Ribston HallHigh School
Maximising Your Potential in Sixth Form
Students showing a real interest and who read around subjects outside their specifications will often achieve more highly at A Level.
Universities and employers are looking for enthused, engaged and excellent candidates who show a passion for their studies. Cambridge University have stated, "As our admissions decisions are based on academic criteria we expect to see evidence of students' super-curricular activities and wider engagement with their wider area of academic interest such as reading and other exploration relevant to the course applied for".
Consolidation of your GCSE knowledge will help to prepare you for your A Level studies. The Study Skills section will provide you with lots of ideas on how to be successful at A Level.
Please find below the Subject Induction Preparation Tasks, which you are expected to complete over the summer that will help to prepare your for your A Level studies. To inspire you further, we have provided optional further reading, films and podcasts alongside links to the examination boards and the A Level specifications. We hope you have an enjoyable summer and look forward to welcoming you to the Ribston Sixth Form in September.
Summer Induction Preparation Tasks
Art & Photography
Please see the links below for the Art & Photography A-Level Preparation Task and Transition Reading
Biology
Please see the links below for the Biology A-Level Preparation Task and Transition Reading
Business Studies
Please see the link below for the Business Studies A-Level Preparation Task
Chemistry
Please see the links below for the Chemistry A-Level Preparation Task and Transition Reading
Computer Science
Please see the link below for the Computer Science A-Level Preparation Task
Dance
Please see the links below for the Dance A-Level Preparation Task and Transition Reading
English Literature
Please see the link below for the English Literature A-Level Preparation Task
Food Science & Nutrition
Please see the links below for the Food Science & Nutrition A-Level Preparation Task and Transition Reading
French
Geography
History
Please see the links below for the History A-Level Preparation Task, Further Reading and the Course Handbook
Mathematics
Please see the links below for the Mathematics A-Level Preparation Task and Further Reading
- A-Level Preparation Task
- Expanding brackets and simplifying expressions
- Surds and rationalising the denominator
- Rules of Indices
- Factorising expressions
- Completing the square
- Solving quadratic equations
- Sketching quadratic graphs
- Sketching cubic and reciprocal graphs
Music
Philosophy and Ethics
Please see the links below for the Philosophy and Ethics A-Level Preparation Task and Transition Reading
Physical Education
Please see the links below for the Physical Education A-Level Preparation Task and Transition Reading
Physics
Please see the links below for the Physics A-Level Preparation Tasks
Please see the links below for a SUVAT Projectiles instructional Video:
Politics
Please see the links below for the Politics A-Level Preparation Task, Transition Reading and Additional Tasks
Psychology
Please see the links below for the Psychology A-Level Preparation Task, Transition Task Workbook and Optional Summer Work
Sociology
Please see the links below for the Sociology A-Level Preparation Task, Transition Reading and Additional Tasks