9 th September 2015 Year 12 Parents Information Evening

Sixth Form Team Mrs Lacey (Head of Sixth Form) Mrs Anson (Assistant Head of Sixth Form) Miss Griffiths (Head of Year 12) Mr Bodels (Head of Year 13) Miss Crilly (Progress Learning Mentor) Mrs Reeder (Sixth Form Careers and Apprenticeship Co-ordinator) Mrs Lunt (Sixth Form Administrator).

Sixth Form Guide All students have been issued with a paper copy of our student guide. Please return the back page signed by both student and parent/carer by Friday 18 th September.

SIXTH FORM CENTRE o Swipe card entrance/ ID o Electronic registration for study periods o Wi-fi.

HEALTH AND SAFETY o No Smoking o First Aid o Car parking, parking permits are available on request.

Student well being o Tutor/ Miss Crilly/ school nurse Claire Keen / Martin Pope

ATTENDANCE o No unauthorised absence o Morning registration by 8.40am o Medical appointments o Illness o Holidays o Driving lessons.

Staff absence o staff cover work o students register and work in the LRC.

INDEPENDENT LEARNING o Independent Study periods o Electronic registration points o PD o Rewards and Sanctions o IRIS o Student planners.

DRESS CODE o Basic compulsory requirements o Practical lessons.

SIXTH FORM REVIEW o Review mechanism for students o Four opportunities for reviews with tutors o Review grades sent home.

Sixth Form Reform 6 week swap or drop 25 th September 1 st October Year 12 Target setting No January exams No resits AS/ A2.

Student Leadership o 40 Prefects o 5 Committees, including Rotary Interact Club o Application form.

VTAS Vocational Training and Apprenticeship Service Runs parallel with UCAS Preparing students for the world of work Impartial careers advice available.

UCAS Enrichment activities, building a profile of relevant work experience Unifrog March UCAS conference Manchester/ June Liverpool UCAS process begins March 2016.

Important dates 24 th September Inset/ Open evening 25 th September- Course Selection Review 29 th September- Oxbridge workshop 1 st October target setting pm 5 th October-Student Finance meeting 8 th October- sixth form open evening 19 th November- Skills show Birmingham 4 th -8 th January- Yr 12 mock exam week 22 nd January-mock exam results 28 th January- parents evening.