Little Heath School

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Little Heath School

• Rising Sixth Open Evening 2008
• For enrolment in September 2008

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Why do you need higher qualifications?

• Career Prospects
• Self Esteem
• A nice lifestyle

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Where is the job market going?

• 40 of all the new jobs being created in
  Berkshire require University degrees.
• 40 require AS / A Level qualifications.
• CBI warn no unskilled jobs in Britain by 2200.

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Future jobs for You

• Higher salary jobs increasingly dependent on
  skills and qualifications
• AS A Level qualifications are the gateway to
  better paid, more secure jobs and to higher
  education
• During your career you will still need to be
  ready to learn and re-train

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Higher qualifications higher pay
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University Graduates earn more money

• University graduates earn 59 more than those
  with only school level qualifications in the UK.

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EDUCATIONAL MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE
Students can receive regular payments of between
10 and 30 per week, depending on
circumstances. Payments depend upon regular
attendance at school and lessons.
For more information, see Mrs. Bullion at the EMA
stall at the back of Main Hall
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Why choose Little Heath Sixth Form?

• High quality teaching
• First class examination results
• Excellent value-added from GCSE
• Monitoring and guidance
• Motivational target setting
• A caring community - experienced advice and
  support

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Nicola Jennings

• Year 12 student
• Progressed into Little Heath Sixth Form in 2007
• Straight As at GCSE at Little Heath
• Studying Maths, English, History, French, German
  (5 AS subjects)

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The Sixth Form at Little Heath

• Excellent results Examination results have
  consistently placed the school at the top of the
  league tables in West Berkshire.OFSTED
• Excellent track record for helping students get
  into University.
• The opportunity for mix-and-match between
  academic and applied or vocational qualifications
  - traditional AS and A Levels with Applied A
  Levels (e.g. Business, ICT, Leisure Studies and
  Health Social Care).
• Opportunity to take a wide range of other A Level
  subjects, including some not offered at GCSE
  (e.g. Media Studies, Computing, Economics and
  Psychology)
• And all your favourites from GCSE!!

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What did OFSTED find in 2005?

• An outstanding Sixth Form Grade 1
• The sixth form is excellent
• The progress made by students of all abilities
  is outstanding
• Teaching is excellent
• Students are well motivated
• Leadership and management are highly effective
• Students benefit from the high levels of support
  and guidance provided
  
• OFSTED November 2005

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Sixth Form Comments

• A brilliant Sixth Form
• Always someone there to help you , whatever the
  problem
• The teachers are willing to give up time to
  help
• Fantastic teachers who know what they are doing.
  Couldn't have got into university without them.
• School gives you independence, but keeps an eye
  on you too

If you need help with a problem, academic or more
personal,let us know. We dont have all the
answers but we will try.
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Aleksander Piotrowski

• Year 13 student
• Joined Little Heath Sixth Form in 2006 from
  another school
• Has been offered a conditional place at Queens
  College at the University of Cambridge reading
  Physics Natural Sciences
• Studying Maths, Further Maths, Physics and
  Computing

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Broad experience education

• Sixth Form Committee
• Duke of Edinburgh - Venezuela 2006, Peru 2008
• Student support group and HYPE
• Lower school mentoring
• Community service
• School productions Thoroughly Modern Millie in
  2008
• School concerts
• Sports teams and lower school coaching

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Emily Horne

• Year 13 student
• Studying History, Chemistry and Mathematics
• Applying to University to read Biochemistry

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A Level Results 2007
In 2007, for the fifth consecutive year, we were
in the top 5 of all schools and colleges
nationally for progress from GCSE to A Level.
Little Heaths shows brilliant achievement
A Level Results 2007
A - B grades - 41 A - C grades - 72 A - E
grades - 99
Performance Tables 2007 Average Points per entry
209.9 Average Points per student 720.2
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A Level 2004 2007
We had over 50 more candidates in 2007 than in
2004. That means over 50 more young people got
improved qualifications and life chances.
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ALPS - The A Level Performance System
ALPS Overall Institutional Value-Added Grades
2005 - 07 2005 2 2006 2 2007 2
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Comments from Dr. Kevin ConwayDirector of ALPS

• Has asked us if they can use our 2007 student
  data and results (anonymised) to show other
  schools just what can be achieved
• He says we are successful because
• Students are treated with respect and valued as
  individuals
• The quality of teaching and learning is high
• There is a strong emphasis on the quality of
  target-setting, monitoring, guidance and support
  for individual students
• There is strong, visionary leadership

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ALIS The A Level Information System
Only when the value falls outside the shaded
areas can the value be deemed significant,
implying that some factor in the teaching and
learning, external to the students, has
contributed to the value.
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AS and A Levels
You take AS in Year 12 and A Level in Year 13

• Art
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computing
• Drama Theatre Studies
• Economics
• English Literature
• English Language
• French
• Geography

• German
• History
• Mathematics
• Further Mathematics
• Media Studies
• Music
• PE
• Physics
• Psychology
• RE (Philosophy Ethics)
• Norm 4 Subjects in Year 12

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APPLIED A Levels

• Advanced Double Award 12 units (Equivalent to 2
  A Levels)
• Advanced Single Award 6 units (Equivalent to 1
  A Level)
• More vocational
• Grading is A - E, and U exactly the same as other
  A Levels
• Some units assessed by portfolio, others by tests
• 66 coursework portfolios

Subjects Leisure Studies Single Business
Single or Double Health and Social
Care Double I.C.T. Single
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Donal Roughneen

• Year 13 student
• Studying PE, Leisure Studies and Biology
• Applying to University to read Sport Science

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Level 2 Vocational Qualifications

• BTECs act as top-ups in the Sixth form for any
  students who need to improve their GCSE / GNVQ
  level qualifications before gaining a job or
  proceeding to advanced qualifications.
• Grading is Pass, Merit and Distinction.
• A pass or better is worth 4Cs at GCSE (Merit
  4Bs Distinction 2As and 2As)

Subjects Business BTEC National
Art Design BTEC National Health and
Social Care BTEC National
We also introduced a new NVQ Football Coaching
qualification in 2007.
Those who need to also get the chance to retake
GCSE Mathematics and English Language and / or to
take Adult Literacy and Numeracy qualifications.
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How To Apply

• Fill in your application form and hand it in to
  your form teacher by or before Friday 15
  February.
• You can also apply on-line if you prefer.
• One of Ms. Vignali, Mr. Hand or Mr. Philip will
  interview you to discuss your choices with you
  and confirm them.
• The interviews will start in the week beginning,
  Monday 25 February and appointments will be
  issued by your tutors. If you are an external
  applicant you will be invited by letter.

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Aleksander Piotrowski

• Year 13 student
• Joined Little Heath Sixth Form in 2006 from
  another school
• Has been offered a conditional place at Queens
  College at the University of Cambridge reading
  Physics Natural Sciences
• Studying Maths, Further Maths, Physics and
  Computing

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Consider your choices...

• February - March Interviews21 August GCSE
  Results Day21 / 22 August Sixth Form
  Registration3 September Autumn Term
  starts AS courses start

Visit us at www.littleheath.org.uk
CONGRATULATIONS!