1. NOWER HILL 6 TH FORM Welcome to our 6 th Form Open Evening

2. Harrow 6 TH Form Collegiate Bentley Wood High School Canons High School Harrow High School Hatch End High School Nower Hill High School Park High School Rooks Heath College Whitmore High School Harrow College Sixth Form Centre Stanmore Sixth Form College Harrow Skills Centre Sacred Heart Language College Salvatorian College

3. AS Subjects offered on site at Nower Hill Biology Business Studies Chemistry Citizenship Classics Computer Science I.T. Drama Economics English Language&Literature English Literature Fine Art Food Technology French Further Maths Geography Government and Politics Graphics History Latin Maths Media Studies Music Music Technology P.E. Philosophy, Religion, Ethics Photography Physics Psychology Sociology Spanish Textiles

4. A Level Results 2014 A2 A*/B grades 61% A2 A*/A grades 31% A2 A*/E grades 99% A2 and AS ALPS Grades both 3 5 students @ Oxford or Cambridge 27 students with straight A*/A A2 A*/B grades 81% for students with APS of 6.5 or above compared to St Dominic’s A*/B 66%, Watford Grammar A*/B 82%

5. Individual Student Successes StudentGCSE scoreOutcome A5.23ABC B5.29A*AB C6.00A*BB D6.39A*A*C E6.40A*A*B F6.86A*A*A G7.14A*A*A*A

6. An Impressive Performance AAA*Bath UniversityEconomics AAABirmingham UniversityInternational Business AAABristol UniversityLaw A* ACambridge UniversityEngineering A* Cardiff UniversityDentistry AAADundee UniversityDentistry A*A Exeter UniversityBiological Sciences A*AAFalmouth UniversityGraphic design A* AImperial College LondonPhysics AAAImperial College LondonBiochemistry AAAKing's College LondonPhysics A*A King's College LondonBiochemistry A* ALeeds UniversityLanguages A*AAManchester UniversityActuarial Science and Maths AAA*Newcastle UniversityEnglish Literature A*AA Oxford UniversityClassics A* AAOxford UniversityEconomics A*AAOxford UniversityArchaeology A*AAOxford UniversityBiological Sciences A*A St Andrew's UniversityEconomics AAASurrey UniversityEngineering A*AAUniversity College LondonPharmacy AAAUniversity of NottinghamEngineering A*AAUniversity of NottinghamGeography & Business AAAWarwick UniversityLaw

7. What can Nower Hill 6 th Form offer you? A wide range of subject choices with specialist facilities and state of the art accommodation Outstanding student support Excellent results Extra-curricular activities and fun social activities Excellent post 18 guidance Work experience for Y12 Teachers who know you Mentoring support if required Supervised private study with a Study and Careers Mentor EPQ

8. Outstanding Student Support Year Co-ordinator for each year group, 6 th Form Assistant Year Coordinator & 20 form tutors Progress monitored regularly – 4 tracking points per year Early interventions – mentoring support, monitoring groups, study supervisor Support with difficulties – intervention classes, homework support groups, 1:1 study skills sessions Liaison with parents Bursary

9. How do I know which route to choose after GCSE? Academic Route 6 A*-CC-D D-E Satisfactory General Education (F, G, U) GCSEs BTEC First BTEC Introductory Certificate Entry Level NVQ 1 NVQ 2 Occupational Route Vocational A Level BTEC National NVQ 3 A Level (AS+A2) Vocational Route Higher Education or Work with Training

10. AS Subjects offered on site at Nower Hill Biology Business Studies Chemistry Citizenship Classics Computer Science I.T. Drama Economics English Language&Literature English Literature Fine Art Food Technology French Further Maths Geography Government and Politics Graphics History Latin Maths Media Studies Music Music Technology P.E. Philosophy, Religion, Ethics Photography Physics Psychology Sociology Spanish Textiles

11. How do I choose my subjects? Entry Criteria Section A – Grade B or above in the specified subject Section B – specific entry criteria Section C – Grade C or above IF the subject was studied at GCSE Course Outline Sheets Talk to teachers and students Look at the UCAS website

12. How do I choose my subjects? BLOCK ABLOCK BBLOCK CBLOCK DBLOCK E Biology ArtBiologyBusiness Studies ChemistryBusiness StudiesBiologyChemistry Classical CivilisationEconomicsChemistryComputingEconomics Further MathsFood TechnologyEconomicsCitizenship English Language & Literature GraphicsGeographyEnglish LitDramaEnglish Lit History Government & PoliticsMathematicsFurther MathsFrench MathematicsICTMusicGraphicsHistory PELatinPhotographyHistory Music Technology PsychologyMathematicsPhysicsMedia StudiesPhotography SociologyMedia StudiesPREPsychologyPhysics SpanishPhysicsPsychologySociologyPsychology Sociology Textiles

13. The application process….. Talk to staff and students Attend 1 st guidance interview at school Choose your subjects wisely Complete a draft application form and take to 2 nd guidance interview Apply by completing the final application form before Wednesday 11 th February 2015 Accept your place Study to ensure the best GCSE results possible Attend Taster Day – June 2015