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Education for a changing world
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Overview of
Courses
The Sixth Form at Sir John Lawes has seen
steady growth over the past few years and
numbers are continuing to increase. Courses on
offer depend to a certain extent on the number of
students opting for them. While we will try to
ensure that all students are able to access their
chosen course, there may be some minor
changes.The majority of lessons take place at Sir
John Lawes but there are some subjects on offer
in our consortium schools, Roundwood Park and
St George’s.
Students on an A Level programme study three linear
subjects. Some students, with exceptional grades at
GCSE, may be allowed to study Further Maths as a 4th
A Level, details of the requirements can be found in the
Further Mathematics subject page. We also offer 3
Level 3 BTEC qualifications: Media BTEC for students
with a practical interest in the media, Business BTEC
and Health and Social Care BTEC based at
Roundwood Park.
With very few exceptions, students are required to
achieve grade 6 at GCSE in subjects which they wish
to study in the Sixth Form, or in relevant subjects
where specified in the individual subject pages. for
further information please see the 'Admission to the
Sixth Form' section.
In addition to your chosen subjects, you will be required
to take part in a range of enrichment activities and
courses on offer, details of which can be found after
the A Level subject descriptions.
Year 12 students have a compulsory double period of
PE on a Wednesday afternoon during which time they
opt to participate in a chosen sport for a fixed number
of sessions. Students are expected to wear
appropriate sports kit relevant to the activity in which
they are participating. This Wednesday afternoon
session is also used, where possible, to allow fixtures to
be played against other schools to allow students to
continue a competitive aspect to their sports.
It is very important that students choose the
appropriate course and combination of subjects. You
will receive guidance from the Sixth Form team, your
Year 11 tutor, careers staff and also the subject staff
who teach you now. Read the subject pages later on in
this booklet very carefully before making your final
choice.
