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SIXTH FORM COURSES
2020
ABBEY SERVICES
The School uses Westminster Abbey as
its chapel, with all pupils attending services
in the Abbey on Mondays and Fridays.
We also hold various concerts and special
services there throughout the year, giving
pupils a chance to speak and perform in this
beautiful and historic building.
Entry procedure and
course information
Sixth Form courses 2020
Head Master’s Welcome 5
Life at Westminster 6
The Sixth Form curriculum 8
Before you decide 9
Beyond the subject choices 10
The admissions procedure 14
Scholarships and Bursaries 16
Frequently asked questions 17
Information for overseas candidates 18
Choosing your Sixth Form subjects 19
Course information 23
5
Welcome
Dear parents and pupils,
Thank you for requesting a copy of this brochure. I hope that you will find it informative
and that you will go ahead with an application to Westminster School.
The co-educational Sixth Form for pupils joining us in the Sixth Once you have read this brochure
at Westminster offers an exciting, Form. In September 2017, girls and explored the website,
stimulating and challenging were elected as Queen’s Scholars www.westminster.org.uk, it is always
environment for learning. The School for the first time, and a new floor best to have a glimpse at first hand
is one of the foremost centres of and observatory have recently of what lies ahead, so I strongly
academic excellence in the country – opened in our refurbished Science encourage you to come to one of our
a reputation due not only to its building, which also houses the Open Days before the formal process
pupils’ unrivalled examination Computer Science Department. of interviews and tests gets under
results and admission to the top way. I shall look forward to meeting
universities worldwide but, even Westminster pupils follow syllabi you, showing you the School and
more importantly, because of their in A Levels and the Cambridge introducing you to the Heads of the
enjoyment of academic enquiry, Pre-University (Pre-U) examinations, academic departments, who will
debate and search for explanation depending on the subjects studied. answer any questions you might have.
well beyond the published syllabus. Using both these qualifications
allows scope for the choice and I know that the application procedure
In addition, pupils enhance both their specialisation, on which Westminster for a change of school can sometimes
intellectual and social development pupils thrive. Pupils here study four seem a stressful experience for pupils
by taking full advantage of the subjects that provide both breadth (and, often, their parents), but I hope
many opportunities that are offered and depth throughout the two years that, in applying for Westminster,
in sport, music, drama, debating, of the Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13), excitement will outweigh anxiety.
community service and other forms while the principle of choice fits In giving and gaining as much
of civic engagement. All of this well with Westminster’s academic information as possible at this stage,
and more you will read about in tradition of drawing out and nurturing I am sure that the choices eventually
the following pages. individual talents and interests. made will be the right ones. One thing
I can say is that new pupils who join
Historically Westminster is a We find that the sheer intellectual us in the Sixth Form settle in very
boarding school and approximately enjoyment that this individual quickly and happily and make a great
one quarter of Sixth Form pupils, approach brings ensures that pupils success of their time here.
girls and boys, are boarders. Some go on to win places at excellent
boarders come from far away but universities. Those academic One final thought. In our most recent
most are Londoners who prefer to departments, as you will read in inspection (2016) the Inspectors said
avoid the daily grind of commuting. this brochure, that follow the Pre-U this: “The School’s liberal ethos,
For day pupils also, Westminster is specifications do so because they tirelessly promoted by senior leaders
very different from a conventional are more stimulating than the to the pupils’ benefit, truly engenders
school. Many remain long after the equivalent A-level syllabi and, a pupil body liberated from dogma,
teaching day has finished, perhaps therefore, allow Westminster pupils prejudice or unthinking conformity,
to work in the library, or for extra to realise their potential more as the School’s aims envisage.”
sport, to rehearse for a play or effectively. That potential is
concert, or to attend a lecture. demonstrated in their examination This makes us distinctive. If this
results, as elsewhere: in 2018 strikes a chord with you then we
In recent years, we have opened Westminster pupils achieved more are the right school to be applying
a House for girl boarders and day than 50% of their A-level and to. Good luck with the process.
boys, and an indoor sports centre Pre-U grades at A* or D1/D2.
adjacent to the School’s playing Westminster is the only school to Mr P S J Derham
fields at Vincent Square. Both have have achieved this feat every year Head Master
significantly enhanced the facilities since the A* was introduced. June 2019
6 7
Life at
Westminster
Location Boarding and day pupils
Situated between Parliament, The Westminster Sixth Form is
The Supreme Court and Westminster unique in London as the only
Abbey, the School’s inspirational co-educational Sixth Form with
location has always been of day and boarding pupils. While
significant influence. Politics and academic and cultural attainments
the law are abiding interests among are highly prized, Westminster is
the pupil body and the importance fully committed to the nurture of
of spiritual and moral reflection is each pupil’s personal development.
Girls at Westminster
also deeply embedded. Dean’s Yard The boarding school ethos and
Girls are an integral part of the
is cloistered and calm, but minutes structure have been central to the
intellectual and cultural vitality that
away is the best of everything fulfilment of a Westminster education
creates such a stimulating Sixth Form
metropolitan: museums, galleries, since the School’s foundation.
experience at Westminster. Since
concert halls, theatres and the The School is run along boarding
1973, girls have made their mark
energy of a great city – all of lines and based around a House
at Westminster and former pupils
which enrich our curricular and system, where the House becomes
include Tessa Ross, Imogen Stubbs,
co-curricular programme. a ‘home away from home’ for day and
Helena Bonham-Carter, Anna
boarding pupils alike. The extended
Stothard, Clemency Burton-Hill,
day and week enable the provision
A ‘halfway-house’ of the overall curriculum and in
Alice Eve and Martha Lane-Fox.
between school particular ensure depth of pastoral
and university care and breadth of opportunity. Before they even arrive at
The Westminster Sixth Form is Westminster, all the new girls and
often regarded as a ‘halfway-house’ boys joining the Sixth Form enjoy
There are four mixed boarding
between school and university. a comprehensive induction
houses with girls-only floors,
As such, it aims to provide a safe, programme coordinated by the
one girls’ boarding house with
stable and enriching community, Head of Upper School, and become
day boys, and one boys’ boarding
in which pupils are encouraged to part of the diverse social fabric that
house with day girls. For those
learn about the world around them makes the School such an exciting
who board, Westminster allows
in order to engage actively with it place to live and learn. Representing
for a regular home life with the
and lead a fulfilling life beyond one third of the Sixth Form, girls
large majority returning home on
Westminster. With an enviable enjoy the academic challenge
Saturday afternoons.
