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  Sixth Form Brochure
Sixth Form pupils are encouraged to make choices about their life at school and beyond.
The timetable of a Sixth Former can be different from that of a junior pupil: Sixth Formers may study fewer subjects but in greater depth; they may have a small amount of time for private study during the working day.
The decision about which subjects to choose for the Sixth Form is often made on the basis of the subjects which bring enjoyment and success at GCSE level.
www.dover-college.kent.sch.uk /sixth_form_brochure.htm   (1673 words)

  
 Sixth Form Prospectus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sixth Form studies are designed to ensure exam success and help students become independent thinkers and learners - not only through their main examination courses but also through the acquisition of key skills, involvement in our core entitlement curriculum and the very effective tutorial support and guidance structure.
Sixth Formers have as much freedom as we feel is consistent with their interests and the interests of the School as a whole.
Sixth Formers are very important to the School in many ways and the Sixth Form is important to them: it provides the main route from adolescence to adulthood, allowing them to find their identity as individuals, take responsibility for their own success and failure and plan ahead towards Higher Education and employment.
networks.oxted.surrey.sch.uk /community/6th/SixFormbk.htm   (2440 words)

  
 Sixth Form   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Sixth Form is also a time to acquire useful additional skills by studying such subjects as Key Skills, word processing and the Community Sports Leadership Award (CSLA).
Sixth Form students are a vital part of the Beaverwood community and occupy positions of responsibility such as Head Girl or House Captains.
Sixth Form students are valued for their lively and enthusiastic contribution to school charity fund-raising events and their entrepreneurial spirit as young business women.
www.beaverwood.bromley.sch.uk /ks5/ks5.htm   (342 words)

  
 Sixth Form   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Sixth Form has about 340 students of whom more than 300 are studying Advanced Levels or the Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art and Design.
We are one of the largest Sixth Forms in Dorset and South West Hampshire.
The Sixth Form is very much a social community and relations between students and teachers are relaxed and friendly.
www.fernup.dorset.sch.uk /Courses+Departments/SixthForm.html   (841 words)

  
 Sixth Form - Heart of England School   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
All Sixth Form students have access to their own Learning Resource Centre which is equipped with state of the art Multi-media computers with links to the internet.
Sixth formers are encouraged to take advantage of a wide range of opportunities which enhance the work within their chosen courses.
The Sixth Form is a lively, active community which, because of its reasonable size, can offer leadership opportunities to a wide range of individuals.
www.heart-england.solihull.sch.uk /sixthform.html   (850 words)

  
 Studying in the Sixth Form   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
When entering the Sixth Form your aim is to build up a portfolio of qualifications and achievements for your CV that you will take through your life beyond school into university or work.
Sixth Form work is more focussed, in depth and demanding than GCSE but you are given longer to get it done.
The Sixth Form Committee is the organising body behind all of these events, made up of elected representatives from the Lower and Upper Sixth and led by members of staff.
www.kimbolton.cambs.sch.uk /studying_in_the_sixth_form.htm   (2381 words)

  
 Presdales School - Sixth Form
The Sixth Form Centre at Presdales is separate to the main school complex.
The Sixth Form students contribute enormously to the quality of our community by modelling a sense of responsibilty, an interest in learning for its own sake, an understanding of the value of service, and team work with the staff in achieving mutual goals.
Sixth form students in Year 12 study a mixture of AS Levels, AVCEs and GCSEs, depending on their individual academic interests and future plans.
www.presdales.herts.sch.uk /sixth_form.html   (504 words)

  
 Our Sixth Form
The role of the sixth form tutor is to be concerned with the welfare and academic progress of their students.
Most sixth form teaching is based in the block - though some subjects like art and design technology take place in other parts of the school, taking advantage of specialist facilities.
Sixth form tutor groups are all based in the sixth form block.
www.balcarras.gloucs.sch.uk /sixth   (2611 words)

  
 Sixth form: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The sixth form in the English education system is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), EHandler: no quick summary.
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A large proportion of English secondary schools no longer have an integral sixth form.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/si/sixth_form.htm   (650 words)

  
 Sixth College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sixth College is the newest college of the University of California, San Diego and is as of yet unnamed, but currently helmed by its provost, Gabriele Weinhausen.
Sixth encourages exploration of the "historical and philosophical connections among culture, art and technology." Opened in September 2002, Sixth College seeks to create student scholars that are dynamic, cutting edge, and well-versed in modern technology.
Sixth College's core writing course is called Culture Art and Technology (CAT), a one year long sequence that attempts to integrate writing skills within a greater technological and modern era context.
www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Sixth_College   (1397 words)

