1. WELCOME Year 12 Parents Information Evening
28 September 2017
Believe – Achieve – Succeed - Exceed

2. The Sixth Form Team
Head of Sixth Form and Head of Year 12 – Mr L Huckle
Assistant Head of Sixth Form – Mrs S Hoad
Head of Sixth Form Enrichment – Mr P Smethurst
PA and Admissions – Mrs V Pateman
Pastoral & Academic Support Officer –Mrs C Bonham
Staff first initial +

3. Deputy Head Boy Anton Homer

4. Mrs D Hill – Careers Coordinator
Advice on:
Apprenticeships
Work Placements
CV/Application writing
Access to independent Careers Consultant
Block 6 – Room 702

5. Information, Advice & Guidance
Independent Careers
Information, Advice & Guidance
Rose is here on a Tuesday.
40 minute 1:1 Advice & Guidance on:
Career ideas / exploration / support
CV’s, application forms
University, College, Apprenticeships
Appointments are bookable via the Parent Review Evening Booking system
Parents do not need to attend
Permission must be granted from teacher if you are going to miss part of a lesson

6. World Skills Show 16th November 2017
Open to all Year Students – letter to go out next week (£10.00 charge)
The nation’s largest skills, apprenticeships and careers event, taking place at the NEC
The Skills Show is divided into five areas, each providing a focus on particular industry sectors:
- Construction & Logistics - Engineering & Technology - Health & Hospitality - Digital & Business - Creative & Design

7. Tuesday 21st November Samuel Whitbread Careers Convention 3:15-8:00pm
Invited exhibitors include:
~Local Companies~
~Institutions~
~Further Education Establishments~
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Come along and talk to these experts to discuss your future career plans, work experience and Apprenticeship opportunities
(full details to follow in the coming weeks, via !)

8. Head of Sixth Form and Head of Year 12 Mr L Huckle

9. What sort of 6th form are you joining?
Year 13s who have just left achieved an ALPS 4 (VERY GOOD)
This is due to the high standards that we expect from all of our sixth formers.

10. Year 13 Results 2017 %
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
A*-A 16 20 17 15 22 27
32% (+5)
A*-B 37 38 40 36 46 53
56% (+3)
A*-C 61 65 66 67 75
76% (+1)
A*-E 96 97 98 99
99% (0)

11. AS RESULTS (YEAR 12)  %
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
(unreformed courses) A 8 9 10 12 19 24
A-B 20 25 26 32 40 45
A-C 39 46 47 53 54 63 66
A-E 78 84 88 86 92
ALPs 6 5 3  3
3 = Excellent

12. …equals the future
The past…
GCSE results
A level results

13. “By reviewing the data we find that only 9% of pupils take the expected pathways through Key Stage Two, Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four Levels.” (Michael Treadaway )
“Students are likely to make cognitive leaps and pauses at different times for a variety of reasons.”
(Michael Treadaway )

15. Sixth Form Information
Timings of the Day
All year 12 students are expected to be in registration everyday for a 8.20am start.
Assemblies are very important. Monday week A at 8.20am
Students should remain on site until 1pm when they are free to leave for lunch and return for period 5 lessons or go home if it is a study hour.
Signing in and out at sixth form office or main reception is needed – fire regulations

16. Attendance
If students are absent from school for any reason, they themselves are responsible for contacting the Sixth Form office on the first morning of absence and all subsequent mornings.
If any attendance falls below 80% it could lead to exam entry charges being paid by the student not the school AND issuing of a contract at stage 4 of the protocol.
16-19 Bursary Fund payments are not paid if a student falls below 80%

17. Attendance concerns
Tutor is the first port of call as they should be seeing the student every day. They will contact home first.
Mrs Bonham (PASO) will then pick this up if the issue is persistent and the student could be put on a learning/attendance contract.
This will then be dealt with by Mr Huckle (Head of Year) calling in parents for a meeting.
Failure to adhere to this will lead to a student being asked to leave 6th form.

18. Standards Dress code – smart/professional.
No smoking on perimeter of school site
Respect each other, take responsibility
Get involved – no reason to be bored, we will support anything feasible. Just communicate!!!
Integration into the sixth form ethos:
BELIEVE – ACHIEVE – SUCCEED - EXCEED

20. Email It is vital that students use their student email accounts
Staff s will be answered within one working day

21. 16-19 Bursary Fund
For the discretionary bursary, you must be one whose parents or carers are in receipt of: 
Income support
Income based Jobseeker‘s Allowance
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
Employment Support Allowance
Used to receive Free School Meals

22. 16-19 Bursary Fund
If you believe that you may be eligible for a bursary payment, application forms with further information are available from Mrs Pateman in the 6th form office
The deadline for bursary applications is
Friday 29th September

23. Independent Learning & Private Study
Free periods are not free periods – they are to be used for private study.
Independent Learning guide – reading lists and note taking tasks.

24. Mrs Hoad– Assistant Head of Sixth Form

25. Your Future – Your choice
Importance of being on the right course
More likely to achieve and be successful if considered carefully
Future Pathways
Your next step is important
Your courses should reflect what you want to do in the future (medicine, engineering, music tech, etc)
University, Apprenticeship or Employment

26. Year 11 into 12 Transition Big jump! Free period? ALPS Target Grade
Independence
Application of knowledge
Free period?
No such thing! STUDY PERIOD / PREP TIME
One hour in class should equate to one hour outside of classroom learning (Prep time work)
ALPS Target Grade
Minimum target grade

27. Staying on Track…
Take every opportunity to speak to your subject specialists (during PRE and after your Predicts)
Show My Homework
Google drive – shared resources and learning platform
Need help? ASK YOUR TEACHER
Departmental Interventions
Supervised study (813, Library, Staff rooms)
WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU

28. Year 12 Targets Subject choices High aspirations
Reflects your future career plan
High aspirations
Exceed your ALPS target?
U grades in year 12 mocks – you will not be able to continue into year 13
Develop independent learning skills
Focus on the process not the product

29. Oxford or Cambridge University/Russell Group Universities
Aspiring to apply to a top university in the UK?
Miss Priano:

30. Head of Sixth Form and Head of Year 12 Mr L Huckle

31. Three students applied to Cambridge. All three were accepted
300% increase in Cambridge University acceptance rate

33. If you have any questions please feel free to stay behind or email us!
Thank you for coming
If you have any questions
please feel free to stay behind or us!