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Ranelagh School Founded 1709 VALUES - TRADITION - VISION - EXCELLENCE SIXTH-FORM PROSPECTUS 2015 1 119233 Ranelagh 6th Form Prospectus 2015.indd 1 17/11/2014 09:17 Notes 2 3 119233 Ranelagh 6th Form Prospectus 2015.indd 2 17/11/2014 09:17 Introduction Headteacher (from January 2015 onwards) Mrs Beverley Stevens Dear Parent At Ranelagh we are proud of our excellent reputation and strong sense of tradition. Our aim is to provide a supportive, stimulating and secure environment. The quality of guidance and pastoral care given to students is outstanding, but every member of the school community is also encouraged to take responsibility for their learning; students thereby grow in confidence, resilience and independence. The excellent academic, sporting, creative and enterprising achievements of our students are underpinned by the high expectations established for all. Each individual is valued and expected to give of their best. We are, therefore, delighted our achievements and standards of excellence have been recognised at national level. The school has received three outstanding OFSTED reports. On each occasion Ranelagh was identified in the Annual Report of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector as a ‘particularly successful school’. We are a High Performing Specialist School with specialisms in Visual Arts, Business Enterprise and Mathematics and Computing. The school has held Investors in People status for many years and also holds the National Healthy Schools Standard. On 1st August 2011, Ranelagh School converted to Academy Status - an independent state school supported by the Diocese of Oxford. This opportunity has been given to outstanding schools recognised as having strong governance, leadership and management. Education is, of course, a partnership. At Ranelagh, we believe that effective communication between home and school is essential if the individual needs of each young person are to be met. Parents are always welcome and should not hesitate to contact the school to discuss problems or to seek advice or reassurance. There are regular consultation evenings when parents are able to meet subject teachers to discuss their child’s progress as well as other occasions when parents and teachers are able to meet on a more informal basis. We are fortunate to have the active support of both a thriving Parent Teacher Association and the Friends of Ranelagh. This prospectus is intended to provide you with further insight into the life and work of the school. We hope you will find it useful and relevant. If you are interested in finding out more, then we invite you to visit us. You will discover the pride in the school which is shared by students, parents, governors and staff. We look forward to working with you in developing our partnership. Yours sincerely Mrs B A Stevens Headteacher 2 3 119233 Ranelagh 6th Form Prospectus 2015.indd 3 17/11/2014 09:17 Welcome Thank you very much for your interest in the Sixth Form at Ranelagh. Whether you are already a Ranelagh student or joining the Sixth Form from another school, all staff will do everything they can to help you achieve the self-confidence, skills and qualifications that will serve you well for the rest of your life. Ranelagh has a national reputation for excellence. The school is committed to providing quality teaching, support and guidance to all students within a caring environment. With over 200 students, Ranelagh Sixth Form offers an extensive curriculum, including AS, A2 and BTEC courses, together with an excellent range of enrichment and extra-curricular activities. This combination ensures that the Sixth Form is an exciting and an enjoyable place for you to learn, develop and achieve. Together with the Heads of Year and the Sixth-Form tutors, I look forward to welcoming you. Miss E Combes Head of Sixth Form 4 5 119233 Ranelagh 6th Form Prospectus 2015.indd 4 17/11/2014 09:17 Entitlement Statement Our aims will enable and empower students to achieve high academic standards, develop independent learning skills and foster social and community awareness. The Aims of the Sixth Form are: • To provide students with the opportunity to study a choice of subjects which will equip them with the attitudes and knowledge required to develop the personal and social awareness and competence essential for adult life • To provide students with recognition of their attainments through qualifications which are nationally endorsed and which will provide the opportunity for progression into higher education, vocational training and/or direct employment • To provide courses which are stimulating and which extend students’ awareness of social, moral and cultural issues by participation in a range of activities designed to engage and involve them