6Advance
6Advance is an exciting range of academies designed to enable ambitious students to prepare for university and prestigious future careers.
at Blackpool Sixth
As part of the college Excellence Programme, each curriculum department offers curriculum enrichment activities in the form of 'academies' or 'societies'. Designed to stretch students beyond the level 3 curriculum, these activities run throughout the week and are available to students by application. Initially in 2020/21 these academies will be run using Loom or Google Meet. You should still apply for an academy even if it is not running during Autumn Term. This will ensure that you are part of the academy for when it is offered in full.
Department Business & IT
Academy name Computing Club
Students eligible
Suggested timing
Remote sessions
Tuesdays at 4pm M113
YES
andrew.purdon@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
A Level Computing / BTEC IT students
Rebecca Bain
All students
Wednesdays at 2.15 pm
YES
A level students
Mondays at 4pm R210
YES
A level students
Wednesdays at 2pm R214
YES
U6 students preparing for University courses requiring these assessments
Tuesdays at 2:45 R114
NO
L6 Mathematics Students
Tuesdays at 4pm R115
YES
All - audition only
Wednesdays sessions 5 & 6
NO
All students
Wednesdays session 5 (Band)
NO
Staff leading Andrew Purdon
English and Modern Foreign Languages
Sixth Sense magazine
Humanities
Humanities Research Society
Ken Walton
Politics Society
Matthew Morris
Humanities
rebecca.bain@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
ken.walton@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
matthew.morris@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk Mathematics
MAT/STEP preparation
Robert Fisher robert.fisher@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
Mathematics
Mathematics Academy
Connor Fenton Connor.fenton@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
Performing Arts, Music and Media
Dance Academy
Performing Arts, Music and Media
Music Academy
Lucinda Campbell lucinda.campbell@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk John Stevens (Band) john.stevens@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk Ash Goodinson (Choir) ash.goodinson@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
www.blackpoolsixth,ac,uk
Mondays at 4pm (Choir)
6Advance at Blackpool Sixth
Department Science
Academy name
Students eligible
Suggested timing
Remote sessions
L6 students (application required)
N/A (online)
YES
L6 students (application required)
N/A (online)
YES
Students wishing to pursue a career in the health profession
Wednesdays session 6
YES
Visual arts students
Wednesdays at 2pm
YES
Wednesdays at 3pm
YES
Connor Fenton (MATH) connor.fenton@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
Any student studying in the BSIT department (finance, business, economics, IT, computing) or maths department (stats and maths)
Duke Of Edinburgh (DofE)
Steve Scatterson
All students
Tuesdays at 4pm, 3 practice weekends, expedition week
NO
Student Council
Charlie Moore
All students via application and interview
Tuesdays from 3pm to 4pm
YES
Medical Society
Staff leading Julie Williams julie.williams@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
Science
Science Academy
Chris Wall Christine.wall@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
Social Sciences
Clinical Skills
Laurissa Morrison Laurissa.morrison@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
Visual Arts
Cross-College 1
Visual Arts Design Academy
Sabina Wray
Career Ready
Sarah Whittaker (BSIT) sarah.whittaker@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
sabina.wray@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
Clair Gorse (BSIT) clair.gorse@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
Cross-College 2
Cross-College 3
steve.scatterson@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
charlie.moore@ blackpoolsixth.ac.uk
6Advance is an exciting range of academies designed to enable ambitious students to prepare for university and prestigious future careers.