SIXTH FORM TEAM

Mrs Carter

Deputy Head of Sixth Form

Miss Roberts

Head of Sixth Form

Mr HandyLeader of Enterprise,

Enrichment and Employability

Sharon Veasey Sixth Form Admin

Mr Knight One Year Sixth Co-ordinator

Trudi QueenSixth Form AdminTracey Hamill

Work experience administrator

Mrs Waring Deputy Head

Caroline Waring

Deputy Head

Alex Handy

Leader of EEE/Head of House

Tracey Hamill

Ruth Roberts

Head of Sixth Form/Head of House

Trudi Queen

Sarah Carter

Deputy Head of Sixth Form/Head of House

Sharon Veasey

Mainly students studying:

Social Sciences/ English/Languages/Performing

Arts/History

TutorsMrs Linton and Mr Williams (History)

Miss Beasley (History)

Mr De Groot (Drama)

Miss Chowdhury (Psychology)

Mrs Ward (English/Drama)

Miss James (English)

Mainly students studying:

Science/Maths/Visual Arts/Geography/Sport

TutorsDr Lynch (Biology)and Mrs Warner

(Business/Travel and Tourism)

Mrs Robertson (Chemistry/Science)

Mrs Wears (Maths)

Miss Nawab (Maths)

Mrs Peters (Maths)

Mrs Coleman (Geography)

Miss Petty (Art) and Mrs King (Art/Travel and Tourism)

Mainly students studying:

Business/ICT/Economics/Technology

TutorsMrs Detheridge (Business/Travel and

Tourism)

Mr Fitzjohn (IT/Computer Science)

Mr Knight (Travel and Tourism/Philosophy/ Geography)

Mrs Richmond (IT) and Miss Allmand (English Literature)

REPORTING ABSENCES

Please let us know if students are going to miss lessons –that way we can inform subject staff to ensure that students keep up to date with work.

Sixth form office: 02476 444822 Ext 818

Email: sixthformteam@caludoncastle.co.uk

DRESS CODE

• CASUAL DRESS IS ACCEPTABLE BUT NOT THE FOLLOWING –

• T SHIRTS WITH SLOGANS WHICH MAY OFFEND OTHERS

• CROP TOPS

• SHORTS – BOYS AND GIRLS (EVEN WHEN WORN WITH TIGHTS)

• VERY SHORT SKIRTS

• CAPS AND HATS

• 6TH FORM STUDENTS ARE ROLE MODELS FOR OUR YOUNGER STUDENTS

NATIONAL PROGRAMMES OF STUDY AT POST 16

PROGRAMMES MUST PROVIDE 540 HOURS PER YEAR AND INCLUDE:

• AN ACADEMIC OR VOCATIONAL PROGRAMME (A LEVELS OR BTEC LEVEL

3 AT CALUDON)

• WORK EXPERIENCE

• NON-QUALIFICATION ACTIVITY (ENRICHMENT, TUTOR PROGRAMME,

MENTORING AND ASSEMBLY AT CALUDON)

• ENGLISH AND MATHS IF A C GRADE HAS NOT BEEN ACHIEVED YET AT

GCSE

QUALIFICATIONS 2015/16/17

BTEC LEVEL 3 QUALIFICATIONS

APPLIED A LEVELS

OLD SPECIFICATION A LEVELS

NEW SPECIFICATION A LEVELS

QUALIFICATIONS 2015/16/17

BTEC QUALIFICATIONS :

• CERTIFICATE [YEAR 12 – EQUIVALENT TO AN AS LEVEL]

• SUBSIDIARY DIPLOMA [YEAR 13 – EQUIVALENT TO AN A

LEVEL]

• 100% COURSEWORK

• CALUDON OFFERS: IT, MOVING IMAGE PRODUCTION,

MUSIC, SPORT, TRAVEL & TOURISM

QUALIFICATIONS 2015/16/17

APPLIED A LEVELS:

• TWO THIRDS IS COURSEWORK

• TWO COURSEWORK UNITS IN YEAR 12 AND AGAIN IN YEAR

13

• ONE EXAMINED UNIT AT THE END OF EACH YEAR

• AS STILL COUNTS AS 50%

• CALUDON OFFERS BUSINESS, HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE,

SCIENCE

QUALIFICATIONS 2015/16/17

OLD SPECIFICATION A LEVELS:

