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Sixth Form<br />
Setting The Standard for the Future<br />
Commitment to excellence - Commitment to you<br />
44% A*-B at A2 in 2011<br />
Choose from 23 A Level subjects<br />
New A Levels in Drama and Economics<br />
Over 85% of students go on to Higher Education<br />
Purpose built Sixth Form Centre with excellent facilities<br />
Over 30 Extra Curricular opportunities<br />
Many opportunities to take on leadership roles<br />
Excellent Boarding Facilities are Available
Your Sixth Form experience should be the most challenging, but<br />
more importantly the most exciting two years of your school career.<br />
We believe that the Sixth Form at <strong>Skegness</strong> <strong>Grammar</strong> <strong>School</strong> offers<br />
outstanding opportunities combined with the supportive<br />
environment needed to meet these challenges. Unashamedly<br />
academic, we provide a wide range of AS and A2 courses taught by<br />
experienced, specialist staff who provide the support and guidance<br />
necessary to ensure success.<br />
All students follow courses leading to A2 level and the majority move<br />
onto Higher Education. The curriculum, whilst designed to achieve<br />
such objectives, is also structured to provide a broadening<br />
educational experience and to avoid excessive specialisation. It is<br />
not geared solely to the attainment of examinable objectives.<br />
Equally, the timetable contains recreational elements reflecting the<br />
place of leisure in normal daily life. Nonetheless, in order that<br />
students can cope successfully and gain full benefit from two years in<br />
the Sixth Form at <strong>Skegness</strong> <strong>Grammar</strong> <strong>School</strong>, they must have<br />
sufficient academic ability to meet the demands of A level work. For<br />
this reason the general minimum requirement is:-<br />
Six passes at GCSE (including Mathematics and English) and<br />
including at least four B grades, together with the requirements of<br />
the individual subjects they wish to study, which are normally at<br />
least a grade B GCSE pass.<br />
Where students narrowly miss these requirements we will look at<br />
cases individually based on previous record in school or a report<br />
from a previous school.<br />
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Sixth Form
<strong>Skegness</strong> <strong>Grammar</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong><br />
Art<br />
Biology<br />
Business Studies<br />
Chemistry<br />
Design & Technology<br />
Drama<br />
Economics<br />
English Language<br />
English Literature<br />
French<br />
Geography<br />
Government & Politics<br />
Courses available in the Sixth Form<br />
Home Economics<br />
History<br />
ICT<br />
Mathematics<br />
Further Mathematics<br />
Music<br />
Physics<br />
Psychology<br />
Religious Studies<br />
Spanish<br />
Sports Studies<br />
It is expected that most students will study three A Level subjects<br />
and a fourth AS in Year 12. Students will choose four subjects out of<br />
the option lines, which should ensure most combinations of subjects<br />
are available. After appropriate consultation during the early part of<br />
Year 11, students are asked to express their initial preference; but<br />
final decisions will not be made until after the GCSE results are<br />
published. However there are certain circumstances when the<br />
school reserves the right to limit the freedom of choice which the<br />
above system implies.<br />
(1) A student may be advised against an unwise subject<br />
combination, as perceived by the school, even though<br />
he/she may appear to have a reasonable chance of attaining<br />
the minimum grade requirements for each of the subjects<br />
chosen.<br />
(2) A student may be required to change the original choice<br />
in the light of GCSE results.<br />
(3) There may be occasions when demand for a<br />
particular subject is so low that it is uneconomic to mount it.<br />
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Setting The Standard for the Future<br />
Sixth Form
<strong>Skegness</strong> <strong>Grammar</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong><br />
Our Sixth Form relax between<br />
lessons in their modern centre<br />
which includes a study area,<br />
café area to include a brand<br />
new Coffee station planned<br />
from December 2011 and an<br />
ICT suite.<br />
Within the Sixth Form Common<br />
Room there will be a brand new<br />
Coffee station serving a range<br />
of beverages and snacks. This<br />
will help to enhance our superb<br />
facilities for the Sixth Form and<br />
is planned to be up and running<br />
from December 2011<br />
International Adventure<br />
Week<br />
One of our major events is the bi-annual Adventure Week. This is a<br />
whole week off timetable for all pupils from 7-10 and Year 12, run in<br />
the penultimate week of the summer term. The next one will run<br />
from Monday 9th to Friday 13th July 2012. There is an international<br />
theme this time around and we are currently in the planning stages.<br />
The aim is to give an experience abroad for all pupils. There will be a<br />
range of trips for all tastes and budgets and we will give you plenty of<br />
notice of what is on offer with at least a year to forward plan. In the<br />
first instance a check on the passport would be a good idea; is it up to<br />
date?<br />
Pupils gain an awful lot from these activities such as life experience<br />
