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Sep 14, 2022 · Dr John Roe shares his top tips for new Heads of 6th Form and Post-16 Leaders and how to make an impact from Day 1 in your exciting new role.
Mar 13, 2021 · The sixth form leader must enable all students access to a choice of enrichment opportunities in addition to their formal programmes of study. Questions to consider: · How will NQA be timetabled? · How much choice are we able to offer our students? · How do we ensure all students complete NQA? · How do we know if NQA has been a success?
Mar 21, 2021 · Sixth form students with particular extra-curricular interests can be encouraged to develop leadership skills through assisting at or leading extra-curricular clubs or activities. Sixth form students could, for example, coach sports teams in Years 7 to 11, lead music, dance or drama clubs, edit or write the school’s newspaper or magazine or ...
- Don’T Bite Off More Than You Can Chew
- Managing The Leap from GCSEs to A-Levels
- Make Use of All Available Resources
- Make The Most of Free Periods
- Applying to University
- As-Levels Are 50% of Your Final Grade
- Don’T Leave Past Papers to The Last Minute
- Build A Good Relationship with Your Teachers
- Get A Strong Backpack and Locker
- Try to Make Time For A Part-Time Job
You might think that doing six or seven A-levels will look really impressive on your university application, but biting off more than you can chew is bound to do you more harm than good. You might find that your school doesn’t actually let you take on this many, for timetabling reasons as much as because they think you’re taking on too much. If the...
The start of Sixth Form is the ideal time to get into some good study habits, as these will help you get the best possible A-level grades, as well as standing you in good stead for university. Get into a routine that incorporates plenty of study time, and use ‘To Do’ lists to help maximise your productivity and prioritise homework tasks. One of the...
When it comes to A-level study, you don’t just have to rely on textbooks to get you through your course material. Try to utilise as many different resources as you can, as this will give you different ways of looking at the syllabus that will help you absorb information more easily. For example, YouTube is full of videos explaining A-level concepts...
Free periods in your school timetable will probably be a novelty for you, but you shouldn’t waste them. Use them productively to write up your notes from class and get homework done, as this reduces the amount of homework you need to do when you get home, and frees up time to spend on reading more widely and developing new knowledge and skills in p...
Your first year of A-levels is when you start thinking seriously about applying to university. You probably already have an idea of what you want to study, but now’s the time to firm up your decision and start thinking about where you might want to study this course. Order some university prospectuses (or look through the ones at your school) and a...
Don’t be fooled into thinking that AS-levels don’t matter, or that you can relax this year and make up for it next year. AS-levels constitute 50% of your entire grade, so if you do well in them, you have a good headstart towards your final grade, and it takes the pressure off slightly in your second year. If you don’t work hard enough for your AS-l...
Past papers are a really useful way of gauging what level you’re working at, and they get you used to the style of questions you can expect in the real exam. They’re going to be tougher than GCSE exam questions, so it’s a good idea to start getting used to them as early as you can. They also give you practice at working out timings for questions. T...
Your teachers at A-level may be the same as your secondary school teachers if you’ve stayed at the same school, but if you’re moving schools, you’ll have a whole new set of teachers to try to impress. If you’re staying at the same school and you previously had a reputation as someone who doesn’t work hard enough, or who has the wrong attitude, now’...
You’re going to be carrying around a lot of books and folders, so you’ll make life easier if you have a backpack rather than a bag that has a shoulder strap (you’re likely to suffer a bruised shoulder and bad back if you opt for such a bag). If you can get hold of a locker in a handy location, even better, as this means that at any given time, you ...
A Saturday job while you’re in Sixth Form doesn’t just give you some extra pocket money: it allows you to develop non-academic skills that will be useful for university and your future career. This might include customer service and sales skills, as well as working well within a team. Such skills are essential in business, whatever level you operat...
Mar 12, 2022 · Sixth Form Growth: Examples of Successful Recruitment and Retention Strategies. Updated: Mar 13, 2022. Nineteen months ago, I took on my current role as Director of Sixth Form, with one of my key priorities being to improve recruitment and retention.
Sixth Form is, in a way, all about preparing you for going to university, so you’ll notice some big differences both in the academic difficulty and in the logistical arrangements of your study.
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The college or sixth form centre environment provides the ideal transition – connected to the former school setting in GCSE, but a clear step up in independence, academic rigour, and skills development. Sixth form colleges, and some larger school sixth forms, with their campus feel, provide a gradual, supportive progression to HE.