programme of outside speakers and debate in the classroom,
and an ever-increasing range of an extraordinary breadth of
Co-operation accompanies
academic, artistic, sporting and co-curricular activities and a large
competition at Westminster and the
cultural expeditions, Westminster’s number of voluntary and leadership
School shows that high-achieving
global dimension provides pupils opportunities within the School
individuals working together in
with every opportunity to develop and wider community.
a climate of mutual respect create
their cultural capital and something much greater than the
understanding. Alongside this, Further information and advice
sum of their individual achievements.
the School coordinates a popular may be obtained from the Head of
In addition to teachers, Housemasters
and thriving civic engagement Upper School, Miss Clare Leech,
and Personal Tutors play an important
programme, which encourages at: clare.leech@westminster.org.uk.
role in the rich, relational experience
Sixth Form pupils to engage with that Westminster offers.
the local community in a meaningful
way, thus developing social
understanding and responsibility.
8 9
The Sixth Form curriculum Before you decide
Sixth Form admission to Westminster is by competitive Please read the notes below carefully as they
examination and interview in November the year before entry. describe in detail what you will need to consider
Candidates select the four subjects, in which they are to be when choosing your Sixth Form subjects.
examined, based on their likely choice of courses for study.
There is a great deal of flexibility At Westminster, most pupils study offered in the Options programme, 1 At this stage, we are asking pupils It is important that the choice
in the way in which pupils may four subjects for both years and and pupils do not necessarily to choose their four entrance of subjects be related as far as
approach their choice of courses at end up with four full A Levels, or continue to A Level in Year 13. examination subjects; one subject possible to university and career
Sixth Form level, and that may make a combination of four A Levels More details of the non-examined must be chosen from each Block. plans. Advice on choosing subjects
the choice quite a difficult one for and Pre-Us, although a few pupils courses can be found in Beyond can be found on page 19; there
many. It is for this reason that the each year do give up one subject the subject choices and these 2 The subjects in each of Blocks 1 is additional advice on thinking
choice we are asking you to make at the end of Year 12. For the choices can be made on arrival to 4 offer two-year courses ahead to university and on subject
now is a provisional one. Pupils will moment, we need to know the four at Westminster. leading to full A Level or Pre-U. courses later in this booklet.
be allowed to change their choices subjects that pupils think they wish
and some even make modifications to study in the Sixth Form. The A-level and Pre-U subjects 3 Mathematics with Further Further information or advice
to their choice up until Exeat in the are arranged in four blocks, one Mathematics leads to two A Levels about the curriculum may be
Play Term of Year 12. However, Depending on the subjects selected, subject to be chosen from each and uses the time allocation of obtained from the Mr Peter Sharp,
further assessment in the new pupils may be taught Pre-U or the block. Some subjects appear in Blocks 1 and 3; it, therefore, Deputy Head (Academic), at:
subject intended for study may be new, linear A Level. more than one block to give a wider counts as two choices. Those peter.sharp@westminster.org.uk.
required before permission is given choice of subject combinations. studying this subject must take
to change. You will understand, In addition to their specialist The provisional blocking for two additional specialist subjects.
however, that the School does need courses, pupils follow the Cultural September 2020 is shown below.
to plan ahead and that getting an Perspectives and Options courses. 4 Some pupils may wish to
idea of provisional numbers for each Only Electronics offers an AS Level study Electronics. However,
subject is important. at the end of Year 12, a course no decision needs to be made
until a candidate has been
offered a place.
Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 AS Subjects
(taken in 5 Whilst we will do our utmost to
Art History Art Art Chemistry accommodate any combination
Options lessons)
English Biology Art History Economics of subjects, no particular
Electronics
History Chemistry Biology English combination can be guaranteed
other than those listed in the
Mathematics Economics Economics Geography
blocking system on page 8.
Mathematics with English English German
Further Mathematics
French French Greek
Philosophy
and Theology History Geography History
Latin History Physics
Philosophy Mathematics with Philosophy
and Theology Further Mathematics and Theology
Physics Philosophy Russian
and Theology
Spanish
Music
Theatre Studies
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Beyond the subject choices
We aim to ensure that pupils find the Sixth Form at Westminster
an exciting but also challenging place. For this reason, the School
offers a wide variety of co-curricular courses and activities, which form
an integral part of every pupil’s programme in the Sixth Form.
Within the timetable Co-curricular
Cultural Perspectives General Options Study Skills Station
In Year 12, a great range of non- These courses are designed The range of courses on offer The choice of General Options Effective study skills are essential for Station, the Westminster term
examined courses is on offer in the to expand cultural and critical reflects the wide-ranging and is similarly wide-ranging, and all successful learners. In addition for sport, takes place on Tuesday
four weekly lessons of the ‘Options awareness within a greater global varied interests of the teaching includes courses which are: (i) to the guidance provided by subject and Thursday afternoons, as well
Block’, alongside some examined perspective, chipping away at the staff. Recent examples include: directly related to university study teachers, the Study Skills department as Saturdays for fixtures and
courses, including additional comfortable sense of ‘self-evidence’ The Psychology of Fundamentalism; or applications (Anthropology, is available to support pupils, who competitions. We offer some
languages and Electronics. that can make us assume that A History of the Imagination; The Psychology, Linguistics, the Thinking might benefit from some specialist 25 different sports in our Station
our own way of doing things or Constitutional Future of the United Skills course); (ii) supplementing input. The School should be informed programme, providing pupils with
Most Sixth Formers pursue a wide viewing the world is the only way, Kingdom; Psychogeography; Facing or extending existing examined of any particular needs, including a wide choice. In addition, there
range of Options that do not lead and that today’s society is the norm East, A View from the West; Deep subjects (Conservation Science, details of exam concessions and is a Civic Engagement option.
