Sixth Form Sixth Form Success Success

@ @ St Peter’sSt Peter’s

CommitmentCommitment

You are now a student by You are now a student by choicechoice

Take every opportunity to Take every opportunity to improve your learningimprove your learning

High standardsHigh standards

Your teachers will have high Your teachers will have high expectations of you.expectations of you.

Have high expectations of Have high expectations of yourself. Establish yourself with yourself. Establish yourself with a good reputation with your a good reputation with your teachers. Start positively and teachers. Start positively and keep it up!keep it up!

OrganisationOrganisation

Make a plan of your time Make a plan of your time including commitments outside including commitments outside schoolschool

Stick to itStick to it

Buy a day planner/diary or Buy a day planner/diary or journaljournal

Learning EnvironmentLearning Environment

You will now be in much smaller You will now be in much smaller classes and have 4 lessons a classes and have 4 lessons a week per subjectweek per subject

Your teachers will expect you to Your teachers will expect you to approach them outside of approach them outside of lessons to discuss work or lessons to discuss work or submit drafts of work prior to submit drafts of work prior to deadlinedeadline

How much Studying?How much Studying?

It is recommended that you match It is recommended that you match you time in the classroom outside.you time in the classroom outside.

You should be spending 4.5 hour per You should be spending 4.5 hour per week per A Level Subjectweek per A Level Subject

You should be spending 1.5 hours You should be spending 1.5 hours on your CoPE projecton your CoPE project

Who Can Help Me?Who Can Help Me?

Subject StaffSubject Staff

If you are struggling with your If you are struggling with your subject, talk to them first. They may subject, talk to them first. They may be able to explain ro resolve the be able to explain ro resolve the issueissue

Think about choosing a time outside Think about choosing a time outside of a lesson when you can have their of a lesson when you can have their undivided attentionundivided attention

Who Can Help MeWho Can Help Me

Pastoral TeamPastoral Team

Mrs Stott, Dr Ingham & Ms Mrs Stott, Dr Ingham & Ms Hemmings are all available to Hemmings are all available to help you. Knock on the door! help you. Knock on the door!

You have tutor periods Tues to You have tutor periods Tues to Friday. Tutors are a brilliant Friday. Tutors are a brilliant resource for you and will get to resource for you and will get to know you well.know you well.

Can I Change Course?Can I Change Course?

We usually say you can change We usually say you can change in the first fortnight. As there in the first fortnight. As there are 4 lessons a week, any are 4 lessons a week, any longer and you have missed too longer and you have missed too much to catch up.much to catch up.

This must be arranged through This must be arranged through Mrs Stott. Don’t just walk off!Mrs Stott. Don’t just walk off!

SicknessSickness

If you are sick, you must ring in If you are sick, you must ring in to Miss Hemmings before 9am to Miss Hemmings before 9am on this number (put it in your on this number (put it in your phone)phone)

01483 48499301483 484993

Unauthorised absenceUnauthorised absence

We will ring home if you do not We will ring home if you do not attend a lesson. attend a lesson.

Persistent absence will result in Persistent absence will result in you being put in disciplinary you being put in disciplinary procedures which can ultimately procedures which can ultimately result in you being asked to result in you being asked to leave collegeleave college

Authorised absenceAuthorised absence

We will authorise absence forWe will authorise absence for Uni interviewsUni interviews Hospital (not gp) appointmentsHospital (not gp) appointments Driving Test (not lessons)Driving Test (not lessons) Family reasons (not holidays)Family reasons (not holidays)

This can be achieved by getting a This can be achieved by getting a green form from miss hemmings in green form from miss hemmings in advance.advance.

CarsCars

You are allowed to drive onto You are allowed to drive onto the school site and must get a the school site and must get a permit from Ms Hemmingspermit from Ms Hemmings

The Speed Limit is 5mph. The Speed Limit is 5mph. Anyone breaking this will have Anyone breaking this will have their privilege removed and their privilege removed and permit withdrawnpermit withdrawn

Money!Money!

We recommend you take work We recommend you take work no more than 8 hours paid work no more than 8 hours paid work per week. Research shows per week. Research shows anything above this has a anything above this has a negative effect on your gradesnegative effect on your grades

EMA scheme is administered by EMA scheme is administered by Miss Hemmings. Pick up an Miss Hemmings. Pick up an application pack from herapplication pack from her

Study FacilitiesStudy Facilities

You should use the study room You should use the study room during your study periods. It is a during your study periods. It is a quiet room. No talking, eating or quiet room. No talking, eating or music allowedmusic allowed

The LRC is also open to the The LRC is also open to the sixth form all day. sixth form all day.

Dining!Dining!

Sixth Form are allowed to go Sixth Form are allowed to go straight into the dining hall straight into the dining hall without queuing. Please respect without queuing. Please respect the younger studentsthe younger students

If you eat in the common room, If you eat in the common room, wash up after yourself. We all wash up after yourself. We all need to respect each other’s need to respect each other’s spacespace

CommunityCommunity

We have assembly every Mon We have assembly every Mon Morning in the Dining HallMorning in the Dining Hall

We are having a freshers’ party We are having a freshers’ party in Octoberin October

Use the Common Room to meet Use the Common Room to meet new people.new people.

Enjoy!Enjoy!

You will have a brilliant time in You will have a brilliant time in Sixth Form.Sixth Form.

Take every opportunity!Take every opportunity!