Enrichment

All of our students undertake enrichment during Wednesday afternoons where they are encouraged to choose one of a number of exciting activities. Most recently these include School Newspaper, Debating, Sports and Gym, Fundraising Society, Diversity and Inclusion Society, Sustainability Society, Year 7 Reading Mentors, Book Club and the Royal Institute Teaching Programme.

Students are also able to apply to numerous national programs such as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, National Citizenship Service, The Turing Scheme and the Chrysalis or ORBYTS projects with Highgate School and UCL. Opportunities grow every year, and we are keen to respond to the interests of our current students as well as encouraging them to discover new activities which will broaden their interests. We also provide guidance for students to read around their subjects and support them in completing courses with EdX and Open Learn.

We encourage departments to pursue opportunities for their Sixth Form students outside of the classroom. In recent years this has included international trips to Toronto (Physics), Iceland (Geography), Greece (Classics), Italy (Skiing), Denmark (Physics), Morocco (Model UN), Pembrokeshire (water sports), Thailand (Music), Istanbul (Turkish), New York (Maths), Costa Rica, Malaysia and Tokyo.

Students in the Sixth Form are encouraged to adopt leadership roles within the school primarily through the various societies that students can join. In Year 12, students are encouraged to support staff with break time duties, assist with lower school tutor groups and support the work of specific departments. Our Sixth Form students are also regular performers in our drama and musical productions, and our impressive range of bands, choirs and orchestras.

To support students’ ability to achieve well in the workplace they participate in our Progression Pathways Programme. We organise many career-related events and presentations, provide independent careers guidance and access to platforms such as Unifrog. The final week of the summer term is an opportunity for all Year 12 students to undertake work experience. In addition, as an INVESTIN School Partner our students have access to numerous seminars with industry leaders and personalised career coaching. These experiences will help students develop their knowledge, skills and better prepare them for University (UCAS), CV writing and other applications.

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Out of school Enrichment

Students should independently be reading around their subject.  Using the school library, subscribing to journals and Universities will provide students with a wealth of resources.  In addition, there are numerous free online courses for a range of subjects and careers:

EdX

Open Learn by Open University

We encourage departments to pursue opportunities for their Sixth Form students outside of the classroom. In recent years this has included international trips to New York (Product Design), Iceland (Geography), The Alps (Skiing), Switzerland (Hadron Collider –Physics) and Athens (Classics).

Also view the Independent Study Guides

Enrichment opportunities take place throughout the year and we strongly encourage all of our students to embrace the numerous opportunities to extend your knowledge and skill, develop your character and leadership. All enrichment opportunities are posted in the Year 12 or 13 Student Bulletin in Microsoft Teams. Use your school email and login be kept notified.

Year 11 Bridging Guides - Preparing for A Level

Please find below bridging guides for a list of subjects which may be studied at APS Sixth Form.

All Sixth Form students should complete independent work on a regular basis.  Including homework each student should complete four to five hours of work for each of their subjects every week.  This work should be completed in school when students are not in lessons and also outside of school hours.  Below are guides to independent study for each A level subject, including details of exam syllabi and suggested resources to use for independent work.

Year 13 Bridging Guides - Beyond A-Level

Please find below bridging guides for a list of subjects which may be studied at APS Sixth Form.