1. Welcome to Christ the King Sixth Form

2. Miss Nokes – Head of Sixth Form
‘Not only do we receive fantastic A-level tuition, but we are proud of our incredibly close-knit group of students; our prefect team and the amount of social, volunteer and careers opportunities that will be available for you here.’
(Sam and Niamh - Head Boy and Girl)

3. Why send your child to our Sixth Form?
Range of qualifications and excellent results
Full time provision
Excellent pastoral care
Our knowledge of your child
Enrichment opportunities
Personalised university and career support
Our drive to continually develop
and improve provision HA

4. Mr Burke – Our Curriculum

5. Examination Results CTK VI Form 3A/A* 3A*/B 3A*/C Targets
Average Point Score per Student 758, FFT D Target 578
All students reached University including Cambridge
3A/A* 3A*/B 3A*/C Targets
Exceeded – 2015 & 2016

6. The Curriculum – Advice & Guidance
Old Specifications
Lots of specimen papers
Grade Boundaries
Variety of Text Books
Wide range of resources
Much easier to give appropriate advice and guidance
Reverse is true for the new specifications

7. The Curriculum – Advice & Guidance
2017 All New Specifications
New Specifications
AS and A2 treated separately
Specifications are more challenging
A2 Points worth more than AS
A2 includes all AS exams
At CTK we are going to allow you to choose 4 A/S Subjects and then drop to 3 in Year 13
Treat each student on an individual basis

8. The Curriculum – Advice & Guidance
Students take 4 subjects in Year 12 & 3 subjects in Year 13
Benefits
Flexibility – start on 4 A Levels. You can be sure of what you are good at and what you enjoy.
Allows you to adapt. Over 50% of students change their mind between starting and ending Year12.
Be Aware
Some establishments only offer 3 AS Levels : ££££££££

9. Advice & Guidance – Go For It
A Level – Top of the mountain
GCSE – Ground Level

10. Advice & Guidance – Go For It
Career
University
Apprenticeships
Do you like the subject? Are you good at it?

11. Extended Curriculum Core RE CPSD Extended Project Qualification
2 hours a fortnight of taught RE
CPSD
Taught course to support in the skills needed for A Level study and Higher Education
Extended Project Qualification
Taught course offering a qualification at the end of Year 13 that holds up to 28 UCAS points
RN/HA

12. UCAS Points

13. Pastoral care Dedicated dynamic team of tutors
Wide experience of enrichment experiences
Focussed tracking and challenging by tutors
Clear and expert support in applying for higher education
And we know your child! Sixth form is a fresh start, but with a safety net! HA

14. Enrichment Opportunities
‘Go, do not be afraid, and serve’ – Pope Francis at World Youth Day 2013 RN

15. Prefects
The Head Boy and Head Girl lead a team of Senior Prefects in developing and organising responsibilities
All Sixth Formers have the opportunity to serve in the following ways
Charity and Fundraising
Sports
Media
Mentoring
Student Contact Team
YOU CAN ALSO ADD YOUR OWN TEAMS! RN

16. Support with transition
Student Support
Rolling programme of tailored skills based support
Mixed Y12/13 tutor groups
University visits and educational opportunities
Parental Support
Y12 Choose Success Evening
Y13 Choose Success Evening – detailed UCAS application support
Y13 Student Finance Evening
Parental section on the Sixth Form website HA

17. Your role as a parent Encourage questions Have conversations
Prepare questions for subject teachers at Parents Evening
Use the data sent home to discuss the best options
Help with the completion of the Application Form HA

18. Entry Requirements
Attitude to Learning grades need to average at 1 or 2 in Year 11
Minimum grade entry requirement is 5A*-C including English and Maths (grade 4) (resits available if attitude to learning meets requirements)
Grade C is required in the subjects you want to study – exceptions are:
Biology, Chemistry, Physics – minimum B grade in Additional Science
Mathematics – minimum requirement 6 grade
Further Mathematics – minimum requirement 7 grade
Modern Foreign Languages – minimum requirement B grade RN

19. Application Process 30th November
DATE
INFORMATION
30th November
Year 11 Choices Day and Sixth Form Open Evening
December 2016
Year 11 Mock Exams
January 2017
Sixth Form Interviews
February 2017
Option Blocks are published, informed by interviews and applications
June 2017
Parents and carers of potential Sixth Form students are contacted with further details on option choices, updated subject information and details of transitional activities
Thursday 24th August 2017
GCSE results are published
September 2017
Students begin Year 12 HA

20. What next?
We offer a highly skilled tutor team that will support the individual needs of your child in their choices Post 16
Links with UCAS and Higher Education Institutes and Oxbridge Alumni
Developing links for alternative pathways
Higher Apprenticeships
Employment with Training RN

21. Where now? Canteen Subject Marketplace
All A level subjects and teaching staff
Extended Project Qualification
Head Boy and Girl with the Prefect Team
Revision – Mr Baxter
We strongly encourage you to discuss the courses with the subject leaders