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Sixth Form6Prospectus 2014
Comberton
‘The new Sixth Form is outstanding. In a short time, it has become firmly established.’Ofsted 2013
A Message from the
HeadDear Prospective Student,
Thank you for showing an interest in our Sixth Form. We are guided by the simple notion of ensuring academic excellence -
providing the best personal opportunities possible and offering the highest levels of care for all our students, but also finding
time to make sure we enjoy ourselves.
With 350 students, we are large enough to provide the broadest of opportunities, yet
small enough to know all of our students well.
We believe we have something special here that offers outstanding Sixth Form
education, a judgement that was confirmed by Ofsted inspectors in March of this year:
do please come and test this judgement for yourself at our open evening on
Thursday 7th November.
We look forward to meeting you then.
PHILLIP EVANS
HEAD OF SIXTH FORM
6
6The
Comberton Sixth Form Experience
The Students’ View
“Being a Comberton student you are known to the Sixth Form staff as an
individual and not just someone else in the crowd. The class sizes make it
easier to get to know people quickly and the wide range in teaching
methods means that lessons are fun as well as interesting.”
LILY FREEMAN
(ST BEDE’S INTER-CHURCH SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE)
“The combination of a state-of-the-art building, which has a real contemporary feel to it, and the
devoted, conscientious and excellent teaching has made my CSF experience
so enjoyable.”
ANEESH SHARMA
(COMBERTON VILLAGE COLLEGE)
“Such a positive and happy environment where, with the full support of all of my
teachers, I have really been able to flourish.”
MEGHAN PEMBERTON
(DAME ALICE HARPUR SCHOOL,BEDFORD)
• Specialistteachingroomsequippedwithhigh-specification
furnitureandthelatestICTprovision
• A180-seatlecturetheatrewithhigh-specificationprojection
equipment
•Anexclusiveindependentstudyareaequippedwiththe
latesttechnology
•SixthFormstaffbasefromwhichadditionalstudysupport
canbeaccessed
•Amodern,dedicatedSixthFormlibraryandresourcecentre
•Cutting-edgeICTfacilities
•24-houraccesstoonlinelearningmaterials
•Amoderninternetcaféwithwi-fiaccess
•Wi-filearningzonesthroughout
•SpecialistPerformingArtscentreforMusic,ArtandDrama
•Darkroom,digitaleditingsuiteandsound-recordingstudio
•FullyequippedspecialistA-LevelSciencelaboratories
•State-of-the-artSportsSciencelaboratorywiththelatest
performanceanalysisequipment
•Adouble-court-sized,fullyequippedgymnasium
•Afitnesssuite
•Aspecialistdesignstudio
Comberton Sixth Form students have exclusive use of state-of-the-art facilities built at a cost of £10 million, ensuring one of the best equipped Sixth Forms in the country.
Outstanding Facilities
Students benefit from:
Your Path to Success
We offer a wide and flexible range of programmes, each carefully
constructed to help you maximise your Sixth Form experience and
realise your ambitions.
Naturally,yourALevelorBTECcourseswillsitattheheartofyour
chosenpathway,witheachoneenhancedbyarangeofpopular
combinationsandoptionsdesignedtomeetyourindividualneedsand
provideopportunitiesforacademicchallenge,breadthofstudyand
personaldevelopment.
Foreliteathletes,ourSportsAcademiesoffertheuniquepossibilityto
combineacademicandsportingprogrammesinawaythatbalances
top-qualityeducationwithoutstandingcoachingandtraining
opportunities.
