Sixth Form Handbook - 2022-2023

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Sixth Form Handbook 2022-2023 The Petchey Academy

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Welcome to The Petchey Academy Sixth Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sixth Form Home Academy Working Agreement. . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Timetable & Key Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 First Impression Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Every Lesson Counts, Behaviour for Learning & Expectations . . . 10 Rewards & Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Enhanced & Extra Curricular Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Careers Guidance & Work Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 The Sixth Form Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Student Wellbeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Sports Club & Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Paying for Trips, Events and Lunches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 16-19 Bursary Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16 UCAS Overview & Unifrog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Apprenticeships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Useful Contacts: Student Absence - 020 7275 1546 email – sixthform@petcheyacademy.org.uk Ms Carpenter is available at Sixth Form Reception from 8am daily, from midday she can be found at the main academy reception.

If I am ill: You or your parent must call Reception by 8 am latest to let the academy know.

If my parent needs to speak to my Academic Tutor (AT): Call Reception for an appointment or email the AT directly

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Welcome to The Petchey Academy Sixth Form This booklet has been designed to give you all the information you and your parents/carers need for a successful start to your Sixth Form studies here.

As a Sixth Form student, we expect you to challenge yourself and become independent in your learning. We also expect you to be involved in the life of the Sixth Form and the wider community, and be an excellent role model for the lower school pupils. Punctuality, organisation, commitment and positive communication are also essential skills for ensuring a successful outcome in sixth form, higher education and in your working life.

Academically, you will be expected to do a lot more independent study and reading around your subjects, so you must learn to think and work independently and motivate yourself.

You will be expected to embrace the many extra-curricular activities and opportunities that we have to offer at The Petchey Academy. All of our activities and programmes will teach you new skills and enhance your CV, making you more attractive to future employers or universities.

Our aim is to support you to become the best version of yourself, and to be successful in whichever path you decide to follow after Petchey Sixth Form. We sincerely hope that your time here is both happy and fulfilling.

Sixth Form Home Academy Working Agreement The Sixth Form experience is designed to ensure all learners are: 1. Independent and accomplished (with exceptional achievement) 2. Happy and healthy (with positive behaviour, exemplary attendance and punctuality, and supported with their wellbeing and mental health) 3. Leaders of the community (both within and beyond the academy) 4. Career and university ready

Sixth Form Learning Environment Please read the following expectations of the Sixth Form Facilities:

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Enjoy and respect the Cafe, FSA, Drum and Classrooms.

Conduct yourself in a calm, polite and professional manner in all communal spaces.

Enter the FSA in silence and maintain an outstanding work ethic throughout.

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I understand that my child’s place at the Sixth Form may be at risk if there is a serious breach or persistent breach of Academy Policy, which subsequently seriously harms the education or welfare of myself/your child or others in the Sixth Form.

Examples of this are listed but are not exhausted and other individual breaches of the behaviour policy may be cited.

Breach of Behaviour and/or Attendance Policy • • • • • •

Harming the education or welfare of you/your child or others

Persistent behaviour in classroom or elsewhere which disrupts the learning of others Circumvent the security of the academy Involved in or use or supply illegal substances Use of or in possession of an offensive weapon Systematic non-attendance Habitual lateness

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Systematic non submission of work or continuous failure to meet deadlines Failure to participate in integral parts of courses or Sixth Form opportunities Non- compliance with rules of examining governing bodies Plagiarism of work

The full policy can be found on the Sixth Form Home Academy Working agreement

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Timing of the Academy Day 8.20am

STUDENTS MUST BE ON SCHOOL SITE

08.30 - 09.20am

PERIOD 1

09.20 - 10.10am

PERIOD 2

10.10 - 10.30am

BREAK

10.30 - 11.20am

PERIOD 3

11.20 - 12.10pm

PERIOD 4

12.10 - 13.00pm

LUNCH

13.00 - 13.50pm

PERIOD 5

13.50 - 14.40pm

PERIOD 6

14.40 - 15.30pm

PERIOD 7 (Wednesday - Friday Intervention, assembly and/or tutor time)

Students will attend the academy from 8.20am-3.30pm every day, studying in the FSA in silence when not attending a timetabled lesson. The FSA has a member of staff to support students with their independent study. Whichever pathway you choose to follow, all our programmes of study are full time and make up a minimum of 15 teaching hours per week unless you are studying four A-levels which will be a minimum of 20 hours per week.

We communicate using emails (a school email will be assigned to you) and text messages when contacting home. If your contact details change, or those of your parents/carer please inform the Sixth Form Administrator, Ms Carpenter.

