The Sixth Form seeks to provide a learning environment which allows individual students to maximise both their academic achievement and personal qualities.

We aim to achieve this by:

• Having high expectations which help to raise achievement and attainment across the whole curriculum

• Encouraging students to develop confidence in their abilities - academic, social and creative

• Developing characteristics to prepare students for life when they leave school - integrity, confidence, self assurance, care for others and the world around them, awareness and tolerance of others

• Encouraging independent learning within a creative sixth form culture, allowing students to deepen and broaden their knowledge, improve their communication skills, problem solving skills, critical, speculative and creative thinking skills

• Recognising that students learn in different ways and encouraging them to find their most effective and enjoyable ways of learning

• Helping students to make the most of their strengths through the wide and varied opportunities available in the Sixth Form - leadership roles, committee responsibilities, enrichment and extra-curricular activities

• Providing a balanced and appropriate curriculum which is reviewed annually. The tutorial and enrichment programme, covers a broad range of activities and discussions, allowing for presentations, the development of thinking skills and the opportunity to articulate views and opinions

• Providing an environment conducive to study.

Dr Ruth A Weeks BSc Hons. PhD

Headmistress