• SAME GENERAL FORMAT SINCE 2009

• AS IS TAKEN IN YEAR 12

• A2 IS TAKEN IN YEAR 13

• AS IS A STAND ALONE QUALIFICATION AND MAKES UP 50%

OF THE FULL A LEVEL

• A2 IS WORTH 50% AND COMBINES WITH THE AS TO GIVE

AN A LEVEL

QUALIFICATIONS 2015/16/17

NEW SPECIFICATION A LEVELS:

• FIRST YEAR FOR THE NEW SPECIFICATIONS

• AS CAN BE TAKEN IN YEAR 12 AS A STAND ALONE QUALIFICATION

BUT DOES NOT COUNT TOWARDS THE A LEVEL

• A LEVEL IS TAKEN AFTER 2 YEARS OF STUDY IN YEAR 13

• AS LEVEL COVERS 40% OF THE CONTENT OF THE A LEVEL, BUT THIS

MATERIAL WILL BE TESTED AGAIN AT A LEVEL

• CALUDON STUDENTS WILL ALL TAKE THE AS FOR THE NEW

COURSES THIS YEAR

A LEVELS 2015

NEW SPECIFICATIONS

BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

ENGLISH LITERATURE

ART & DESIGN

COMPUTER SCIENCE

ECONOMICS

HISTORY

SOCIOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGY

OLD SPECIFICATIONS

Geography

Philosophy & Ethics

Drama

Maths

Further Maths

Product Design

Media Studies

Spanish/ French

BLOCK A

MON AM/THUR

PM

BLOCK B

MON PM/THUR AM

BLOCK C

TUES PM/FRI AM

BLOCK D

WED AM/FRI PM

BLOCK E

TUES AM/WED

PM

Biology Chemistry Art Chemistry

English Drama Biology Economics Computer

Science

English Lit Business

Applied

English Lit History

Further

Maths

Health &

Social

Applied

History Maths Maths

IT BTEC Maths Physics Moving

Image

Music BTEC

Media Psychology Psychology Sociology

Photography Philosophy Geography Science

Applied

Travel &

Tourism

Travel &

Tourism

Sport BTEC Science Spanish

Technology Sociology

ONE YEAR SIXTH

•A 1 YEAR BTEC LEVEL 3 COURSE IN TRAVEL & TOURISM (7

HOURS PER WEEK).

•RESIT MATHS (4 HOURS PER WEEK)AND/OR ENGLISH

GCSE (4 HOURS PER WEEK).

•SKILLS COURSE (1 HOUR PER WEEK)

•AN ADDITIONAL AS OR BTEC LEVEL 3 COURSE OR WORK

EXPERIENCE.

•FIRST GCSE RESIT OPPORTUNITY

= WEEK BEGINNING 2ND NOVEMBER

TUTORIALS, MENTORING AND ASSEMBLIES

GROUP TUTORIAL SESSION – MONDAY AT 12.10

ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING SESSIONS AT LEAST TWICEEVERY HALF TERM

ASSEMBLY – THURSDAY AT 12.40

STUDY SKILLS & EPQ

• ONE HOUR PER WEEK

• BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN GCSES AND A LEVEL AND DEVELOPS EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

• EPQ (EXTENDED PROJECT QUALIFICATION) = AS LEVEL

• STUDENTS PRODUCE A 5,000 WORD WRITTEN PROJECT AND A FINAL PRESENTATION.

• MANY UNIVERSITIES VALUE THE QUALIFICATIONS AND IT CAN COUNT AS UCAS POINTS.

HOURS OF STUDY PER WEEK OUT OF SCHOOL

• EACH SUBJECT TIMETABLED IN A BLOCK (ONE MORNING AND ONE

AFTERNOON) FOR 4 OR 5 HOURS PER WEEK

• IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT FOR EVERY HOUR OF STUDY IN LESSONS,

STUDENTS SPEND AN HOUR STUDYING OUT OF LESSONS (4-5 HOURS PER

COURSE)

• PAID WORK – RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MORE THAN 12 HOURS PER WEEK

AFFECTS A LEVEL GRADES.

• ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES ARE COMPLETED AS A COMPULSORY

PART OF SIXTH FORM STUDY, FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR A WEEK.

• THIS IS DONE THROUGHOUT YEAR 12 AND IS MONITORED FOR

ATTENDANCE.

• STUDENTS CAN COMPLETE AN ENRICHMENT IN AREAS THEY ARE

INTERESTED IN, GAINING EXPERIENCES FOR FUTURE CAREER

PATHWAYS.

• FOR EXAMPLE, PLACEMENTS COULD BE IN HOSPITAL, CARE HOMES,

SPORTS, DUKE OF EDINBURGH, MENTORING STUDENTS IN

SCHOOL, SUPPORTING DRAMA WORKSHOPS - THE LIST IS

ENDLESS!

