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WHERE YOUR FUTURE BEGINS

“ As a Sixth Former, we have been taught to excel as a team but have been given the leadership skills and belief required to succeed independently.”

JW6 Student

START AN EXCITING NEW JOURNEY WITH JW6 aspires to be the most exciting, dynamic and inclusive Sixth Form option for young people in Ashford.

Whatever your strengths and ambitions, our three pathways offer you the courses and experiences you need to move forward confidently to where you want to go.

Whether your ambition is a top university place, a career in sport, or to develop a vocational skill or specific trade, then we have the pathway for you.

So which JW6 pathway is right for you? Turn over to find out more about our: JW6 Advanced Level Pathway JW6 Technical Level Pathway JW6 Sports Science Pathway

“ Support given to students, both academically and emotionally is exceptional.”

JW6 Student

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ADVANCED LEVEL PATHWAY Towards your first choice university The JW6 Advanced Level Pathway offers you a strong choice of A Level courses with guaranteed excellent teaching, designed to get you the results you need.

For our students who chose to go to higher education, 84% of our A Level students going into higher education achieved a place at their first choice of university.

Entry requirements Six or more Grade 5s, including specific grades in key subjects.

For more detail on the specific grade requirements, visit jw6.uk A Level courses Choose 3 from a range of Academic subjects including: English, Maths, Science, Humanities, Art and Sports. For a full list of courses offered, please visit jw6.uk Students following the Advanced Level Pathway benefit from: • An Acer Chromebook for all A Level students upon entry • Access to the brand-new Sixth Form Study Centre • Guest speaker series • Residential university visits • 1-to-1 career guidance and support with your CV and UCAS form • Extra support from partners such as Reading Scholars, Elephant Group, Exeter University, Sutton Trust, Oxbridge Programme and more • Enrichment sessions including British Sign Language

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Advanced Level Pathway

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“ The Sixth Form provides you with an endless amount of support. It is a place where you feel comfortable and part of a great community that allows you to grow as an individual.”

JW6 Student

Technical Level Pathway

“ My teachers have equipped me with the skills, knowledge and confidence I need to get started in the career I want.”

JW6 Student

TECHNICAL LEVEL PATHWAY Fast-track your way to skills and employment Prepare yourself for employment in business or education with our new work-focussed T Levels. As well as time at the academy, you’ll spend 20% of the course on work placements to help you fast-track your way to earning after Sixth Form.

Choose from T Levels in Business or Education and Early Years, and get the workplace skills you need to succeed.

Entry requirements Five or more Grade 4s or transition to the T Levels programme.

For more detail on the specific grade requirements, visit jw6.uk T Level courses Choose from Business or Education and Early Years. Both courses include an extended work placement and independent study.

Students following the Technical Level Pathway benefit from: • A personal study kit provided upon entry to the T Level course • A study schedule that does not follow school hours • Direct access to industry-based work placements • Guest speaker sessions • 1-to-1 career guidance and work-based mentoring • Residential trips and university visits

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SPORTS SCIENCE PATHWAY Setting off on a winning career in sport The new JW6 Sports Science Pathway will put you on the fast track to a career in sport – including sports science, sports management and even sports psychology.

Choose from exciting courses all designed to make you ready for a winning career in sport – Applied Science BTEC, A Level Biology or CTEC Sport.

Entry requirements Four or more Grade 4s. For more detail on the specific grade requirements, visit jw6.uk Sports Science courses Choose from: Applied Science BTEC, A Level Biology, Level 3 Cambridge Technical in Sport and Physical Activity (Extended Certificate).

Students following the Sports Science Pathway benefit from: • One hour a day exclusive use of our brand-new Academy gym • Full Sports Science Academy kit • Sports leadership programme with recognised National qualifications • Residential trips and sporting tours • Guest speaker sessions • Work experience placements with top sporting clubs and university visits

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Sports Science Pathway

“ The facilities at JW6 are incredible, it feels more like a university than a school.”

JW6 Student

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GET THE RESULTS YOU NEED JW6 offers you three exciting pathways to your future – the JW6 Advanced Level Pathway, JW6 Technical Level Pathway and JW6 Sports Science Pathway.

Whichever pathway you choose, we guarantee you: • The results you need, with support from teachers who know you best • The best Sixth Form facilities in Kent • Fantastic one-to-one support and guidance At JW6 you’ll have far more independence than at school, with university or office-style learning and a JW6 dress code that reflects the new journey you’ve started.

You’ll enjoy a huge range of enrichment opportunities to expand your horizons. And our commitment to inclusivity means we have a place for every student, regardless of their academic abilities.

Let’s take an exciting journey together.

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“ This is the Sixth Form for me. I know I will succeed.”

JW6 Student

courses you want. The results 1 The you need.

SIX GREAT REASONS TO CHOOSE

2 More independence. More flexibility.

3 Best Sixth Form facilities in Kent.

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Individual support on your journey (from teachers who know your strengths).

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Enrichment possibilities to expand your horizons.

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Leadership roles in your school Academy community.

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