Letter to Year 11 Help with GCSE To A Level Transition April 2020

Oxford university Press Learning from home pack

https://fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/oxed/secondary/re/AQA%20GCSE%20RS%20Learning%20from%20home%20pack_2%20(1).pdf?region=uk
https://peped.org/ Peped – a site aimed at the OCR specification, managed by a highly respected RE writer. The
site provides a full range of materials from simple summaries to challenging extended reading. It also contains
excellent revision materials including sample essays and is organised in-line with the three components
https://divinityphilosophy.net/ Logos – a blog created by the author and scholar Charlotte Vardy specifically for
the OCR specification, providing excellent essay advice, model answers and an exhaustive list of possible exam
questions from all three components of the course.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/ BBC Religion and Ethics website – a good clear start on any religious
topic
www.manybooks.net Downloadable philosophy books – includes a number of key thinkers named on the
specification
https://www.audiopi.co.uk/ Audiopi – free access to podcasts on Christian beliefs and practices (ask for the
username and password if you have forgotten it)
https://thepanpsycast.com/ Pan Psycast – philosophy and ethics podcasts
http://www.nigelwarburton.typepad.com/philosophy_bites/ Philosophy and ethics podcasts – one of ITunes
most popular picks
http://www.open2.net/ethicsbites/ Open University resource – podcasts on ethical theories and applied topics
https://rationalreligion.co.uk/ Rational Religion – various articles and videos responding to atheist criticisms of
religion
https://ethics.academyconferences.com/ Academy Conferences – Q&A videos on various philosophy, ethics
and DCT topics at the bottom of the page
http://www.cmf.org.uk/students/ The Christian Medical Fellowship is a useful place to research medical ethics,
from an evangelical perspective (type a keyword e.g. abortion into the search engine)
http://www.andygustafson.net/net/Businessresources.htm Thorough on Business Ethics

Trustworthy encyclopedias

www.newadvent.org The Catholic Encyclopedia
http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/ The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://plato.stanford.edu/ The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://www.epistemelinks.com/index.aspx A comprehensive ethics and philosophy site
http://www.classicspage.com Guide to Roman and Greek thinkers

Aimed at A Level Students

www.philosophicalinvestigations.co.uk An exceptional site aimed at AS/A2 students
http://www.missbadgersphilosophysite.com/blog/tag/evolution Another exceptional site aimed at AS/A2
students
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtOLJIWPWAcxFa37iQOUtOA Engaging revision videos on a range of
philosophy topics
http://www.mel-thompson.co.uk/Ethics.htm
http://www.rsrevision.com
http://www.philosophyofreligion.info/ Good overview of key ideas
www.tutor2u.net Range of A Level revision notes (don’t rely on this though!)

University websites

http://ethics.sandiego.edu/ Ethics Updates
http://www.jcu.edu/philosophy/gensler Ethics exercises
http://www.cep.unt.edu/ Environmental Ethics
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337/phil_topics.html Philosophy sites by topic
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072878274/student_view0/chapter5/theories.html
For a library of links on all parts of our theory syllabus
http://www.justiceharvard.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=9&Itemid=5#
ep2 Michael Sandel’s excellent lectures are available online, covering most of our course. Click this link to
access a summary of the lectures
http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/philosophy/courses/100/100menu.htm There are some excellent materials on
free will and determinism, Aristotle, Kant and issues surrounding relativism. from the University of Lancaster
Philosophy and Ethics course.
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/linguistics-and-philosophy/24-231-ethics-fall-2009/lecture-notes/
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology have an excellent online course on ethics – more than you need for
A level, but brilliant nonetheless

General interest

http://www.unco.edu/philosophy/clinic.html The Argument Clinic
http://www.philosophersnet.com/ The Philosopher’s Magazine online (has some excellent articles and engaging interactive philosophy games)
http://www.aldaily.com/ Arts and Letters Daily tackles up to date philosophical issues
http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/phil/philo/philpics.html Pictures of philosophers!
http://www.wadsworth.com/cgiwadsworth/course_products_wp.plfid=M20b&product_isbn_issn=9780495502357&discipline_number=10
Download a complete set of summary notes (28 sides) on Louis Pojman’s excellent ethics. book (Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong) by clicking on this link. (click on chapter outlines on the lefthand side menu)

http://www.learningscientists.org/ The Learning Scientists (specialists in strategies for effective study)

Sociology
Sociology summer task (Worthing High School) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JwAR0m50IQjBnA5B5VPJY5t1oz_pk-4g

Technology
Technology transition booklet (Worthing High School) https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_jbbTzjDzj9kgxd_tCn_qbVmFpHEFLQn

Careers

Miss Cook has been and will continue to be sending any career related information over email but if you have a specific question or concern please email her on her school account [email protected] If you haven’t already done so, please reply to email regarding Post 16 destinations previously sent out.

Link for Careers Skills Test

Register with Career pilot. Career pilot will help you write your CV, cover letters, use the skills map to support your career available to you based on your post 16 choices. You can also try MOOCs which are mini online courses especially useful for anyone thinking of University. Completed MOOCs can be listed on personal statements when applying.

Career pilot also has up to date labour market information. This gives you an idea about the employment opportunity in your chosen area, an idea about salaries and the prediction of growth or decline in the sector. Other sites to help with your CV or writing a cover letter for a job:

How to write a CV
How to write a Cover Letter
CV builder and info

Wellbeing and stress management

Culture – 12 Tours of the most famous Museums
Culture – Free National Theatre Play each week – YouTube Videos
PE – Joe Wicks PE Work Out – YouTube Videos
PE – Yoga with Adriene – YouTube Videos
10 Minute Mindfulness Meditation Playlist – YouTube
Mindfulness Colouring 1 – PDF

Kooth http://www.kooth.com/

Kooth is a web based confidential support service available to young people that provides a safe and secure means of accessing mental health and wellbeing support designed specifically for young people. Kooth offers young people the opportunity to have a text-based conversation with a qualified counsellor. Counsellors are available from 12noon to 10pm on weekdays and 6pm to 10 pm at weekends, every day of the year on a drop-in basis. Young people can access regular booked online counselling sessions as needed. Outside counselling hours’ young people can message our team and get support by the next day.

If you need further information or support regarding any of the above please contact me by email – [email protected]

Look after yourself (and each other) and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Miss Litchfield
Assistant Principal
City Academy