Transcript The Sixth Form at JCC

JCC Post 16
Achieve Your Aspirations
Welcome!
Amy Waite: JCC Ambassador
Janet Paterson: Head of Post 16
Why JCC?
 A successful results record
 A broad subject offer
 Extensive enrichment opportunities
 Specialist post-16 teaching & support
PLUS
 You keep your future options open!
Ofsted 2012:
‘The sixth form is
good’
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Successful Results
Results 2013
A2 passes
A2 Top A*, A & B grades
BTEC Top D & D*awards
Students going to University
99 %
47 %
61 %
190+
Joint highest points score in Leicestershire!
gh – they make good progress from their starting points’
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Broad Subject Choice
AS levels:
Biology
Business
Chemistry
Dance
Drama
Economics
English Combined
English Literature
French
Further Maths
Geography
Graphics
History
ICT
Law
Maths
Media
Music
Music Tech
Philosophy &
Ethics
Physics
Psychology
Sociology
Spanish
Sports Studies
Textiles
BTECs and Applied Subjects:
Art and Design
Applied Science
Business
Children’s Play & Learning Development:
Single, Double & Triple
Engineering: with NWHC
Health & Social Care
ICT BTEC
Public Services: Single & Double
Sport
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Specialist Post 16 Support
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Personal tutor
Post 16 Head of House
Regular 1 to 1 interviews
Post 16 study support
Futures Conference
University programme
Vocational tutor group
Designated facilities:
‘JCC but not as you know it’
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Enriching Experiences
ed to compliment individual students’ chosen pathways’
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Futures
Conference
1st CA in Leicestershire!
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Business mentors
Monthly work-place visits and
expert lectures
Paid Summer internship
Careers Day
Includes IBM; NHS; Rolls Royce;
Minster; CIPSE; RAF; Rare;
Leicestershire Fire Service;
British Association of Chemists;
Leicestershire Police, Rare; DHL
Working with:
Higher Education Day
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Get Motivated!
Caterpillar
Browne and Jacobson
Hammonds
British Gas
Wards Surveyors
Logistics UK
Leicester University
De Montfort University
Aberystwyth University
Coventry University
Ex JCC students from all over!
Fuel Learning UK
Which courses are offered?
All LEVEL 3 courses:
• AS/A2 levels:
Mostly exam based –
some include coursework
Both types of course
can lead to work,
training or University
• BTEC & Applied:
Work place focussed
100% coursework
Single, Double & Triple Options
Most students
o pick 4 AS subjects in year 12
o choose 3 of these to continue in year 13
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Year 12
GCSE
Which route?
Extension
Main
Progression
Pathway A
Pathway B
Pathway C
Mostly A* and
A grades
Mostly B
grades
including English
and Maths
Including English
and Maths
At least 5
C grades
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4 subjects
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ATS
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enrichment
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3 subjects
4 subjects
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extension
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enrichment
(GCSE Maths & English resits,
where needed, take priority in
the timetable)
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AoPE
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enrichment
Your Application Process
October & November: RESEARCH!
1. Post 16 Options Evening
2. Read the Post 16 Subject Guide
3. Use www.fasttomato.com and www.ucas.com
4. Ask for an interview with Careers or the post 16 team
5. Discuss subjects with teachers in class and at Parents’ Evening
6. Contact Post 16 via [email protected] with any questions
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Your Application
December: APPLY
Online Applications open on the JCC website: Dec 1st
2014 Application deadline: Dec 20th
February onwards
Interviews and offers
Early July
Post 16 taster Day
End of August
GCSE Results & Advice Clinics
Early September
Enrolment & Induction
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So……
Find out as much as you can
Make the best choices for you
Have a back up plan
By December 20th:
Go on-line and apply
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JCC Post 16
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