A2/BTEC Year 13 Text Books 2017 -2018

A2/BTEC Year 13 Text Books 2017 -2018

A2 Subject / Title / Author / ISBN-13 / Publisher/Date of Publication / Price New/Used / Website
Art and Design
(Suggested reading) / 'Seduced by Art - photography past and present' / The National Gallery
'Extraordinary Sketchbooks' / Jane Stobart, / A&C Black
'Al-pha-bet-i-ca - an A-Z Creativity guide for Collage and Book Artists' 'Art Making - Collections and Obsessions' / Lynne Perrella. / Quarry
'The Art of Urban Sketching' – / Gabriel Campanario / Quarry
'Just Draw it! / Piyasena/Philip / Barron's Educational Series
- Gallery Guides - illustrated companions, such as, Tate, National Gallery
Business Studies / EdexcelAS/A Level Business / 9781447983545 / Pearson 5th Edition / Amazon (link via Pearson/Edexcel website) or good education book shop
Biology / OCR A Level Biology A Book 2 / Sue Hocking Frank Sochacki Mark Winterbottom / 978-1-4479-9080-2 / 2015 / £16.99 (new) / Amazon or Pearsons Online
Chemistry / Isaac Chemistry Skills: Mastering Essential Pre-University Physical Chemistry / D.I. Follows / 978-0-9572873-5-8 / From £1 / £1 directly from Isaac Books
New A-Level Chemistry: Essential Maths Skills / CGP Books / 978-1782944720 / 2015 / £7.50 /
Drama and Theatre / Saved / Edward Bond / 9781408100103 / Methuen / £9.89 /
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
Students can purchase their own books which would be beneficial for homework.
However it is not essential as the department has bought copies which can be used in lessons/exams / Mark Haddon / 9781408173350 / Methuen / £9.89 /
Economics / AQA A-level Economics 2 / Ray Powell and
James Powell / 9781471829840 / Hodder Education 2016 / £25.99 / Amazon and Education Umbrella
English Literature / Books as purchased for Year 12
English Lit/Lang / Rapture / Carol Ann Duffy / 9780330474061 / Picador (2005) / £9.98
A Streetcar Named Desire / Tennessee Williams / 9780141190273 / Penguin 2009 / £6.99
The Great Gatsby / F.Scott Fitzgerald / 9789176371213 / Wisehouse Classics (2005) / £3.45
OCR non-fiction
anthology to be
provided through
The English
department / There will be a photocopying charge tba
Film Studies / N/A
Food Technology / A2 OCR Home Economics for A2 Food,
Nutrition and Health Today. / Hodder Education / 978034097366-0 / 2009 / £22.29 / Amazon
French / Hodder Education: Edexcel A Level French e-textbook / Amy Gregg, Karine Harrington, Wendy O’Mahony, Kirsty Thathapudi and Rod Hares / 978147185819 / 2016 / £15 for 2 year access / Purchase through MFL Faculty
Optional as you will purchase access to the digital textbook, e-learning and online tests:
Hodder Education: Edexcel A Level French / Amy Gregg, Karine Harrington, Wendy O’Mahony, Kirsty Thathapudi and Rod Hares / 9781471858161 / 2016 / £31.50 (for 2 years) /
Heinemann: Edexcel AL French grammar practice / Servane Jacob Janine Schofield / 9780435396091 / September 2008 / £10.74 /
DVD Intouchables / £10 /
Geology / OCR Geology (This book covers the AS and A2 syllabus) / Debbie Armstrong, Frank Mugglestone, Ruth Richards and Frances Stratton / 9780435692117 / 2008 / £24.24 / Amazon
Geography / Geography for Edexcel (A Level Year 2) / Oxford University Press
Digby, Chapman, Cowling, Sampson / 9780198366485 / July 2017 / £28:50
AS/A2 Geography Contemporary Case Studies: Food and Famine [Paperback] / Witherick, Michael / 9780340991824 / 26th Mar 2010 / £13.99 new
£9.00 used / Amazon
Graphics / A level Design and Technology for Edexcel: Product Design: Graphic Products / Jon Attwood / 9780435757793 / 2008 / £32.25 /
History / AQA History A-Level History: Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964 (strongly advised) / Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn / 9781471837807 / June 2015 / Between £14 - £25 on Amazon / Hodder Education
AQA History A-Level – Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964 (compulsory) / Sally Waller / 9780198354673 / May 2015 / Between £15 -£25 on Amazon / Oxford University Press
AQA History for A-Level: The Making of Modern Britain 1951-2007 (compulsory) / Sally Waller and J M A Hugh / 9780198354642 / Sept 2015 / Between £15 - £24 on Amazon / Oxford University Press
Access to History: Britain 1945-2007 Second Edition (strongly advised to purchase) / Michael Lynch / 9781471839092 / June 2015 / Between £13 - £27 on Amazon / Hodder Education: Access to history
Access to History: The Unification of Germany and the Challenge of Nationalism 1789-1919.(NEW for A-Level & compulsory) / Alan Farmer / 9781471839030 / May 2015 / Between £14-20 / Hodder Education: Access to history
Music / No compulsory books
Music Technology / Edexcel AS/A2 Music Technology Study Guide - 2nd Edition / Jonny Martin / £14.75 / Amazon
Mathematics / 1. Compulsory MEI Subscription
2. Past Paper Packs
3. Revision Booklets
4. Textbooks / £40 per pupil to cover the entire content of A2 Mathematics.
(£25 if you buy your own textbooks) / £27.66 New
£19.00 Used The students will be required to
purchase 2 textbooks. / The £40 includes second hand textbooks provided by the Mathematics Department for all modules in Year 13 mathematics. This will operate on a first come first served basis. If they are no longer available, textbooks can be bought online.

