SIXTH FORM NEWS

In this issue

Dates for your diaries

Highly Commended

Apprenticeships

Year 13 Leavers Ball

Career opportunities

Message from the Head of Sixth Form

We have launched the UCAS application cycle with our Year 12 students this week, as part of our ‘Future Planning’ programme. Many students have already registered and all are taking steps to inform themselves about the options available to them beyond the Sixth Form. We are hoping that they will have completed their application form and drafted their personal statements before the end of the term. Subject staff will be writing references this term that will feed into the reference that we will ultimately provide them with, in support of their applications. Students can apply for a variety of things through UCAS including apprenticeships and we encourage all of our Sixth Form students to go through this process, regardless of whether they aspire to attend University or not. It allows them to consolidate all of their academic achievements in one place, rehearse the skills required to make job applications, and learn how to sell themselves in response to a course/job specification. It is exciting to be beginning this journey again with our Year 12 students. Mrs. Conway-Hughes

Dates for your diaries

Year 12 mock exams— 19th June-21st June

Taster Days for new applicants 25th and 26th of June

Year 13 Final Worship for students—Thursday 4thJuly

Year 13 Leavers Ball, Landguard Manor- Friday the 5th of July, tickets available form Ms Morgan or via School Comms.

Week 2 10th June 2019

Reflection

The Greek philosopher

Xenocrates wrote: ‘I have

often regretted my speech,

never my silence’.

This is worth pondering -

how often have we spoken

and then realised we ought

to have kept our moth shut?

As the writer of Ecclesiastes

says:

‘There is a time for

everything,

and a season for every

activity under the

heavens…. a time to be

silent and a time to speak’

(Ecclesiastes 3:7).

Our Student Leaders

Head Girl and Boy

Alfie Downey

Katie Hessey

Deputy Head Girl and

Boy

Maia Gray

Thomas Timmons

Assistant Heads

Dominika Baerova

Matthew Fuoss

Elizabeth Butler

Joseph Barnes

Please stay in touch with

your student leaders and

keep them informed as

they are your main

representatives within the

student body.

News

Watch this space for messages and notices from the student leaders. They meet weekly and would like to see you as often

.

Highly Commended

Every week we will be recognising students who have demonstrated

independence, resilience, academic excellence, outstanding

attendance or those who have served as a true ambassador for the

Sixth Form in some way. If you would like to nominate a student to

be highly commended please contact Mrs. Conway-Hughes .

Hannah Landahl is to be congratulated this week for being

given a Scholarship award from the Reading List Foundation.

Hannah has been recognized for her academic performance

and will have a sum of money to contribute towards the books

she needs for University. Well done Hannah!!

Apprenticeships and Opportunities

Future-talent.com is a platform to find vacancies for apprenticeships in the area

that you live in.

They work with companies and organisations such as KPMG

and the Royal Navy.

For further information click here

Merian Global Investors are looking for a

school or college leaver or a graduate to

become a Funds Support Analyst Trainee.

he Investment20/20 Trainee Programme

at Merian Global Investors is aimed at

graduates as well as school/college leavers. The purpose is to enable individuals with

limited or no exposure to financial services to start their careers in the investment

management industry and gain the skills and

experience required to progress their careers within the

industry.

For more information please click here

Vestas offshore wind have current vacancies in many different

departments both here on the Isle of Wight and further a field.

Opportunities are available in Sales , Tech, Manufacturing and Finance.

Vestas will also accept unsolicited CV’s and you can register to be notified of new

vacancies.

For further information click here.

Open Days and Taster Days

Solent University Southampton are hosting various events for Year 12 students throughout

June.

Join them for Discovery days for Business, Law, Journalism and Communications on 26th

and 27th June.

Places must be booked, click here for further information

Health and Wellbeing

Getting Mentally Healthy

Camhs run groups for children and young people who need support with anxiety, self esteem

and life skills.

The skills for life group is for 14-18 year old’s and its aim is to help young people develop

new skills to manage difficulties through life.

Facing fears group is aimed at students up to 17 and helps with managing anxiety and the

Living Well Feeling Well group focuses on anxiety, low mood and helps students meet others

with similar difficulties.

Year 13 Leavers’ Ball

Tickets are now on sale for the Leavers Ball on the 5th of July from Ms Morgan.

Tickets are £22 for the evening, and the venue is Landguard Manor in Shanklin. The

ticket price includes a two-course meal, a welcome drink and a DJ for

the evening. Photos will also be taken throughout the night. Tickets

should be bought by the 24th of May (end of this half term) so that we

can organise numbers with the venue.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Sixth Form Access June 2019

As part of our steps to ensure improvements in security and safety, we have installed

an access control system to the Sixth Form Centre Building. There has been a delay

in the activation of this, however Sixth Form Sixth

Form students and staff will need to use their ID badge

to access the building soon. Pease speak to Ms.

Morgan in Sixth Form Reception if you need a

replacement ID badge.

From September the whole of the new building will

have access control.