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Sir John Lawes School
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: Katherine
Warington, 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 and details of the requirements can be found in
the Further Mathematics subject page. We also offer
Level 3 BTEC/CTEC qualifications: Media BTEC for
students with a practical interest in the media, Business
BTEC, Health and Social Care BTEC and IT BTEC
based at Roundwood Park, and PE CTEC and
Performing Arts BTEC at Katherine Warington.
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.
