2. The RE
Department
• Rated ‘outstanding’ by OFSTED
and Section 48 (RE) OFSTED.
• A team of friendly and supportive
staff who will help you achieve
your goals.
• 115 sixth form students studying
RE A level, this is more than any
other department within the
school.
• Excellent results both at GCSE and
A level
3. A Level success
The Department received a
judgement of very good for results at
A level for AS and A2.
Despite our large numbers studying
A level there is a close supportive
relationship between teachers and
students.
4. Year 9 and
GCSE
All students study RE at St Thomas More.
The year 9 course reflects on our personal faith journeys, faith
in action, work of charities, other world faiths and human
rights issues.
For GCSE all students complete two modules exploring
contemporary issues in society from a Christian perspective.
However due to our rich culturally diverse community,
lessons will always include a reflection of individual views
and the views of all world religions.
5. BUSINESS STUDIES
• The business department achieved 84.4% * to C grades at
GCSE
• A group of Year 12 pupils competed in the Cranfield business
challenge and came 3 rd out of 19 groups beating all the other
teams from Bedford schools.
6. • The Young Enterprise
Company sold their goods at
both the Bedford and the
Milton Keynes fayres.
BUSINESS STUDIES
19. Sociology Modules
studied:
Families and Households
Education
Beliefs in Society
Work and Employment
Crime and Deviance
Youth
Research Methods
21. SOCIOLOGY
2011 Exam Success
GCSE A Level
71% Pass rate 100% A – C pass rate
64% of 86% of students
students achieved an A*,
A or B grade in
achieved an
the subject.
A*, A or B
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26. MUSIC AT ST. THOMAS MORE
...
. . . in the classroom
54. Modern Languages
Languages are taught
in an interactive way
which encourages and
improves
communication, co-
operation and
understanding.
A Modern Foreign
Language is an
integral part of the E-
Bacc qualification and
is highly valued by
many top Universities.
55. Italian
Results at GCSE
2009 – 94% A*-C
2010 – 79% A*-C
2011- 96% A*-C
We have won the Good
Schools’ Guide Awards for the
last three years for the best
Italian GCSE results in the
country.
Results at A-Level
100% Pass Rate
78. This was produced by the STM Media and Film
department by our students – you may have seen the
finished booklet in your lower schools!
79. This is kind of work we do at
the STM Media and film
department – here we see a
finished film poster for A-level
– made using completely
original photography
80. Students get ready to use the green screen in STM’s Media and Film department
