Ilford County High School
Evening for Prospective Sixth Form Students
Thursday 13th November 2014
PROGRAMME
Introduction and Mrs M Foucher, Welcome: Deputy Head teacher
Life in the Sixth Form: Ms S Begum, Head of Sixth Form
Mr A Pearson and Mrs J Brand (Deputy head of sixth
form)
Student perspective on Sixth Form: Head prefect
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The Sixth Form Team
Ms Begum Head of Sixth Form
Mr Pearson & Mrs Brand - Deputy Heads of Sixth Form(UCAS and Extra Curricular)
Mrs Halstead – Administration Assistant - (Attendance)
16 Form Tutors
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Ilford County High School
Continued Success
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Anon (schoolnet.com)
Rating: 5 stars *****
“Fantastic school; wonderful opportunities; pupils pushed to achieve their goals. Discipline is good....”
In Nov 2014 the independent ranked ICHS in the top 100 sixth forms based on APS (mix of independent and state
funded sixth forms – total 1421)
Continuous excellence
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RESULTS SINCE 2007
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YEAR A* % A % B % C % D % E %
2008 N/A 56 26 12 5 1
2009 N/A 50 28 14 5 2
2010 17 41 27 11 3 1
2011 18 34 30 11 3 1
2012 20 31 27 14 4 2
2013 22 33 28 12 5 2
2014 18 28 35 11 6 1
1. SIXTH FORM LIFE2. ACADEMIC MONITORING3. BROAD CURRICULUM4. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
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The curriculum
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BROAD CURRICULUM• ART• BIOLOGY• CHEMISTRY• COMPUTER SCIENCE• CRITICAL THINKING• ECONOMICS• ENGLISH LANG & LIT• ENGLISH LITERATURE• FRENCH• GEOGRAPHY• GERMAN
• GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
• HISTORY• MATHEMATICS• MATHEMATICS
(FURTHER)• MUSIC• PSYCHOLOGY• PHYSICS• PE and SPORT• PRODUCT DESIGN• RELIGIOUS STUDIES• SPANISH
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continuing with 4 A levels SAMPLE TARGET:
4 B’s and above
STUDENT AHistory A, German B, Mathematics A, Psychology A – Target met
STUDENT B
History B, German A, Mathematics B, Psychology A – Target met
STUDENT C
History D, German A, Mathematics A, Psychology C – Target not met
Boys A and B may continue.
Boy C may continue, but will be required to drop History
POPULAR DEGREES - REQUIRED A LEVELS
DEGREE ESSENTIAL A LEVELS DESIRABLE A LEVELS
Accountancy & Finance None Mathematics
Architecture Art (some courses) Art, Design Technology, Mathematics, Physics
Biosciences Chemistry Biology or Mathematics or Physics
Business & Management
None None
Computer Sciences Mathematics None
Dentistry Biology, Chemistry Mathematics or Physics
Economics Mathematics Further Mathematics (some courses)
Engineering Mathematics, Physics None
Law English (some courses) None
Medicine Chemistry, Biology Mathematics or Physics
Pharmacy Chemistry & Biology or Mathematics or Physics (some courses)
Mathematics or Physics
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PROGRAMME OF STUDY
YEAR 12 PROGRAMME 4 A LEVEL SUBJECTS PLUS
CRITICAL THINKING (AS)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AVERAGE of 8 GCSE GRADES A*-
B (6 Bs MINIMUM) GRADE A*-B IN CHOSEN SUBJECT GRADE C IN MATHS & ENGLISH ALL GCSEs MUST BE TAKEN
FROM SUMMER OF YEAR 10 ONWARDS
YEAR 13 PROGRAMME 3/4 A2 SUBJECTS PLUS EPQ
ENTRY REQUIREMENT
• 4 B’s and above (less than 4 Bs – you will
carry on with 3 Bs)
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Induction and extra curricular programme – Mrs Brand
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Extra Curricular programme- Creating leaders
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Induction programme Taster Day for all students who have received an offer
Induction Day – first day of Autumn term (team building day at Subbers)
Pastoral support and regular one-to-one meetings with form tutor
Dedicated and experienced staff in UCAS and extra curricular
Opportunities to broaden leadership and team building skills
• The Community Teams programme.• Volunteering in other contexts.• Running clubs and societies.• Skills 4 London • Trek day/activities induction • Interview skills preparation (Year13)• Work experience (not in school time).• Enrichment activities – conferences, attending lectures,
trips and visits.• Preparing For University Week.• Prefect • Sixth form council
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
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Common Room Team Football Team
Law Society Duke of Edinburgh Award
Sixth Form Newsletter The Challenge
Philosophy Society Form Mentors
Primary Outreach Peer Mentors
Sixth Form Council Medical Society
Learning Mentors Learning Resource Centre
Parents Evening Stage Crew
Technology Enterprise Faith Ambassadors
EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE COMMUNITY TEAMS & OTHER EXTRA-
CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 2014
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• Take part in a Community Team and societies
• Current affairs debates and discussions in form time
• Compete in House competitions
• Become a Prefect
• Become a member of the sixth form council
• Lead a society
• Play Football• Debate and
discussions• Join the Duke of
Edinburgh Award
• Leadership skills
• Join and lead Societies.