enrichment and also raising their self confidence to try new things,<br />
make new friends and see more of the world they will one day shape.<br />
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Sixth Form
<strong>Skegness</strong> <strong>Grammar</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong><br />
Many Opportunities<br />
Science Ambassador<br />
Sports Ambassador<br />
Arts Awards<br />
Sports Leadership Award Level 2<br />
Dance Leaders Award<br />
Volunteering Programme<br />
Public Speaking<br />
Sixth Form Council<br />
Mentoring Roles<br />
Sixth Form Charities<br />
Committee<br />
<strong>School</strong> Magazine<br />
Politics Society<br />
Trips/Visits including:<br />
-Art Trips<br />
-Parliament Trips<br />
-Theatre Trips<br />
Work Experience<br />
Visiting Guest Speakers<br />
Introduce a New Club<br />
<strong>School</strong> Choir<br />
Big Band<br />
'No Strings Attached'<br />
<strong>School</strong> Productions<br />
<strong>School</strong> Musicals<br />
Annual <strong>School</strong> Variety Show<br />
House Drama Competition<br />
House Dance Competition<br />
House Sports Competitions<br />
House Debating Competitions<br />
Sixth Form Pool Tournaments<br />
2012 Activities Week<br />
Annual Ski Trip<br />
Language Exchange<br />
Sport from:<br />
Football- Archery<br />
Netball-Golf<br />
Year 13 Prom<br />
To Get Involved<br />
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Results from 2011<br />
Subject A* A B C D E U Entries<br />
Art<br />
Biology<br />
Business Studies<br />
Chemistry<br />
Chinese<br />
D & T - 3D Design<br />
English Language<br />
English Literature<br />
French<br />
Further Mathematics<br />
Geography<br />
Government & Politics<br />
History<br />
ICT<br />
Mathematics<br />
Music<br />
Physics<br />
Polish<br />
Psychology<br />
Religious Studies<br />
Spanish<br />
Sports Studies<br />
Totals<br />
Historical Data<br />
% A* - E<br />
% A*/A/B<br />
0<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
2<br />
2<br />
0<br />
4<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
20<br />
0<br />
7<br />
0<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
7<br />
0<br />
3<br />
1<br />
1<br />
3<br />
1<br />
0<br />
33<br />
2011<br />
96.95<br />
43.73<br />
A* first awarded in 2010<br />
2<br />
4<br />
6<br />
9<br />
1<br />
4<br />
6<br />
5<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
4<br />
7<br />
2<br />
6<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
5<br />
9<br />
1<br />
2<br />
77<br />
1<br />
10<br />
11<br />
7<br />
0<br />
3<br />
11<br />
3<br />
4<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
6<br />
5<br />
7<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
8<br />
8<br />
0<br />
0<br />
88<br />
2010<br />
98.15<br />
54.98<br />
0<br />
3<br />
12<br />
1<br />
0<br />
1<br />
5<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
3<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
4<br />
0<br />
7<br />
1<br />
0<br />
4<br />
47<br />
0<br />
4<br />
2<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
5<br />
1<br />
0<br />
4<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
7<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
28<br />
2009<br />
98.82<br />
49.21<br />
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1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
1<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
7<br />
2008<br />
97.02<br />
53.57<br />
4<br />
30<br />
33<br />
24<br />
2<br />
9<br />
24<br />
12<br />
6<br />
5<br />
2<br />
15<br />
20<br />
8<br />
29<br />
1<br />
13<br />
1<br />
30<br />
23<br />
2<br />
7<br />
300<br />
Sixth Form<br />
Avg<br />
Points<br />
70<br />
84<br />
78<br />
94<br />
110<br />
91<br />
79<br />
90<br />
90<br />
96<br />
100<br />
84<br />
90<br />
82<br />
96<br />
60<br />
77<br />
120<br />
65<br />
97<br />
110<br />
69<br />
85<br />
% Pass<br />
75<br />
97<br />
100<br />
100<br />
100<br />
100<br />
96<br />
92<br />
100<br />
100<br />
100<br />
100<br />
100<br />
100<br />
100<br />
100<br />
92<br />
100<br />
93<br />
100<br />
100<br />
100<br />
98
<strong>Skegness</strong> <strong>Grammar</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong><br />
University Destinations 2008 - 2011<br />
Aberystwyth<br />
Aston<br />
Bangor<br />
Bath<br />
Bedford<br />
Birmingham<br />
Bishop Grosseteste<br />
Bristol<br />
Brunel<br />
Cambridge<br />
Chester<br />
De Montfort<br />
Derby<br />
Dundee<br />
Durham<br />
Edge Hill<br />
Edinburgh (RAF)<br />
Essex<br />
Exeter<br />
Gloucester<br />
Guildhall - London<br />
Hertfordshire<br />
Huddersfield<br />
Hull<br />
Imperial<br />
Kent<br />
Kings - London<br />
Lancaster<br />
Leeds<br />
Leeds Metropolitan<br />
Leicester<br />
1<br />
2<br />
4<br />
2<br />
4<br />
7<br />
9<br />
3<br />
1<br />
4<br />
2<br />
1<br />
5<br />
2<br />
3<br />
1<br />
1<br />
4<br />
1<br />
1<br />
1<br />
3<br />
2<br />
8<br />
3<br />
5<br />
1<br />
4<br />
5<br />
3<br />
8<br />
Lincoln<br />
Liverpool<br />
Liverpool Hope<br />
Loughborough<br />
Manchester<br />
Manchester Metropolitan<br />
Newcastle<br />
Northumbria<br />
Nottingham<br />
Nottingham Trent<br />
Oxford<br />
Portsmouth<br />
Preston<br />
Queen Mary - London<br />
Reading<br />
Sheffield<br />
Sheffield Hallam<br />
Staffordshire<br />
Surrey<br />
Sussex<br />
Swansea<br />
Teeside<br />
UCL<br />
UEA<br />
UEL<br />
UKSA<br />
Warwick<br />
Worcester<br />
York<br />
