ilford county high school evening for prospective sixth form students thursday 13 th november 2014

Ilford County High School

Evening for Prospective Sixth Form Students

Thursday 13th November 2014

PROGRAMME

Introduction and Mrs M Foucher, Welcome: Deputy Head teacher

Life in the Sixth Form: Ms S Begum, Head of Sixth Form

Mr A Pearson and Mrs J Brand (Deputy head of sixth

form)

Student perspective on Sixth Form: Head prefect

ILFORD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLSIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING

The Sixth Form Team

Ms Begum Head of Sixth Form

Mr Pearson & Mrs Brand - Deputy Heads of Sixth Form(UCAS and Extra Curricular)

Mrs Halstead – Administration Assistant - (Attendance)

16 Form Tutors



Continued Success


Anon (schoolnet.com)

Rating: 5 stars *****

“Fantastic school; wonderful opportunities; pupils pushed to achieve their goals. Discipline is good....”

In Nov 2014 the independent ranked ICHS in the top 100 sixth forms based on APS (mix of independent and state

funded sixth forms – total 1421)

Continuous excellence


RESULTS SINCE 2007


YEAR A* % A % B % C % D % E %

2008 N/A 56 26 12 5 1

2009 N/A 50 28 14 5 2

2010 17 41 27 11 3 1

2011 18 34 30 11 3 1

2012 20 31 27 14 4 2

2013 22 33 28 12 5 2

2014 18 28 35 11 6 1

1. SIXTH FORM LIFE2. ACADEMIC MONITORING3. BROAD CURRICULUM4. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS



The curriculum


BROAD CURRICULUM• ART• BIOLOGY• CHEMISTRY• COMPUTER SCIENCE• CRITICAL THINKING• ECONOMICS• ENGLISH LANG & LIT• ENGLISH LITERATURE• FRENCH• GEOGRAPHY• GERMAN

• GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

• HISTORY• MATHEMATICS• MATHEMATICS

(FURTHER)• MUSIC• PSYCHOLOGY• PHYSICS• PE and SPORT• PRODUCT DESIGN• RELIGIOUS STUDIES• SPANISH


continuing with 4 A levels SAMPLE TARGET:

4 B’s and above

STUDENT AHistory A, German B, Mathematics A, Psychology A – Target met

STUDENT B

History B, German A, Mathematics B, Psychology A – Target met

STUDENT C

History D, German A, Mathematics A, Psychology C – Target not met

Boys A and B may continue.

Boy C may continue, but will be required to drop History

POPULAR DEGREES - REQUIRED A LEVELS

DEGREE ESSENTIAL A LEVELS DESIRABLE A LEVELS

Accountancy & Finance None Mathematics

Architecture Art (some courses) Art, Design Technology, Mathematics, Physics

Biosciences Chemistry Biology or Mathematics or Physics

Business & Management

None None

Computer Sciences Mathematics None

Dentistry Biology, Chemistry Mathematics or Physics

Economics Mathematics Further Mathematics (some courses)

Engineering Mathematics, Physics None

Law English (some courses) None

Medicine Chemistry, Biology Mathematics or Physics

Pharmacy Chemistry & Biology or Mathematics or Physics (some courses)

Mathematics or Physics


PROGRAMME OF STUDY

YEAR 12 PROGRAMME 4 A LEVEL SUBJECTS PLUS

CRITICAL THINKING (AS)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AVERAGE of 8 GCSE GRADES A*-

B (6 Bs MINIMUM) GRADE A*-B IN CHOSEN SUBJECT GRADE C IN MATHS & ENGLISH ALL GCSEs MUST BE TAKEN

FROM SUMMER OF YEAR 10 ONWARDS

YEAR 13 PROGRAMME 3/4 A2 SUBJECTS PLUS EPQ

ENTRY REQUIREMENT

• 4 B’s and above (less than 4 Bs – you will

carry on with 3 Bs)


Induction and extra curricular programme – Mrs Brand


Extra Curricular programme- Creating leaders


Induction programme Taster Day for all students who have received an offer

Induction Day – first day of Autumn term (team building day at Subbers)

Pastoral support and regular one-to-one meetings with form tutor

Dedicated and experienced staff in UCAS and extra curricular

Opportunities to broaden leadership and team building skills

• The Community Teams programme.• Volunteering in other contexts.• Running clubs and societies.• Skills 4 London • Trek day/activities induction • Interview skills preparation (Year13)• Work experience (not in school time).• Enrichment activities – conferences, attending lectures,

trips and visits.• Preparing For University Week.• Prefect • Sixth form council

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

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Common Room Team Football Team

