Year 11 Sixth Form Taster Day

On Thursday 1st February, 187 students from Year 11 took part in a 6th Form Taster Day. They chose 5 different subjects and attended those lessons i to assist them in making their post 16 choices. Comments from the feedback forms included the words: ‘fun, interactive, informative, entertaining, enjoyable, interesting, practical and well presented.

Some of the other comments were:

“It was good to see what each of the subjects I’m interested in would be like”.
“It was an enjoyable day that helped me to decide what I want to do next year”.
“It was very different from normal school and different from what I expected it to be”.
“We were treated more like adults and it was more interactive”.
“I liked the Business session because it showed me what I would be doing in the 6th Form. I enjoyed the practical we did in the lesson.”
“I was informed on what the course would include but also got to do activities. I really enjoyed looking at what previous students had done in Media Studies”.
“English was very engaging and extremely interesting. I was intrigued by the topics we will cover in 6th Form.”
“I liked doing the Art task with pen and ink and the designing task in Product Design”.
“My favourite sessions were Performing Arts and Business BTEC . I liked the lessons and the teacher explained the subject properly and gave good advice about taking it.”
“Fine Art was interesting and informative and it gave you a real feel of the fun and passionate side of that subject.
“Business and Economics and Maths were interesting and the teachers kept us intrigued”.
“Engineering and Product Design were interesting and engaging”.
“Chemistry and Biology were fun lessons that were very informative”.
“Performing Arts was a lot of fun and very active. You had complete control over your performance”.
“Psychology brought up a lot of interesting dialogue and clear cut information about the subject and gave a presentation that made us think about it afterwards”.

Well done to all the staff and students who worked hard to make the day a success. The next step in the 6th Form process is a Year 11Progression Interview. Your son/daughter will have an interview with one of the senior leaders to discuss plans for their post 16 education. Students will receive an interview date/time before half term and interviews will start the week commencing 19th February and continue for 3 weeks. Offers of a place in the 6th Form will be sent out in March/ April.

Martyn Way

Leader for Sixth Form