to formal qualifications, but it is of human experience – somehow Time; Medical Ethics and Changing Greek Tragedy, the Anglo-Saxons, copies of relevant diagnostic reports No particular sport is compulsory
hoped that the interest evoked in unquestioningly right and natural. Attitudes; Russians in Exile; and The Anglo-Irish Literature); (iii) of where appropriate. It should be in any given term, although once
each will add greatly to a pupil’s Economics of Nationhood. One of a more general academic or cultural noted that exam concessions choices have been made in the
own intellectual and personal The aim is to broaden horizons the great attractions of the courses interest for non-specialists (Western previously agreed will not first term, those involved in major
development, and open up new in place and time, asking is the chance they offer to range far Philosophy, Art History); (iv) more automatically transfer; regulations competitive sports such as Water
and exciting possibilities for further fundamental questions about why beyond conventional examined practical, including Volunteering in state that a new application must be (Rowing), football, Fives or netball
study, research or discovery. some behaviours or attitudes have subjects. Prizes are awarded each the Community, or which teach and made post-GCSE. For more details, will participate in these on both
shifted from unacceptable to normal year for essays produced as a develop particular skills, including see ‘Westminster School’s Protocol afternoons. Others might choose
In three ‘rounds’ of eight weeks or vice versa, how nations and reflection upon the experience. British Sign Language, the Art of for Exam Concessions’, available one sport on Tuesday and a different
prior to the summer examination communities develop and express Illumination, Bookbinding, Computer within the online registration. one on Thursday.
season, most pupils select three their sense of identity, and how we Programming, Knitting and Film
courses in each round, from a long ourselves can make connections and Video Production. Careers Pupils may use the onsite Shooting
list of choices, under two distinct with apparently alien societies. Careers advice is available to all Gallery and Fives Courts, as well as
headings: Cultural Perspectives members of the Sixth Form from our playing fields at Vincent Square
and General Options. the Higher Education and Careers and the indoor Sports Centre, which
Department. A range of careers currently houses a fitness suite,
evenings and workshops is held a multi-use dance / yoga / aerobics
throughout the year, which all Sixth space, a rowing training suite,
Formers are invited to attend, as well fencing pistes, cricket nets, courts
as Futures Day in the Election Term for basketball, netball, five-a-side
of Year 12, where pupils are exposed football, hockey, volleyball,
to a variety of different careers and handball and badminton, two
pathways. The Head of Careers, climbing walls and areas for judo
Mr Simon Wurr, is available to advise and table tennis. These facilities
on work experience and careers: are also available to boarding pupils
simon.wurr@westminster.org.uk. after prep in the evenings.
12 13
We encourage all pupils to be Each October, the Head of Upper recently formed societies include
ambitious in their sporting activity. School Expeditions takes a group Model United Nations (MUN),
Many will represent the School of Year 13 pupils on the Lyke Wake Bridge, Middle Eastern, Engineering,
in fixtures with other schools, as Walk, covering 40 miles over the Diplomatic, Feminist, Sports Science,
well as competing very successfully North York Moors in under 24 hours Heraldry, Computer Science, Politics
in national and international events. – one reward being a dawn breakfast and Pride. There is a flourishing
There are training and competition at Rosedale in the centre of the Moor. Debating Society, and there are
tours in some years; recent examples In December, there is a walking many opportunities for novices
have included rowers going to Berne expedition in the Lake District. The and seasoned debaters alike to
and Boston, cross country runners School runs Duke of Edinburgh Silver take part in inter-House, regional
to Cumbria, footballers to Tenerife and Gold Awards. Each year the and national competitions. In recent
and cricketers to Barbados. Every School mounts some 100 expeditions years, debating, bridge and MUN
effort is made throughout the in the UK and abroad. teams have all seen success at
Station programme to give pupils international level. Music
the opportunity to enjoy maintaining Societies Music has always been a very
their fitness levels as well as to learn The John Locke Society, which meets Drama important part of life at Westminster.
important life skills, such as respect regularly each term and is scheduled The Drama Department at Several world-famous musicians
for others, courtesy, determination, within the academic timetable, Westminster is very active, and have been educated at the School,
initiative and communication, by welcomes external speakers from there are numerous opportunities including Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Roger
working both independently and a whole range of disciplines and for pupils to get involved, either Norrington, Ian Bostridge CBE and
as part of a team. viewpoints, encompassing the Arts, onstage or backstage. Most years The Right Honourable The Lord Lloyd
Sciences, Law, Academia, Business the Drama Department mounts Webber, as well as the pop stars
Expeditions and Politics. Important annual lectures a large-scale musical in conjunction Mika, Dido and Grace Chatto from
Westminster has an extensive include the Sir Henry Tizard (Science), with the Music Department; there are ‘Clean Bandit’.
Expeditions Programme, offering Camden (History), Ben Jonson also, typically, Shakespeare plays,
academic, cultural and leisure trips for (English), Maurice de Pange (French), small-cast productions and House A large number of Sixth Form pupils state-of-the-art recording studio. Each July, shortly after the end of
pupils of all ages. Linguists are well John House (History of Art) and Brock Plays throughout the year, as well involve themselves in the five choirs Instrumental lessons are available on term, some 30 Sixth Form pupils
catered for by visits or exchanges to (Expeditions and Exploration). as a Renaissance and Elizabethan and huge range of instrumental all orchestral and jazz instruments, live and work in the School’s
Spain, Germany, Russia, France and Festival. Pupil-directed productions ensembles on offer at the School. and the Keyboard Department precincts for one week with
China. Recently, Art Historians have There are currently over 60 other are also an increasingly frequent Choirs and organists sing and play provides pupils with the option to a similar number of physically and
been to Florence, Paris and Venice, societies at Westminster. They are feature of the drama programme. in services in Westminster Abbey study piano, organ and harpsichord. mentally disadvantaged young
Historians to Aachen and Berlin, run by pupils in Year 11 and above, Recent productions include twice a week and give various men and women. This Phab course
Geographers to South Wales and and new societies are formed every Metamorphosis, Cabaret, The Birds, concerts throughout the year. Westminster has been running continually at
Iceland and Artists to New York. year. Long-established societies My Fair Lady, Hotel Paradiso, A highlight is the Allegri Miserere in the Community Westminster for over 40 years.
