Curriculum overview
The Sixth Form at Sir John Lawes has seen steady growth over the past few years and numbers are continuing to increase. Courses on offer depend to a certain extent on the number of students opting for them. While we will try to ensure that all students are able to access their chosen course, there may be some minor changes. The majority of lessons take place at Sir John Lawes but there are some subjects on offer in our consortium schools, Roundwood Park and St Georges.
All students on an A level programme will be required to study four subjects at AS level in Year 12. Success in these will lead to a further year of studying A2 levels in Year 13 where most students will continue with three subjects. Apart from in exceptional circumstances, in order to continue into Year 13 students must gain a minimum of a D grade in three subjects at AS. We also offer a number of Level 3 B Tec qualifications: Media BTec for students with a practical interest in the Media; Music BTec for those with a practical interest in Music; and Health and Social Care BTec based at Roundwood Park.
With very few exceptions, students are required to achieve B grades at GCSE in subjects which they wish to study in the sixth form, or in relevant subjects where specified in the individual subject pages.
In addition to your chosen subjects, you will also be required to choose from a range of enrichment activities and courses on offer.
Year 12 students have a compulsory double period of PE on a Wednesday afternoon during which time they opt to participate in a chosen sport for a fixed number of sessions. Some sessions are run by external specialist coaches and as such may incur a small voluntary contribution to cover costs but most sessions are run by our own staff. Students are expected to wear appropriate sports kit relevant to the activity they are doing. This Wednesday afternoon session is also used where possible to allow fixtures to be played against other schools to allow students to continue a competitive aspect to their sports.
It is obviously very important that students choose the appropriate course and combination of subjects. You will receive guidance from your Year 11 tutor, careers staff and also the subject staff who teach you now. Read the subject pages later on in this booklet very carefully before making your final choice.