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Important Dates 2022-23 (NB Some events may be subject to change)

Sixth Form Student Induction Monday 5th September First Day of School Tuesday 6th September Year 12 and Year 13 Year 12 Sixth Form Parent Information Evening Wednesday 21st September Oxbridge and Medical Application Deadline (Year 13) 15th October 6pm Sixth Form Open Evening Wednesday 19th October/Wednesday 2nd/9th November Mock Exam (Year 13) Monday 21st November - Friday 2nd November Monday 27th February - Friday 10th March UCAS Deadline 25th January 2022 6pm Sixth Form Parents’ Evening Wednesday 8th February 2022 Last Day and BBQ (Year 13) Friday 26th May A-Level Results TBC

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First Impression Counts Personal presentation is important in the world of work and we want to make sure that every Petchey Academy student develops a sense of pride in how they look.

The Academy has very high standards and expectations when it comes to dress code and personal organisation. We believe that a positive attitude towards personal presentation demonstrates a positive attitude to learning and an aspirational outlook. Sixth Form students are expected to wear smart business wear suitable for a formal work environment.

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A smart business suit in dark colours (black, grey, navy or brown) A smart business shirt/blouse Smart leather business shoes Hair styles must be neat The dying, high or low lighting of hair in natural colours is acceptable – other colours are not permitted.

• No student is to wear any extreme fashion that would be inappropriate in a work environment. This includes shavings/markings cut into hair or eyebrows.

Boys:

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Dark jacket Business shirts should have a button-down or stiff collar – casual shirts are not permitted Roll neck jumper with a blazer Jumpers may be worn in the colder weather Ties must be worn.

Earrings may be worn, but only one hole in the lobe. No other piercing of any kind is allowed.

• Dark socks to be worn (not white)

Girls:

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Dark tailored jacket trousers, dark skirt, or dress, on or below the knee.

Only fitted blouses may be worn outside the skirt/trousers. All others must be tucked in.

Jumpers should be formal Fine or opaque tights may be worn – no fishnets or patterns Jewellery, make up (including nails), should be minimal and discreet Shoes should be formal and with heels no higher than two inches. No stiletto heels permitted

NB: All Sixth Form Students must have a blazer/suit jacket

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ID Cards

Students must sign in and out of the academy using their own ID cards only at lunchtime. For safety reasons, students must wear their ID cards and Sixth Form lanyard at ALL times. If you arrive without your ID card and lanyard you will be asked to return home to collect it. If you lose your ID card and lanyard you will be charged £5 to replace them. ID cards can also be used to pay for food and drink at the café and topped up via ParentPay. The Academy retains the right to act as the final authority in the interpretation of the dress code. We expect all Sixth Form students to be in the correct attire. Students who choose to disobey the Sixth Form dress policy will be sent home to rectify the problem.

Outdoor clothes:

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Outdoor clothes should be left in student lockers during the academy day, except for lunch as students are permitted offsite.

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Outside jackets must be removed as students enter the building and may not be worn around the academy. Students can have jackets under their arm but not on their shoulders.

Headphones and mobile devices

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Phones cannot be seen or used in the main areas of the school building including the library. If they are seen, then the school's behaviour policy will be enforced - removal and returned on Thursday

Detentions In the unlikely event, that you receive a warning in or out of class, are late to lesson or breach the uniform policy you will receive a detention on the following day. Each detention lasts 20 minutes. Detentions take place after school for an hour each evening and any student that receives more than 3 detentions in one day will have their remaining detentions carried over to the next day. Your parents will be notified by text message. Students are expected to make their own way to detention. Any student who does not go to detention will not be allowed to go to lessons the next day and will be placed in the behaviour improvement room (BIR). If however, you are late to school this will automatically be a one-hour detention after school the same day.

Behaviour Improvement Room Sometimes students will not comply with academy rules and will therefore be referred to our Behaviour Improvement Room. This is an intervention to refocus students and support them with behaving on their return to class. Any students who are referred to the BIR repeatedly will be considered as persistently disruptive and subject to our sanctions ladder. Your parents will be informed if you are referred to the BIR by text message and they will remain at school for an additional hour on that day.

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Every lesson counts, Behaviour for learning & expectations There is a clear link between attendance and academic achievement, and as Sixth Form students we expect you to take responsibility for your own success by ensuring that you attend every lesson and seminar and that you are always on time.

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Students must arrive by 8:20am for an 8:30 start to avoid a one hour late detention after school.

• Any absence during term time can seriously adversely affect progress and achievement. You must not take holidays during term time.

Our ambition at The Petchey Academy Sixth Form is to develop independent and accomplished learners, ready for whatever path you decide to follow next.