On the sporting front, skiers have include Geography, History, English, A View from the Bridge, One Man, at the end of the Lent Term. Pupils Westminster in the Community is
been to the French Alps, the Economics, Environmental, Biology, Two Guv’nors and the American regularly gain choral and organ our programme of civic engagement, Sixth Form pupils are particularly
Canadian Rockies and Vermont, and Chess, Huxley and Law; more Classics Sixth Form Festival. scholarships to Oxford and which we view as an essential prominent in the School’s fundraising
rock-climbers to Spain and Portugal. Cambridge. The long list of component of good citizenship and activities. These range from
instrumental ensembles includes service. The foundation stone is charitable events involving the
the Symphony Orchestra, which volunteering. Through a series of whole year group to specific
performs at venues such as projects and opportunities with projects arranged by a group of
St John’s, Smith Square and the a wide range of local organisations, friends. The emphasis is not only on
Barbican. The standard of chamber as well as some further afield, raising money for good causes but
music is exceptional and the School’s Westminster encourages its pupils also on initiative and teamwork.
ensembles regularly achieve to look outwards beyond the
recognition at competitions such as immediate priorities of academic and
the Pro Corda National Chamber co-curricular success. During his
Music Competition. or her time at the School, every
pupil is expected to engage in at
There are weekly rehearsals of string least one volunteering activity.
quartets and quintets, piano duos, Opportunities are numerous and
piano trios and quartets, wind and varied: they include working at local
brass ensembles and percussion primary schools, visiting the elderly
ensembles. Pop and jazz musicians and housebound in the area,
can enjoy the use of the well- hospital visiting, peer mentoring
equipped rock rehearsal studio and and supporting the homeless.
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The admissions procedure Guide to applying
Before you go online to register,
please read the following information:
for each subject in the Course
information section (page 23).
Entrance Fee of £1,500. Please note
that this fee is not offset against the
final term’s fees.
• Decide whether you are applying We also ask candidates to write
for a day or a boarding place. a personal statement paper on the Acceptance deposits
• For boarders who will not be day. We will provide questions and Parents accepting the offer of a place
There is a huge amount of information in this brochure and you might decide
able to return home over half-term headings to help candidates with this. must also pay an Acceptance Deposit
not to read everything. It is, however, very important to read this section
holidays and ‘Exeat Weekends’, or of £3,000 (£5,000 for international
carefully and also the two sections that follow – Guide to applying and
Frequently asked questions.
when unwell, we require the name Interviews boarders). Acceptance deposits will
and address of the UK guardian, Those candidates, who have be refunded, upon request, at the
with whom he or she will stay. If we performed most strongly in the start of the academic year after the
If, having read these sections, you have any further queries about the
are not satisfied with the examinations, will be invited to come pupil has left Westminster.
admissions procedure, please telephone our Admissions Office on
arrangements for a guardian, we to Westminster for interviews.
020 7963 1003 or email sixthformadmissions@westminster.org.uk.
will not accept the application. Candidates not being invited for GCSE / IGCSE requirement
If you are applying from overseas, it is essential that you read the section
• Parents will be asked to pay the interviews will be notified in writing,
entitled Information for overseas candidates. The offer of a place is conditional on
registration fee of £200 using a via email, at the same time. a candidate achieving a minimum of
credit or debit card.
eight GCSE / ICGSE passes at A/7
• We ask to see each candidate’s The interview day will be Saturday grade, of which at least four are at
most recent school report, so 23 November 2019 and all A*/8, preferably in the subjects to be
please have this ready to upload. candidates who have been invited, studied at A Level / Pre-U. Overseas
Open Days Registration • Candidates will be asked to including those from overseas, candidates and those requiring a visa
The best way to learn about entry to When you arrive, please make Registration opens on Monday choose the four subjects that they must attend interview on that day. to study in the UK should refer to
Westminster School at 16+ is to come your way to Church House. The 3 June 2019. Candidates and their are thinking of taking for A Level / Candidates will have interviews the section entitled: Information for
to one of the Open Days. In 2019 entrance is on the north side of parents register online. Please Pre-U and in which they will be in each of their four examination overseas candidates (page 18).
these will take place on Saturday Dean’s Yard. The entrance to Dean’s go to the Admissions page at examined on 2 November 2019. subjects and they will also have
22 June and Monday 9 September. Yard is next to the main entrance www.westminster.org.uk and • Those wishing to be examined in a general interview. There will also Tier 4 visa sponsorship
to Westminster Abbey. follow the link labelled Apply for Mathematics with Further be a one-hour Thinking Skills
Mathematics must select it in Block £1,000 will be charged for those
Open day timetables admission at 16+. Assessment, a sample of which can
requesting Tier 4 visa sponsorship.
The closest Underground stations 1 and Block 3. There is only one be found on the registration page,
Saturday 22 June 2019
are St James’s Park and Westminster. Follow the instructions step by step, entrance examination for both. once logged in: https://intranet.
10.30am – Arrival and registration.
There are parking restrictions until but before you go online to register • Candidates choosing Mathematics westminster.org.uk/sixthentry/apply/. What happens after
11.00am – Introductory talks 6.30pm and the Congestion Charge please read the section Guide to with Further Mathematics should accepting a place
from the Head Master and senior operates until 6.00pm Monday to applying (page 15). not choose Art as an entrance School references In February 2020, successful
members of staff. Friday. There is no Congestion examination subject. candidates will be invited to spend
Should a candidate be invited to
Charge at weekends and parking If you experience a problem, or if you • Candidates from overseas should a day at the School. By this time, they
11.40am – Tours of the School led by interview, following the entrance
restrictions may vary. do not have access to the internet, read carefully the section of this will have been allocated to Houses,
current pupils and the opportunity to examinations, we will write to the
please email sixthformadmissions@ brochure entitled Information for so this will be an opportunity to get to
talk with subject specialists, the Head Head Teacher of their current
There is an underground car park westminster.org.uk or telephone overseas candidates (page 18). know the other boys and girls going
Master and senior members of staff. school for a reference. No exceptions
in Abingdon Street opposite the 020 7963 1003. will be allowed. into the same House and also to meet
When you arrive, please make your House of Lords open 24 hours a day, Entrance examination existing pupils. Candidates will also
way to St John’s, Smith Square. The seven days a week. The closing date for registration The examinations will be held Offers meet their Housemasters for the first
entrance is on the north side of Smith is Monday 30 September 2019. on Saturday 2 November 2019 for time. There will be another opportunity
Offers of places will be sent out
Square (off Lord North Street). If you are planning to come to all candidates. They will take place to meet with Housemasters after
in the first week of December and
one of the Open Days, it is Candidate age between 9.00am and 3.30pm
the deadline for acceptance will be
GCSE / IGCSE examinations and
Monday 9 September 2019 essential to book online. To request Westminster is a school for pupils in Westminster. All candidates will before the summer holidays.
