Sixth Form Curriculum Statement

Sexey’s Sixth Form offers post-16 provision for students progressing from Sexey’s own Year 11, those choosing to join us from local 11-16 providers and those who wish to board from further afield.

Sexey’s offers a mainly academic curriculum with typically 20 A level subjects including Art & Design, Biology, Business, Chemistry, English Literature, French, Geography, History, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Music, Photography, Physics, PE, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies and Sociology.

Students entering Year 12 opt to choose three subjects from an option block with five columns, one subject to be chosen from three of the five columns. Please note these option blocks may change over the coming months subject to student demand.

In Year 13 most students progress with their three courses at A Level and many students also complete the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). However in some cases the programme of study may be personalised to meet the specific needs of the student.

School timetable

The school operates from Monday to Friday on a 50 period fortnightly timetable, each period being an hour long. Each A level subject is timetabled for 9 hours per fortnight. In addition the timetable offers provision for students to choose a sporting activity for up to 2 hours a week. The activities on offer include rugby, hockey, football and netball, badminton, pilates, circuits, swimming, tennis, cricket, rounders, (activities vary by season). Students will also attend a fortnightly tutor session and morning registration. The school also has a termly Religion and Philosophy event.

Our mission statement stresses that we are “preparing Sexey’s students for a life in the ever-changing world of work: ensuring that they leave us with the qualifications, skills and experiences to make certain that they are ready for the next stage in their journey of lifelong learning”.

Academic success

In the Sixth Form, students make excellent progress, with A Level results in 2021 placing Sexey’s in the top 1% nationally (ALPS); since then we continue to achieve at, or above national benchmarks. Most students progress onto their preferred university or apprenticeship, with typically half of students progressing to Russell Group universities each year. For more information about our results please see here.

Feedback

There is a continued focus on assessment and feedback at Sexey’s through a combination of in-class support and ‘live feedback’, alongside assessments. Progress is reported to parents at intervals throughout the academic year.

Students with extra educational need

A policy for those with additional educational needs is available here, which complements our Teaching & Learning Policy. For the subject content of the sixth form curriculum from please click here.

Sexey’s Seven Core Values

At the centre of the school’s ethos you will find our Christian values. We have seven core values: these are the building blocks of our individual character and through these we grow and develop as individuals and as a community. As such we take care to link our teaching and curriculum to our core values. This can be seen in our subject curriculum maps, available here for Sexey’s Sixth.