Education Scheme now in its 8th year
• Year 13 Physics enter Physics Olympiad
• Year 12 students: Year 7 Science Club assistants
• Year 13 Biology trip to Findons nursery
• Year 12 to Warwick University Microbiology Department

SPANISH
• Work experience in Spain
• Spanish Assistant
• Spanish day on Food and Films
• Revision sessions with Birmingham and Warwick

THEATRE STUDIES
• Performance on Teachers TV
• Year 13 ran the Year 7 Drama Club
• Whole School performance of Animal Farm
• Numerous theatre trips
• Year 12 and 13 performed their exam piece for parents
• Year 13 ran the Senior Drama Club
• Year 13 directed the Year 8/9 production of Daisy Pulls It Off, raising money for Make a Wish Foundation
• Year 12 visit to New York
• Workshops led by Frantic Assembly and Splendid Productions

VIDEO CONFERENCING - LAW (AS/A2)
• This new course started September 2004 and marked the beginning of a new type of teaching and learning by electronic resources

CRITICAL THINKING (AS)
• A new course, introduced in September 2004 in Year 12, to benefit all students in analytical and evaluative thinking skills, especially useful for prospective Law students but useful to all subjects