In school Off site (e.g. primary schools)

Take application form

(side B) complete and get

contact to sign by

Monday 28 September .

Return to Tracey Hamill

(6th form office)

Tracey Hamill contacts H&S team to

complete check on workplace. 6th

form team contact you to confirm

placement once check has been

completed.

YOU MUST NOT BEGIN UNTIL

THE CHECK IS COMPLETE

You gets link staff

member to sign off each

time an enrichment

activity of at least one

hour takes place on

attendance card.

You drop off your

attendance cards on the

last Wednesday of each

after term to the 6th form

office.

At least once during the year you are required to

complete your online enrichment portfolio which details

something positive you have achieved during the year.

This can then be added to your reference. This will be

completed on Firefly:

http://caludoncastle.fireflycloud.net/year-

12/enrichment/enrichment-portfolio

Take application form

(side A) complete and get

staff member to sign by

Monday 28 September.

Return to Tracey Hamill

(6th form office)

You begin enrichment

WHAT NEXT?

• Now happens nationally in year 12• One week for all – Monday 18th to

Friday 22nd January• More opportunities available at this

age and stage• Students encouraged to find a

placement relevant to future plans• Tracey Hamill available to assist• DEADLINE: Friday 9th October

CONTACT WITH PARENTS

• 3 DATA COLLECTIONS

• SUBJECT EVENING FOR PARENTS TO MEET TEACHERS OF EACH

SUBJECT AND FULL SUBJECT REPORTS (THURSDAY 11TH FEBRUARY)

• SIXTH FORM TEAM AVAILABILITY BY PHONE, E-MAIL OR MEETINGS AS

NECESSARY

VLE

• THE SCHOOL’S NEW VLE IS CALLED FIREFLY

• ON FIREFLY STUDENTS CAN:

• ACCESS HOME LEARNING IN ONE PLACE

• ACCESS EXTRA RESOURCES FOR SPECIFIC

SUBJECTS

PARENTAL ACCESS• This gives access to:

• Current and previous home learning tasks

• Attendance data

• Reporting and assessment data

YOUR DASHBOARD

FIREFLY• To get access to Firefly, go to http://firefly.caludoncastle.co.uk and click

‘Logging in for the first time’. Then simply enter the email address you have already supplied to school and an activation email will be sent to you.

• If you have any further questions regarding Firefly please direct them towards Mr Fitzjohn – stfitzjohnt@caludoncastle.co.uk

• To send school an email address to use as your Firefly log in please email firefly@caludoncastle.co.uk, providing:

• Your name

• Your child’s name at school

• Their tutor group

• Their tutor’s name

DATA COLLECTIONS

• OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER

• JANUARY/ FEBRUARY

• MARCH/ APRIL

INCLUDES:

• ATLS (ATTITUDE TO LEARNING) 1-6 (6 = EXCELLENT)

EXPECTATION IS 5S AND 6S

• TARGET GRADE

• CURRENT PERFORMANCE

A?

WHICH OF THESE GRADES IS A PASS AT A LEVEL?

C?

E?

They all are!

Distinction* - equivalent to A*

WHAT ABOUT BTECS?

Distinction - equivalent to A

Merit - equivalent to C

Pass - equivalent to E

An A Level pass is from grade A* to E…

Approx GCSE grades Target grade expectation

Target grades if taking 3 or 4 A levels

Mainly A and A* A AAAB/AAB

Mainly A A/B AABB/ABB

Mainly A and a few B B BBB

Mainly A and B B BBC

Mainly B and a few A B/C BBC-

Just over all B C CCC+

Mainly B with a few C C CCC

Mainly C with a few B C CCD

Mainly C D CDD

D/E with 4 C D DDD

2-3 C D DDD

MINIMUM TARGET GRADES

A LEVELS – 3 OR 4?

PRIORITY IS TO MAXIMISE STUDENT SUCCESS AT AS LEVEL.

SOME STUDENTS HAVE CHOSEN 4 AS LEVELS AND WILL DECIDE IN THE FIRST

FEW WEEKS WHICH ONES THEY WANT TO CARRY ON WITH.

FOUR AS LEVELS ARE A LOT OF WORK – THE LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER WILL BE

AN ASSESSMENT WEEK FOR ALL SUBJECTS. THIS WILL ENABLE US TO ENSURE

STUDENTS ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH.

