KJS Sixth Form Welcome Traditional Foundations – 21 st Century Education Miss Foden – Director of Sixth Form

Tonight… You learning You experiencing You leaving!

Learning Perfect size! From Stalin to Astrophysics, Forensic Psychology to Laser Cutters – love your learning! Individual decisions, majority on 4 ‘A’ Levels in Year 12 iPad for learning Top 25% of Post 16 providers

KJS Course Overview GCSE 5 A* - C Level 3 Courses A Levels (some at B grade) Applied A Levels Btec Cambridge National Russell group support Progression University Employment Apprenticeship Gap year Below 5 grade C Level 2 Course Next Steps GCSE English and maths (for all students not at ‘C’ grade) Work Placement Enterprise Progression Employment L3 Vocational courses Foundation Course : Special Educational Needs from KJS, Forest or through referral

Reform of A Levels Government initiative – 3 years 2017 mixed assessment – some linear (end of Y13) and some modular (Y12 and Y13) Individual ‘assessment plan’ Dependent on A Levels, progression and current academic performance Please ask!

Experience Visits, trips, fieldwork Student Service Leadership Academic Advisors Significant support Safe Driving, Safe Socialising, Safe You What next?!?

Leaving! Learning… 80%, 81% firm choice Working/apprenticeship Travelling/Volunteering

Nat and Abbie How has it been for you? If I was you? What’s next? Reception for Q&A

How do you get here?!? Taster Day Wednesday 10 th February Applications by Friday 26 th February Individual Interviews Friday March/April/May GCSE Results Day Thursday 25 th August Register with King James’s Sixth Form 31 st August and 1 st September Parents Support Eve September

Now! Lost? Reception – Miss Wilson Tea and coffee? Sixth Form Café Advice from Learning Manager? – Reception or Sixth Form - Mr Churchill, Ms Watson, Mrs Burt iPad – Mr Hamer in Sixth Form Centre What’s it really like? – students – all over! LC suggests A*/A in 50%+ subjects? - S1 7.45pm Miss Foden

A*/A GCSE Potential Comprehensive sixth form – all abilities Increasingly competitive university Challenge of A*/A with linear exams Academic Challenge group – bespoke UCAS, Critical Thinking, EPQ over 2 years 15 students by invite

Exciting Times! Reflect on why you are where you are Plan Post 16 and Post 18 Recognise you have distinct requirements and plan for them IF an ‘academic’ degree then time spent familiarising yourself with: Russell Group And Facilitating Subjects

Russell Group and Facilitating University of Birmingham University of Bristol University of Cambridge Cardiff University Durham University University of Edinburgh University of Exeter University of Glasgow Imperial College London King's College London University of Leeds University of Liverpool London School of Economics and Political Science University of Manchester Newcastle University University of Nottingham University of Oxford Queen Mary University of London Queen’s University Belfast University of Sheffield University of Southampton University College London University of Warwick University of York Academically well regarded Research and teaching Progression World class universities SOME ask for 2 facilitating subjects: Biology Chemistry English literature Geography History Physics Modern and classical languages Maths and further maths *Website*

Progression Think ahead! If they have a career/course in mind use the UCAS website to look at ‘entry profiles’. What must they have? Russell website too. If you don’t know – breadth, facilitating subjects, strength, assessment. Beware the ‘progression package’!

KJS Sixth Form A comprehensive school with aspiration Curiosity, excellence, thirst for learning Academic outcomes, quality teaching, assessment and feedback Small class sizes with significant support Y12 progression is ambitious for all

Bespoke Support Group of 15 invited to join a supportive yet challenging group AS Level Critical Thinking – 1 year Extended Project Qual – 2 year Extensive UCAS support and guidance Summer school, Oxbridge Conference, work placements, early UCAS application, interview support – none, some or all of the above!

Advice and Guidance Ask! Please! Very individual, very honest Open minded, active pursuit of information, discerning and demanding Some year 13 to question…a bit of maths, medicine, history and engineering…