In the Sixth Form, our students experience a variety of exciting opportunities to challenge themselves and develop as individuals as well as intellectually.On entry to SFC1, new and existing students are put into new tutor groups, with a dedicated and specialist Sixth Form Tutor. The Tutor provides guidance and mentoring, and with the support of the Professional Guidance Centre, gives advice on careers, work experience and Higher Education. The wellbeing and academic progress of our Sixth Formers is overseen by our Head of Sixth Form College. We pride ourselves on offering choice. To that end, we offer two routes of study in the Sixth Form; traditional A Levels and the increasingly popular International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. Within these two pathways, we are able to accommodate a wide range of options.Outside lessons, there is an enriching array of co-curricular activities, including our Community Links programme, the Young Enterprise contest, and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme.A LevelCollege's size and success mean that we are able to offer a wide range of courses.A Level candidates usually undertake three or four A Level subjects, with the optimum number varying depending on the student to find the right balance between academic rigour and co-curricular interests. A Levels are taken as a linear course with examinations in all subjects at the end of the second year. In the first term, all A Level students take a Skills for Academic Learning course to equip them with the skills essential for academic study, such as research, discursive writing, critical thinking, presentation and numerical reasoning.Typically at A Level we offer: Fine Art (Art and Design), Biology, Chemistry, Classics (Greek & Latin), Computer Science, Drama and Theatre, Economics, English Literature, French, Geography, German, History, History of Art, Italian, Mandarin, Mathematics, Further Mathematics (AS Level also usually available), Music, Physics, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies, and Spanish.