York St Johns<br />
19<br />
3<br />
1<br />
5<br />
5<br />
5<br />
14<br />
12<br />
10<br />
Queen Margaret - Edinburgh 1<br />
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8<br />
2<br />
2<br />
1<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
2<br />
3<br />
1<br />
2<br />
1<br />
1<br />
2<br />
11<br />
1<br />
1<br />
7<br />
1<br />
13<br />
4
A Student Sixth Form Survival Guide<br />
The most important thing to keep in mind as a Sixth Form student is using your time to it's full potential. If you<br />
make the most of the opportunities available at SGS not only will you earn the best grades, you will have fun at<br />
the same time!<br />
1<br />
2<br />
Use Private Study well<br />
The flexible Private Study system in the SGS Sixth Form means you can personalise<br />
your independent work time in a way that best suits you. The Sixth Form Centre,<br />
Greenhouse and departmental areas are all available for more in<strong>form</strong>al studying<br />
conditions, but do try to make sure you spend at least one hour a week doing<br />
completely focused work in the library. Admittedly, working in silence is not overly<br />
exciting, but you will see the benefits in the long term.<br />
Remember, the more work you do at school, the more free time you have at home.<br />
Find your own way to revise<br />
Making pages and pages of notes may work for some people, but it certainly is not for<br />
everyone. Try to develop your own study techniques that will help you to revise for<br />
those all important exams. If in doubt, invest in some highlighters and coloured pens<br />
to make your notes look as appealing as possible. A colourful, exciting page makes<br />
revision much less boring. However, this does not mean you should spend hours<br />
decorating your notes and neglecting the topic content as a result.<br />
Remember, the better quality notes, homework and class work you produce, the<br />
easier revision will be when exam time comes.<br />
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Sixth Form<br />
Study Hard Obviously, the main reason for being part of the SGS Sixth Form is to do your best<br />
academically in order to give you the most positive start in life. Here are some<br />
tips for success in your studies.<br />
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Ask your teacher for help<br />
Sixth Form Studies are not supposed to be easy. It is natural for there to be some<br />
topics that take you longer to grasp than others. If you feel you need extra guidance or<br />
you do not fully understand the homework set, simply ask your subject teacher.<br />
Remember, the teacher would much rather you asked questions than come to the<br />
lesson not having done the set task because you didn't understand.
<strong>Skegness</strong> <strong>Grammar</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong><br />
4<br />
Read around the subject<br />
Doing research yourself will increase your existing understanding of the subject and<br />
make learning new topics a lot easier. This does not have to be boring. For those<br />
studying English Literature it may mean reading some of the books on the Sixth Form<br />
Reading List, for French or Spanish students it could be watching a foreign film.<br />
Remember, the more research you do independently, the more interested you can<br />
become in you subject. You never know, you might just discover a new favourite<br />
book or film.<br />
Have Fun If you do not enjoy yourself during your time at school, the pressure can easily become too<br />
much. That is why it is so important to get involved in the activities and events happening<br />
all around you in the SGS Sixth Form.<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
Balance your time between school work and your social life<br />
Clearly, you should not spend all your time socialising and doing very little work, but<br />
equally do not bury your head in your text book so much that your time in the Sixth<br />
Form is over before you've had chance to enjoy it.<br />
Remember, if you strike up a balance that works for you it is very possible to study<br />
hard and still have plenty of fun, when the time is right.<br />
Extra-curricular activities<br />
At SGS we are very lucky to have so many facilities available to us. Whether you are a<br />
keen footballer or netball player, an aspiring actor or musician, or you spend all your<br />
free time painting and drawing there is a school club to suit your interest. Also there<br />
are new opportunities in Year 13 to become Senior Prefect Head of Drama, Sport,<br />
Music and many others, in which you can help to develop these activities further<br />
within the school.<br />
Remember, don't let opportunities pass by, get involved and meet new people in<br />
the process.<br />
Inter-house competitions<br />
SGS has a very strong house system running through the school, with Sixth Formers<br />
taking the leading roles in organisation and motivation. Whether you are in Lumley,<br />
Magdelen, Newton or Tennyson, taking part in house events such as Sports Day, the<br />
Inter-House Dance Challenge or even the House Chess Competition can be extremely<br />
rewarding and enjoyable.<br />
Remember, as an added incentive the more you participate in house events the<br />
more likely you are to be chosen for that House Captain role.<br />
Phillipa Walker, Press Officer Yr13<br />
Setting The Standard for the Future
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