The level of care, guidance and support offered ensures that you will be well placed
to realise your future aspirations. As soon as you enrol at KESH Sixth Form, you will be allocated a form tutor who will help you settle into Sixth Form life and will provide you with advice and guidance on a daily basis. Your form tutor will be the first port of call for any issues you may face.
All your lessons will be taught by experienced subject specialist teachers who have outstanding levels of commitment. Throughout your studies, they will provide you with regular feedback on your progress and attainment. Regular exam practice will help you prepare for examinations, annual progression interviews (at the start of Year 12 study and also in September of Year 13) will help you reflect on your progress and to focus on what you need to do to materialise your aspirations. Your parents will also receive an annual formal report of your progress and will be invited to meet your subject teachers to discuss your progress.
Making the jump from GCSEs to Sixth Form Study
Securing the GCSE grades required to progress on your chosen Sixth Form courses is a great achievement! But are you ready for what comes next? Many students find the transition from GCSEs to Sixth Form study a tricky one to adjust to; teachers at KESH understand this and will guide and support you in making a successful transition.
The general culture of KESH Sixth Form is more relaxed than at KS3 and 4. You will be expected to wear smart dress and may be given the opportunity to do some study independently at home. These more relaxed rules put more emphasis on you to manage your time and studies effectively and more independently and to proactively seek out advice from your teachers when you need it.
Whilst at KESH Sixth Form you will be studying a maximum of up to four subjects. Because you’ll be studying fewer subjects, you need to be fully engaged with each of them. All classes will have fewer students than your GCSE classes, meaning that your contribution to group activities and discussions is far more valued. Therefore, preparation for classes will be key, revising notes from the previous class to refresh your mind, and without being prompted to do so. Prepping for these classes is one worthwhile way to use those study periods which you’ll have.
Assignments will generally have higher word counts; to really succeed, you’ll have to sharpen your ability to form well-structured arguments by drawing on further examples to support your case, meaning extra reading will also be required of you outside of class.