Wednesday 11 December 2019.
a ticket please visit our website, under the age of 19. The date be required to bring their valid Child
4.00pm – Arrival and registration. Some candidates will be placed on
www.westminster.org.uk, and of birth of a candidate applying Oyster Card or Passport (hardcopy) Fees
a waiting list – these candidates will
5.00pm – Introductory talks follow the links for Open Days. as photo ID; images on their ‘phone Fees are subject to annual review
for admission in 2020 must be be contacted if they are going to be
from the Head Master and senior Once we have received and will not be accepted. at the end of the academic year.
between 1 September 2003 and offered a place.
members of staff. processed your booking, we will The fees for the academic year
31 August 2004.
email your ticket to you. You will Candidates sit examinations in each 2018 / 19 were set at £13,084.00
5.40pm – Tours of the School led by Entrance fee
current pupils and the opportunity to need to bring this with you to the of the four subjects selected – each per term for Sixth Form boarding
Open Day. lasting an hour. There is information Parents accepting the offer of
talk with subject specialists, the Head entry and £9,903.00 per term for
about the examination requirements a place must pay the non-refundable
Master and senior members of staff. Sixth Form day pupil entry.
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Scholarships and Bursaries Frequently asked questions
The Housemaster is Mr Gareth Mann, Candidates who wish to apply for Q. If I can’t make an Q. Why am I sitting only Q. How many
also known as Master of the Queen’s a bursary should ask their parents Open Day, how else can one exam for Mathematics? applications are made
Scholars. There will be an opportunity to complete the Bursary Part A I visit the School? and places are offered?
A. If you have chosen Mathematics
on the day of interviews for pupils to (Initial Assessment) Form, which
A. Please email the Admissions with Further Mathematics in A. We usually have about
see the House and meet Mr Mann. is available as part of the online
Department – registrar@westminster. Blocks 1 and 3 you will only have one 550 applicants. We interview
registration process. For assistance,
org.uk – to arrange to join one of Mathematics entrance examination, approximately 160 candidates
The monetary value of the new please contact the Bursary
the regular tours of the School. although Mathematics with Further and we offer between 70 and
16+ Queen’s Scholarship for girls is on 020 7963 1028 or email
You should be aware, however, that Mathematics count as two A Levels. 80 places, with a waiting list.
set at halfway between 50% of the sixthformadmissions@westminster.
the other families on the tour will
boarding fee and the full day fee. org.uk. If a candidate who is applying
Based on the current year’s fees for a bursary is called back for
probably be interested in 13+ entry Q. Are past papers available? Q. How many girls apply
that would be £7,800 per term. The interview, his or her parents will be
and you will not have the opportunity A. No, but look carefully at the compared with boys?
to speak to subject teachers. These information about the examinations A. The great majority of candidates
Governing Body reviews the fees invited to meet the Bursar on the
tours also get booked up weeks in by referring to the Course information are girls but we have a significant
in June and will publish the fees for interview day – 23 November 2019.
advance so do come to an Open Day section (page 23). number of boy applicants.
Queen’s Scholarships 2019/20 in early July 2019.
if you can! Applications from girls and boys are
Bursaries are available where the
The Queen’s Scholars are part of
16+ music awards parents and children fall into one Q. What if the A Levels / treated in exactly the same way.
Queen Elizabeth I’s Royal Foundation Q. How do you set exam
Four scholarships worth 10% of of the following categories: Pre-Us I want to take
of the College of St Peter, which papers when only one
the day fee and free tuition on up • British citizens in possession don’t fit into your four Q. Is it easier to gain
encompasses both Westminster year of the GCSE / IGCSE
to two instruments may be awarded of a British passport (The United teaching blocks? entry by selecting one or
School and Westminster Abbey. syllabus has been covered?
annually at 16+. Auditions will be Kingdom of Great Britain and A. Read the notes on the Sixth Form the other: boarder or day?
They have the privilege of attending
Northern Ireland); A. Be assured that we do take this curriculum (page 8). If your question A. No. Selection is based upon
certain Abbey services and have held on Friday 22 November 2019
• Citizens of the EEA or Switzerland, into account when we set the papers. is not answered there please email academic criteria.
a variety of ceremonial duties to for those candidates, who are
as defined by the UKVI, in For information about specific the Deputy Head (Academic):
perform in connection with the invited to interview and TSA testing.
possession of an EEA or Swiss examinations, please refer to the peter.sharp@westminster.org.uk. Q. Can I study more than
Abbey and the Crown. A good Grade 8 standard on the
passport or ID, who live in London. Course information section (page 23). four A Levels / Pre-Us?
candidate’s first instrument is usually
expected. The Director of Music is See website: www.gov.uk/ The subjects appear as they do A. In general the answer is no, but
Four Queen’s Scholarships per year
very happy to discuss the process government/organisations/uk- Q. I haven’t studied the in the blocks because these are there are a few exceptions. For more
are awarded to girls entering the
with prospective candidates. visas-and-immigration; subject before, how will the subject combinations that suit information, please refer to Before
Sixth Form at 16+, based on the
For further information, please • Has indefinite leave to remain I cope with the exam? most Westminster pupils, and which you decide (page 9). Studying for
overall performance in the subject
contact the Music Administrator in the UK. A. The exams in Art History and allow most Westminster pupils to go more than four A Levels / Pre-Us does
papers, interviews and Thinking
Skills Assessment. on 020 7963 1017 or email Economics are based on the to their first-choice universities to not give pupils any advantage in
musicoffice@westminster.org.uk. Parents should consult the UKVI assumption that candidates will read the subjects, in which they are university applications and may result
website for a detailed explanation not have studied these subjects most interested. in lower grades across the board.
The total number of Queen’s Scholars
Sixth Form bursaries of the criteria established by the before. They are not offered at
is 48 and all of them board in College,
with the girls accommodated in their A number of means-tested bursaries
United Kingdom. These criteria are GCSE / IGCSE level at Westminster, Q. What happens if I
own separate area. The girls are (up to 100% of the day fees) are
used by the School. so all Westminster pupils moving change my mind after
known as Queen’s Scholars just as available at 16+ entry each year.
up from Year 11 will be starting from selecting the A Levels /
the boys are and will have the post- We aim to act as sensitively as
Parents who qualify under the above scratch. There is also a Russian Pre-Us I want to study?
criteria must also live inside the examination for those who have A. We expect pupils to study
nominal ‘QS’. possible and very few members of
M25 London orbital. The expectation never studied the language. their entrance examination
staff and no other pupils will be aware
is that their child will commute from
What is College like? that a boy or girl is receiving financial subjects when they arrive at
home to School each day. Westminster. Pupils who wish to
College is a relaxed and friendly assistance. When a full bursary is
boarding house and the Queen’s awarded, it covers the cost of uniform, make changes to their choices
For more information about eligibility should discuss this with the Deputy
Scholars mix with other pupils, just equipment and compulsory school
for bursaries, please refer to the Head (Academic), who will probably
like everyone else. The present expeditions. Please note that
website: www.westminster.org.uk/ require them to sit an examination
building dates back to the early bursaries are available for day pupils
admissions/bursaries. in the relevant subject(s).