To help you to be successful, you are expected to be self-motivated and capable of independent study outside of your lessons for around 15 additional hours each week.

To support this and enable other students to study, we expect all students to study in silence in the Formal Study Area. Students will be timetabled to study in the FSA when they are not in class and will be registered. Students will have their lunch from 12.40-13.30 with the rest of the school. However, students are able to leave the building by signing out and returning in time for timetabled lessons or FSA.

Rewards & Support The Petchey Academy has a firm belief in the importance of recognising and rewarding positive behaviour through recognition in our weekly assemblies, café vouchers and Golden Tickets will be awarded for excellent performance in class which will lead to a prize at the end of each term and a bigger prize at the end of the academic year.

Having plenty of positive comments to make about students is also a huge benefit when your tutors come to write personal statements to support university applications!

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Enhanced & Extra-curricular opportunities Alongside academic achievement, future employers and universities look for candidates who stand out from the crowd through the activities and achievements outside of the classroom. Students can choose from a wide range of year-long courses and extra-curricular opportunities to support personal development, learn new skills and enhance their CV. Envision empowers young people to create positive change so that they can build the sort of society we all want to live in, by taking part in, creating and organising activities to impact positively on their community. Students are taught to recognise their power to make a real difference and, while they are doing it, they develop the competencies needed to go on creating positive change throughout adulthood. The Community Apprentice programme is an inter-school competition which requires young people to develop, and crucially demonstrate, the competencies most valued by employers. www.envision.org.uk/what-we-do/programmes/ community-apprentice/what-community-apprentice We work closely with organisations such as My Big Career and Into University to help guide you through the University and Apprenticeship process www.mybigcareer.org

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Careers Guidance & Work Experience Year 12 Work Experience Each year every Year 12 students will undertake work experience, tailored to their preferences. This is organised by a company called Inspire! who source the placements.

However, we recommend that students who want the best placements should find their own, so start thinking about what you might like to do or where you'd like to go and what contacts you could approach for your placement. Work experience is a compulsory part of our Sixth Form careers provision. Students who do not attend their work experience placement may be charged for non-attendance.

1:1 Careers Guidance Throughout your time at Sixth Form, we want you to feel supported in the choices you make. Ms Rampling will be your dedicated Careers Coordinator.

Appointments can be made throughout the year via email or in person. However, all Yr12 students will attend a compulsory 1:1 meeting to discuss their future plans. During Term 1, Year 13 will have a compulsory 1:1 interview to discuss their university applications, personal statements and/or alternative plans, work experience, UCAS applications or post Sixth Form plans.

Discussions during tutor time will often be centred around what each student can do during the year to make themselves more attractive to potential employers. This will often include a round up of the latest internship/apprenticeship opportunities, events, trips and placements on offer.

However, it’s up to you to engage with these competitive opportunities by responding to these emails and the content!

The Sixth Form Team

Mr Amos

Mr Hussain

Head of Sixth Form Deputy Head of Sixth Form

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Mr Edwards

Ms Carpenter

Sixth Form Student Mentor and FSA Co-ordinator

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Student Wellbeing At The Petchey Academy we aim to create a safe and engaging learning environment where student wellbeing is paramount.

If you feel anxious or are worried about anything at all, your Academic Tutor should be your first point of contact or one of the Sixth Form Leadership team. Rose Ferguson is our Student Welfare Manager, and you can also talk to any member of our Safeguarding team.

Safeguarding Team - You can speak to any of these members of staff in confidence if you have worries or concerns about safeguarding.

Here are some useful websites where you can find more information and advice on a range of safety and wellbeing issues:

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www.younghackney.org

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www.themix.org.uk counselling services for young people

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www.youngminds.org.uk mental health support for young people

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www.mind.org.uk/information-support/for-children-and-young-people/

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www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

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www.saferinternet.org.uk

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www.internetmatters.org

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Sports Club and Mulberry Café Sports Club

Students are encouraged to use our fantastic sports facilities including the gym free of charge.

Café

Our friendly little café is open from 7am-3.30pm Monday to Friday.

Guieseppe and Jennie sell great coffees, freshly made sandwiches, bagels, salads and sweet treats and school lunch.

Please note that the café is cashless. To purchase items from the café you just need to top up your Parentpay account.

Our school meals are of excellent quality and are carefully designed to conform to the government’s healthy eating commitment and will support our ethos of ‘being healthy’.

Vegetarian and religious dietary requirements are catered for.

Students are not permitted to bring food into the academy. Free school meal students will be given a lunch voucher which they can use at our café to purchase academy lunch.

Lunch purchased on site may be eaten in the café or on the benches outside the front of the academy, however food purchased outside school such as fast foods must be eaten off site.

