Joining Our Sixth Form
Shottery Sixth Form – Empowering you for the future
We know about success and we want to help you to be as successful as possible. We want to make sure you leave us with the best possible portfolio of qualifications.
Success is about more than just A-levels - but we know from our connections with leading universities that three A* grades at A-level is always preferable to four subjects with A grades. With the change to linear A-levels it is even more evident that quality not quantity is what universities are looking for.
We also know that universities and employers are looking for a broad range of skills in addition to outstanding academic qualifications and that is why we have devised a unique and varied wrap-around curriculum just for you.
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Curriculum Model |
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Three A-levels A choice of three A-levels from three blocks See the details below… |
Extended Project Qualification A Level 3 personal investigation into a topic of your choice. This can be from your academic curriculum, linked to a future career pathway or based on a personal interest |
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Stretch and Challenge |
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An Additional Course in place of a 4th AS-level A choice of one course from a list of accredited Level 3 courses to include: Arts Award, Sports Leader Award, Thinking Skills, Photography, Creative Writing, Business and Enterprise, Computer Science, Languages, Engineering, Practical Maths and possibly others |
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Personalised Enrichment |
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Curriculum Enrichment A choice from our rolling programme of additional activities designed to develop and enhance inter-personal skills and teamwork. Activities this year include Sports for All, Dance Fitness, Survival Cookery, Book and Film Club, Young Enterprise, Engineering Education Scheme. |
Work and/or Volunteer An opportunity to develop your own personal work experience/volunteering programme or to tap into our contacts as a means to gain experience in the world of work and develop key employability skills |
Careers
Expert advice and guidance available from our sixth form team and dedicated work experience co-ordinator. Our outstanding speakers programme and alumnae contacts will help you find out more about university and career options |
Well-being
As part of the sixth form you are integrated into the school House system as well as being part of a dedicated sixth form centre. Tutors, Heads of House, the sixth form team, school nurse and counsellor are all there to support you. PSHE throughout the sixth form will help you explore key themes that are important to you |
A-level Option Blocks for entry in September 2017
| A | B | C |
| Maths | Maths | Maths |
| Biology | Biology | Biology |
| Chemistry | Chemistry | Chemistry |
| English Literature | English Literature | English Language |
| Politics | History | History |
| Theatre Studies | Geography | Geography |
| French | Fine Art | RS, Philosophy, Ethics and Theology |
| Computer Science | German | Spanish |
| Psychology | Business Studies | Economics |
| Music | Physics |