18th century and is in Yard, at the who live in London only and who
very heart of the School. meet the eligibility criteria.
18 19
Information for
overseas candidates
All candidates whose parents do UKiset Entrance examinations Guardians
not live in the UK should read this
All applicants who have English as Overseas candidates who cannot All pupils at Westminster School,
section carefully before proceeding
their second language are required sit the entrance examinations at whose parents live abroad, must
with an application.
to provide a UKiset (UK Independent Westminster School are expected have a guardian.
Schools’ Entry Test) profile as part to arrange invigilation at their
of their application. UKiset is an local British Council. Parents are What is the role of the guardian?
Candidate age
adaptive online test taken in English responsible for making the necessary • The guardian must take the place
The date of birth of candidates that has been designed to support arrangements and for payment of of a pupil’s parent during term
applying for admission in 2020 admission into the UK independent any costs incurred. Westminster time in a very real sense.
Choosing your
must be between 1 September 2003 education system. UKiset tests School must be satisfied in advance • He or she must be available at
and 31 August 2004. The School a child’s underlying academic with the security of the supervision all times to discuss with members
reserves the right to demand proof
Sixth Form subjects
abilities through three principal arrangements. The examinations of staff any problems that may
of a candidate’s date of birth. reasoning areas – Verbal, Non-Verbal must be taken on the designated have arisen.
and Numerical Ability – together Examination Day, which is • In the event of illness or
English language with a piece of creative writing and 2 November 2019. If this is not suspension from School, the
Candidates are expected to the English Placement Test. In total, possible, permission must be guardian must take the pupil
demonstrate fluency in both written the test takes approximately two and obtained from Westminster School into his or her home. It goes without saying, of course, that this
and spoken English. Lessons at a half hours. for the examinations to be taken on • Westminster School is closed is an important decision, and one that
Westminster move at a fast pace and either 1 or 3 November 2019. The over half-term holidays and for
a pupil who does not speak good To arrange a test you must first examinations cannot be taken before two ‘Exeat Weekends’ each term. deserves careful thought.
English will not cope. Candidates are register online at www.ukiset.com. or after those dates. Candidates At these times, a pupil may not
not allowed the use of dictionaries Talk to as many people as possible (parents, teachers, friends),
This must be taken before the offering Music or Art as one of their stay at school and must go to
during the entrance examinations. but remember that, ultimately, this is up to you, and it is a decision
application closing deadline, four subjects must sit their entrance his or her guardian.
best made according to the reasons you find most compelling. It might
Monday 30 September 2019. examinations at Westminster School
GCSE / IGCSE qualification be helpful, however, to bear the following in mind:
on Saturday 2 November 2019; these Candidates who are resident overseas
• First and foremost, choose a subject that you find stimulating,
There is no GCSE / IGCSE requirement After the candidate has taken the cannot be taken overseas. Any cost must provide the name and address of
and try to avoid the ‘means-to-an-end’ mentality; if the means are
for overseas pupils, who attend test, a report is generated for their incurred in the sending out and the proposed guardian and state their
not attractive then there is a large chance that the end will turn out to
schools that do not prepare pupils for parents and a separate, in-depth return of the examination papers relationship to the guardian.
be less appealing than perhaps it seems at the moment.
GCSE / IGCSE examinations. report is created for us. If you have must be borne by the candidate.
• Find out as clearly as possible what the A-level or Pre-U course
taken UKiset and wish for your report Wherever possible the preference An application will not be accepted
involves, and make sure you are aware not just of its content, but also
to be sent to us, please contact the of Westminster School is for if the name and address of
the methods, by which you will be working (e.g. number of essays,
UKiset team at enquiries@ukiset.com. examination papers to be sent out a guardian have not been provided
quantity of coursework, number of practicals, amount of factual learning
by electronic mail to a secure or if, in the opinion of Westminster
and so on). Moreover, do not assume that the course will necessarily be
address. Completed examination School, guardianship arrangements
similar to GCSE; try to find out exactly what will be involved.
scripts should be scanned and are unsatisfactory.
mailed electronically, in addition to • Although it is true that your Sixth Form subjects should be ones, in
which you are aiming for top grades at GCSE, do not choose a subject
sending hard copies of the scripts Visas
to us by 6 November 2019. simply on the basis that you are good at it now; to be in the running for
Westminster School is authorised by
the top grades at A Level or Pre-U you must be willing to work very
the Home Office to issue candidates
If a candidate is invited for interview hard, within and beyond the syllabus, so make sure the subject is one
who have been offered places at the
he or she must come to Westminster with which you engage.
School with Certificates of Acceptance
School on the designated Interview • Aim for a group of subjects that complement and reinforce each other,
to Study (CAS). Please look at the
Day, which is 23 November 2019. No but that include sufficient breadth to keep your options open. To this
GOV.UK website to find out how you
exceptions can be made. end, it is important to be aware of the requirements that different
can apply to come to or remain in the
degree courses may have.
UK as a child student under Tier 4
(Child) of the points-based system
and other related information:
https://www.gov.uk/child-study-visa.20
Architecture English Applying to American universities
University course
Most leading schools of Architecture The Pre-U is required. A number of Westminster pupils
requirements
require a strong portfolio of drawings choose to apply to American
There is a very large and exciting
(which in practice means that Geography universities. The application process
range of courses on offer (many of
Art in the Sixth Form is necessary). The A Level is almost always required. for US Colleges is very different from
which go far beyond the subjects
Mathematics A Level and / or Physics UCAS and requires considerable
offered at school level). This range
can be helpful, too. History forethought. To apply to US Colleges
means that you must not assume
Usually the Pre-U is required. you may be required to sit SAT
that the course requirements are
Art History subject tests in addition to the SAT.
the same across all the universities.