Forfurtherinformationonallourpathways–anddetailsabouttheir
individualelements–pleaserefertoourcoursebrochurelocatedon
thewebsitewww.combertonsixthform.org
‘The quality of teaching in the Sixth Form is outstanding’
Ofsted 2013
HonoursYear 12: 5 AS Levels
Year 13: 4 A Levels at A2 or
3 A Levels + Extended Project Qualification
FlexiYear 12: 4 AS Levels
+ either General Studies
or Critical Thinking
or Extended Project
Qualification
Year 13: 3 A Levels at A2
AQA BaccalaureateYear 12: 4 AS Levels
+ General Studies
or Critical Thinking
Year 13: 3 A Levels at A2
+ Extended Project Qualification
+ Enrichment Diary
A-Levels or Level 3 BTEC
Your Subject Choices
A-LevelsArtandDesign
Biology
BusinessStudies
Chemistry
Computing
CriticalThinking
DramaandTheatreStudies
Economics
EnglishLanguage
EnglishLiterature
FilmStudies
ForeignLanguages(including
French,GermanandSpanish)
FurtherMaths
GeneralStudies
Geography
GovernmentandPolitics
History
HumanBiology
ICT
Maths
Music
MusicTechnology
Philosophy&Ethics(Religious
Studies)
Photography
PhysicalEducation
Physics
ProductDesign(Graphics)
Psychology
BTECBTECNationalLevel3courses
in:
Business
Science
Sport
Pre-UGlobalPerspectivesand
IndependentResearch
Sports AcademiesGolf
Rugby
Squash
Your Subject Choices
Cambridge Pre-U Year 12: 4 AS Levels
+ Pre-U Global Perspectives
Year 13: 3 A Levels at A2
+ Pre-U Independent Research Report
Sports AcademiesYear 12/13: A Levels
or Level 3 BTEC
+ either AS General Studies
or Critical Thinking
or Extended Project Qualification
(optional)
+ Specialist Sports Coaching
BTECYear 12/13: BTEC Sport or Business or Science
+ AS General Studies (optional)
+ Extended Project Qualification (optional)
A-Levels or Level 3 BTEC
For more information please visit our website www.combertonsixthform.org
6Course Entry
RequirementsOur Sixth Form seeks to provide appropriate courses and routes for committed students seeking to engage in higher-level study.
Wewillneedtobeconvincedthatyouareseriousaboutwishingtopursue
higher-levelstudyandarecommittedtoworkingappropriately.Youwillneed
tohavethefollowingminimumGCSEorequivalentqualificationsforour
differentcourses:
Honours pathway
•MajorityofGCSEgradesatAorA*
toincludeaminimumofAgradesinsubjectsstudiedatA-Level
Pre-U pathway
•Aminimumof5A*/AgradesatGCSEin
additiontothestandardentryrequirementsforA-Levelsubjects
AQA Baccalaureate pathway and Flexi pathway
•Aminimumof5Bgrades(withatleastCgradesinMathsandEnglish).
•MinimumofaBgradeinsubjectstobestudiedatA-Level
•MinimumofGCSEgradeAisrequiredforPhysics,Chemistry,Biology,
HumanBiologyandComputingorGCSEgradeAAincoreand
additionalscience,andatleastGCSEgradeBinMaths
•MinimumofGCSEAgradeisrequiredforMaths
•StudentswishingtostudyA-LevelPhotographyrequireaminimumofa
BgradeinGCSEArtortheproductionofanapprovedportfolio
BTEC
•Aminimumof5CgradesatGCSE,includingMathsandEnglish
(ifalevel2BTECformspartoftheofferameritordistinctionwill
berequired).StudentswhohavestudiedGCSEPErequireaminimum
ofaCgrade
Sports Academies
•Standardminimumcourseentryrequirements
(seeabove)plusexcellenceinchosensport
Pleasenotethatvocationalqualificationsaretheequivalentofone
GCSEandamaximumoftwowillbeconsidered.
Admissions policyWewilllookatthefollowingfactorscarefully
whenconsideringyourapplication:
•Yoursuitabilityforthecourseofstudy
•Yourschoolorcollegereport/recordof
achievement
•Yourestimatedoractualexaminationgrades
•Yourabilitytocontributetothelifeofthe
SixthForm
•Therecommendationofyourpreviousschool
orcollege
•Theavailabilityofplacesonthecourseof
yourchoice
•Anyrecognisedmedicalorspecialneedsyou
mayhave.Inthecaseofover-subscription
prioritywillbegiventostudentswhohave
astatementofspecialeducational
needwhichnamesCombertonSixthForm
Criteriausedinthecaseofoversubscriptionof
firstchoiceapplicantsareasfollows:
1StudentsinCare,alsoknownasLookedAfter
Children(LAC)andchildrenwhowerelooked
afterbutceasedtobesobyreasonof
adoption,aresidenceorderorspecial
guardianshiporder.
2StudentswithasiblingatComberton
VillageCollegeatthetimeofadmission.
3StudentswhoattendCambridgeArea
Partnership(CAP)schoolsorwhocurrently
livewiththeirparent(s)orcarer(s)inthe
LocalAuthoritydefinedareasservedby
theseschools.
4Studentswhomakeanapplicationfrom
outsidetheCAP.
EntrytoCombertonSixthFormwillnotbeby
formalinterview,butaninformalguidance
meetingwillbeheldtoadvisestudentson
appropriatecourseselectionand
expectation.
Weaimtointerviewallappropriatefirstchoice
applicantswhomeettheadmissionscriteria.
