9th September 2015

Year 12 Parents Information Evening

Sixth Form Team

Mrs Lacey (Head of Sixth Form) Mrs Anson (Assistant Head of Sixth Form) Miss Griffiths (Head of Year 12) Mr Bodels (Head of Year 13) Miss Crilly (Progress Learning Mentor) Mrs Reeder (Sixth Form Careers and Apprenticeship

Co-ordinator) Mrs Lunt (Sixth Form Administrator).

Sixth Form Guide

All students have been issued with a paper copy of our student guide.

Please return the back page signed by both student and parent/carer by Friday 18th September.

SIXTH FORM CENTRE

o Swipe card entrance/ IDo Electronic registration for

study periods o Wi-fi .

HEALTH AND SAFETY

o No Smokingo First Aido Car parking, parking

permits are available on request.

Student well being

o Tutor/ Miss Crilly/ school nurse Claire Keen / Martin Pope

ATTENDANCE

o No unauthorised absenceo Morning registration by

8.40amo Medical appointmentso Illnesso Holidayso Driving lessons.

Staff absence

o staff email cover worko students register and work in

the LRC.

INDEPENDENT LEARNING

o Independent Study periodso Electronic registration pointso PDo Rewards and Sanctionso IRISo Student planners.

DRESS CODE

o Basic compulsory requirements

o Practical lessons.

SIXTH FORM REVIEW

o Review mechanism for students

o Four opportunities for 1-2-1 reviews with tutors

o Review grades sent home.

Sixth Form Reform

6 week swap or drop 25th September 1st October Year 12 Target setting No January exams No resits AS/ A2.

Student Leadership

o 40 Prefectso 5 Committees, including

Rotary Interact Clubo Application form.

VTAS

Vocational Training and Apprenticeship Service

Runs parallel with UCAS Preparing students for the world of work Impartial careers advice available.

UCAS

Enrichment activities, building a profile of relevant work experience

Unifrog March UCAS conference Manchester/ June

Liverpool UCAS process begins March 2016.

Important dates

24th September Inset/ Open evening 25th September- Course Selection Review 29th September- Oxbridge workshop 1st October target setting 4.00-8.00pm 5th October-Student Finance meeting 8th October- sixth form open evening 19th November- Skills show Birmingham 4th-8th January- Yr 12 mock exam week 22nd January-mock exam results 28th January- parents evening.