1. Year 13 Parents’
Information Evening
Welcome
TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2016

2. Programme Pastoral Care provision The Challenges of Sixth Form
Sixth Form Contract and expectations
Examination issues
Careers provision

3. Aim: to care for, support and encourage each student
Pastoral Team
Parents
Senior Leadership Team
Year Heads – Miss Patterson and Mr Andrews
Subject Teachers
Group Tutors
School Counsellor
Ancillary, administrative and technical support staff
Aim: to care for, support and encourage each student
as an individual

4. The Transition from GCSE to AS Study
Sixth Form Challenge
The Transition from GCSE to AS Study 4

6. Private Study
Sixth Form Centre/Library/Subject specific rooms
Behaviour : quiet and ‘engaged’
Organisation
Study Skills
Independent Learning

7. PD PROGRAMME
The Personal Development programme is central to the successful transition from GCSE to A Level and part of the way PC seeks to support students as they mature and develop into independent and capable young adults.
PD sessions take place 1-2 times per week in registrations or as a whole Year group if a visiting speaker is taking the session as is the case several times throughout the year.
The PD programme aims to provide valuable support and guidance to help students make a real success of sixth form studies. It seeks to develop awareness of current issues affecting their age group and to develop important skills needed beyond their schooling.
Opportunities will therefore be given for students to discuss important and relevant issues which impact on their lives and topics this Year range from
Careful selection and use of outside speakers and specialists to address key issues accurately and creatively.

9. Extra curricular activities

11. Enrichment Programme
Helps acquire personal skills / develop each individual as a complete person
Helps student to feel a part of the community at PC
Enrichment classes offered in Bible Study, First Aid, Sign Language, Conditioning and Ukulele lessons
Good for UCAS

12. CEIAG Term 1
What employers & universities want: Skills & Qualities, Experience, Qualifications
Work Shadow Preparation
Labour Market Information & STEM

13. CEIAG Terms 2 & 3 Post-18 Options
Personal Career Planning: Target Setting & Career Action Planning: Convention
Focus on Further & Higher Education, UK and overseas
Personal Statements
Work placement (19-23 June 2017)

14. Senior Prefects

15. Sixth Form Agreement
Rights and Responsibilities Independence and Maturity Expectations: students/parents/staff

16. Attendance
EMA: New criteria for Bonus Payments

17. Code of Conduct High standard of personal appearance
Follow procedures for absence during the school day:
Punctuality
Lates
Notes
Code of Conduct is available on the College website

18. E Safety
- for possible use??

19. Keeping control
Open Communication
Aware of impacts of misuse
Help is available

21. Examinations Timing Importance of Year 13 AS units May 2017
NO AS units re-sits January 2018
A2 units May/June 2018
Importance of Year 13
40% of A Level
Importance of AS Trials
Pressure of Resits in May/June of Year 14

22. Coursework High proportion of total marks
Preparation, research, quality and deadlines

23. RETURN FOR YEAR 14 STUDY
Minimum level of achievement to return
Must study minimum of three A2 subjects
Can only study four A2 subjects if minimum of four B grades are achieved at AS Level

24. Important Dates Speech Day Friday 28th October 2016
Parent/Teacher interviews –
Thursday 10th November 4:30 – 6:00pm
Wednesday 1st March 4:30 – 6:00pm
Trials
January 9th to 20th 2017