Year 12 Parents’ Information Evening 2015

Congratulations on your results

Well done for getting a place in our Sixth Form.

Our track record:

A Levels

• A*-E 99%

• A*-B 45% - up by 9% on 2014

BTEC Level 3

• Distinction/Distinction* - 90%

Aim

• For students to achieve their full potential and leave the Sixth Form with the skills needed to succeed

Sixth Form Team: Head of Sixth Form – Mr Cooke Deputy Head of Sixth Form – Mr Macdonald Pastoral Manager Year 12 – Mrs Cross Pastoral Manager Year 13 – Mrs Panayi Sixth Form Administrator – Mrs Dunn Sixth Form Attendance – 01277 245 492

Personal Tutors 12TBI – Mr Bishop 12KTB – Mrs Bradley 12JDI – Mrs Dixon 12AMS – Miss Siveyer 12MTS – Mr Sheriff 12LDT – Mr Thomas 12LTH – Mrs Thomas / Miss Weeden 12AKE – Miss Kelly

A Growing Sixth Form

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Number of

students

326 323 356 371

• Students have 10 hours per subject • Up to 4 hours of allocated private study • English and Maths re-sit times are

timetabled • Football, Cricket and Performing Arts

academies have allocated hours • Period 5 privilege is available • All students have been emailed a copy!

Year 12 Timetable

The Importance of

Year 12

• Must hit the ground running

• Being on the correct pathway is vital

• Mock examinations start January 25th 2016

• Pre-public examinations start April 11th 2016

Continuous Tracking

and Assessment

1) Learning score - September

2) Academic Review – December

3) Parents’ evening - March

4) Full school report - March

Tutors will follow up the assessments during

registration time

Please keep an eye on the parent’s newsletter!

Monitoring and Supporting students

1. Academic and Pastoral Mentoring

2. Personal Tutors: Meet with students continually throughout the two years

3. Individual progress cards

4. Pastoral manager: One-to-one mentoring

5. Sixth Form Support Policy

Sixth Form Support Policy

• ATC – Mr Cooke

• JAM– Mr Macdonald

• PM Year 12 – Mrs Cross

Step 1: TEACHER REVIEW Restorative Chat - Student only informed - Between teacher and student Step 2: DEPARTMENT REVIEW Restorative Meeting - Parent informed - Team Leader, student and pupil Step 3: PASTORAL REVIEW Formal Restorative Meeting - PM and parent informed - PM, team leader and/or teacher, student Step 4: REPORT Formal Restorative Conference - ATC, JAM and parent informed - ATC and/or JAM, parent and student

Life after the Sixth Form • March 2016 – Introduce Unifrog

• June 2016 – Launch UCAS

• July 2016 – Work experience

• September 2016 – Introduction to apprenticeships

• February 2017 – Workshops - Creating a CV

- Getting a job

- Gap years

Getting Into Year 13

• A - D Grade – Automatic progress into

Year 13

• U - E Grade – Unable to continue

course, careers advice and support

available

Enrichment

Enrichment opportunities run throughout the

academic year, they include:

1) Subject Support

2) Sports Leaders Award

3) Sixth Form council

4) Peer mentors

5) Charity events

6) School events

Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)

• Available for students in Year 13

• AS Level (carries UCAS points)

• Students create their own project title

• Complete a 5,000 word dissertation

• Some universities lower their entry requirement for applicants that have completed the EPQ

Bursary Scheme – Who is entitled?

• Level 1: Young people in receipt of income

support or disability living allowance; • Level 2: Those that received free school meals in

Yr11; • Level 3: Those with a financial need who do not

fall into the above categories and whose household income is below £20,000pa Collect a pack from the back of the hall Deadline Friday 25th September

Please return to Mrs Dunn

This presentation will be attached to the next Parents Newsletter