STAYING ON – ROSSETT SIXTH FORM
PRESENTATION EVENING 2014
THE BENEFITS OF A LEVELS (AND OTHER LEVEL
3 QUALIFICATIONS)
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Greater options for employment, apprenticeships
or university.
Graduates on average earn £200,000 more in a
lifetime than non-graduates.
A level entry requirement for some apprenticeships
Individuals with higher education qualifications are
more likely to be employed.
All students in year 11 must remain in education or
training for two more years (RPA).
WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO SUCCEED
Support &
Guidance
Excellent
Results
Opportunities
for Enrichment
RESULTS AT ROSSETT
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Based on our recent results across all subjects
and all qualification types our students achieve
grades in line with their A level targets.
So whatever the subject, students are
statistically likely to achieve their target grade
at Rossett.
This means that we are successful at helping
our students to achieve their potential,
whatever their starting point.
RESULTS AT ROSSETT
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100% pass rate.
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40% A*-B.
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70% of last year’s students secured a place at
university or college.
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An increasing proportion progress to the elite
universities (32% Russell Group and Sutton Trust) – see
our Rossett Stars.
30% of our students started an apprenticeship or
entered full time employment.
WE KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS
Support from a dedicated team of subject
specialists allow students to make progress.
 Smaller class sizes in many subject areas means
that students benefit from more ‘teacher time’.
 Students know the staff already and
appreciate how willing we are to give extra
support when it is needed.
 Rossett teachers know students’ strengths
already and can work with them, from day
one, to maximise their potential.
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SUPPORT & GUIDANCE
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OUTSTANDING pastoral care and guidance –
latest OFSTED report.
Subject teachers know students already. With
only nine months in the Sixth Form before
University applications begin we believe that our
knowledge of students helps us to write more
detailed, personal references.
Dedicated team of Year 13 tutors help with
personal statements and UCAS applications.
SUPPORT & GUIDANCE – SPECIALIST PROGRAMMES
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Aim Higher group for the most able students to
develop critical thinking skills and help them in their
applications to the elite universities.
DMV group to support applicants to medicine,
dentistry and veterinary medicine.
Primary Education group.
Law group – several of our students have been
accepted on the prestigious Pathways to Law
programme.
Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)
ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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All students benefit from being part of the
Rossett ‘school community’ where they can
demonstrate leadership, empathy, care and
responsibility towards younger students.
Listeners, Paired Readers, Rossett Ambassadors,
Rossett Sports Ambassadors, Sixth Form
Committee, Charities Week, Compulsory InClass Support, Sixth Form Science Council.
These ‘soft skills’ are highly valued by employers
and admissions tutors.
RETENTION AT ROSSETT
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Our retention figures from Year 12 to Year 13
are above the national average and reflect
our commitment to every student.
Almost all our students who start in Year 12 will
complete their courses with us in Year 13.
We work extremely hard to ensure that
students remain on courses and that they
succeed.
SIXTH FORM FACILITIES
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Office dress.
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Sixth Form Cyber Café, open all day.
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Two dedicated study rooms and a designated
Sixth Form area of the library provide good ICT
facilities and a quiet place to work.
Ability to leave school site during ‘non-contact’
time (with some ‘strings’).
Permission to bring cars on site.
COURSES & ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
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Over 30 courses to choose from.
Can study A levels, Applied A levels and BTEC
level 3. Can ‘mix and match’.
A levels generally require grade B in that
subject at GCSE.
Ideally 7GCSE grades at C or above.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
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Sixth Form Information Evening – Thursday 16 January.
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Taster Day & Application Forms – Friday 17 January.
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Application forms to be returned - Friday 24 January.
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If you require further advice then call or email the
Sixth Form team.
Interviews for Sixth Form - February.
HEAD BOY AND GIRL
Jed Fagan
 Christine Clark
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Subject Fair in Blue Dining Hall.
Tours of Sixth Form Block will depart from steps in
Blue Dining Hall, approximately every 10 minutes.