Curriculum Information

Everyone must attend:

●        Tutor times

●        3 subjects @ 4 hours per week (BTEC/A level) - 4 subjects in some cases.

●        6 agreed 'directed study periods' – independent directed study; two per subject per week

●        AS Level Core Maths (if not taking A Level Maths), but are taking science subjects, including Psychology and Geography or an EPQ (Extended Project        Qualification)

 

Equipment

Students are expected to have the following equipment for their studies. There is a student shop in the Sixth Form Office.

●        A planner (provided)

●        A4 lined paper

●        A4 files - standard/lever arch - at least one per subject

●        File dividers

●        Plastic wallets

●        Basic stationery

●        Calculator (there is a specific calculator required for Maths – please see Maths Dept.)

●        Textbooks  - subject teachers will provide details

 

Attendance & Punctuality Information

Both attendance and punctuality affect academic performance as well as establish good values in later life. Attendance and punctuality to lessons and tutor times are monitored by the sixth form team.

 

• If a student is unexpectedly absent, PARENTS/CARERS must contact school via sixthformattendance@stokesley-alt.uk by 8.30am or contact the main school in the usual way. Students cannot authorise their own absences.
• Students who are absent and have not called in will be sent a text message by the Sixth Form Administrator or school attendance officer on that same day.
• Parents/carers will be contacted to query absences longer than 5 consecutive school days.
• Attendance below 95% triggers attendance procedures; the sixth form team will intervene as appropriate.
• In the case of prolonged/repeated absences due to illness, students may be requested to provide a doctor’s letter. If the situation continues the school will contact parents.
• Stokesley Sixth Form attendance agreement states that should attendance fall below 80%, a student may be eligible for the costs of exam entry fees. Entry fees are refunded upon passing with a student's expected grade.
•       Stokesley Sixth Form students are expected to attend all lessons on time, all of the time. This includes a student’s designated independent study periods and tutor times.
•       On arrival at school, all students should sign in using their identification (ID) cards.
•       Students are expected to report to a member of staff should they become ill during the school day. They should not leave the site without doing so.
•       Requests to leave school during the school day must be made to sixthformattendance@stokesley-alt.uk and Head of Year as soon as possible.
•       Parents will be contacted by the Sixth Form Team whenever there is any doubt or concern regarding a student’s absence.
•       Failure to attend any lesson without a good reason can result in removal of agreed absences.

 

Special Circumstances for Absence

 

Agreed Absence

One of the ways we foster a culture of mutual respect and promote independence, is allowing students to leave the school site, should they not have any timetabled lessons. This privilege is one that is based upon both student performance academically and their behaviour and attitudes towards learning. After each half term, student progress is reviewed and permissions to leave site are granted if expectations are being met. Students must attend form time and all compulsory lessons. They are permitted to leave site at lunchtime, IF they have no lessons timetabled period 4 or 5.