Further Mathematics / 1. Compulsory MEI Subscription
2. Past Paper Packs
3. Revision Booklets
4. Textbooks / £50 per pupil to cover the entire content of A2 Mathematics and Further Mathematics.
(£30 if you buy your own textbooks) / £27.66 New
£19.00 Used
The students will be required to purchase 6 textbooks. / The £50 includes second hand textbooks provided by the Mathematics Department for all modules in Year 13 mathematics. This will operate on a first come first served basis. If they are no longer available, textbooks can be bought online.

Media Studies / A2 Media Studies - Study and Revision Guide / Christine Bell and edited by Barbara Connell / 9781908682017 / £17.19 / Amazon
PE / BOOKS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PURCHASED START OF YEAR12
OCR A-Level PE Book 1
OCR A-Level PE Book 2 / John Honeybourne/
Sarah Powell
John Honeybourne/
Sarah Powell / 9781471851735
9781471851742 / 2016
2016 / £25.99
£25.99 /

Religion, Philosophy & Ethics / OCR Religious Studies
A level Year 2 / Hodder / 9781471866746 / Aug 2017 / £25.99 /
Photography / Consumables charged as used.
The following books are part of a suggested reading list in support of the student’s photography coursework. These books are available to buy new or used online through sites such as Amazon.co.uk or they can be borrowed from the Photography department library.
/ Students will be expected to print their final outcomes for their coursework and exam work using external online printers. Examples of online print companies along with costs and delivery details can be found on the Photography department website. Students will also need to pay for framing or other presentation strategies details of which can also be found on the department website.

Physics / OCR A level Physics A 2015:Student Book 2 / Mike O’Neill / 9781447990833 / Pearson / £22.00 / Amazon
Psychology / AQA Psychology for A Level Year 2 Student Book / Illuminate publishing (Flanagan, Berry, Jarvis and Liddle) / ISBN-10: 1908682418 / £27.99 / Amazon
Leading Book Stores
Resistant Materials / A level Design and Technology for Edexcel: Product Design: Resistant Materials / Jon Attwood / 9780435757786 / 2008 / £32.25 /
Sociology / AQA A Level Sociology book 2 / Webb, Westergard, Trobe and Townend/Napier Press / 978-954007928 / 2016 / £22.50 /
Spanish / Hodder Education: Edexcel A Level Spanish e-textbook / Mike Thacker Simon Barefoot David Mee Mónica Morcillo Laiz / 9781471858345 / 2016 / £15 for 2 year access / Purchase through MFL Faculty
Optional as you will purchase access to the digital textbook, e-learning and online tests:
Hodder Education: Edexcel A Level Spanish / Mike Thacker Simon Barefoot David Mee Mónica Morcillo Laiz / 9781471858314 / 2016 / £31.50 /
Como agua para chocolate / Laura Esquivel / ISBN-13: 978-8466327954 / Publisher:Suma de Letras 1 February 2014 edition / £10 on Amazon / Amazon
DVD Volver / Director: Pedro Almodóvar / Amazon / £5-£10 / Amazon
BTEC Business / No books required
BTEC Sport / BTEC National Sport - Student Textbook
(suggested)

BTEC National Sport: Development, Coaching and Fitness 2nd Edition

(recommended)

BTEC Level 3 National Sport Book 1: Book 1 (BTEC National Sport 2010)

(alternative suggestion)

/ Kirk Bizley / Simon Chalk
Jenny Stafford Brown / Simon Rea
Multiple Authors / 9780007418459
9781444136722
9781846906510 / 2011
2010
2010 / New £21.33
New £25.31
New £21.89 /