SHHS Sixth Form Prospectus - South Hampstead High School

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Welcome from the Head Girl Team
is the sound of chattering voices and laughter coming through the open door
of the common room. It’s breaktime, and we’re grabbing a coffee and catching
up with friends between lessons. People are chilling out on the sofas; some are
reading books and newspapers, others are just taking the time to relax. The
café in the corner is serving warm croissants and hot chocolate. Just across the
corridor we can see Ms Stevenson, Head of Sixth Form, sitting at her desk. Her
door is never closed and we’re always dropping by to ask for advice or just
have a chat.
The bell sounds for the start of lessons and we head off to our different classes.
In the Sixth Form the classes are much smaller, some having as few as four
people. What’s more, we’re people who actively take an interest in the subject
which makes for very lively class discussions. We also get to know our teachers
really well and aren’t afraid to take them on in a debate!
it would be ‘different’. New subjects immediately spring to mind, from Politics
and Economics, all the way to Philosophy and Psychology. There are also new
options in PE, including yoga, zumba and even rock-climbing. And we’d be
forgiven for forgetting about the new girls, because they hardly feel new for
any time at all!
But that’s not all that’s new in the Sixth Form. While the school undergoes the
building refurbishment we will have two common rooms – one at Oakwood
and one at the Cumberland Campus – and more responsibility between both
sites. It will be good preparation for university! But while the school buildings
are changing and improving the one thing that hasn’t changed is the spirit of
the Sixth Form.
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some of us strolling down to Waitrose, or to the local Japanese food shop (a
particular favourite of the Sixth Form!). Being able to go out for lunch is the
perfect excuse to take a walk in the middle of the day. On the other hand if
you just want a breath of fresh air, the Sixth Form garden behind Oakwood is
the days of the summer term when it’s warm enough to work outside during
study periods, but when the English weather intervenes we can always take our
work to the Sixth Form computer room.
If we’re not eating lunch outside, it’s probably because we’re running a
lunchtime club. On top of all the extra-curricular activities already on offer,
many of us run our own societies including Debating Society, Amnesty and
the new, very popular, Comedy Club. In other positions of responsibility, such
as House Captains and Vice Captains, we have the opportunity to lead our
Houses in competitions and to work with every single year group in the school.
From Isabel, Neha, Martha, Amy and Tamar (not pictured)
The Head Girl Team 2012-2013
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