Life in the Sixth Form

Students in the sixth form are expected to contribute broadly to all aspects of school life. They may play a leading role in the organisation of events for younger students in many ways. Such as through:.

• peer support
• representation on School and Year councils
• the House system
• the many charitable activities
• the large number of clubs and societies

Each sixth former is allocated to one of 11 forms in the year group and students are required to be registered by their form teacher in the morning and afternoon. There are about 25 students in each form. The form teacher is the focus for pastoral support, care and guidance; there is a Head of Year 12 (Mr Ninkovic), Assistant Head of Year 12 (Ms Bradley) and a Deputy Headteacher/Head of Sixth Form (Mr Wakefield).  There is a mentoring system, careers advice and access to a number of outside support agencies and the Connexions Services.

The sixth form is a half way stage between the main school, where the timetable dictates what students are doing for the whole day, and for Higher Education, where students will arrange their own working patterns. The arrangements in the Sixth Form reflect this. As part of a large school, students are expected to attend whole school assembly and sixth form assemblies each week and house assemblies each term.

The sixth form block is at the South end of the school. There is a large common room area for relaxation, a study centre with computers and sixth form staff offices. Every student has their own locker. There is plenty of access to all other facilities in the school including computer rooms and libraries.