Year 12 PPE Examinations

Dear Parents/Carers

I am writing to inform you that year 12 students will undertake further PPE examinations during the period of 6^th June until 1^st July.   Students will not be given study leave for these examinations and full attendance is expected.  This is to ensure they receive the maximum amount of teaching time in the final weeks before the summer holidays begin.

As always, it is vital that students are well prepared and spend time revising at home. The results from these examinations allow staff to identify current performance and support students in achieving their best possible A Level grades.  These examinations will also support staff in making predictive grades for UCAS applications and references objectively. Details on how to revise can be found on our web page along with other links for advice on supporting students in creating revision plans and study skills.  Teaching staff have also provided students with individual details on what they need to revise for each exam and specific exam and revision techniques pertinent to their subjects.

We would very much like to thank you for your continued support as we prepare students for the demands of the coming months. We appreciate that revising for and sitting exams can be a challenging experience, especially if students are sitting them for the first time. Therefore, it is our intention to provide students with the best ways to organise their time and revision to achieve the results they deserve.  Please also see details on how students can manage their anxiety and mental wellbeing during this stressful period, as well as other useful resources below;

• Well-being and Anxiety
• How We Revise
• Links to study guides and revision support:
  • https://blog.innerdrive.co.uk/how-to-maintain-new-habits
  • https://blog.innerdrive.co.uk/9-ways-to-manage-revision-stress
  • https://blog.innerdrive.co.uk/five-step-study-plan
  • https://blog.innerdrive.co.uk/10-common-student-mistakes
  • https://blog.innerdrive.co.uk/8-hacks-to-improve-your-focus
• Ofqual has also published a guide to coping with exam pressure and the NHS has a helpful ‘help your child beat exam stress‘ webpage you can share with parents.

Downloads and information

Business

Design and Technology

Monday 6^th June 22
Thursday 9^th June 22

Chemistry

Religious Studies

Computer Science

Tuesday 28^th June 2022
Period: 1
Duration: 1 Hour
Marks: 61

Psychology

12A psychology P1: Thursday 9^th June (Memory and social influence)

12B psychology P3: Thursday 9^th June (Memory and social influence)

12A psychology P5: Tuesday 14^th June (Attachments and psychopathology)

12B psychology P3: Tuesday 14^th June (Attachments and psychopathology)

Sociology

12D sociology P2: Tuesday 7th (Education)

12E sociology P4: Tuesday 7th (Education)

12D sociology P2: Wednesday 8^th June (Research Methods)

12E sociology: P5 Wednesday 8^th June (Research Methods)

Geography

Place (1 hour exam)

• Endogenous Factors
• Exogenous Factors
• Qualitative data
• Use of paintings to represent place
• Use of photographs to represent place
• Economic Change to place
• Demographic and social change to place
• Quantitative data
• Conflict in places
• External changes to place
• My local place
• My distant place

Contemporary Urban Environments (1 hour exam)

• Urban resurgence
• Global pattern of urbanisation
• Sustainable cities
• Counter urbanisation
• Urban Environmental challenges
• Management of urban areas
• Socio-economic issues in urban areas

Hazards (2 x 1 hour exams)

• The concept of a hazard in a geographical context
• Plate Tectonics
• Volcanic Hazards
• Seismic Hazards
• Storm Hazards
• Fires in nature
• Case Studies

History

Media