FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Rec Int Dec A Q R APPLICATION FORM Head of Sixth Form Surname ______________________ Mr G R Evans Tutor Group ________ Date __________ Full Legal Forename ___________________ Middle Name(s) _________________________ Date of Birth ____/____/____ Unique Candidate Identifier (UCI) (for external candidates only – see your Examinations Officer) Home Address ____________________________________________________________________________ _________________ Post Code ____________ Telephone Number ___________________ Parental e-mail ___________________________ Parental mobile ______________________ Please give names, addresses (if address different from above) and daytime contact numbers for all adults with parental responsibility: 1. 2. GCSE COURSES IN YEAR 11 Please list all GCSE/ Level 2 courses you are taking in the grid below. Subject Full/Short Target Grade Subject 1. 7. 2. 8. 3. 9. 4. 10. 5. 11. 6. 12. Full/Short Target Grade DETAILS OF ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES OR COURSES (EG YOUNG ENTERPRISE, KEY SKILLS, DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD, MUSIC EXAMS) G:sixthform/application2012/appform SIXTH FORM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS You will need a minimum of 5 grade Cs at GCSE, or equivalent, from at least 4 different subjects. You must also have at least one of GCSE English Language or GCSE Maths at C grade or above. Usually you will require at least a B grade in your chosen subjects. (See the Prospectus for individual course requirements) The normal course load is four subjects at AS dropping to three in Year 13. Health and Social Care can be taken as a Double or a Single Award. A Double Award is the equivalent of two courses and therefore has twice the timetable allocation and is chosen as two of the four courses. HOW TO APPLY 1. Read the Sixth Form Prospectus carefully. 2. Talk to your teachers about the courses, your suitability for them and ensure each teacher completes a recommendation code in the subject choices table, on the next page. 3. Apply to enter Devizes Sixth Form by filling in this application form and sending it together with the signed Sixth Form Standards Document to: Mr G R Evans Head of Sixth Form Devizes School The Green Devizes Wiltshire SN10 3AG Deadline for receipt of applications is Friday 22nd January 2016 MAKING YOUR CHOICES Careful choices at this stage will help reduce the likelihood of having to change courses in the future. Consult both the prospectus and your teachers regarding the course offer below. Course offer for September 2016 Art & Design Film Studies Physics Applied Performing Arts French Psychology Applied Science BTEC Further Mathematics Religious Studies Biology Geography PE Business Studies BTEC Health and Social Care (Single Award) Sport L3 Cambridge Technical (Single) Health and Social Care (Double Award) Spanish Chemistry DT: Graphics DT: Resistant Materials Drama & Theatre Studies English Language History ICT BTEC Mathematics English Literature An individual course may not operate if option numbers indicate insufficient demand. G:sixthform/application2012/appform From the course options list enter your choices below, choosing four courses in order of preference 1-4. Then, where appropriate, get your current teaching staff to complete the recommendation boxes below. No STAFF recommendation and initials* See box below Subject 1 2 3 4 Exceptionally there may be students who wish to take 5 subjects at AS. 5 *Recommendation Codes for TEACHING 1. 2. 3. 4. STAFF to use when filling in box above. Student is very conscientious and will achieve at least a grade B at GCSE and is therefore highly recommended for the course This student is hard working and their likely GCSE grade is appropriate for this course. This student has the ability to achieve a grade at AS level but has yet to show the level of commitment or reliability necessary to go on to achieve at A2 level. The student is not recommended for this course because of their current level of achievement, level of attendance and/or unreliability in meeting deadlines. Tutor comment: (Confidential matters should be forwarded to Mr Evans separately) (Your tutor should be asked to complete this box for you) Please use the space below to outline any career path or Higher Education plans you have considered. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ EXTERNAL CANDIDATES PLEASE NOTE ADDITIONAL SECTION OVERLEAF G:sixthform/application2012/appform SECTIONS BELOW ARE FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE Please give the name and school address of your Head of Year from whom a reference will be requested. Name: .......................................................... Position: ...................................................... Address: .....................................................................................................................… We are required to provide data, including statistical analysis of the ethnicity of our students, to Wiltshire County Council. Please tick below to indicate which group most closely reflects your background. This information does not form part of the application procedure. White British Black-African Black-Caribbean Black-Other Bangladeshi Indian Pakistani Chinese Other (please specify) First Language ………………………………………… Home Language …………………………………….. Religion ………………………………………………... ……….……………………………. MEDICAL Medical Practice ………………………………………………………. Address ………………………………………………………………… Does you have any medical conditions and/or other information of which the School should be aware? If ‘Yes’, please give details on a separate sheet. ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS Do you, or have you ever had, any special access arrangements for external exams, such as a reader, a scribe or extra time to complete your exams? YES/NO If yes please detail those arrangements here ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE THAT INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE RETURNED G:sixthform/application2012/appform