SETPOINT Berkshire

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Little Heath Sixth Form
Are you for Little Heath Sixth Form?
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What next at 16?

• Max thinks hes cool
• He knows whats best
• He thinks about today
• Not about the future

• Tasha is planning her future
• Tasha knows better!

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Cheerful Katie
What about MONEY? What if the WORK is too
hard? What about my FRIENDS... Will they say Im
a BOD?
She wants to go for it but shes worried
naturally! Its a big step... But its the right
step
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Its YOUR future...

• What next?
• A job?
• What kind of job?
• One with a high salary!

Yeah, yeah... a high salary with no training? -
DREAM ON -
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The facts of life!

• Q Do you want a big house, flash car, foreign
  holidays?
• A You do... well it costs a lot of money!
• If you want to get on - you need a career
• You need good qualifications to develop a career

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DOUBLE YOUR MONEY
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Education and Future Earnings

• Teenagers who gain higher qualifications (AS / A
  Level) gain 186,000 more over their lifetime
  compared to their friends who leave school at 16
• If you stay on at school until 18 you will earn
  4000 per year more than if you drop out after
  GCSEs

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EDUCATIONAL MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE
6th. Form students can receive regular payments
of between 10 and 30 per week, depending on
circumstances. Payments depend upon regular
attendance at school and lessons. All Sixth
Formers sign a contract which includes attendance
at all lessons.
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The Sixth Form at Little Heath

• Excellent results Examination results have
  consistently placed the school at the top of the
  league tables in West Berkshire.OFSTED
• Excellent track record for helping students get
  into University.
• The opportunity for mix-and-match between
  academic and applied or vocational qualifications
  - traditional AS and A Levels with Applied A
  Levels (e.g. Business, ICT, Leisure Studies,
  Applied Science and Health Social Care).
• Opportunity to take a wide range of other A Level
  subjects, including some not offered at GCSE
  (e.g. Media Studies, Computing, Economics and
  Psychology)
• And all your favourites from GCSE!!

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What did OFSTED find?

• An outstanding Sixth Form Grade 1
• The sixth form is excellent
• The progress made by students of all abilities
  is outstanding
• Teaching is excellent
• Students are well motivated
• Leadership and management are highly effective
• Students benefit from the high levels of support
  and guidance provided
  OFSTED November 2005

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Sixth Form Comment

• Enthusiastic teachers
• Dedicated teachers
• The teachers are very helpful
• Good teachers very organised and care about how
  well we do
• The teachers are good and really help you to
  achieve your full potential
• Knowing my teachers, and them knowing me. Really
  helped me improve my grades

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Sixth Form Comment

• A brilliant Sixth Form
• Always someone there to help you , whatever the
  problem
• The teachers are willing to give up time to
  help
• Pastoral support is outstanding
• School gives you independence, but keeps an eye
  on you too

If you need help with a problem, academic or more
personal,let us know. We dont have all the
answers but we will try.
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A Level 2004 2008
We had over 70 more candidates in 2008 than in
2004. That means 68 more young people got
improved qualifications and life chances.
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This rocket represents Little Heath Schools
value-added performance the improvement added
to students from GCSE to A Level.
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AS and A Levels
You take AS in Year 12 and A Level in Year 13

• Art
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computing
• Critical Thinking
• Drama Theatre Studies
• Economics
• English Language
• English Literature
• French
• Geography

• German
• History
• Mathematics
• Further Mathematics
• Media Studies
• Music
• Music Technology
• PE
• Physics
• Psychology
• RE

4 Subjects in Year 12
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APPLIED A Levels

• Advanced Double Award 12 units ( 2 A Levels)
• Advanced Single Award 6 units ( 1 A Level)
• More vocational related to the world of work
• Grading is A - E, and U exactly the same as other
  A Levels
• Some units assessed by coursework, others by
  tests.
• 66 coursework

Subjects Leisure Studies Single Business
Single or Double Health and Social
Care Double I.C.T.. Single Applied
Science Single
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Level 2 Vocational Qualifications

• BTECs act as top-ups in the Sixth form for any
  students who need to improve their GCSE / GNVQ
  level qualifications before gaining a job or
  proceeding to advanced qualifications.
• Grading is Pass, Merit and Distinction.
• A pass or better is worth 4Cs at GCSE (Merit
  4Bs Distinction 2As and 2As.

Subjects Business BTEC National
Art Design BTEC National Health and
Social Care BTEC National Football
Coaching NVQ
Those who need to also get the chance to retake
GCSE Mathematics and English Language and / or to
take Adult Literacy and Numeracy qualifications.
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Unsure about new subjects
Who to ask?

• Media Studies Miss Goodhew
• Leisure Studies Mrs Hill
• Health Social Care Mrs Philip
• ICT Mr. Podesta or your ICT teacher
• Business Mrs B Norrington
• Economics Mr. Crofts
• Computing Mrs. Matthews
• Single Science subjects Your Science teachers
• Applied Science Your Science teachers
• Psychology Mr. Rowe or Miss Miners
• NVQ Football Mr. Dowling or your PE teacher

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How To Apply

• Fill in your application form and hand it in to
  your form teacher by or before Friday 13
  February.
• You can also apply on-line if you prefer.
• You will have an interview to discuss your
  choices with you and to confirm them.
• The interviews will start in the week beginning
  Monday 23 February and appointments will be
  issued by your tutors.

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What next?

• Talk to the right people including your
  teachers
• Go to the taster lessons
• Find the courses you think you will like
• Then confirm them at your 6th. Form Interview
  
• Work hard do as well as you can in your GCSEs
  
• Results Day and Sixth Form Registration on
  Thursday 27th. August or Friday 28th. August.

CONGRATULATIONS!