1. Year 13 Parents’
Information Evening
Welcome
TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2018

2. Programme Pastoral Care provision The Challenges of Sixth Form
Careers provision
Examination issues
Sixth Form Contract and expectations

3. Aim: to care for, support and encourage each student
Pastoral Team
Parents
Senior Leadership Team
Year Heads – Miss Lyttle and Mr Hunter
Subject Teachers
Group Tutors
School Counsellor and REACH Mentors
Librarian, ancillary, administrative and technical support staff
Aim: to care for, support and encourage each student
as an individual

4. The Role of the Year Head
Promote the welfare of students so that learning is supported
Oversee the academic progress of students
Monitor attendance
Ensure the Code of Conduct is followed
Support students at times of personal difficulty
First point of contact with home

5. PD PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY MORNINGS
Volunteering
Driving safely – Autoline *
Resilience
First aid – CPR
Concussion
Motivational speaker and breakfast
Online gambling
Pornography (Boys) - Mr Spence*
Online safety: social media addiction – Dr Cassidy *
Relationships – Love for Life *
Physical and mental well-being – Alan Kingsmill AMH *
Social time with GT e.g. Christmas
Kindness (girls)

6. Extra curricular activities

8. The Transition from GCSE to AS Study
Sixth Form Challenge
The Transition from GCSE to AS Study 8

10. Private Study
Sixth Form Centre/Library/Subject specific rooms
Behaviour : quiet and ‘engaged’
Organisation
Study Skills
Independent Learning

11. Enrichment Programme
Helps acquire personal skills / develop each individual as a complete person
Helps student to feel a part of the community at PC
Enrichment classes offered include: Sign Language, Conditioning and Ukulele lessons
Good for UCAS

12. CEIAG Term 1
What employers & universities want: Skills & Qualities, Experience, Qualifications
Work Shadow Preparation
Labour Market Information & STEM

13. CEIAG Terms 2 & 3 Post-18 Options
Personal Career Planning: Target Setting & Career Action Planning
Focus on range of applications
Personal Statements
Work placement (24-28 June 2019)

14. Examinations Timing Importance of Year 13 AS units May 2019
NO AS units re-sits January 2020
A2 units May/June 2020
Importance of Year 13
40% of A Level
Importance of AS Trials
Pressure of Resits in May/June of Year 14

15. Coursework High proportion of total marks
Preparation, research, quality and deadlines
Coursework deadlines
AS coursework cannot be repeated in Year 14

16. Home study Recommended hours of homework/study per week: 15 hours
(including independent home study)
‘Work’ / life balance

17. RETURN FOR YEAR 14 STUDY
Minimum level of achievement to return (Three D Grades)
Must study minimum of three A2 subjects
Can only study four A2 subjects if minimum of four B grades are achieved at AS Level

18. Senior Prefects

19. Sixth Form Agreement
Rights and Responsibilities Independence and Maturity Expectations: students/parents/staff

20. Attendance
EMA: criteria for fortnightly payments

21. Code of Conduct High standard of personal appearance
Follow procedures for absence during the school day:
Punctuality
Lates
Notes
Use of mobile phones
Code of Conduct is available on the College website

22. On line Safety Keeping control Open Communication
Aware of impacts of misuse
Help is available
- for possible use??

24. Important Dates Prize Day Friday 26th October 2018
Parent/Teacher interviews –
Thursday 8th November 1:45 – 3:30pm
Thursday 21th February 1:45 – 3:30pm
Trials
January 2019