  
 Saffron Walden County High School: Sixth Form: Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Many aspects of life in our Sixth Form are never recorded in any Performance Tables, but contribute so much to the personal development of students and to their ability to progress successfully into higher education or employment.
Over 100 Sixth Form students are involved in the organisation and running of the Christmas party for over 200 senior citizens from the Saffron Walden area.
The Sixth Form Committee are organising the school's annual Charities' Week, which aims to raise up to £10,000 for distribution to local national and international charities.
www.saffronwalden.essex.sch.uk /sixthform/information/index.htm   (939 words)

  
 St. Mary's School Sixth Form
Students fill in a form for each weekend which must be signed by their subject teachers and tutors if they are up to date with work, and handed to the Housemistress by Thursday evening.
Sixth Form students are expected to organise their own travel arrangements when going out for weekends, exeat weekends, half term, end of term, etc. Obviously House and Reception staff are on hand to help, but money for travel, taxis, etc. must be paid by the student.
Sixth Form students are not required to wear school uniform.
www.stmarys.oxon.sch.uk /newpages/sixthform.htm   (708 words)

  
 Salisbury School: Sixth Form   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The newly appointed head of sixth form has built on these beginnings, responded quickly to the challenges facing the sixth form and, in a short time, she has increased its size, designed a good programme to expand courses, and further raised the expectations and profile of the sixth form.
The new head of sixth form has raised the quality of the schemes of work by asking for them to be revised to a common set of expectations; exemplar materials have been shared and many departments have returned their new schemes.
The sixth form was visited by HMI in November 2003, and in February and June 2004 to assess the progress it was making to implement its sixth-form action plan and address the key issues in the inspection report of March 2003.
www.ofsted.gov.uk /reports/102/102051.htm   (3637 words)

  
 Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in the United Kingdom (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or Hong Kong and Malta where students aged 16 to 18 complete post-compulsory further education qualifications, such as A-levels.
Those wishing to continue may either stay on at a secondary school with an attached sixth form, transfer to a local Sixth Form College, or go to a more vocational further education college (depending on geographical location there may be little choice as to which of these options can be taken).
The first comprehensive intake Sixth Form Colleges in England were established at the end of the 1960s and they have since proved popular with students, their parents, and other groups in the community.
www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Sixth_Form_College   (1540 words)

  
 Emanuel School: the Sixth Form Curriculum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Emanuel has a very happy and purposeful co-educational sixth form with the overwhelming majority of our pupils gaining a place at the university or college of their first choice.
Emanuel has a purpose built sixth form centre which includes a quiet study area, separate computer and video conferencing rooms and a self contained cafeteria, besides the usual changing and locker facilities.
Sixth form common room is the centre of the social life.
www.emanuel.org.uk /curriculum/sixth/index.htm   (840 words)

  
 Sixth Form College's Forum
Sixth Form College staff, therefore, have their own nationally agreed pay scales and conditions of service which are unique to the sector.
The agreements have enabled Sixth Form Colleges to flourish in a stable and harmonious climate of industrial relations.
These services are all specifically geared to the requirements of Sixth Form Colleges and take account of the particular issues facing colleges and the industrial relations context within which they all operate.
www.sfcf.org.uk   (654 words)

  
 Sixth Form   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The suite of sixth form accommodation includes two common rooms with vending machines between them, individual lockers, a dedicated room used only for sixth form study, computers dedicated for sixth form use, and offices of tutors in the same area.
The school is unashamedly 11 to 18, so sixth form students enjoy many leadership opportunities unavailable in other institutions, for instance becoming prefects, organising whole school events, such as the Summer Fun Day in July 2003, the Charity Fashion Show in December 2003, the joint year 11,12 and 13 boy's soccer team.
The prefect system is a key way for sixth formers to engage with both younger students, with teachers and with school management.
www.stretfordgrammar.com /Sixthform.htm   (169 words)

  
 Sixth Form
The Sixth Form continues to have an excellent reputation that attracts a wide variety of students.
Sixth Form students are also involved in the Comenius project, collaborating with schools in Finland, Italy, Spain, and the Czech Republic.
The annual Sixth Form Awards Ceremony is held at the Pittville Pump Rooms and was again very well attended by former students and by those in year 13 receiving their awards.
www.bournside.gloucs.sch.uk /sixthform.htm   (276 words)

