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World Read From instilling a love of learning for its own sake to cultivating independence and resilience, a school exists to prepare its students for the life they will lead beyond it and to facilitate girls to achieve their full potential.
ELECTIVES EPQ OXBRIDGE APPLICATIONS ELEVATE EDUCATION HE DEPARTMENT SIXTH FORM SOCIETIES
The World Ready Programme will help ensure our girls are as ready as possible for the challenges and opportunities that await them globally. The Higher Education Department in conjunction with other departments in the School and some external organisations offer this programme to girls in the Sixth Form. It aims to equip girls with the knowledge and skills to embrace real world opportunities with confidence and humility.
• Essay writing skills • Revision skills • Critical thinking skills • Note taking skills • Problem-solving • Research skills • Referencing • Presentation skills • Academic interview preparation • Academic Conference • Masterclasses • Taster days • Academic mentoring
• People skills • Personal pres • Organisation • Stress manag • Time manage • Managing so • Mental and p fitness • Perseverance
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An overview of all the opportunities and training available to Downe House Sixth Form girls to ensure they are ready for the real world.
ELECTIVES EPQ SIXTH FORM SOCIETIES HE DEPARTMENT SIXTH FORM ENRICHMENT PSHE PEER MENTORING PREFECTS PROGRAMME IVY HOUSE PROGRAMME AS TRACKING
• Assessing opportunities • Self-correcting • Self-assessing • Resilience • Organisation • Managing success • Setting goals • Accepting feedback
• Leadership • Communication • Listening skills • Managing stress • Empathy • Compassion • Teamwork • Organisation
SIXTH FORM ENRICHMENT PSHE PEER MENTORING PREFECTS PROGRAMME HE DEPARTMENT D OF E PROGRAMME IVY HOUSE PROGRAMME
HE DEPARTMENT PSHE PREFECTS PROGRAMME SIXTH FORM ENRICHMENT SIXTH FORM SOCIETIES DH LINKS D OF E PROGRAMME OXBRIDGE APPLICATIONS IVY HOUSE PROGRAMME
• CV and cover letter preparation • Presentation skills • Internships • Work shadowing • Cluster Group meetings • Academic and career talks • Digital skills • Public speaking • Job interview preparation • Managing university
HE DEPARTMENT ELECTIVE PROGRAMME *EPQ SIXTH FORM SOCIETIES SIXTH FORM ENRICHMENT PSHE PEER MENTORING VOLUNTEERING PREFECTS PROGRAMME IVY HOUSE PROGRAMME ELEVATE EDUCATION OXBRIDGE APPLICATIONS DH LINKS *AS TRACKING
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EPQ - Extended Project Qualification AS Tracking - Affective Steering
World Ready Programme delivered through: