Littleover Community School Sixth Form

Academic excellence in a caring environment

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Welcome

to all Sixth Form Students

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Programme For The Day

Period 1 (8:50-9:50) – Introduction Assembly.

Period 2 (9:50-10:50) – Taster lessons.

Break (10:50-11:05) – Common Rooms (S4,S5 and S6)

Period 3 (11:05-12:05) – Taster lessons

Period 4 (12:05-1:05) – Activities in tutor groups.

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What’s the point of induction days?

• Help you make the smoothest start.• Get to know people – staff and students.• Introduce you to the school site.• Prepare you for the step up to Post 16.• Give you a chance to ask questions.• Remind you of important practicalities.• For some of you – help you confirm this is where you

want to be.

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What are our priorities?

Our aim is to maintain and develop our reputation for academic excellence.

BUTWe also have:

A wide ranging enrichment programmeA very supportive tutor systemA monitoring approach that looks at added-value and encourages progressExcellent standards of teaching and learningHigh expectations of everyone involved in the school

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LCS Response to A Level Reforms

• All START with 3 A levels – 6 hours per week for each subject.

• Option to take a 4th subject (A/AS level or EPQ) or take extra study time.

Why?• To push you and allow you to excel. • To give you opportunity to impress universities etc.• To be flexible and keep as many options as possible

open to you.• To allow you to get extra UCAS points and valuable

qualifications.

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Outcomes 2016School

(Alphabetical

Order)

Average

A Level

Grade

Average

Points Per

A Level

Entry and

Grade

Equivalent

Value

Added

Score per

Entry

% of students

with ABB or

better in

facilitator

subjects

Progression

to education

or job

Chellaston C+ 33.8 +0.11 13.5% 93%

Derby College

(JWC)

C- 26.6 -0.23 0.5% 90%

Derby High B- 36.2 -0.26 21.7 ??

Derby Moor C 28.6 -0.12 5% 90%

John Port C 28.9 -0.26 8.5% 93%

Landau Forte B- 35.0 +0.07 18% 92%

Littleover B-

(1st)

37.0

(1st)+0.01

(3rd)

25%

(1st)

93%

(2nd)

Merrill C- 25.0 -0.21 0% 86%

Saint Benedicts C+ 31.9 -0.01 5.7% 86%

Woodlands C+ 32.0 -0.30 12% 96%

National Average C+ 31.0 0.00 12% 88%

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Outcomes 2017

Outcomes 2018

Average Points Per

A Level Entry and

Grade Equivalent

Progression to

education or job

Littleover 34.0 94%

National Average 32.5 89%

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What do the students think?

•96% of Y13s rated teaching as Good, Very Good or Outstanding.

•96% of Y13s rated IAG as Good, Very Good or Outstanding.

•95% rated help given with UCAS as Good, Very Good or Outstanding.

•91% awarded the LCS 6th Form 7/10 or above for overall provision.

•96% said they would recommend LCS 6th Form to others.

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New Sixth Form Block – Opened September 2013

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Use of the facilities

In September you will have use of the Common Rooms and the Study Rooms from 7.30am until 6.00pm.

These facilities are for the use of LCS Sixth Form students, no students from other institutions or other years are permitted.

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GCSE Results

On GCSE results day, Thursday 22nd August, after you have collected your results, you will have the opportunity to confirm your place and choice of A level subjects.

What you will need to do depends upon your results, if:-

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GCSE Results

Your grades meet the requirements of your conditional offer.

This means your results are as you expected and they are what you

needed for your courses, then you may enrol with us on results day at

LCS.

You have an enrolment form, Post 16 Bursary letter and details of the

first day arrangements in your Induction Pack.

You will need to return your completed form to Mr Archer, Mr

D’Elia or Mrs Bunting by 11.00am on Friday 23rd August. Places

on courses for which conditional offers were made will only be

guaranteed for students enrolling by this time.

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GCSE Results

Your grades meet our entry requirements but you are only

holding a reserve list offer.

You will need to return your completed enrolment form to Mr Archer,

Mr D’Elia or Mrs Bunting by 11.00am on Friday 23rd August. When

we have finished enrolling students who are holding conditional offers

we will assess your application. If we are able to offer you a place we

will ring you between 1:00 and 4:00 on Friday 23rd August. Make

sure you are available on the phone number that you put on your

enrolment form.

If we have not rung by 4:00pm on Friday 23rdAugust then please

assume that we are unable to offer you a place. We do not have

time to ring all students holding reserve list offers.

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GCSE Results

After seeing your grades, you wish to change your options.

You may discuss this on results day at LCS as you enrol.

Remember some subjects will be full and not every option

combination is available.

If you have not discussed any changes on results day, then you

should complete your enrolment form highlighting any subject which

is different from the subjects on your conditional offer.

If we are unable to make the requested changes, you will be

telephoned between 1.00pm and 4.00pm on Friday 23rd August to

discuss your option choices . You must make sure that you are

available on either the home or mobile telephone number you have

put on your enrolment form.

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GCSE Results

You are on holiday on results day so can’t enrol in person.

Once you have received confirmation of your results please email us

to confirm that you would like your place. You should also include

confirmation of the subjects that you wish to study in your email.

