Sleaford Joint Sixth Form

Sleaford Joint Sixth Form
Address
Lindum House Northgate Sleaford , Lincolnshire , NG34 7PS England
Information
Type	Sixth Form
Established	1983
Local authority	Lincolnshire
Specialist	Maths and Computing (St George's Academy site), Sports and Science (Carre's Grammar School Site)
Key people	Progress Manager and Head of Sixth Form (St George's Academy site) - Mrs L Caslin Sixth Form Specialist Manager (St George's Academy site) - Mrs C. Scriven Head of Sixth Form (Carre's Grammar School site) - Mrs D. Hickmore Progress Manager (Carre's Grammar School site) - Mr B. Pickard
Gender	Mixed
Age	16 to 18
Enrollment	approx. 500
Sports	Football Rugby Tennis Basketball Cricket Badminton Netball Swimming Aerobics

Sleaford Joint Sixth Form is a partnership in Sleaford, England, between Carre's Grammar School and St George's Academy to provide greater learning opportunities for all students.

History

The Sixth form was amalgamated in 1983 in order to increase the education opportunities for all of the students from Sleaford's three secondary schools. At the time it was unprecedented and has since received national acknowledgement for its achievements, mainly because the partnership is between a Grammar School(s) and a comprehensive/academy.

It is a partnership that works quite well, as Carre's is better suited for more traditional subjects (e.g. Sciences due to its Grammar School status and science specialism) and St George's is optimised for both the more modern subjects and traditional subjects (e.g. Mathematics due to its Academy status and Maths and Computing specialism).

Carre's Grammar School and St George's Academy work together to provide Post-16 opportunities in the Sleaford area. This arrangement is known as the Sleaford Joint Sixth Form. This arrangement enables the students to mix freely with the students from either school and to choose courses that are offered by each of the schools.

Students who wish to join the Joint Sixth Form and who have not previously attended Carre's or St George's are very welcome to apply and will be based at the most suitable school. There are over 600 students in the Joint Sixth Form. Carre's and St George's are a few minutes walk from each other. Sixth Form courses are taught in two-hour blocks to reduce movement, and where necessary suitable breaks are provided to enable students to walk between the schools. A high proportion of the students choose one or more courses outside their base school and most will spend time in another school, for example for extra curricular activities.

As the Sixth Form is of a considerable size it is possible to offer a very wide range of courses and also to offer subjects that often only attract small numbers because of their specialised character. Many of the more popular subjects are offered at both Carre’s and St George’s, which makes almost any combination of subjects possible.

Both schools have a pastoral structure comprising a Head of Sixth Form and a team of Tutors. The day-to-day running of the Sixth Form is carried out by the Director of the Joint Sixth Form together with the respective Heads of Sixth Form in each school.

Kesteven and Sleaford High School

The sixth form used to be inclusive of all of the Sleaford Secondary Schools: Carre's Grammar School, St George's Academy (formerly St Georges College of Technology) and Kesteven and Sleaford High School (Grammar School). However, before the beginning of this academic year (2010–11) Kesteven and Sleaford High School left the partnership.

Courses

Sixth Form courses in September 2010:

Applied Science AS/A Level	Film Studies AS/A Level
Applied Science BTEC Award	French AS/A Level
Applied Science BTEC Certificate	Further Maths AS/A Level
Art AS/A Level	General Studies AS/A Level
Art & Design BTEC National Award	Geography AS/A Level
Art & Design BTEC National Certificate	German AS/A Level
Astronomy GCSE	Government & Politics AS/A Level
Biology AS/A Level	Health & Social Care AS/A Level
BTEC Award in Photography	Junior Sports Leaders Award
BTEC First Diploma in Construction	History AS/A Level
BTEC First Diploma in Sport	Human Biology AS/A Level
BTEC First Diploma in Hospitality And Catering	ICT AS/A Level
BTEC First Diploma in Uniformed Public Services	ICT (OCR) Certificate
BTEC First Diploma in Vehicle Technology	ICT (OCR) Diploma
BTEC Sport & Fitness National Award	Law AS/A Level
Business Admin and Finance Advanced Diploma	Level 3 Extended Project
Business Applied AS/A Level	Maths AS/A Level
Certificate of Personal Effectiveness Level 2	Maths GCSE
Certificate of Personal Effectiveness Level 3	Media Studies AS/A Level
Chemistry AS/A Level	Music AS/A Level
Communication Studies AS/A Level	Children's Care & Learning Development NVQ Level 2
Community Sports Leaders Award	Hairdressing NVQ Level 2
Construction Advanced Diploma	PE (Sports Studies) AS/A Level
Construction Diploma In Trowel Trades Level 2 CAA Award	Performing Arts AS/A Level
Creative and Media Advanced Diploma	Philosophy & Ethics AS/A Level
Critical Thinking AS/A Level	Physics AS/A Level
Dance AS/A Level	Psychology AS/A Level
Design Technology Food AS/A Level	Psychology GCSE
Design Technology Graphics AS/A Level	Public Services BTEC Diploma
Design Technology Resistant Materials AS/A Level	Science For Society AS/A Level
Design Technology Textiles AS/A Level	Science GCSE
Drama Theatre Studies AS/A Level	Society, Health & Development Higher Diploma
Economics & Business Studies AS/A Level	Society Health and Development Advanced Diploma
Electronics AS/A Level	Sociology AS/A Level
Engineering Advanced Diploma	Spanish AS/A Level
English GCSE	Sport and Active Leisure Diploma
English Language AS/A Level	Textiles Level 3 BTEC
English Language and Literature AS / A Level	Travel & Tourism
English Literature AS/A Level	YASS Open University Units

References

• SleafordJSF Website