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In line with our whole school mission statement, our sixth form enrichment programme aims to develop the whole person both academically, spiritually and morally; our aim is for our students to achieve excellent academic success and the ability to be kind yet influential citizens.
Therefore, our enrichment programme seeks to enrich and develop our students’ faith, wider skills and responsibility to the community.
Enrichment is provided in Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School at both a pastoral and subject level also at a wider level.
For a topic of your choice, you will create a project by a process of:
The topic can either complement your current studies or be based on future interests.
Sample project titles include:
You will have to produce:
As part of a Catholic school we are committed to the Catholic faith, recognising and valuing every student as special and unique made in the image and likeness of God. Students will be able to question and deepen their knowledge and understanding of God as they encounter scripture and the teachings of the Catholic Church. You began this journey with us in KS3 and KS4 and we are delighted that this will continue in KS5.
CoRE is a non-examined subject which encourages students to continue on their faith journey by exploring a range of topics from a religious and non-religious perspective. All students attend CoRE. The course has been designed to encourage self-reflection, discussion, practical learning and a deeper understanding of how faith can be lived in the modern world.
Archbishop Ilsley is a Catholic school and is boastfully proud to be so! Whilst you are not ‘asked’ to engage in this course, it is also important to make clear that it is not designed to force faith or ‘received wisdom’ upon you, or to be burdensome.
Over the next two years, the aim is purely to encourage you to look at the world and its many issues through the lens of Catholic history. Hopefully, you can appreciate the serious level of academia and social action that goes into the Church’s engagement with the world around. In CoRE lessons, you will always have the opportunity to ask questions and, at times, spark debate etc.
Whilst it is true that this course comes with no external certificate/qualification, it is worth knowing that this course will impact references for university.
CoRE will have assessment points and this is a requirement of the Diocese.
Having a professional reference that verifies your willingness and ability to engage in disciplines beyond your chosen subjects is something that very much impresses employers and academics.
It should also be said that gaining in knowledge, understanding and insight in any field of learning is always of inherent moral worth, regardless of physical reward or not!
What will you be studying in CoRE?
What is Philosophy?
What is Ethics?
What are the issues in Medical Ethics?
This builds on the maths GCSE, it takes all of the ideas you have learned about and applies them to very real world situations. If you have an interest in how the world works, but don’t want to take A-level maths, then this course is for you.
Assessment:
Component 1 is a comprehension type assessment. You will be given a source booklet with multiple different pieces of information, taken from real world data, and asked to analyse it using techniques that you have learned during the course. The sources are available in advance to help with the analysis of the data.
Component 2 is split into two sections. Section A follows on from paper 1 and keeps the context from those sources, without reusing them. Section B will give three tasks, each with a different theme.
Both papers may assess any of the course material. Calculators can be used in both papers.
Skills Required:
Course Information:
The course can be broken down into four areas and lasts for one year:
Applications of Statistics – this takes all the statistics content from Higher GCSE maths including, box plots, cumulative frequency tables, graphs and histograms along with quartiles and interquartile range, and adds new statistical analysis skills including, moving averages, variance and standard deviation, knowledge of independent and dependent variables, product moment correlation coefficient, linear regression and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. All of which are used for everyday analysis of any data.
Probability – this takes all of the Higher GCSE content, including conditional probability, and teaches students how to use probability to work out risk vs reward.
Linear programming – this builds on a pupil’s understanding of graphs, equations of a straight line, solving equations, and inequalities. It then takes it and applies them to solving two variable programs allowing pupils to work out the best way to maximise profit from those two variables.
Sequences and Growth – this builds on a pupil’s understanding of percentages, percentage growth/decay and sequences. This leads into interest rates on loans, depreciation of purchases, golden ratio and can then be used in the context of growing their own workforce or business.
A Duke of Edinburgh Award, particularly at gold level, is an enormously valuable achievement and is recognised and valued by employers, colleges and universities worldwide.
Highlighting the activities students have undertaken as part of your DofE programme on your UCAS or employment application form tells the institution that you have an ambitious and positive attitude as well as a range of interests.
Many top universities are now looking for much more than good grades and extracurricular activities; they are interested in young people who can evidence a genuine and committed interest in their desired area of study.
The Gold Award Consists of Five Parts:
Year 12 students have the opportunity of taking part in an amazing, once in a lifetime adventure with our Global Links Programme. In the summer term, students travel to one of the following countries: Nepal, Peru, India, Cambodia, Thailand, Tanzania or Vietnam to support disadvantaged rural communities as part of a Challenges Abroad Global Citizenship Programme. This is Catholic Social Teaching in action.
Every Challenges Abroad Programme supports the goals and objectives of an international development charity, the FutureSense Foundation. Together, the organisations ensure that programmes are mutually beneficial for both participants and the local community. Participants on a Challenges Abroad Programme are therefore not only directly impacting the community through their project but are also supporting a sustainable community development initiative that will have a long lasting, positive impact on the community.
On this programme, our Year 12 students will be challenged to step out of their comfort zone and think creatively as they participate in a cross-cultural exchange. Students will be based within the local community and have the opportunity to visit local schools where they will run workshops on conversational English, environment, wellbeing, STEM, and more.
Supported by school staff, Year 12s will work as a team to share skills with local school children and inspire the community. They will need to think outside the box to enhance their problem solving and team work skills whilst communicating respectfully across different languages. They will have the opportunity to explore local culture and develop their understanding of the past history of the country. They will also have the opportunity to participate in local language classes and visit nearby tourist attractions.
Cambodia 2023
Why should you get involved?
Supports other Level 3 studies: Reformed A Levels in subjects including the sciences, Psychology, Geography, Business and Economics require students to have acquired competence in quantitative skills. Assessment of quantitative skills forms an explicit part of the overall assessment for these qualifications. Core Maths will enable students to feel more comfortable with the maths they will encounter in their other subjects.
Students are better prepared for University. Many courses have a lot of hidden maths, particularly statistics so having this course will help students with their higher education.
Links to the real world and as such links to the working world. Much of the analysis technique learned in the course can be applied to management level jobs in particular.
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