6th Form Learner Support

Tutorials

You will follow a comprehensive tutorial programme led by your form tutor.

Year 12

In Year 12, areas you will cover in your tutorials include strategies for studying (like how to manage your time!), drug issues, AIDS, families and relationships and a thorough and supportive careers programme.  Visiting speakers will give us all food for thought, with talks from organisations like VSO and Gap year speakers.

Year 13

In Year 13, the careers programme started in Year 12 will be continued.  You will be offered a choice of sports along with cooking and budgeting. Time will also be spent on preparing for life after the sixth form, with a particular focus on helping you to apply for university.  Revision skills will also be part of the programme.

Monitoring of Academic Progress

Our aim is for you to achieve your potential.  To ensure this, we monitor your progress closely. From the first day of enrolment, you will be set minimum target grades for your A levels or one year course.  These grades will be set using a nationally recognised scheme called ALPS (Advanced Level Performance System). We will then review your progress on a regular basis.

We have ‘review days', where you will take part in individual interviews with your form tutor to review your progress in general.  Prior to review day you will have taken part in individual interviews with each of your subject teachers and will have discussed a progress grade, and highlighted strengths and areas for improvement.  Our monitoring system is highly effective: our students enjoy being treated as individuals and respond very positively to the advice they are given.