  
 Sixth form at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The sixth form in the English education system is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level examinations.
The last two years of schooling, which are non-compulsory, are generally referred to as the sixth form as a relic of this older numbering system.
In some parts of the country, special "sixth form colleges" were introduced during the decades from 1960 onwards, recognising this as a particularly important phase of student life.
www.wiki.tatet.com /Sixth_form.html   (227 words)

  
 Watford Grammar School for Boys
In the Upper Sixth form it is expected that most students will progress to studyingthree A2 level courses on a minimum 28 period taught timetable.
Lesson Support is another area in which the sixth form students support the school by helping staff improve the learning experience of younger students in their lessons.
The Sixth Form is an opportunity for students to develop not only their academic CV but also wider personal skills which are so vital for success today.
www.watfordboys.herts.sch.uk /sixthform.htm   (959 words)

  
 Ely Sixth Form Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
We expect all our students to work hard but the teaching groups in the Sixth Form are much smaller than you are used to so we can give you considerable help and support with your studies.
As you look through these pages you will understand why we are very well placed to meet the needs of all Sixth Form students in the local area and why students from several local Schools and Village Colleges are making Ely their first choice of Sixth Form College.
It is because of this that students' attainment at Ely Sixth Form College exceeds the level that their previous examination performance suggests.
www.elycollege.com /sf   (608 words)

  
 Rye St Antony private boarding school - Sixth Form Study
ixth Form is a time for each girl to focus on subjects which are of genuine interest to her and which will provide the foundations for her university course and future career.
Each girl is helped to cope wisely and sensitively with the authority and responsibilities which she will have as a member of the Sixth Form, and she will be given opportunities which will help her to learn how to undertake commitments successfully whether working alone or as a member of a team.
Sixth Form girls are comfortably accommodated in The Cottage, which provides them with a peaceful and private working and living environment.
www.ryestantony.co.uk /sixth_form.htm   (312 words)

  
 Saint Brendan's Sixth Form College Bristol Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
St Brendan's is a Catholic Sixth Form College located on the A4 between Bristol and Bath.
We are a multi-cultural, multi-racial community with staff and students from a variety of backgrounds and religious traditions.
St Brendan's is the only sixth form college in the Bristol and Bath area.
www.stbrn.ac.uk   (243 words)

  
 The Becket Sixth - Welcome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Becket Sixth is a happy caring community situated by the banks of the River Trent in which students and staff work together.
Well motivated students are welcomed and share a common aim with staff: that of making their time in the Sixth a happy and successful one.
Every year The Becket Sixth is placed at or near the top of A level league tables for comprehensive sixth forms in England and Wales.
www.becket.notts.sch.uk /SixthSite/Broch/Welco.htm   (912 words)

  
 Birmingham College Sixth Form in directory.co.uk
,The Sixth Form College, Solihull exisits to provide high quality teaching and learning for all our students, in a structured, supportive and well...
If you are a current student of Cadbury Sixth Form College, don't forget that you can log in to the Moodle...
Mander Portman Woodward independent fifth and sixth form college in Birmingham has evolved from a tutorial college into a leading independent school...
www.directory.co.uk /Birmingham_College_Sixth_Form.htm   (225 words)

  
 Banbury School Sixth Form Centre
I am very pleased that you are considering Banbury Sixth Form Centre as one of your possible options for continuing your education.
The Sixth Form has a strong reputation for excellence and the February 2003 Ofsted Inspection described us as ‘very good and a strength of the school’.
If you choose Banbury Sixth Form you have experience to trust in, and can be assured that our governors are totally committed to running a balanced budget, so courses won't 'close' halfway through due to financial constraints.
www.banbury.oxon.sch.uk /wholeschool/sixth_form_pages/index.htm   (511 words)

  
 Sixth Form - Salesian College Farnborough
There are many activities to suit all sorts of personalities in the Sixth Form, ranging from a wide variety of sports to cultural activities and an exciting social calendar.
Each year a group of Lower and Upper Sixth students are elected by their peers to the Sixth Form Council, which is a liaison between the College authorities and the rest of the Sixth Form.
Every member of the Sixth Form is encouraged to become actively involved in sport, including representation of the House or the College in one of the many teams.
www.salesian.hants.sch.uk /sixth-form.html   (903 words)

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