WELCOME TO THE SIXTH FORM

Welcome to our Sixth Form Prospectus for 2023/2024. Here we aim to give you a taste of all the exciting things that are on offer to the Clayesmore Sixth Former. The range is immense!

Moving to the Sixth Form is a huge step towards independence and freedom and, at Clayesmore, we acknowledge that growing sense of maturity with greater responsibility and freedom of choice. We know that a ‘one size fits all’ approach is inappropriate for modern young men and women and we have provided a flexible academic programme to ensure that all our students can tailor their studies to their own personal ambitions.

This means that everyone can choose from an enormous range of A Level or BTEC subjects and throw in an EPQ, too. If a traditional diet of Science and Mathematics is what you’re after, we can do it. If you are arty or sporty or musical, or your interests lean towards the performing arts, that’s great, too. Or if you are looking for something a little more bespoke, with a mix of all those subjects perhaps, we’ll aim to find a programme that’s just right for you.

Clayesmore understands that the Sixth Form is a fresh start and an opportunity for you to specialise in subjects you love or to delve deeper into a new area of interest. And we have the facilities to allow this to happen: from our fantastic new DT centre, to our Business School, Cookery School and incredible Art Department. There are opportunities for photography, cookery, tourism and hospitality.

We understand that the world is changing rapidly and Clayesmore aims to give students the skills and qualifications they need as a springboard to the next phase of their journey. Our experienced team of Sixth Form tutors, Head of Sixth Form and our Head of Careers are here to support and guide you through every step of this important process either towards the university of your choice or on the exciting adventure of entering the world of work through an advanced or higher apprenticeships or a sponsored degree.

We know that to fulfil their passions, students enjoy a range of choices outside the classroom, so we make it our mission to offer a broad range of exhilarating activities to ensure that they remain emotionally strong and physically fit young people, who will leave the school with confidence, purpose and a strong sense of their place in the world.

We are proud of our Model United Nations successes and the number of students who throw themselves into DofE, CCF, the Young Enterprise Company Programme, Sport, Drama and Music, and we love nothing more than to watch as they flourish and come to learn that there really is more in them than they think. By the time our students reach the end of the Clayesmore Sixth Form, we are confident that they are ready to fly and become positive contributors to the world… And that really is what post-GCSE education is all about.

Mrs Jo Thomson Head