Paying for trips, events and lunches The academy is cashless. Lunch and all trips must be paid for via Parentpay, the online cashless payment system. www.parentpay.com All trips or educational visits must also be paid for by Parentpay where relevant. If there is any debt on your Parentpay account you will not be allowed to go on the trip.

16-19 Bursary Fund The 16-19 Bursary Fund is paid by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to schools and colleges so that they may provide financial assistance to young people who face the greatest barriers to continuing in education post 16.

Students who are eligible must fill in the application form online and provide the required evidence to support the application by Friday 7th October 2022.

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The funds should be used by students to help pay towards the costs related to participation in full time education such as:

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Uniform Books and equipment Travel to university open days and interviews Hardship Costs

To be eligible to receive a bursary the young person must be aged under 19 on 31st August 2022.

The fund has two elements: Group A: Vulnerable Bursary: Young people in care, care leavers, young people in receipt of income support (or universal credit) in their own name and disable young people in receipt of Employment Support Allowance, who are also in receipt of Disability Living Allowance, or Personal Independent Payments.

Amount of award: £1,200 per year.

Group B: Discretionary Bursary: Providers may use their discretion to make awards to young people in ways that best fit the needs and circumstances of their learners. Discretionary bursary awards should be targeted towards young people facing financial barriers to participation, such as the costs of transport, meals, books and equipment. This group is further broken down: Group B1 Students in other vulnerable groups: • Young people with a learning difficulty or disability but not in receipt of ESA or DLA or PIP. • Young carers • Teenage parents not in receipt of income support • Young offenders Group B2 • Students on free school meals and/ or whose families receive income related benefits and/ or whose family income is below £16,190 per annum.

Amount of award: Discretionary up to £400 plus £200 contribution to laptop for year 12 (proof of purchase required) Group B3 • Students whose family income is below £27,000 per annum Amount of award: Discretionary up to £200 Group B4 • Available at the school's discretion and where funds are available once bursary types A- B3 have been processed Amount of award: Discretionary

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CONDITIONS for receipt of bursary The application form includes a signed contract which states the standards expected by The Sixth Form and confirms the legitimacy of the evidence provided for household income.

The fund is limited and if applications are higher than the funding available, allocations will be prioritised according to the order of the groups from Group A – Group B4.

The academy will pay the bursary in 4 installments during term 2-5.

All awards will be conditional upon attendance and behaviour of the students. Payment of the bursary will be suspended for that semester if these conditions have not been met: At least 95% attendance (including authorised study leave) assessed for the term preceding payment.

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Evidence to demonstrate that the student is on track to achieve year end targets Appropriate behaviour – not in breach of the code of conduct/learner agreement/ behaviour policy.

Evidence requested to assess eligibility must be handed into the Sixth Form office by Friday 7th October in a sealed envelope marked ‘ Sixth Form bursary evidence – confidential –and the name of the student'. All original documents will be returned.

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UCAS Overview UCAS is responsible for managing applications to higher education courses in the UK from initial applications, to university offers and through to acceptance and confirmation of places after the summer results. Students have weekly support to help prepare them for the University process.

Students will be given support to complete their personal statement by their Tutor, Subject Teachers and external agencies such as Into University. Students must complete their first draft of their Personal Statement by the end of Year 12. It is important that your parents attend UCAS information evenings and student finance evenings when invited.

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Year 12 Mid June-July - start completing applications online Year 13 Early September - applications can be submitted to UCAS 15 October, 6pm - Oxford, Cambridge, Veterinary, Medicine and Dentistry courses deadline 25 January, 6pm - main UCAS deadline

www.ucas.com For more information on student loans and finance at university please speak to your Academic Tutor or go on the Student Loan website: www.slc.co.uk

www.unifrog.org Unifrog is an online platform for students to help them to choose the best universities and apprenticeships for them, and it also allows teachers to track their progress.

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Apprenticeships Apprenticeships are a great way to earn whilst you learn and to get straight on the job when you leave Sixth Form. It is a big commitment, much more similar to a full-time job than studying at university, and therefore you must be proactive in researching your options if you want to pursue this pathway.

At Petchey Sixth Form, there will be dozens of apprenticeship vacancies sent round by Ms Rampling. However there will be thousands more on the government's, and other websites.

It is your job to set alerts for these sites and to get an excellent CV together showing plenty of experience so that your applications can be as strong as possible. Ms. Rampling can advise on CV's and on which apprenticeships you could apply for.

There will also be a number of masterclasses and speakers throughout the year for those considering apprenticeships. Please look out for these and do attend even if you are unsure about whether this is the right pathway for you.

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