Sentences with phrase «of sixth form»

The two - storey building was completed less than six months from receipt of order to be open in time for the school's first intake of sixth form students.

As some of you may know, I am currently in the second year of sixth form and my A levels are only a few months away.

Fifty - five percent of sixth form students are looking for courses developed in close partnership with employers, and 80 percent want the ability to collaborate with them directly.

They have all the inspiration of a sixth form art project, and less of the individuality.

But university is by no means restricted to those fresh out of sixth form.

One of our sixth form students recently completed a long term work experience placement at the school and two year 9 students were recently involved in an author visit day.

These were a series of reviews conducted in partnership between the RSCs, local authorities, and the principals and chairs of governors of sixth form colleges, FE colleges, and representatives from Local Enterprise Partnerships.

[3] Before her election to the Welsh Assembly, she was a history teacher and the assistant head of sixth form at St Cenydd Comprehensive School in Caerphilly, South Wales.

Sixth - formers at our partner schools attend academic lectures and UCAS and Oxbridge presentations and engage in joint projects with members of our sixth form in drama, singing and creative writing.

New facilities at a North London college Sky Sports News anchor, Hayley McQueen, surprised pupils at Finchley - based Woodhouse College when she marked the official opening of the sixth form's new # 470,554 floodlit 3G AGP by unveiling a commemorative plaque.

«Callum asks — and he's a bright young man who wants to make his way in the world, maybe the Prime Minister does as well - will the government acknowledge the importance of sixth form colleges and post-16 education services in Britain?»

Last year, the school celebrated A-Level and GCSE results far higher than Wales's average, with 88 % of its sixth form achieving A * - B grades.

Nearly two - thirds of sixth form colleges (64 per cent) say the amount of funding they will receive next year will not be sufficient to offer the support needed for disadvantaged students.

The two - storey building will be delivered in less than six months from receipt of order to be open in time for the school's first intake of sixth form students in September this year.

Twelve St Mary's students — 22 % of candidates - achieved seven or more A * / A grades and have secured places at their first choice of sixth form:

It is designed to meet the specific requirements of sixth form learning, which includes teaching spaces to accommodate smaller groups.»

Since 2010, as a part of the sixth form curriculum, all lower sixth students participate in voluntary service (VS).

In addition, the school was able to enlist the help of sixth form volunteers, each taking responsibility for a small group of primary students.

The last academy in Knowsley teaching A-levels announced the closure of its sixth form last year

The principals have argued that a new Free School is necessary due to a shortage of sixth form places in the county.

Julia Neal, the deputy director of a sixth form in Devon, proposed the motion to be debated at ATL's annual conference, because she is concerned about schools» preparedness.

The Spens report on secondary education published in 1938 concluded that there is general agreement that much of what is most valuable in the grammar school tradition depends on the existence of a sixth form, and given that all existing grammar schools have a sixth form, this 80 - year - old shibboleth could continue to influence the government's thinking.

They suggested it would be better for me to go to college instead of sixth form.»

He then moved to Huntington School in York, where he led the English department and was assistant head of the sixth form.

From September 2019, the new merged school will have a planned admission number of 272 in Year 7 and, assuming the opening of the sixth form is brought forward, 70 in Year 12.

Following the U-turn, the students are now being allowed to return to St Olave's in Orpington next week for their second year of sixth form.

«The Sixth Form Colleges» Association has shown that: 90 % of sixth form colleges are now concerned about their financial health; 84 % have increased class sizes; 66 % have dropped courses; 53 % do not think their funding is sufficient to provide a high quality education; 31 % think their college will not be a going concern by 2020.

Lawyers claimed the pupils were initially barred from the school after failing to achieve B grades in exams during their first year of sixth form.

In fact, 13 % of primary school pupils spend five hours or more on homework a week, compared to 39 % of those at secondary school and more than half (55 %) of sixth form or college students.

He has worked in schools across Yorkshire for more than 10 years, from a maths teacher, to head of sixth form and senior leader.

The Education Datalab thinktank, which has done research into the progression of students from year 12 to 13, said the St Olave's case was part of a broader pattern of behaviour which «a minority» of sixth forms are engaging in.