1. Welcome to Year 12 Information Evening
Wednesday 20th September 2017

2. Heathside Sixth Form The Sixth Form Team AS and A Level results
GCSE to A Levels – how to ensure success
Enrichment opportunities
Work Experience
Future Choices/ UCAS
Important Dates

4. The Sixth Form Team Miss Balson Director of Sixth Form Mr Blackman
Assistant Director of Sixth Form
Mrs Best
Student support co-ordinator
Mr Clark
12AJC
Mr Young
12MY
Mrs Barker
12HB
Mr Salinas
12JS
Mrs Malpas
12WM
Mrs Wilson
12CW
Mr Martin
12PM

5. 2017 A Level Results A* A B
A*-B C D E U
A*-E
Heathside
2017
7.1
17.2
32.0
56.0
26.8
12.6
3.7
0.6
99.3

6. 2017 AS Level Results 22.5 21.1 43.6 23.0 16.9 10.9 5.6 A B A-B totalC D E U
Heathside 2017 %
22.5
21.1
43.6
23.0
16.9
10.9
5.6

7. 2017 University Placements
89 student applied through UCAS
59 students gained firm choice
15 students gained insurance choice
8 students accepted places through clearing

8. Challenging A levels It’s a lot to ask of a teenager…
AS exams in May-June 2018
• 3/4 subjects/CAS
A2 exams in May-June 2019
• 3 subjects
“It’s not the carefree age that some adults might think” A. Neustatter ‘The Observer
“Today’s sixth formers are under tremendous pressure to achieve” I. Colm ‘TES’

9. Comparison to GCSEs Motivation: Why am I studying for A levels?
Time management
Independent learning
Read / Transform notes
Answer past questions
Use Examiner reports/mark schemes
Practise again and again

10. “Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon”
E.M. Forster

11. A successful student is…
Someone who…
• Sets ambitious targets
• Has a balanced life
• Manages and plans their time
• Seeks support and guidance
• Thinks critically
• Engages with the tutorial programme/ CAS programme
• Is adaptable
• Has high aspirations

12. Time Management
In Year 12, expect to do 5 hours’ work per subject outside lessons each week.
New Sixth Form Centre – with silent study room.
Students are expected to remain onsite all day to establish good study habits.
At home, every student needs a place to study undistracted.
Work must be paced and not left until deadlines loom.
Sixth Form assignments are rarely straightforward overnight tasks.
Use of the planner and schoology is vital.

13. “But I’ve done all my homework”
Review the work done in a lesson and type up notes
Research a topic further using textbooks/ journals/the Internet
Study exam questions
Practise languages/exercises
Develop sketch books/coursework

14. Exam success will come to those who…
Attend all lessons
Prepare beforehand for lessons
Communicate with staff
Become independent learners
Work hard: 5 hours per subject
Recognise that they cannot get by on the minimum

15. Progression to A2 Is not automatic AS Grade D
The minimum criterion for continuing on to the more challenging A2 Level study:
AS Grade D
AS Level pass grades = A-E, but E is not an adequate threshold for coping with A2.

16. Support • Attendance and punctuality • Involvement in school life
• Extra-curricular activities – CAS, DofE
• Outstanding Ofsted
• Subject teachers
• Progress monitoring
• Interim and main reports
• Target setting through ALIS and ALPS
To provide a formal process for measuring performance
To identify potential areas of concern
To provide a platform for discussion
To encourage improvement

17. Mental Health and Wellbeing
Jane Brinson
Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead
School Counsellor

18. Enrichment Opportunities
The Sixth Form is a time to develop and mature
Try out new things - Participate in music, drama, debating etc.
Take on responsibilities – Year 12 Prefects
Get involved! CAS, Young Enterprise, Open Evenings etc.
Extra-curricular sport (Football, Netball and Yoga)
A range of activities, experiences and achievements will strengthen and enrich the student’ s
curriculum vitae and UCAS application

19. Year 12 work experience w/c Monday 16th July 2018
Work experience for all – must be a valuable experience.
Students will need to arrange their own placement, forms will be coming out shortly.
Visits by Sixth Form staff will be made.

20. Additional information
Reporting an absence
Registration and assembly (Tuesday)
Study periods
Bursary Fund
Dress code
Signing in and out
Behaviour

21. Learning to drive
Driving lessons may not be taken during school hours.
Leave of absence for a driving test is normally granted, provided a request note is provided in advance.
Cars are permitted on the school site, sixth form car park is next to the tennis courts
Details of all motor vehicles must be registered with the sixth form office – see Mrs Best for a parking permit form
Students are not permitted to drive down the lane between 14:45 and 15:15

22. Part time work
• Part time jobs provide students with valuable experience
However
Students must manage the hours they work each week and their studies must be their priority
It is suggested that students work no more than 8 hours a week

23. Future Choices
UCAS
Certain subjects, such as primary education, medicine, physiotherapy, dentistry or veterinary science, require work experience.
Applicants for these courses will not be invited for interview unless they have relevant work experience in year 12. This will form the basis of their personal statement.
For other courses, university open days will start in the summer term
We will be running a day off timetable, to enable all year 12 students to register with UCAS, consider the different courses and types of university and start a competitive application.

24. Future Choices Alternative routes
Support with apprenticeship applications
Careers fair in June
Further education, such as an art foundation or specific level 3 courses
Help and support with job applications and seeking employment
Lots of excellent schemes, such as school leavers programme, encourage your son or daughter to explore the different options

25. Important Dates Friday 22nd September- School Photographs
Week of 2nd October - Progress monitoring
Week of 13th November – Year 12 Interim Reports
Thursday 9th November – Driver Safety in Dorking
Wednesday 22nd November – Year 12 Parents’ Evening
Week of 27th November – Sixth Form Charities Week
Monday 8th January – Year 12 Mock Exams start
Week of 29th January – Progress monitoring
Week of 5th February – Year 12 Reports
Wednesday 21st February – Year 12 Parents’ Evening
12th/13th March – UCAS convention
Week of 23rd April – Year 12 Interim Reports
14th May – AS Exams start – 8 months
Monday 11th June – Year 12 UCAS Evening
Monday 16th July – Sixth Form Work Experience
Thursday 16th August – Results day (please be available to collect results on this day)

26. Partnership
School
The active support of parents is essential in helping our students – your sons and daughters – fulfil their potential and make the most of their opportunities in the Sixth Form.
Thank you.
Student
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