Year 12 Welcome Evening

The Sixth Form Team

● Donna Wright Head of Sixth Form

● Amy Eardley Assistant Head of Sixth Form

● Paula Barry Sixth Form Manager

● Year 12 Tutor Team: First Point of Contact

● 12SM – Sharon Manser

● 12CJ – Cathy Joubert

● 12LB – Lorna Booth

● 12LT – Lauren Tew

● 12JF – John Farry

The Sixth Form

Core Values:

⬜ An Ethos for Success

⬜ School culture of high expectations

⬜ We offer a curriculum which promotes inclusivity

⬜ Enrichment and cohesion opportunities for all students

⬜ What does that mean?

⬜ Setting aspirational targets

⬜ Meeting those aspirational targets and personal development

⬜ Pathways which cater for all different abilities and interests

⬜ Charity fund-raising events, mentoring, social events.

Linear A Levels

● Art and Design

● Biology

● Business Studies

● Chemistry

● Computer Science

● Drama

● English Literature

● Economics

● Geography

● History

● Photography

● Physics

● Psychology

● Sociology

● Spanish

● Students sit all of their exams at the

end of the two year course.

● AS qualifications are stand alone which means they do not count towards the A level grade at the end of the two years.

● All students will sit the AS qualification as a confidence boost.

● As with all A level courses a D grade at AS is the minimum to progress onto the second year full A level course.

Modular A Levels Law

Maths

Media

Travel and Tourism

● Students sit 4 exams which includes 2 AS exams at the end of the first year and two A2 exams at the end of the two year course.

● AS qualifications represent 50% of the A level grade at the end of the two years.

● D grades at AS are the minimum outcome to progress onto the second year full A level course.

Student Timetables across Weeks A and B

Registration 8.50-9.05: enrichment and preparation for working life programme.

Students studying 4 A level subjects or BTEC qualifications have 32 timetabled lessons (8 per subject).

◦ Plus 12 subject specific private

study sessions

◦ Plus 1 enrichment lesson

Leaving 3 non timetabled lessons.

Students studying 3 A level subjects or BTEC qualifications have 24 timetabled lessons (8 per subject).

◦ Plus 18 subject specific private

study sessions

◦ Plus 2 enrichment lessons

Leaving 4 non timetabled lessons.

All students have 2 x 1 hour tutorial sessions per fortnight.

Destinations/Careers: Know where you are heading and the grades you need to get there

▪ Start at www.ucas.com

▪ Research – career options, universities, courses and

minimum entry requirements.

▪ Attend a UCAS event – even if your son or daughter doesn’t

know what they want to do, speaking to those in the know will

help.

▪ Learn from others – student videos

are available to watch at UCAS.tv.

Heading to University? University and Colleges Admissions Services (UCAS)

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Assessment and Progress Reports

Settling in report (on its way as we speak)

Mock Exam full reports January 2017

Mock Exam reports April 2017

BTEC progress reports - January 2017 and April 2017

Levels of Attendance

Attendance: school target is 95% attendance in line with OFSTED.

Attendance

percentage

Days missed over

a school year

100% 0 days

95% 10 days

90% 20 days

85% 30 days

80% 40 days

Students of equal ability with attendance of over 95%

perform one grade higher per subject than those with

attendance of 85% or less.