Welcome to Honiton Sixth

Form

Why join us?

How do you make your choice? Things to consider….. •Subject choice/class size/facilities•Practicalities- can they get there? Cost? Length of day? •Pastoral support while they learn•Help to make the next steps• ‘Feels right’ – will they fit in? Will they enjoy it? •Why wouldn’t they come here?

Reasons students cite to not come

• It’s no different from Year 11• Facilities aren’t as good as some• I need to be more of a grown up• I want a change of teachers/surroundings• Honiton wouldn’t support me in my aspirations.

• I want to take subjects Honiton doesn’t offer.

Pastoral support• Support from tutor, teacher, Andrea,

myself, Mr Holt… Student Contract• Bulletin and emails to communicate• Parent links- via Progress Day, Subject

meetings, emails, phone calls: Student, tutor and parent/carer sign a Contract.• System of close monitoring of

attendance/progress via tutor/Contact Meetings/Subject and Progress Reviews• Student is expected to take more

responsibility as an independent learner over these very fast two years.

Next steps• Support with UCAS and aspirational career paths eg 2012 Tommy Shepherd Nottingham Maths A* A* A* A Jess Doe Southampton Medicine A B C Annie Frost Plymouth Adult Nursing A A Dist D Sam Loescher Bath Elect/Comm Engineering A*A A B Kayleigh Pearse Reading History and Economics A B BClaire Baily (ABCD) Keele English LiteratureTasha Haward (A* B B) National Youth Theatre/ski season Lauren Facey (A* Dist B) Art Foundation degree 2011: Aaron King (Edinburgh; Chemistry), George Taylor (Leeds; Geophysics), Emma Weir (Bristol; Biochemistry) Apprenticeships- Rhys McGrath, Corrie PayneOur ALUMNI are very precious to us!

CV building opportunities

• Nuffield Bursaries, Engineering Educational Scheme • Sutton Trust • Debating Matters, BASE contest,

Oxbridge and ATOM conference, Medical Society, Newsletter, Volunteering experiences abroad and at home, RAG, APAUSE, mentoring, Cool to be Clever, Community- Mayor Making, Radio Station, SET, work experience, paid work…. • Much of this is communicated in BulletinMaybe why we have very few NEET students…..?

And have fun…

• Inter-tutor set competitions eg Quiz• Leavers’ Day, Activities Week, Prom, Christmas event, trips, skiing, Poland, dry slope skiing, cinema, singing group, music and drama• Friendship groups…but we don’t organise these!

Over to the people who really know…

• Chris-ATOM Med, Nuffield Bursary, Medical application, work experience

• Kate- Canadian- new to sixth form, APAUSE, Oxbridge conference, Engineering Project, Nuffield Bursary…

• Andy- Law, Debating, Krakow, Sutton Trust.

• Alex- Theatre, Music, SET Chairperson, Mayor Making, cleaner

• Tara- non-Uni, Mayor making, Ethiopia, subject support

• Dale – Fundraising Chair, RAG Chairperson, our Totaliser!

Things to ask tonight

What makes the Honiton experience different?

• Small enough to be able to care about

the individual.

• Good teaching in small groups in a wide range of subjects.

• Will they enjoy it, build confidence and be well prepared for their next step?