Sixth Form Curriculum

In the Sixth Form, most students study four subjects for the AS-level examination in Year 12 and select three of these to take forward to A2 level in Year 13. All subjects contribute to the total point score that will be used by universities for assessment in the Higher Education entry process. Much of the teaching takes place in the dedicated Sixth Form Centre housed in the main school building but separate from the main teaching block. The Centre offers seminar and tutorial rooms, and ICT room, a Common Room, a kitchen and separate private study rooms for Years 12 and 13.

Subjects currently offered for the formal curriculum at A2 and AS are English Literature, Drama, Media Studies, Maths, Further Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French, Spanish, Geography, Business Studies, History, Religious Studies, Philosophy, Psychology, Physical Education, Art, Music, Design and Technology.

New subjects will be added in 2010. Those currently being considered are Photography, Law, Economics and Politics. The school will include others if demand exists.

The Sixth Form experience is designed to provide a broad and stimulating Enrichment Programme built around this core of formal subject studies, together with participation in the school’s Activities Programme. Students are mentored in the skills needed for university and job applications and interviews, develop public speaking and debating skills, attend workshops or seminars (sometimes at other schools) which bring them into contact with people from all walks of life, and travel around the country to interviews or Open Days at universities and other Higher Education establishments. A Visiting Speakers’ Programme introduces students to a range of professional and inspirational perspectives from outside the school.