Law Society Duke of Edinburgh Award

Sixth Form Newsletter The Challenge

Philosophy Society Form Mentors

Primary Outreach Peer Mentors

Sixth Form Council Medical Society

Learning Mentors Learning Resource Centre

Parents Evening Stage Crew

Technology Enterprise Faith Ambassadors

EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE COMMUNITY TEAMS & OTHER EXTRA-

CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 2014


• Take part in a Community Team and societies

• Current affairs debates and discussions in form time

• Compete in House competitions

• Become a Prefect

• Become a member of the sixth form council

• Lead a society

• Play Football• Debate and

discussions• Join the Duke of

Edinburgh Award

• Leadership skills

• Join and lead Societies.

• Complete the Ilford Challenge.

• Medics evening

• University prep

Global Community

Local Community

Key Skills Development

Academic Development


Mr Pearson

University and UCAS


Accountancy/Finance

Chemistry

Computer Science

Dentistry

Economics

Engineering

History

Law

Mathematics

Medicine

Pharmacy

Physics

POPULAR UNIVERSITY COURSES

Oxbridge/Medicine/Dentistry deadline:

15th October

All other courses:

15th January

University & Colleges Admissions Service

(UCAS)


POPULAR UNIVERSITIES

Birmingham BristolBrunel CambridgeCity KentLondon (Imperial) London (King’s)London (LSE) London (Queen Mary)London (UCL) LoughboroughManchester NottinghamSouthampton Warwick


THE RUSSELL GROUP

Birmingham Bristol Cambridge Cardiff Durham Edinburgh

Exeter Glasgow Imperial College London King's College London Leeds

Liverpool London School of EconomicsManchester Newcastle Nottingham Queen's Belfast Queen Mary, London Oxford Sheffield Southampton University College London

Warwick York

• Plenty of A/A*s at GCSE.

• Excellent AS results (e.g. for Cambridge an average of 90% across the three most relevant AS Levels)

• Very high predicted grades.

• Potential for further intellectual development.

• Capacity to cope with a busy life.

• Keen, enquiring mind, interested beyond confines of exams.

• Someone who reads widely.

• Enthusiasm for learning. • Good interview skills.

• Not a Year 12 or 13 repeater.

Profile of a successful Russell Group/Group of ‘94 candidate.

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Academic Criteria

• 6+ A/A* at GCSE

• At least AAA predictions (AAB in mitigating circumstances)

• A good BMAT/UKCAT score

• Good module/AS results– No module re-sits

• The right ‘A’ Levels– Chemistry (and usually Biology)– Contrasting art/humanity or Critical Thinking

Maximising Your Chances Of Getting Into Veterinary, Medicine & Dentistry


The application process


THE APPLICATION PROCESSSee prospectus for full details.Fill in the application form and pass to YOUR

school for a reference.This must be with us by 30th January 2015.Shortlisted candidates must then attend an

informal meeting.

Oversubscription criteria may have to be applied in making this selection.


THE APPLICATION PROCESS

The same academic entry criteria apply to everyone, although internal students are not subject to the oversubscription procedures.


HOW TO FILL IN THE FORM

• Fill in the first page in as much detail as possible.• Be sure to indicate any short course

GCSEs.• Do not fill in details of BTECs, DIDA etc.

These are not considered.• Tick your preferences on the second page.

Should you choose Further Maths, then you should only tick 3 subjects.• Try to choose reserve options. This will

increase your chances.• Read the notes carefully.

THE OFFER

Examples of GCSE grades that would receive an offer:

4A*, 3A, 1B (Av=7.37)3A, 4B, 1C (Av=6.25)1A, 6B, 1C (Av=6)

Examples of GCSE grades that would not receive an offer:2A*, 1A, 2B, 2C, 1D (Ave= 6.87, but only 5 grades at B or above)1A, 6B, 1D (Ave=5.88)6B, 2C (Ave=5.75)

Students must average 8 GCSEs at Grade B, with at least six of those Grades being a B.

Numerical equivalent = Average of 6 points (A*=8, A=7, B=6 etc)

OVERSUBSCRIPTION

The following courses are regularly oversubscribed:

Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Mathematics, Physics

Choosing candidates to make offers will then depend upon:(a)Their predicted average points score.(b)Which combination of subjects they have

chosen.


Head Prefects


Evening for Prospective Sixth Form Students

Thursday 13th November 2014

ilford county high school evening for prospective sixth form students thursday 13 th november 2014

Documents

form life2

form students

mathematics b

form student perspective

form team ms begum head

german b

psychology c target

target metstudent bhistory