Secondchoiceapplicantswillbeinterviewed
dependingontheavailabilityofsuitablecourses
and,intheeventofoversubscriptionina
particulararea,thecriteriaabovewillbeapplied.
Forfurtherinformationanddetailrelatingtothe
admissionspolicy,pleaseseetheCombertonSixth
Formwebsite.
6Applicationprocessfrom
starttofinish 2013
OpenEveningThursday7thNovember
DecemberApplicationmadethroughyourschoolorcollege
2014
JanuaryFriday31stJanuary deadlineforapplication
EasterConditionaloffersissued
MayInformationpackissuedtoallsuccessfulapplicantswithcoursedetailsandinductioninformation
AugustContactthecollegewithyourGCSEresults
Two-daypost-resultssurgerywiththeHeadandDeputyHeadofSixthFormtoresolveanyproblems
SeptemberTwo-dayinductionfollowedbycommencementofcourses
Supporting you to SucceedThetransitionfromschooltoSixthFormandbeyondisan
excitingtimeandonewhichbringsmanychallenges.Wewill
supportandguideyoueverystepofthewaytobridgethe
dividebetweenschool,universityandemployment.
SixthFormLeadershipTeamTheHeadandDeputyHeadsofSixthFormandourPost-16
Managerwillbeonhandtoensurethelevelofsupportyou
needisavailablewheneveryouneedit.
AcademicTutorTeamWhenyoujoinusyouwillhaveyourownacademictutorwho
willhavededicatedtimebothtogettoknowandtosupport
youduringyourtimeatCombertonandalsotoprepareyou
foryournextstep.Youwillhaveregularandformalisedone-
to-onemeetingswithyourtutortodiscussyourprogress,
helpsolveanyproblemsthatariseandagreetargets.Your
tutorwillworkcloselywithyou,yoursubjectteachersand,if
appropriate,theStudentSupportTeam.Thisensuresthatthey
haveathoroughunderstandingofallyourneedsandcanoffer
youthebestadvicetohelpyoutoachievethehighestpossible
levelsofsuccessinallareasofSixthFormlife.
StudentSupportTeamTheSixthForm’sStudentSupportTeamconsistsofexperienced
counsellorsandyouthworkerswhowillliaisecloselywiththe
SixthFormleadershipteamandyouracademictutor,aswellas
accessinghelpfromarangeofoutsideagencies.Thisensures
thatyoucanreceiveallthespecialistsupportyoumayneed
duringtheimportantSixthFormyears.
StudentGuidanceTeamFurtherguidancewillbereadilyavailablefromavarietyof
otherprofessionalsincludingtheCareersandHigherEducation
Adviser,theLibrarian,LearningResourceManager,Connexions
andtheCollegeNurse.
ApplyingtoUniversityOuraimisthatyouwillleaveusasamatureadult,readyto
makethemostofalltheopportunitiesthatcomeyourway.
Thelargemajorityofourstudentswillcontinueontohigher
education.WewillhelpyouateverystageoftheUCAS
processfromarrangingvisitstouniversities,selectingcourses
andwritingpersonalstatements.Wewillalsosupport,with
interviewpractice,alluniversityentryprocesses,including
Oxbridgeandmedicalcourses.
CareersGuidanceIfyouchoosetoentertheworldofworkafteryourtime
atCombertonSixthFormwewillprovideyouwiththe
information,supportandguidanceyouneed.One-to-one
careersguidanceinterviewsandinformaldrop-insessionsare
availableaswellasopportunitiesforwork
experience.Ourlinkswithlocalemployersandbusinesses
ensureweareinthebestpositiontosupportyou.
6Helping you to LearnBecomingamoreautonomousandself-reliantlearneris
ofvitalimportanceforanysuccessfulSixthFormstudent:
skillsthatareessentialforthenextstepsinlife,beithigher
educationoremployment.Tohelpdeveloptheseskills,advice
andsupportisofferedtostudentsfromtheoutset,starting
withtheinductionprogrammethenfeaturingintutorgroup
sessionsthroughoutthetwoyears.Inaddition,further
guidanceisreadilyathandalongwithaccesstoresourcesand
facilitiesthataresecondtonone.
PrivateStudyWearefortunateinbeingabletooffer350privatestudy
spacesforourstudentsfrom8amto6pmeveryday,thereby
guaranteeingastudyspaceforallstudentsatanytime.
