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The Sixth Form at Park View offers: • A broad programme of study in Year 12, allowing students to undertake 4 A/S level courses or to mix and match There are a number of posters and leaflets in 6th Form with dates for university open days or you can go to www.opendays.com. We recommend your son/daughter visit the universities they are interested in so they can ask questions about courses, results, etc. Park View Sixth Form do occasionally take students on visits to universities. The university we choose may not be that of your son/daughter's choice. Student Finance For information on students' finance, log on to www.dfes.gov.uk/student support. UCAS Timetable These are the most important dates for your son/daughter's university application. These dates never change. You could also visit www.ucas.com for up-to-date information. September You can start the application process. 15 October Deadlines for applications to Oxford University, University of Cambridge, and courses in medicine, A Pastoral System Centred Around Care and Guidance
On entry into Year 12, each student is put into the care of a named form tutor who is responsble for overseeing his/her personal and academic growth. Students new to Park View are placed with a student from their old school where possible and are mentored to ensure that they have settled in well. Students that have come from vocational pathways are offered extra support. At the beginning of each term, time is set aside for tutors to carry out a review with each student. Targets arising out of this discussion are recorded in the Personal organiser which each student is provided with. The Sixth Form tutor team is kept as stable as possible in order for each tutor to accrue a body of knowledge about Post 16 options from which to counsel students about future pathways. They are supported by a timetabled programme of careers guidance, which covers all aspects of employment and Higher Education opportunities, making much use of outside expertise in order to inform students as full as possible. There is an extensive PSHE programme that includes careers, health, enterprise and citizenship. UCAS applications are made with an extensive programme of help and support. Personal tutors write the UCAS references for their tutees.
There is financial support available. Regular Academic Monitoring Designed to Eliminate Failure At the end of every term a profile of each student's attitude and achievement is completed by those who teach him/her. These are used as a basis for discussion between students and teachers, thus allowing strengths and weaknesses to be identified and realistic targets to be set. The fact that each profile relates levels of performance to academic or vocational course criteria means that students are able to make informed decisions about their futures at any point. An Individual Timetable to Meet Individual Needs Inevitably, a system which aims to cater for the individual leads to each student having an individual timetable. It is unlikely, therefore, that any Sixth Form student at Park View does exactly the same in any week as someone else. Quality Teaching All courses are taught by teams of subject specialists who carry out annual reviews of the syllabus and teaching methodologies in light of the results achieved. In our 2004 OfSTED inspection, students were praised for their 'very strong and industrious work ethic' and inspectors found that, 'in the sixth form, students have well-developed research and study skills and work industriously outside lesson time. There is a strong emphasis on challenging students to take the initiative, think through problems and share their findings and understanding'. Overall, we were delighted to receive OfSTED's highest grading of 'Very Good', which we feel, recognises the quality of staff and students we have here at Park View. A Spirit of Partnership We believe in and value the partnership we have developed with our students; parents of our students; and the local community. Year 12 A Level, 4 chosen; 1 normally dropped at the end of Year 12
Drama English Literature French Geography German History Spanish Mathematics Media Studies Music Physics Psychology Sociology Sports Studies Product Design Music Technology (AS only) ( Subject to change and addition )
• Joint course with Hermitage School Vocational Pathway • Applied A Level in Health and Social Care Mix Of Subjects (YASS Modules) •Run by the Open University Minimum Requirements •Run by the Open University The Tutorial Programme There are a wide range of opportunities all aimed at supporting personal and academic development. These include a tutorial programme, citizenship, health and work experience opportunities. The Enrichment Curriculum In addition to a student's academic timetable and their tutorial activities, success in job and higher education applications will depend on the personal and social skills they can also offer. To provide the opportunities for sixth formers to develop these skills, we offer: • UCAS preparation and applications |