Sixth Form

[JACKTARD]

Right so im in year 11 now and i want to stay on to sixth form at my current school

we have to get 5 passes at GCSE to get in (No problem at all)


Anyone know what kind of things i am going to have to do;

eg, interview/letter/application form??

thanks :)

[Alkaz]

Probably internal application and then interview.
You may have to apply via a website which you will get the information about this year and then you will be accepted to go in for an interview etc.

[JACKTARD]

oh ok thanks

any idea how hard it would be to get into a sixth form?

[Alkaz]

Pretty easy, seeing as your an existing student too.
I am a boy and I go to a mixed 6th form in an all girls school. My interview was quiet easy, I just had to tell them what I wanted to do for my subjects and my career aspirations etc. Thats basically it and a few other things and then I got in. They will know what you are like so will be pips for you.

[JACKTARD]

eww, my head of year hates me so much.

if the interviews are with the 6th form heads then i should be ok, had one as a physics teacher for 3 years

[dirrty]

all i did was write my subjects which i wished todo and my gcse grades on a form and hand it in. easy as pie.

[JACKTARD]

oh ok,

i guess ill have to wait and see what mine requires :/

[Kyle]

It usually consists of a written application along with a short 'interview' which in reality is just a chat about your subject choices and if you wish to change them.

[Immenseman]

your school will tell you. i just had a simple application and was in. no interviews or anything.

[Cysne]

Turned up first day
Said my awsometoawsome grades
Said what I wanted to do
???
Start

[Kardan]

We had to do a form and list our three choices, and I got an interview for them all, I only attended the interview for the school I was already at since they'll let you into the sixth form 100% assuming you get the grades, and I got all A*s, As and ** so had nothing to worry about. It was a very informal interview at my college since we already knew the staff and such.

[Recursion]

For our sixth form we just did an application form, they only interviewed us if they thought we might struggle.

[CHA!NGANG]

I didn't even have to apply. I got the grades so I was allowed straight in without an application form/interview e/c/t. Just ask your school. Although most people did stay at the school. I'd say about 15-20 people left from 150 in our year and 15-20 new people came in.

[JACKTARD]

mmk

im guessing we'll get told pretty soon anyway.
what time of the year do we start applying? or does that vary?

[Immenseman]

I didn't even have to apply. I got the grades so I was allowed straight in without an application form/interview e/c/t. Just ask your school. Although most people did stay at the school. I'd say about 15-20 people left from 150 in our year and 15-20 new people came in.
so you just turned up :O surely you applied else they wouldn't have even known you were going, weird 6th form:P

[CHA!NGANG]

so you just turned up :O surely you applied else they wouldn't have even known you were going, weird 6th form:P

Yeap. I don't know if my parents had to sign anything but I just turned up and carried on. I guess my school works the other way, if your leaving, that's when you tell the school, not if your staying.

[Immenseman]

how did you tell them what subjects you were doing and stuff? wasn't there even a form or did you just tell them on the first day?

[CHA!NGANG]

how did you tell them what subjects you were doing and stuff? wasn't there even a form or did you just tell them on the first day?

Oh yeah, they asked us to write down 5 subjects we were thinking about taking in the middle of the GCSE year, and then when we went back in September they gave us our top 4 choices and said if you want to swap you can. So I never filled out a proper form, and never actually said the 4 subjects I wanted to do.