throughout their time in the Sixth Form • To encourage and sustain the development of their spirit of enquiry and self-motivation supported by a sense of responsibility and sound habits for learning 4 5 119233 Ranelagh 6th Form Prospectus 2015.indd 5 17/11/2014 09:17 Ranelagh is a high achieving, Church of England Comprehensive School. Currently there are 988 students in the school, including 208 in the Sixth-Form. The school is co-educational and serves a wide catchment area which includes the Deaneries of Bracknell and Sonning. School Address: Ranelagh School, Ranelagh Drive, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 9DA Telephone Number: 0l344 421233 Fax Number: 0l344 301811 E Mail Address: [email protected] Website Address: www.ranelagh.bracknell-forest.sch.uk Chair of Governors: Dr M Lansley Headteacher: Mrs Beverley Stevens, M.A., B.A. Location of the School: The school is situated in Old Bracknell, off Broad Lane and within easy and safe walking distance of the railway station, the bus station and the town centre. A404 Maidenhead Slough M4 M4 Reading London M25 A329(M) BRACKNELL M3 A322 Bagshot Camberley M25 M3 Farnborough A3 A331 A3095 329 Mille A nnium W B3408Wokingham Rd ay B3408 A329 A329 A3095 Bracknell Station Ranelagh School A329 A322 Downshire Way Ranelagh A3095 Drive Mill Lane oad Lane Br A3095 A322 6 7 119233 Ranelagh 6th Form Prospectus 2015.indd 6 17/11/2014 09:17 Contents National Recognition 9 Accolades 10 Ethos and Aims 11 Student Support and Guidance 12 Pastoral Organisation School Discipline School Council Youth Action Group Peer Mentoring Healthy Schools Programme Rights Respecting Schools Citizenship Work-Related Learning and Careers Guidance Special Needs Provision Provision for the More Able Students The Curriculum 17 Curriculum Aims Curriculum Organisation Assessment and Reporting Procedure Provision for Sport Provision for the Arts School Routines 24 School Day Notification of Absence or Withdrawal School Meals Assemblies Extra-Curricular Activities Charging for Activities Homework School Diary Uniform Educational Visits Buildings and Facilities 28 Life After Ranelagh! 29 Governing Body 31 Additional Appendices (Enclosed Inserts) Examinations Staff List Attendance Record 2013/2014 Pupil Destinations Complaints Procedure Access to Documents School Terms Introduction to Year 12 Courses Subject Pages 6 7 119233 Ranelagh 6th Form Prospectus 2015.indd 7 17/11/2014 09:17 “ Ranelagh is an outstanding school and Sixth Form.” OFSTED 8 9 119233 Ranelagh 6th Form Prospectus 2015.indd 8 17/11/2014 09:17 National Recognition OFSTED REPORT “Ranelagh is an outstanding school and Sixth Form. Its striking features are the progress that students make in their learning and personal development and the remarkable contribution they make to the leadership and management of the school. The overwhelming majority of parents were fulsome in their praise of the school, particularly in how well it is led and managed. This was typified in one comment: ‘Ranelagh continues to deliver both a caring and highly motivating environment for our children. What better platform could be given for a start out in life?’ ” “The school is highly successful in nurturing and harnessing “Students make exceptional progress in their learning the motivation of students to learn and in stretching them and achieve so highly because of their own motivation academically. Students enter the main school with above- and hard work, but also because of the quality of average attainment. The quality of teaching and the care, teaching. Snapshots of lesson observations undertaken guidance and support provided by the staff are such that by inspectors confirm the school’s own evaluation that students of all abilities make excellent progress in relation to it is outstanding. This is because of impressive skills of their capabilities and needs.” dedicated teachers and other staff, and the vibrant learning environment where students thrive and develop excellent “At Ranelagh absolute priority is given to people and to higher-order thinking and learning skills.” learning. This is underpinned by the promotion of Christian aims, values and ethos and its learning culture. This is the “The curriculum is exciting and engaging and enriched ‘DNA’ of the school and permeates everything it does. by a wealth of popular extra-curricular activities. The Coupled with the provision of exceptional care, support and impact of specialist subjects is threaded through the guidance, it strongly contributes to the students’ outstanding curriculum.” spiritual, social, moral, cultural and personal development. They flourish in an encouraging, stimulating and safe “Creative vision, the passionate embracing of new environment.” initiatives and a thirst for improvement are driven by an inspiring headteacher,