Although Art History A Level is rarely Law It is not necessary to choose your
Although many universities will only
an absolute requirement, candidates There are no A-level requirements, A Levels with an eye to sitting
make offers based on three subjects,
who have taken it tend to fare much but very high grades are needed specific SAT tests, but bear in mind
taking four demonstrates your ability
better in their university application because competition tends to be that the subject choice is limited
to cope with an intensive workload
than those who have not. fierce. Pupils tend to offer a broad and if you are not studying a given
and as such is viewed favourably by
range of subjects with at least one subject at A Level and you still
the most competitive universities,
Classics, Oriental Studies, etc. essay-based subject. The Thinking want to take an SAT test, some
for the most competitive courses.
For language-based Classics courses, Skills Option might be a useful extra work will be required.
the Pre-U in Latin and / or Greek is preparation for the Law university
What follows is a very general Philosophy, Politics Psychology
usually required, and where not admissions test (the LNAT). You can choose to take the ACT
guide; do not assume that it will and Economics (PPE) At least one Mathematics / Science
absolutely required will obviously with Writing instead of the SAT
apply in every single instance, and A number of leading universities subject is desirable for applications
still be a significant advantage. For Mathematics, Computer Science combination, but you should note
if you think you are interested in now offer PPE courses, including the to Psychology courses. We
Oriental, African and Near-Eastern These courses will require that the ACT has an additional
a particular course at a particular LSE, Durham, York, UCL, Oxford and recommend pupils include Biology
Studies, an unspecified modern or Mathematics A Level and Further Science component. More
university, the best thing to do is Warwick. Most universities impose and Mathematics in their combination.
classical language is often required or Mathematics is effectively essential information on the ACT can found
to go directly to their admissions no specific requirements but state
recommended. Evidence of linguistic for courses at competitive universities. at www.actstudent.org. Information
guide to see precisely what they that a background in Mathematics Science
ability will, in all cases, be needed. For some computing courses, on the SAT and SAT subject tests can
are looking for. In addition, the is advantageous, if not essential. University Physics requires
Physics may also be required. be found at www.collegeboard.com.
Westminster Heads of Departments Economics itself is also useful Mathematics A Level as well as
Economics In addition to thinking about
will be able to advise you further and but there is no specified subject Physics; Further Mathematics is
Mathematics is categorically not Medicine A-level choices, it is important to
it is always worth emailing them to combination. Selectors do, however, strongly recommended for the
needed to study Economics at Requirements vary between the consider co-curricular activities
ask them for an informal meeting to like to see that applicants possess top university Physics courses.
A Level, but at university level, it is different medical schools, but A-level that will help you make a more
discuss your personal circumstances both analytical and writing abilities. Some Chemistry courses require
essential for most courses. Further Chemistry is required, and usually complete application.
and suitability to read their subject. Mathematics or Physics A Level,
Mathematics is highly advisable two of Mathematics, Physics and
and at some top universities, it is Biology. Few medical schools admit Other Humanities subjects as well as Chemistry. Biology
You can seek Higher Education
N.B. For some courses the Biology, Economics, Geography courses tend to require at least two
increasingly a requirement. pupils without Biology. The fourth advice from your Housemaster
corresponding A Level or Pre-U is and History are useful for Social and Mathematics / Science A Levels:
subject does not have to be a or from Miss Clare Leech,
not necessarily required; it would, Human Sciences courses, as well as Biology A Level is essential and
A-level Economics is described by science-based subject. Head of Upper School,
however, be very unusual in most for Archaeology and Anthropology. Chemistry A Level is highly desirable.
most top universities as ‘desirable’. who can be contacted at:
cases not to choose to do the A Level Philosophy, Theology and related
The Thinking Skills entry in this Modern Languages clare.leech@westminster.org.uk.
if at this stage you already know it is subjects often have no specific Other courses
brochure describes the possible For French, German and many
likely to be the focus of your degree requirements, although the Other courses tend to have no
usefulness of taking the Thinking Spanish courses, the relevant Pre-U
course. Bear in mind, too, that for Philosophy and Theology course specific A-level requirements,
Skills Option as a preparation for the courses will be required. Other
university admission interviews you is a good introduction to the central but subjects that are similar in
Thinking Skills Assessment test (TSA) Modern Languages can be taken
will have to convince an academic concerns of both. Prospective discipline to the degree subject are
that is required by Oxford if applying up at university, but most language
that you have a genuine interest in Philosophy candidates might also recommended (e.g. a social science
to read Economics and Management courses would expect you previously
their subject. benefit from Mathematics. History and / or a science for Anthropology;
and by Cambridge if applying to read to have studied at least one, and
Land Economy. preferably two languages. is a good basis for all single and History, Economics or Geography
joint honours Politics courses. for Politics). If in doubt, a set of
Engineering Music choices that covers a range of
Mathematics and Physics are Requirements differ between disciplines should leave many
required for all types of Engineering; Music courses at universities and choices open for Higher Education.
Further Mathematics is strongly at Music colleges. The Head of
recommended for the top university Academic Music can advise. Fine Art at university /
Engineering courses. Chemistry is Art and Design schools / Drama
required for Chemical Engineering. The Head of Art and the Director
of Drama can advise.23
Course information
On the following pages each
A-level and Pre-U course is described
in detail together with the entrance
examination(s) required.
