1. Success in the Sixth Form

3. Successful students… are organised
Use a diary Meet deadlines Plan their week and show it to you Arrive on time, prepared and ready – having had enough sleep Engage fully with the subject and read in depth.

4. Successful students… get the balance right
Use their study periods, not free periods, to complete work. Get the balance right – study time / social time / driving lessons / work experience / uni open days etc. Golden ratio 25% in the library/50% in the study centre/25% in the Foundation Room (common room). 5 hours per subject per week.

5. Successful students… take responsibility
Take responsibility – e.g. absence and communicating with their teachers, making sure that work is not missed Don’t waste time frivolously – we cannot authorise absence unless it is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Latitude Festival doesn’t count – they can do that in Y13… Do less than 10 hours of paid employment and complete 5 hours of work per subject per week.

6. Assessment
We monitor every student. Half termly assessments and attitude to learning checks are the key indicators and are communicated home. Go4Schools – online portal shows key information, reporting home and displaying progress/attendance. Parents evening, regular attitude to learning reports, half termly assessments, end of year pre public exams and an end of year report all indicate progress.

7. ALPS - minimum expected grades
We set minimum expected grades -we do not want to cap aspiration. These minimum grades are calculated from the student’s average GCSE score. Minimum expected grades are set at the 75th percentile – so what does that mean?

8. Minimum expected grades are set here, at the 75th percentile.
75% of similar students went on to achieve a C. 25% did better and achieved A*/A or B grades.
Most scored grade C
Minimum expected grades are set here, at the 75th percentile. C B A D E
For every possible GCSE average score there is a distribution of outcomes. Let’s say a student has an average GCSE score of 47 points (mainly Bs and some As at GCSE). That will produce a curve like the this.

9. Pre Public Exams
These take place in May - Students come in only for exams that week. We set AS-level minimum expected grades to measure the half way point. Where students don’t meet minimum expected grades in the majority of their subjects, we should meet and discuss a way forward.

10. Sixth Form Systems Attendance – 93% minimum Biometric Registration
Supported Study
Dress Code
Lanyards/badges

11. Role of the tutor Monitor attendance Pastoral overview
Give advice on progress
First point of contact
Helps with UCAS/references

12. Take part in opportunities
School Council
Student Societies
Mentoring
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
EPQ
Debating
CISI business qualification
Arts Award
Coming next half term: Maths for Scientists Additional sport/exercise

13. Next Steps

14. Next Steps
Careers information - Mrs Pieretti, based in the Library. She also helps organise work experience. Higher Education Conference – summer term. A visit to a university and in school support for applications. UCAS preparation – guidance on applications, personal statements Employment/Training/Apprenticeship opportunities.

15. Thanks for your support
Keep in touch
Sixth Form Facebook page & School website - Sixth Form Team = Mrs Thorpe
Tutors Mr d'Almeida Mr Mellon
Mrs Bingham Mr Morgan Mr Clark Mrs Mutton Mr Ghali Mrs Pickering
Dr Hall Mr Pitt Miss Hemmings Mrs Stothard Mr Lodge Mrs Stewart Mr Yeoman