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Section 3c - The Curriculum
Other Aspects of Education in the Sixth Form
Non - Examination Courses
Years 12 and 13 students follow a Complementary Studies programme which is delivered in the
following timetabled sessions; each of which consists of one lesson per fortnight:
‣ Personal, Social, Health & Citizenship Education (PSHCE) lessons.
‣ Sixth Form Enrichment Programme.
PSHCE: Some of these lessons are in separate tutor groups while others are for the whole Year
group – for example, viewing a DVD or attending a presentation from a visiting speaker. The
lessons cover the following areas:
‣ Study skills
‣ Higher Education and other applications
‣ PSHCE topics
Sixth Form Enrichment Programme :
‣ Moral and ethical issues
‣ Skills to support ‘A’ Level study.
All Sixth Form students participate in Physical Education on Thursday afternoons at which
attendance is compulsory.
Sixth Form students undertake private study during non-contact lessons, and the effectiveness of
their work during these and other ‘study periods’ in the evenings and at the weekends plays a large
part in determining their final ‘A’ Level grades. The Sixth Form Study Centre occupies the whole
of the first floor of the Rosmini Sixth Form Centre. It is superbly equipped, with library, study and
computer facilities, so most students spend their study time there. However, they may also choose
to work in departmental areas and boarders may work in their study bedrooms.
Sixth Form students with a specific learning difficulty can receive specialist tuition each week (for
which there is an additional charge). These lessons take place during the student’s non-contact
time.
Sixth Form students requiring EAL provision receive lessons during their non-contact time. They
receive two hours specialist tuition per week.
Section 3c - Other Aspects of Education in the Sixth Form - Sixth Form