Art 24
Art History 25
Classics: Latin and Ancient Greek 26
Economics 27
English Literature 28
Geography 29
History 30
Mathematics 31
Modern Languages and Linguistics 32
French 33
Chinese 34
German 35
Russian 36
Spanish 37
Music 38
Philosophy and Theology 39
Sciences 40
Biology 41
Chemistry 42
Physics 43
Electronics AS-level 44
Drama and Theatre Studies 4524 25
Art Art History
Department contact Mr S J Crow Department contact Ms R Goodman
Email simon.crow@westminster.org.uk Email rosa.goodman@westminster.org.uk
Art is a popular and successful thinking and expressive activities The number of courses on offer is Art History is an ambitious and for Modern Linguists, Classicists and rigour has proved valuable in
subject offering a wonderful are all prized assets of the artist. phenomenal and reflects the growth highly exciting subject. We live in an Artists and combines well with most areas such as journalism, marketing,
opportunity for those fascinated of an image-conscious world: it is increasingly visual world and global other subjects. Indeed, a typically advertising, publishing, law and film
by the visual world to expand and These skills are developed and imperative that we have intelligent society, and Art History will equip forensic approach to observation and television work. More directly
develop their work. There is ample encouraged through an intellectually and talented people leading the way. you with the tools to decipher and research taken by scientists is related careers include those in
opportunity for highly personal demanding programme. Art History Jobs in the multimillion-pound the meanings of images and find of great value in Art History. Anyone lecturing and research, conservation
production and written response, is cunningly threaded through the industry of Art and Design can offer significant links between different wishing to study Architecture, Politics and restoration, museum and gallery
with an emphasis on self-motivation. course to provide a rich source of a fulfilling and rewarding career path. cultures and periods of history. or Philosophy would find it useful administration, commercial galleries
Study of Art to this pre-degree level reference and creative stimulation. The study of Art History requires and highly informative. and auction houses. It must be
is a lifestyle choice treated far This is complemented by regular If pupils are passionate about the pupils to develop analytical skills that remembered, too, that many pupils
beyond the confines of any mere critiques and seminars. The visual world, enjoy exploring can be applied to many walks of life, Course specification study the subject at school but go
examination criteria. The course culminating ‘Summer Show’ is creative, aesthetic and expressive as well as tools to understand how At Westminster we take the Pre-U on to further study in a wide range
offers a unique experience in itself a chance to exhibit the best of activities, then they will find that they images and objects shape our social course and pupils will sit three final of other subjects (some of which
by making a rich and imaginative a pupil’s production to a large are utterly fulfilled by the A-level and political identities. If you enjoy examination papers at the end of relate to Art History), such as PPE,
contribution to a pupil’s CV. However, invited audience. course. However, pupils are advised looking at works of art in their two years. Paper 1 is a visual survey SPS, Archaeology and Anthropology,
Art is an essential choice for those that a previous study of Art and original settings and in museums and of Western and Non-Western art: or Architecture.
intending to make an application Our approach is predominantly Design, for example at GCSE level, galleries, or if you are curious about Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
to creative courses at university, Fine Art-based, although the is essential. the value and status of art in society, from the Classical World to the 21st Work experience and outreach
including Architecture. skills developed through the you will find this subject stimulating century. There are three historical programmes are important parts
course are essential to any artistic Entrance examination and very rewarding. topics in Paper 2, which are The Early of the department’s work and pupils
The A-level course contains two discipline including design-based No formal examination is used, Italian Renaissance, Baroque Art and are able to participate in a number
units: a portfolio of coursework alternatives such as product, and the procedure is intended to Westminster offers an excellent Architecture and 20th-century Art of schemes. The department has
(including a written investigation) and automotive and graphic design; be a genuine opportunity for opportunity to study Art History in and Architecture. The thematic topic, direct links with Sotheby’s, The
a concluding practical project / exam. photography, filmmaking and candidates to demonstrate the unique surroundings in the centre of which is Paper 3, is called ‘Art and Courtauld, Christie’s, The Art Fund,
In all cases pupils are required to animation are enhanced by best of their abilities. Portfolios London. The department is located in Architecture in the City’ and is The Estorick, The National Gallery
direct their work in accordance audacious digital advancements including sketchbooks and any other Sutcliff’s, where classes are intimate a study of Venice. At the end of the and other exciting places. The Art
with personal motivations and creating exciting opportunities. endeavour will be inspected on the (of about ten pupils) and are treated first year, pupils begin preparing History Society invites excellent
enthusiasms. The learning will not day of the entrance examinations. like university seminars and tutorials. for Paper 4, an extended essay or speakers every term from all walks
be dictated. Deadlines are generous The ultimate visual discipline is Careful preparation of the work is Courses are structured around thesis of 3,000 words on a subject of art-related life.
and ambitious work is encouraged. recognised as Architecture, which expected and good presentation discussions, presentations, note of their choice. All members of the
An enviable range of techniques represents a superb ambition for skills will be valued. Organising taking, visual images and visits to department are specialists in their Entrance examination
and processes is available and a young person, blending the the work by use of an A1/A2 black galleries, museums and buildings. teaching area. The Pre-U course is very challenging
it is possible to offer a bespoke creative, visual, psychological and portfolio (making occasional use of Major collections such as the Tate and worthwhile and, with hard
programme for each pupil. The mathematical; indeed Walter Gropius, plastic sleeves for example) is the Galleries, The National Gallery, the Beyond the Sixth Form work and a thirst for the subject,
unique environment of the Life Class the founder of the influential German preferred method for submitting V&A, The British Museum, The excellent grades are obtained.
Art History is a rigorous academic
provides a forum for serious and art school the Bauhaus, described the work. Candidates who are called Wallace Collection, The Royal Pupils are not expected to have prior
subject, and a pupil will be expected
sophisticated young artists to it as the most important discipline back to interview will return with Academy, The Saatchi Gallery and knowledge of the subject for the
to develop research and essay skills.
engage with a long-established of all. Many leading architects, the portfolio and discuss their work the Courtauld Institute, help to bring entrance examination. They will
It prepares pupils well for further
discipline. These compulsory including Richard Rogers, consider with the Art Department. the history of painting, architecture, be asked to compare images and
study at university. The subject can
sessions underpin our ambitions Art to be the primary subject for sculpture, film and installations into write a brief essay either about
be studied alone, or in combination
to make great art. potential pupils; a portfolio is the classroom. There are currently an exhibition they have seen or as
with a range of other subjects, at
required for interview. two trips, on which all pupils are a response to a given article. We
most universities including Oxford
The Art Department endeavours to encouraged to go, one to Florence are looking for clarity of thought,
and Cambridge.
undertake ambitious study tours in Beyond Westminster, artists have and Pisa in the Year 12 and the other enthusiasm and visual awareness.
this country and abroad, including a vast number of options. The default is currently to Venice in Year 13,
The commercial world of the 21st
New York. These experiences build application is to an Art Foundation alongside a voluntary trip to Rome
century is highly visual. The cultural
on the sense of purpose that flows Course, a one-year diagnostic or Paris.
and creative industries are one of
through the inspirational studios programme designed to assist pupils
the UK’s greatest selling points and
and supports the atmosphere in deciding to which of the many Subject combinations fastest-growing sectors, worth well
encouraging spontaneous and disciplines they are most suited. The subject is recommended to in excess of £92 billion per annum,
unselfconscious work. Our Direct entry to a university is those who enjoy History and English and visual literacy is more valuable
fundamental concern is to ensure possible, provided the pupil is but also wish to explore visual culture than ever. The unique combination
a base of ‘transferable skills’. convinced of their chosen speciality. and language. It is equally enjoyable of visual sensitivity and intellectual
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