TTC SIXTH FORM - Tendring Technology College

5. The Sixth Form Experience
Life in the Sixth Form is very different from Year 11. In addition to having your own purpose built
facilities, you will have more of a say in how we run the Sixth Form, and you will be consulted on all
aspects of school life. As young adults you will be the role models of the school and should act
accordingly. You will be given many opportunities to engage with enrichment activities and the
community and many of these opportunities will be managed by you. The Sixth Form is an active and
outgoing community playing a very important part in the wider Tendring community.
Respect, Honesty, and Responsibility make up our core value system – we call it ‘TTC3’. These values
are at the heart of everything we do. We expect everyone in our community, staff and students, to model
these values in our day-to-day activities, in class, in tutorials and beyond the college.
If you are to benefit from the Sixth Form, you must be prepared to meet academic challenges. You will
become increasingly responsible for your own learning as you develop as an effective independent
learner. You will need to create a partnership with your teachers to achieve the best outcomes.
We aim to increase your flexibility and independence as you move through the Sixth Form. You will need
to use the greater freedom that you will be given in an industrious and worthwhile manner, taking
advantage of the opportunity to develop your leadership and teambuilding. We hope you are ready to
meet the challenge.
Attendance, academic progress, behaviour, conduct and attitude are all closely monitored to ensure that
you are maximising your potential. College rules are designed with the intention of treating you as adults
and expecting an adult response from you.
Working relationships between sixth formers and staff are usually different from those experienced in
Years 7 – 11. Students should be reminded that they have a responsibility to talk to teachers if work is
going to be late or if lessons are going to be missed. If work is below the standard that a student is
capable of then the teacher may ask for it to be re-submitted.
6. Attitude to Learning & Ethos
At TTC, we aim to break down all barriers to progress and promote independent learning. If the attitude
is not right, progress and independence will be limited. There can be a whole host of reasons why a
student’s attitude to learning is less than positive which is why we use the attitude to learning (ATL)
grade as a means to identify what support is needed to overcome any barriers. The attitude to learning
grade will be given by subject teachers during regular reviews throughout the year. Teachers will be
asked to comment on the attitude that students have towards their learning by giving a grade from 1 to 4.
Grade 1: Outstanding attitude and respect towards learning. Takes personal responsibility for his/her
own learning; always ready to learn.
Grade 2: Positive attitude to learning; works hard and takes responsibility to improve the quality of
his/her work; usually respectful and ready to learn.
Grade 3: Inconsistent attitude to learning and lack of respect, requiring an improvement in this
subject; does not take full responsibility for own learning; sometimes ready to learn.
Grade 4: Poor attitude and lack of respect towards learning and a cause for concern; takes no
responsibility for own learning or actions; rarely ready to learn.
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