Year 11 Information Evening Sixth Form Open Evening Welcome to our Year 11 Information Evening and our Sixth Form Open Evening

Welcome Mr Steve Bridgman Acting Headteacher Your Future Begins Here

Mrs Sheena Kar Director of Learning for Sixth Form

Sixth Form Team Mrs Kar – Director of Learning Mrs Tomlinson – Student Support Officer Form Tutors – Miss Coan, Miss Powe, Miss Burnup, Mrs Lee, Mr Charlton

What do we mean by Level 3? A levels are Level 3 qualifications Applied A Levels are also Level 3 qualifications

Entry Requirements 5 or more GCSEs at grade 4 including at least a grade 4 in English and Maths For certain subjects a grade 6 or above is non-negotiable (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Further Maths, MFL and Computing)

Structure of A Levels Two year course Most students do 3 A Levels and the Extended Project Qualification (which is an AS Level) Some students can opt to do 4 A Levels Pass grades - A* to E

Overall Attainment 91.9% 86.4% 100% 3 or more L3 2 or more L3 % of students West Cumbria Catholic Sixth Form centre (2017) West Cumbria Catholic Sixth Form centre (2018) 3 or more L3 91.9% 86.4% 2 or more L3 100% 1 or more L3 National 82% 94% 99.9%

What are our students doing? Destinations - 2018   University College Apprenticeship Employment/Gap Year 2016 72% 4% 15% 9% 2017 70% 2% 21% 7% 2018 54% 7% 32%

What are our students doing? Destinations - 2018 Russell Group (top 24 universities in the country) Durham Newcastle York Leeds Oxbridge 2018 26% of our Year 13 students went to a Russell Group University

Destinations for Current Year 13 Students 70% are applying to University 30% are applying for apprenticeships – majority of applications are for Higher Level Apprenticeships

Raising Aspirations – Your Future Begins Here Non-Qualification Activities Dream Placement – 15 students offered placements in a variety of organisations (one of the highest cohorts from west Cumbria) EES – Engineering in Education Scheme Science residential at Queen’s College Oxford Cambridge University Fitzwilliam Shadowing Scheme Durham supported progression scheme – 5 students who applied were successful. They will be given a lower offer for their course University partnerships – Oxbridge, Newcastle, Northumbria, Edgehill and Cumbria Established links into higher level apprenticeships including GEN 2

What you can expect from your Sixth Form Brand new school and facilities as of January A high standard of teaching and excellent course completion rates Regular feedback on your standard of work Advice and support from a form tutor Student Support Officer Ongoing support through UCAS and apprenticeship/job application process Yr 13 Peer Mentoring Sixth Form Council Teaching and Learning Council Student Link Governors (Head Boy and Head Girl)

Our Expectations of Students and Parents/Carers Full attendance Punctuality to school and to lessons A high level of effort both in and out of class Independent study outside of the classroom Communication and support Participation in non-qualification activities

What happens next? Complete your online application form which is on our website by: 14th December 2018 (internal students) 13th February 2018 (external students) One-to-one consultations with sixth form staff Taster Day in June Results Day in August with interview to finalise A Level choices Students have a three week period from the September start date in which to request a change to their A Level options

Format of the evening Sixth Form Lecture Theatre – majority of subjects ISC – Science and Product Design

Enjoy your evening May we please ask that students from schools other than St Benedict’s remain behind. Thank you.