1. L6 Induction Meeting
Paul Gerrard
Director of Sixth Form Studies

2. Welcome
 Introductions
 Different type of learning environment

3. What are we ?

4. Driving academic standards
forwards
 GCSE entry requirement into 6th
Form
 D grades at AS to do A2 course
 Sixth Form Centre
 Supervised PS periods 2 out 8 periods in SFC
 No January modules
 GCSE curriculum change – single sciences
 Detailed scrutiny of A level choices relative to GCSE
grades

5. Driving academic standards
forwards ….. this year
 Academic monitoring and assessment
 1 on 1 tutorials
 Half-termly tests - CALs

6. Priorities
 Work comes first!
 “I don`t have any work to do”
 Sixth Formers as Independent learners

7. Why?
 University offers
 Importance of AS grades first time
round.
 Time-scale for AS courses

8. Grade AS A2
A 160 320
B 140 280
C 120 240
D 100 200
E 80 160
/200 /400

9. Grade boundaries
 139/200 at AS – grade C, 1 mark below
a B.
 Needs 141/200 in A2 modules to get a
B at A2
 139 + 141 = 280/400

10. ALIS
 Gives a PREDICTION based on the
student`s ability
 Used to help set BENCHMARK
GRADES in the L6

12. A*
 90% at A2
 180/200
 270/300
 Plus grade A in AS modules
 Universities now using A*

13. UCAS – the end game
 This year?
 64
 57
 7
 1

15. Support for elite
applicants ..

17. It`s how you start
the race …

18. The elephant in the room ….

19. Exams ……….

20. STUDENT
Sixth
Form
Tutor
Academic
Teachers
Parents Sixth Form
Staff
House-
masters

21. Teamwork
 A team working together - academic
teachers, tutors, House-staff, 6th
Form
Team, parents & the student
 Communication
 p.gerrard@durhamschool.co.uk
 New students – GCSE statement of
results please.