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Lower Sixth students usually study four or five AS levels. They then choose three or four of these subjects to study at A2 level in the Upper Sixth.
| AS courses on offer | |
*Psychology is available by distance learning at AS level only. These subjects should only be taken by students confident that an individual learning programme would suit them.
Key skills in ICT and Communications are also available and can provide additional points towards a UCAS application.
For further information about wider Sixth Form opportunities - LiteBytes programme (which includes, for example, Mandarin and Critical Thinking), extra-curricular activities, sports, community service, and much more refer to the Sixth Form community pages.
These are an important element in many subjects, and have recently included: biology and geography field trips, art trips to Barcelona and Paris, Lower Sixth Management Conference, theatre trips, a history and English trip to Sicily.
The Sixth Form prospectus is available, either via the website - Request a prospectus or by calling the Admissions Department, on 0118 987 9608.
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