• Complete the Ilford Challenge.
• Medics evening
• University prep
Global Community
Local Community
Key Skills Development
Academic Development
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Mr Pearson
University and UCAS
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Accountancy/Finance
Chemistry
Computer Science
Dentistry
Economics
Engineering
History
Law
Mathematics
Medicine
Pharmacy
Physics
POPULAR UNIVERSITY COURSES
Oxbridge/Medicine/Dentistry deadline:
15th October
All other courses:
15th January
University & Colleges Admissions Service
(UCAS)
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POPULAR UNIVERSITIES
Birmingham BristolBrunel CambridgeCity KentLondon (Imperial) London (King’s)London (LSE) London (Queen Mary)London (UCL) LoughboroughManchester NottinghamSouthampton Warwick
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THE RUSSELL GROUP
Birmingham Bristol Cambridge Cardiff Durham Edinburgh
Exeter Glasgow Imperial College London King's College London Leeds
Liverpool London School of EconomicsManchester Newcastle Nottingham Queen's Belfast Queen Mary, London Oxford Sheffield Southampton University College London
Warwick York
• Plenty of A/A*s at GCSE.
• Excellent AS results (e.g. for Cambridge an average of 90% across the three most relevant AS Levels)
• Very high predicted grades.
• Potential for further intellectual development.
• Capacity to cope with a busy life.
• Keen, enquiring mind, interested beyond confines of exams.
• Someone who reads widely.
• Enthusiasm for learning. • Good interview skills.
• Not a Year 12 or 13 repeater.
Profile of a successful Russell Group/Group of ‘94 candidate.
Academic Criteria
• 6+ A/A* at GCSE
• At least AAA predictions (AAB in mitigating circumstances)
• A good BMAT/UKCAT score
• Good module/AS results– No module re-sits
• The right ‘A’ Levels– Chemistry (and usually Biology)– Contrasting art/humanity or Critical Thinking
Maximising Your Chances Of Getting Into Veterinary, Medicine & Dentistry
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The application process
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THE APPLICATION PROCESSSee prospectus for full details.Fill in the application form and pass to YOUR
school for a reference.This must be with us by 30th January 2015.Shortlisted candidates must then attend an
informal meeting.
Oversubscription criteria may have to be applied in making this selection.
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THE APPLICATION PROCESS
The same academic entry criteria apply to everyone, although internal students are not subject to the oversubscription procedures.
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HOW TO FILL IN THE FORM
• Fill in the first page in as much detail as possible.• Be sure to indicate any short course
GCSEs.• Do not fill in details of BTECs, DIDA etc.
These are not considered.• Tick your preferences on the second page.
Should you choose Further Maths, then you should only tick 3 subjects.• Try to choose reserve options. This will
increase your chances.• Read the notes carefully.
THE OFFER
Examples of GCSE grades that would receive an offer:
4A*, 3A, 1B (Av=7.37)3A, 4B, 1C (Av=6.25)1A, 6B, 1C (Av=6)
Examples of GCSE grades that would not receive an offer:2A*, 1A, 2B, 2C, 1D (Ave= 6.87, but only 5 grades at B or above)1A, 6B, 1D (Ave=5.88)6B, 2C (Ave=5.75)
Students must average 8 GCSEs at Grade B, with at least six of those Grades being a B.
Numerical equivalent = Average of 6 points (A*=8, A=7, B=6 etc)
OVERSUBSCRIPTION
The following courses are regularly oversubscribed:
Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Mathematics, Physics
Choosing candidates to make offers will then depend upon:(a)Their predicted average points score.(b)Which combination of subjects they have
chosen.
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Head Prefects
Ilford County High School
Evening for Prospective Sixth Form Students
Thursday 13th November 2014
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