TTC SIXTH FORM - Tendring Technology College

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7. Sixth Form Code for Success All Sixth Form students will be required to sign and keep to a contract, a copy of which is included with this booklet. These firm expectations are for all students enrolling for Post 16 studies at TTC. We expect the utmost courtesy and good manners at all times from all students. This Code provides the minimum framework necessary for the College to live, work and play together in harmony, efficiency and safety. Within the framework it is expected that each one of you will conduct yourself with a regard for the feelings and reasonable interests of others. 1. Work to the best of your ability in order to fulfil your potential. 2. Treat other students and staff with respect, setting a good example to the rest of the school and take proper care of facilities and accommodation. 3. Complete your academic targets set during the course and submit work within the time allocated by subject staff. 4. In order to give yourself every opportunity to fulfill your potential, you must plan carefully and divide your time between the different subjects and commit yourself to regular study beyond the classroom. 5. Make the most of your study time. The Study Base, Learning Resource Centre (LRC) and Cafeteria can be used during study periods. We expect a quiet atmosphere to be maintained during the college working day and there is to be no eating in the LRC or Study Base at any time. 6. Attend punctually and regularly all lessons, courses, placements and official meetings and obtain prior permission (with a Pink Form) from the teacher concerned if you have to miss a lesson. 7. If you are absent due to illness or unforeseen circumstances, we expect a phone call to the Sixth Form Office (07946 168834) so that tutor and teachers can be informed. It is expected that on your return you will contact teachers to find out what you have missed. You must arrange all holidays and appointments including driving lessons out of school time. 8. Attend college by 8.40am for Registration. You should be on site during the working day until 2.50pm. 9. If you urgently need to leave the premises or have an outside appointment, you must use the Signing Out Book placed in the Sixth Form entrance so that in the case of emergency your whereabouts will be known. If it means missing a lesson please inform the teacher(s) concerned by means of the Pink Form. 10. Be mindful of the good image of the Sixth Form both on site and within the community at large, avoiding extremes of dress, and ensuring that what you wear is appropriate to a working environment, e.g. something you would wear to work is appropriate. 11. Do not smoke on the premises, on site, or nearby (at the gate), and do not consume alcohol during college hours, including the lunch hour. Disciplinary action will be taken if a pupil is found to be under the influence of alcohol whilst on college premises. 12. Anyone found in possession of illegal drugs/offensive weapons will be asked to leave the College permanently. Police and parents will be informed. 13. If mobile phones/ipods are brought to college they should be switched off in lessons and not used inside any building, except the Sixth Form Centre and in lessons where they are a specific requirement. 14. Food and drink should not be taken into lessons, the LRC or the Study Base, with the exception of bottled water. 15. Restrict the frequency and timing of any part-time job so your studies are not affected. James Saunders Page 6 31/08/12
8. Pastoral Support All students should have an ongoing discussion covering general academic progress; student concerns; tutor concerns and issues relevant to careers. Tutors are expected to keep themselves informed about members of their tutor group by talking to students and checking progress. Tutors are required to keep relevant records on their students and endeavour to ensure that students are kept informed about issues relevant to their progress. Tutors are expected to seek advice and support when they do not have the knowledge required to help the student. We monitor and support students while allowing them the freedom to develop as independent learners and mature adults. Students have a responsibility to themselves to try to identify obstacles to progress such as study skills problems. Students also have a responsibility to keep their SSM, tutor and teachers informed about matters which impact on their progress. Failure to attend appointments made by SSMs may lead to a breakdown of communication between student and tutor/teacher. Students should inform SSMs/tutors if they are experiencing difficulties. Sixth Form students should seek help if they experience problems. Besides the support available in college from teachers, tutors SSMs etc, there are also outside agencies that can be contacted. The most common mistake made by students is to assume that nothing can be done or that no one will understand. The SSM should be the first point of contact for a student that is having difficulties. Departments monitor the progress of students in their charge. By using GCSE performance, teachers know what they can expect from students. Teachers will liaise with the SSMs with regard to issues such as absence from lessons and significant underperformance. This system is also used to identify students who are deserving of praise. Departments, in conjunction with SSMs will ensure that parents are informed at an early date if progress is falling below expectations. Departments and/or SSMs may make direct contact home. Although Sixth Form students are more independent than younger students, home contact is just as important. We welcome inquiries from parents/guardians and we are happy to give a progress update at any time. When we have concerns we will make contact ourselves. Students usually prefer to deal with teachers directly and we are happy to do this. However, our responsibility to keep parents informed is uppermost in our minds and parents will always be informed of any concerns/ interventions. 9. Tutor Groups Your enrolment in the Sixth Form set in motion a process of assigning you a personal tutor; someone who is there to guide you to successful completion of your sixth form experience. The Tutorial Programme All those individuals who share the same personal tutor will meet weekly as a group to follow the Group Tutor Programme; you should find you are in a group of like minded individuals with similar backgrounds, aspirations and hopefully friendship groups. The Sixth Form aims to give you the necessary skills to enable you to make choices about your life both for the present and future. Undoubtedly, reaching your potential in academic studies will give you greater flexibility in your choice of higher education or employment. However, academic success alone is not enough. It is essential you continue to develop personal skills and show how you have widened your experiences and responsibilities. Universities and employers state they place ‘teamwork’ skills in the top section of their skills list. The TTC Group Tutor Programme is designed to provide access to exciting and demanding new challenges to aid personal development, and maximise your successes both academically and practically. All students are expected to attend morning registration with their tutor group, as well as being timetabled to meet in tutor groups for 1 hour per week to follow the tutor programme. The themes on which the programme will focus throughout the Year 12 and Year 13 are as follows: James Saunders Page 7 31/08/12
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