1. Ilford County High School Evening for Prospective Sixth Form Students
Thursday 13th November 2014

2. ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
PROGRAMME
Introduction and Mrs M Foucher,
Welcome: Deputy Head teacher
Life in the Sixth Form: Ms S Begum, Head of Sixth Form
Mr A Pearson and Mrs J Brand (Deputy head of sixth form)
Student perspective
on Sixth Form: Head prefect

3. ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
The Sixth Form Team Ms Begum Head of Sixth Form Mr Pearson & Mrs Brand - Deputy Heads of Sixth Form
(UCAS and Extra Curricular)
Mrs Halstead – Administration Assistant - (Attendance) Form Tutors

4. Ilford County High School
Continued Success

5. ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
Anon (schoolnet.com)
Rating: 5 stars *****
“Fantastic school; wonderful opportunities; pupils pushed to achieve their goals. Discipline is good....”

6. ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
In Nov 2014 the independent ranked ICHS in the top 100 sixth forms based on APS
(mix of independent and state funded sixth forms – total 1421)
Continuous excellence

7. ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
RESULTS SINCE 2007
YEAR
A* %
A %
B %
C %
D %
E %
2008
N/A 56 26 12 5 1
2009 50 28 14 2
2010 17 41 27 11 3
2011 18 34 30
2012 20 31 4
2013 22 33
2014 35 6

8. ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
1. SIXTH FORM LIFE 2. ACADEMIC MONITORING 3. BROAD CURRICULUM 4. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

9. Ilford County High School
The curriculum

10. ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
BROAD CURRICULUM
ART
BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CRITICAL THINKING
ECONOMICS
ENGLISH LANG & LIT
ENGLISH LITERATURE
FRENCH
GEOGRAPHY
GERMAN
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
HISTORY
MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS (FURTHER)
MUSIC
PSYCHOLOGY
PHYSICS
PE and SPORT
PRODUCT DESIGN
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
SPANISH

11. continuing with 4 A levels
ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
continuing with 4 A levels
SAMPLE TARGET:
4 B’s and above
STUDENT A History A, German B, Mathematics A, Psychology A – Target met
STUDENT B
History B, German A, Mathematics B, Psychology A – Target met
STUDENT C
History D, German A, Mathematics A, Psychology C – Target not met
Boys A and B may continue.
Boy C may continue, but will be required to drop History

12. POPULAR DEGREES - REQUIRED A LEVELS
ESSENTIAL A LEVELS
DESIRABLE A LEVELS
Accountancy & Finance
None
Mathematics
Architecture
Art (some courses)
Art, Design Technology, Mathematics, Physics
Biosciences
Chemistry
Biology or Mathematics or Physics
Business & Management
Computer Sciences
Dentistry
Biology, Chemistry
 Mathematics or Physics
Economics
Further Mathematics (some courses)
Engineering
Mathematics, Physics
 None
Law
English (some courses)
Medicine
Chemistry, Biology
Mathematics or Physics
Pharmacy
Chemistry & Biology or Mathematics or Physics (some courses)

13. ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
PROGRAMME OF STUDY
YEAR 12 PROGRAMME
4 A LEVEL SUBJECTS PLUS
CRITICAL THINKING (AS)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
AVERAGE of 8 GCSE GRADES A*-B (6 Bs MINIMUM)
GRADE A*-B IN CHOSEN SUBJECT
GRADE C IN MATHS & ENGLISH
ALL GCSEs MUST BE TAKEN FROM SUMMER OF YEAR 10 ONWARDS
YEAR 13 PROGRAMME
3/4 A2 SUBJECTS PLUS EPQ
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
4 B’s and above
(less than 4 Bs – you will carry on with 3 Bs)

14. Induction and extra curricular programme – Mrs Brand
Ilford County High School
Induction and extra curricular programme – Mrs Brand

15. Extra Curricular programme- Creating leaders
ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
Extra Curricular programme- Creating leaders

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Induction programme
Taster Day for all students who have received an offer
Induction Day – first day of Autumn term (team building day at Subbers)
Pastoral support and regular one-to-one meetings with form tutor
Dedicated and experienced staff in UCAS and extra curricular
Opportunities to broaden leadership and team building skills

17. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
The Community Teams programme.
Volunteering in other contexts.
Running clubs and societies.
Skills 4 London
Trek day/activities induction
Interview skills preparation (Year13)
Work experience (not in school time).
Enrichment activities – conferences, attending lectures, trips and visits.
Preparing For University Week.
Prefect
Sixth form council

18. ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE COMMUNITY TEAMS & OTHER EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 2014
Common Room Team Football Team
Law Society Duke of Edinburgh Award
Sixth Form Newsletter The Challenge
Philosophy Society Form Mentors
Primary Outreach Peer Mentors
Sixth Form Council Medical Society
Learning Mentors Learning Resource Centre
Parents Evening Stage Crew
Technology Enterprise Faith Ambassadors

19. Key Skills Development
ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
Take part in a Community Team and societies
Current affairs debates and discussions in form time
Compete in House competitions
Become a Prefect
Become a member of the sixth form council
Lead a society
Global Community
Local Community
Academic Development
Key Skills Development
Play Football
Debate and discussions
Join the Duke of Edinburgh Award
Leadership skills
Join and lead Societies.
Complete the Ilford Challenge.
Medics evening
University prep

20. Ilford County High School
Mr Pearson
University and UCAS

21. University & Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
University & Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
POPULAR UNIVERSITY COURSES
Accountancy/Finance
Chemistry
Computer Science
Dentistry
Economics
Engineering
History
Law
Mathematics
Medicine
Pharmacy
Physics
Oxbridge/Medicine/Dentistry deadline:
15th October
All other courses:
15th January

22. POPULAR UNIVERSITIES ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
Birmingham Bristol
Brunel Cambridge
City Kent
London (Imperial) London (King’s)
London (LSE) London (Queen Mary)
London (UCL) Loughborough
Manchester Nottingham
Southampton Warwick

23. THE RUSSELL GROUP ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
Birmingham Bristol Cambridge
Cardiff Durham Edinburgh
Exeter Glasgow Imperial College London King's College London Leeds Liverpool
London School of Economics Manchester
Newcastle Nottingham Queen's Belfast
Queen Mary, London Oxford Sheffield
Southampton University College London
Warwick York

24. Profile of a successful Russell Group/Group of ‘94 candidate.
Plenty of A/A*s at GCSE.
Excellent AS results (e.g. for Cambridge an average of 90% across the three most relevant AS Levels)
Very high predicted grades.
Potential for further intellectual development.
Capacity to cope with a busy life.
Keen, enquiring mind, interested beyond confines of exams.
Someone who reads widely.
Enthusiasm for learning.
Good interview skills.
Not a Year 12 or 13 repeater.

25. Maximising Your Chances Of Getting Into Veterinary, Medicine & Dentistry
Academic Criteria
6+ A/A* at GCSE
At least AAA predictions (AAB in mitigating circumstances)
A good BMAT/UKCAT score
Good module/AS results
No module re-sits
The right ‘A’ Levels
Chemistry (and usually Biology)
Contrasting art/humanity or Critical Thinking

26. Ilford County High School The application process

27. THE APPLICATION PROCESS
ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
See prospectus for full details.
Fill in the application form and pass to YOUR school for a reference.
This must be with us by 30th January 2015.
Shortlisted candidates must then attend an informal meeting.
Oversubscription criteria may have to be applied in making this selection.

28. THE APPLICATION PROCESS
ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
The same academic entry criteria apply to everyone, although internal students are not subject to the oversubscription procedures.

29. ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING
HOW TO FILL IN THE FORM
Fill in the first page in as much detail as possible.
Be sure to indicate any short course GCSEs.
Do not fill in details of BTECs, DIDA etc. These are not considered.
Tick your preferences on the second page. Should you choose Further Maths, then you should only tick 3 subjects.
Try to choose reserve options. This will increase your chances.
Read the notes carefully.

30. THE OFFER
Students must average 8 GCSEs at Grade B, with at least six of those Grades being a B.
Numerical equivalent = Average of 6 points (A*=8, A=7, B=6 etc)
Examples of GCSE grades that would not receive an offer:
2A*, 1A, 2B, 2C, 1D (Ave= 6.87, but only 5 grades at B or above)
1A, 6B, 1D (Ave=5.88)
6B, 2C (Ave=5.75)
Examples of GCSE grades that would receive an offer:
4A*, 3A, 1B (Av=7.37)
3A, 4B, 1C (Av=6.25)
1A, 6B, 1C (Av=6)

31. Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Mathematics, Physics
OVERSUBSCRIPTION
The following courses are regularly oversubscribed:
Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Mathematics, Physics
Choosing candidates to make offers will then depend upon:
Their predicted average points score.
Which combination of subjects they have chosen.

32. Ilford County High School
Head Prefects

33. Ilford County High School Evening for Prospective Sixth Form Students
Thursday 13th November 2014