All pupils at ACS Sixth Form study the Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales. This is a compulsory element of returning to the sixth form.
There are three components to the new Welsh Baccalaureate; Global Community Project , Future Destinations Project and the Individual Project. Department staff are already involved in the Welsh Assembly’s resource development groups ensuring that we are at the forefront of developments for this new course and can offer our pupils the very best experience of the course.
There are a prescribed amount of hours for each component. Pupils attend lessons for the teaching and learning programme. These lessons will cover the Essential and Employability skills required for the Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales, such as critical thinking and problem solving or creativity and innovation. At the end of the teaching and learning programme pupils will complete a “project” (much like a controlled assessment). Each pupil will be individually graded for each challenge. The course is assessed through the following units: ➢ Individual Project – 50% ➢Future Destinations Porject– 25% ➢ Global Community Project - 25%. This qualification has been ratified by the Russell Group Universities and will be accepted by UCAS as an A Level equivalent qualification. At Advanced level, pupils will be expected to take on a greater level of independent study, with regards to the Individual Project.