Programme:

• Welcome: Tea, coffee and biscuits

• 6:15 Presentation

Canon Slade Sixth Form

Year 12 I.A.G Evening 2015, Thursday 17 September

Welcome:

• 6:15 Directorate Presentation

• 6:45 Informal discussion with the Directorate and Head Boy, Girl and senior officers

Welcome from the Director:

• A warm welcome to Parents, Carers and Y12 Students

Mr P. Coxon

Outstanding Achievement 2015

A2 Results:

• 98% A*-E

• 50% High Grades A*-B

Sixth Form Team:

The Directorate

Mr Coxon: Director of Sixth Form

Mr Foulger: Deputy Director (Y12

Manager)

Dr Eves: Deputy Director (Y13

Manager)

Mrs Teasdale: Lead tutor post 16 G&T and

Medical / Oxbridge

Support Mrs Griffiths:

Pastoral Assistant

Mrs Collinson Senior Admin

Assistant

Y12 Tutor Team:

Mrs Foster: i/c. Business and

Economics (12A)

Mrs Eves: i/c Biology (12S)

Mrs Cripps: i/c Law & Sociology (12H)

Mr Aldred: Head of History (12W)

Mr Sniadek: Maths (12O)

Mrs Bramfitt: English (12R)

Mr Shore:

Technology (12T)

Mr Fowler History (12U)

Dr Watson i/c Chemistry (12E)

Mr Walker Biology (12C)

The Tutors

Key Dates: Deadline for Subject

Change 1st Oct

Mock Exams 3nd Week Back 18th-22nd Jan

Coursework Internal completion

Coursework Board Deadline 15th May

Exams Begin:20th May

Founders Day Fri 13th May

Study Leave 13 May – 8th June (or Mon 13th)

Parents Evening 24th Feb 17:00-20:00

AS Linear Entry 1st Feb

Personal Statement Start of July

Unifrog and UCAS:

July

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Results: 18th Aug

End

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Term

Exam Structure and Changes

• Linear and Legacy A-levels

Linear and Legacy A-levels

Linear Legacy

• Art and Design

• Biology

• Economics and Business

• Chemistry

• Computing

• All English

• History

• Physics

• Psychology

• Sociology

• All others including:

Classics, Dance, Design, French, Food Technology, Geography, Geology, German, Latin, Maths, Music Tech, PE, Religious Studies, Spanish, Theatre Studies

Exam Structure and Changes

• All Students have a formative assessment (Mock) in January for each subject

• Linear courses will have a 2nd Mock in June

General Studies Purpose:

Lecture Programme

Extended Project Qualification

‘To improve cross curricular thinking and skills such as essay writing and problem solving’

‘To facilitate lower university offers and entry on UCAS points for candidates with borderline results ’

Programme:

General Studies Lessons

+ = AS or A-level Qualification

Being a successful student

Role of Student

• Ownership

• Responsibility

• Organisation

• Resilience

• Punctuality

• Deadlines

• Attendance

• Term time absence

• ‘Determination and Perspiration!’

Being a successful student

Role of Parent

• Ensure child communicates

• Deadlines noted

• Aware of exam dates internal and external

• Be mindful of the home study environment

• Check data drops

• Check / act on advice in summer report

• Consider impact of your child's part Time Job (<10 hrs max)

• Contact us with worries

• Be here on results day!

Procedures for absences / signing out

• No signing out permitted at break

• Can sign out at lunch but must sign in and attend afternoon registration

• Must be in morning registration

• All students must be in during their non-contact periods during the first term – Earn right to home study with parental permission thereafter

Procedures for absences / signing out

• If student is ill phone Mrs Collinson in the Sixth Form Office

• Student needs to bring a note to tutor signed by a parent once back in School

• Term time absence is not recommended and will be coded as unauthorised unless for educational related purposes

• Planned absences require a leave of absence form from Mrs Collinson to be agreed and signed by HOY

Support

Pastoral Team

Head of Year and Tutors

Student Centred Support

Higher Education

and Employment

Enrichment

Who is it for?

Especially:

• Specialist Applicants: Veterinary Science/ Medicine / Dentistry / Nursing and the Sciences

• Russell Group Applications

• Members of ART and SCI SOC

‘Any student who needs support in realising their true potential’

And finally…

• Enjoyable

• Highly Productive

• Stress free as possible

• Ultimately Successful for you

• A challenging experience

• Memorable for the right Reasons!

Sixth Form will be:

Any Questions?…