IndependentStudyCentreOurpurpose-builtindependentstudycentreoffersstudents
ampleopportunitytoengageinprivatestudythroughoutthe
day;thisspacious,lightandairyspaceisaperfectenvironment
forstudy.Aswithallspaces,wi-fiaccessisavailableatall
timeswithsoftwarethatallowsstudentstoaccessemail,the
internetandlearningnetworksusingtheirownelectronic
devices.Inaddition,wehaveeasyaccesstostand-alonePCsas
wellasmobilenetbooks.
LibraryandResourceCentreAlsoopenfrom8amto6pmdaily,theLRCispermanently
staffedbytwolibrarianswhoarealwayshappytohelpand
guidestudentswiththeirresearchandprivatestudy.Thelarge,
modernstockofbooks,newspapersandperiodicals,electronic
subscriptions,DVDsandCDsallowsthefullestaccesstothe
widestpossiblerangeofresources.Theavailabilityof50
ready-accessPCsand60individualnetbooksallowsready
availabilityforallstudentsatalltimes.
StudySkillsSupportOurdedicatedstudyskillsteamareonhandtoprovide
tailoredsupportinanalysingindividualstudents’needsand
providingstudyplanning.Theyalsoofferdiagnosisand
assessmentforstudentswithparticularlearningdifficulties.
Bothgroupandindividualsupportisoffered,coveringa
varietyofneedsincludingdyslexia,dysgraphiaanddyspraxia.
P
Trips and Enrichment
P
Life Outside LessonsNotonlydowebelieveinprovidingafirst-classacademic
experience,wewillalsooffernumerousopportunitiesforyou
todevelopyourpersonalandsocialskillsthroughanextensive
rangeofenrichmentopportunities.Whetheritberugby,Latinor
learningtodrive,youcanbeassuredyourinterestswillbemet.
Youwillalsohavetheoptiontotakeonextraresponsibility
throughtheStudentLeadershipprogramme:thiscouldinclude
beingontheSixthFormStudentCouncil,runningSixthForm
socialevents,peermentoring,orcoordinatingcharitywork.
StudentsattheSixthFormwillhaveaccesstothestate-of-the-
artsportingfacilitiesavailableonsiteandbeyond,allowingthe
opportunitytotakepartinawiderangeofcompetitiveand
socialsportingactivities.
Wealsoofferarangeofresidentialanddaytripsdesigned
toenhancebothacademiclearningandsocialorsporting
development.TheseincludetheDukeofEdinburghGold
expeditiontoSwitzerland,visitstoourpartnerinstitutionsin
MozambiqueandSouthAfrica,andaskitripto
theUSA,alongsidenumerouslocalandinternational
subject-basedtrips.
Thereisanextensiveprogrammeofsocialeventsorganisedby
thestudentleaders.ThisincludestheSixthFormBall,charity
events,bandevenings,barbecues,quiznightandfilmnightsas
wellasavarietyofdramaandmusicproductions.
‘In both the Upper and Lower Sixth, progress is strong as a result of
excellent teaching.’Ofsted 2013
A-Level Results 2013Subject Total
Sitting % A*-C % A*-E
Art&Design 13 85% 100%
Biology 21 90% 100%
BusinessStudies 18 94% 100%
Chemistry 15 87% 100%
Computing 3 67% 100%
Drama&TheatreStudies 4 75% 100%
Economics 17 88% 100%
EnglishLanguage 13 85% 100%
EnglishLiterature 20 70% 100%
FilmStudies 3 100% 100%
French 4 100% 100%
Geography 22 95% 100%
German 1 100% 100%
Government&Politics 5 100% 100%
History 20 95% 100%
HumanBiology 2 100% 100%
ICT 4 75% 100%
Mathematics-Further 6 83% 100%
Mathematics-Mechanics 2 100% 100%
Mathematics-Statistics 27 81% 100%
Music 1 100% 100%
MusicTechnology 3 33% 100%
Photography 11 100% 100%
PhysicalEducation 3 33% 100%
Physics 11 82% 100%
ProductDesign 2 50% 100%
Psychology 35 74% 100%
ReligiousStudies(Philosophy&Ethics) 16 81% 100%
Spanish 5 100% 100%
Totals 307 85% 100%
Comberton Sixth FormWest Street, Comberton, Cambridge CB23 7DU
T 01223 256470
www.combertonsixthform.orgenquiries@combertonsixthform.org
www.bainesdesign.co.uk A57233
‘Students leave the college as very well-rounded young people ready for the next stage in life.’
Ofsted 2013
Open EveningThursday 7th November 6.30-9.00pm
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