Please email:

r.archer@littleover.derby.sch.uk

v.delia@littleover.derby.sch.uk

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GCSE Results

You no longer require a place at Littleover.

Please let us know in person, by phone or letter as soon as you have decided you no longer require a place.

We have a long reserve list of students and it is important that if you no longer require a place you give another student an opportunity to join us.

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Student Information

When you enrol you will receive your copy of the

LCS Sixth Form student contract, which you will

need to read carefully, sign and return in

September.

In the meantime we think the following

information will help all of us to make a smooth

start.

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Dress Code

Students in Sixth Form should be seen as role

models for younger pupils in school and

ambassadors within the community and therefore

it is important that they present themselves well.

We expect students to follow the principles of

“smart business dress” when in school. We expect

male students to wear a tie at all times.

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Dress CodeThe following items WOULD NOT be considered to fit in with the principles of “smart business dress”:

• Baggy, loose knit jumpers/cardigans, sweatshirts or hoodies• Jeans/denim or leather clothing• T shirts/Polo shirts/strappy tops• Sheer/See through blouses (unless a camisole style top is worn underneath)• Leggings and tight fitting trousers• Short skirts/Dresses (skirts should be close to knee length)• Facial Piercings - Students can wear one small earring per ear and a small/discrete nose stud (NOT ring).• Trainers/Canvas shoes/pumps• Doc Marten style /Ugg boots • Unnaturally coloured hair or patterned/extreme hair styles

This is not a definitive list of items that are not permitted but it is designed to give guidance to students.

The final decision on what is and is not deemed smart will lie with Mr Archer.Students who are not thought to be dressed appropriately may be sent home to change.

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Phones/MP3 Players etc.•MP3 Players, iPods etc can be used in the common rooms

and in the study rooms but they should not be visible

around the school.

•Mobile phones should be switched off at all times, other

than in the common rooms.

•Students are responsible for the safety of any mobile

phones, personal stereos, MP3 Players, iPods etc

•Use of the table football game, playing cards etc is strictly

only permitted before and after school and during breaks

and lunchtime – NOT during private study/’free’ lessons..

No gambling is permitted.

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Attendance

• We expect 95% + attendance from every student.

We also expect students to be punctual to registration and to lessons.

This level of attendance is necessary to ensure students achieve their full potential in their A levels.

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A typical timetable

Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5

Mon Block C Subject

Block C Subject

Block B Subject

AdditionalBlock

AdditionalBlock

Tues Block B Subject

Block B Subject

Block A Subject

Block A Subject

TutorPeriod

Wed Block B Subject

Block B Subject

Block A Subject

Block A Subject

AdditionalBlock

Thurs Block C Subject

Block C Subject

AdditionalBlock

AdditionalBlock

Enrichment

Fri Block A Subject

Block A Subject

Block C Subject

Block C Subject

Block BSubject

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September 2019: begin A levels

April/May 2020: Mock Exams

June 2020: Mock Exam Results

July 2020: Year 12 Reports Issued

January/February 2021: Mock Exams

June 2021: Final A Level exams in all subjects

A Levels: a two year course

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A two-year course

You take a minimum of 3 A levels from the start of year 12 – make sure you consider a 4th option.

If you start with 4 and feel you are struggling you may have the option of dropping your ‘Additional’ subject.

You will need a Year 12 end of year report that indicates that you can cope with the demands of A level in order to continue to Year 13.

You will be set targets and your progress will be monitored

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A levels – what grades to expect

A Levels are harder than GCSEs.

This is what, nationally, students average:

8/9 at GCSE = A*-B in most A Level subjects

7 at GCSE = B-C in most A Level subjects

6 at GCSE = C-D in most A Level subjects

5 at GCSE = D-U in most A Level subjects

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How to give yourself the best start

Relax, refresh, reflect and rejuvenate!

Mentally prepare for Year 12 – what do you need to succeed?

“If I were starting the sixth form again I would get myself organised”.

“If I were starting the sixth form again I would think more about preparing myself for a different type of study”.

“The jump is big - I found the jump the biggest in Chemistry. But we can try warning them until we're blue in the face. Year Eleven students don't listen to the warnings - they're 16, it's in their nature to ignore it all! If they're anything like my group of friends, we all generally agreed that we were the smartest in the year, and that A-Levels wouldn't be that much of a leap for us. However, it was”.

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Taster Lessons

Over the next 2 days you will have taster lessons in your chosen subjects.

These are NOT in the actual classes you will be in from September – some groups will be much bigger during induction.

Teachers will be setting you work to do over the summer to help you get off to the best possible start.

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Find Someone Who.....

Complete the table finding 10 DIFFERENT people that YOU DO NOT ALREADY KNOW WELL.

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Find someone who.... Name Example

Can speak at least 3 sentences

in a language other than

English.

Language:

Plays a musical instrument. Instrument:

Was born in the same month as

you.

Month:

Has one or more younger

brothers or sisters.

How many:

Has been/is going on holiday

overseas this summer.

Holiday destination:

Has a paid part time job. Job:

Has been to a live concert or

sporting event recently.

Event:

Has a favourite TV show or film. Show/Film:

Has one or more older brothers

or sisters.

How many:

Has a favourite singer/band. Singer/Band:

Find Someone Who.....RJA

Rooms for Taster Lessons