IF APPLYING FOR UNIVERSITY, MOST UNIVERSITIES ONLY REQUIRE STUDENTS TO

HAVE 3 FULL A2 LEVELS. A SELECT FEW WILL REQUIRE 3 PLUS ONE AS.

UNIVERSITIES WILL LOOK AT AS GRADES ACHIEVED WHEN OFFERING PLACES.

EXAMS

• ALL EXAMS ARE NOW IN MAY/ JUNE.

• MOCK EXAMS IN ALL SUBJECTS DURING MOCK EXAM WEEK – WED

6TH JANUARY TO WED 13TH JANUARY 2015.

• PROVISIONAL SUMMER EXAM TIMETABLE: 16TH MAY TO 15TH JUNE

(IGCSE ENGLISH IS 3RD MAY)

• DEADLINES FOR COURSEWORK WILL BE SET BY EACH SUBJECT.

PROGRESSION INTO YEAR 13

FOR STUDENTS TO PROGRESS TO A2 INTO YEAR 13 IN A PARTICULAR

SUBJECT, THEY USUALLY NEED TO HAVE ACHIEVED A D GRADE FOR

THEIR AS LEVEL.

THIS DOES NOT USUALLY MEAN THAT STUDENTS CANNOT CONTINUE IN

THE SIXTH FORM IF THEY DO NOT ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED GRADES, BUT

THEY MAY NEED TO CHANGE ONE OR EVEN TWO OF THEIR SUBJECTS.

STUDENTS HAVE THREE YEARS OF FREE FUNDING (AGED 16-19) SO WE

NEED TO HELP THEM TO USE THIS TIME WISELY BY DOING COURSES

WHERE THEY SUCCEED

NEXT STEPS: LOOKING AHEAD

WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES AFTER SIXTH FORM: EMPLOYMENT,

APPRENTICESHIPS, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY

HAVING ANY A LEVELS GREATLY IMPROVES JOB PROSPECTS AND ENABLES

STUDENTS TO GET ON TO APPRENTICESHIPS

THIS CAN SOMETIMES LEAD TO MORE QUALIFICATIONS AT A HIGHER LEVEL.

A LEVELS MEAN THAT STUDENTS CAN START APPRENTICESHIPS AT A HIGHER

LEVEL (AND EARN MORE MONEY!)

STUDENTS ARE MORE EMPLOYABLE BECAUSE OF THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE

AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT INTO YOUNG ADULTS

UNIVERSITY APPLICATION - UCAS

INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY

APPLICATION IN JUNE.

INCLUDES TRIPS TO UNIVERSITIES, SUPPORT

DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS WITH

WRITING PERSONAL STATEMENTS ETC

OFFERS WITH GRADES…

SOME UNIVERSITIES ASK FOR SPECIFIC

GRADES FOR THE SUBJECTS.

OTHERS ASK FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT

OF UCAS POINTS

SUBJECT CHOICES AND THE FUTURE…

THE BEST PLACE TO LOOK IS ON THE UCAS WEBSITE: WWW.UCAS.COM

AND LOOK FOR COURSE SEARCH.

THIS PROVIDES DETAILS OF ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL COURSES.

SUCCESS IN THE SIXTH FORM

• ATTENDANCE

• ENGAGEMENT IN LESSONS

• HOME LEARNING AND PERSONAL STUDY

• MEETING DEADLINES

• PREPARATION FOR EXAMINATIONS

• ENGAGEMENT BEYOND THE CLASSROOM – BUILD THE CV…..AND THE

YOUNG ADULT!

Event Date

Year 12 Introduction to 6th Form – Parental engagement

eveningThursday 17 September

Year 12 Next Steps Careers afternoon 3 – 4pm Thursday 24 September

Year 12 Enrichment forms to be returned Monday 28 September

Year 12 Assessment week W/C 5 October

Year 12 Work Experience placement forms to be returned Friday 9 October

Teacher training days – school closed to studentsThursday 22 October

Friday 23 October

Maths GCSE and English IGCSE re-sit W/C 2 November

Future Pathways evening 5.30 – 7.30pm Tuesday 1 December

Mock examinations week Wed 6 Jan – Wed 13 Jan

Year 12 Work experience week 18 – 22 January

Mock examination results day Thursday 28 January

Future Pathways evening 5.30 – 7.30pm Tuesday 9 February

Year 12 and 13 subject evening and Year 12 reports

issuedThursday 11 February

Teacher training day – school closed to students Friday 12 February

Examination period for AS and A2 16 May- 30 June

Year 12 return after examination period 13 June

Teacher training day – school closed to students Friday 17 June

Year 12 finish Friday 15 July