24 Outcomes Student Guide This year students have left to study a range of courses in Higher Education, as well as to start jobs with training. They include: Aberyswith Psychology East Anglia Film Studies Manchester French and Portuguese Southampton Occupational Health 2011 Aberyswith International Relations Edge Hill Mathematics Manchester Music St Andrews Chemistry L D O R S Bath Biochemistry Exeter English Manchester Classical Studies Surrey International Relations C ® W H Bath Computer Science Exeter English Newport Photography Surrey Law O O Birmingham Philosophy Exeter Mathematics Nottingham Economics Surrey Criminology L Birmingham Physics Exeter English Nottingham Chemistry Sussex Film Studies Birmingham Nursing Exeter Geography Nottingham Civil Engineering Sussex Biology Birmingham Physics Exeter Law Oxford Business Management Swansea Politics Transparent background Bournemouth Animal Behaviour & Exeter English Oxford Geography Swansea Geography Welfare Gloucester Sports Development Oxford Earth Sciences Swansea Italian and English Bournemouth Events Management Goldsmiths History Oxford Music UAL Journalism Bournemouth Law Goldsmiths English Oxford Engineering UCL Medicine Bournemouth Multimedia Goldsmiths Social & Cultural Studies Oxford PPE UCL Geophysics L D R S O C ® Bournemouth Ecology Greenwich Creative Writing Plymouth Art & Design UCL Medicine W H O Brighton English Language Harper Adams Food and Nutrition Plymouth Accounting UCL Project Management O Bristol Psychology Hertfordshire Music Plymouth Computing UCL Modern Languages L Bristol Veterinary Hull, York Medical School Medicine Portsmouth Criminology UCL Mathematics Brunel Civil Engineering Kent War Studies Queen Mary UL Medicine UCL Geography Brunel Motorsport Kent Archaeology Queen Mary UL Dentistry UCP Marjon Primary Education White background Cambridge Engineering Kent Sociology Queen Mary UL English University of Wales Fine Art Cambridge Engineering Kent Architecture Ravensbourne Digital Film Studies Univ of West of England Photography Cambridge Natural Science King’s College London Medicine Reading Agriculture Univ of West of England Architecture Cardiff Physiotherapy King’s College London Mathematics Royal Holloway Physics Warwick History Cardiff Civil Engineering King’s College London Journalism Royal Holloway Music Warwick French Studies Cardiff Medicine Lampeter Philosophy School of Oriental & African Studies Warwick Automotive Engineering Cardiff Civil Engineering Lancaster Psychology Japanese Warwick Politics Cardiff Sociology Leeds Cultural Studies Sheffield Mathematics Winchester Englisy Chichester Fine Art Leeds Physics Sheffield Chemistry Winchester Art Chichester History Lincoln Equine Sport Sheffield Zoology Winchester French Primary Education De Montfort Dance Liverpool American Studies Solent Sound Engineering Worcester Business Management Durham Natural Science Liverpool English and Hispanic Studies Southampton Law Worcester Animal Biology Durham History Liverpool History Southampton Marine Biology York Philosophy Durham Natural Science LSE Politics Southampton Nursing Falling Apple: Mark Dyer, Year 13 13 Year Dyer, Apple: Mark Falling East Anglia American Studies LSE International Relations Southampton Mathematics Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds We would like to thank students and staff, in particular the Art Department and Mr Peter Roe for use of their work and photographs. Design and production: Euan Williams Thomas Hardye Sixth Form Among the best schools in the Country. An exceptional school. OFSTED Contents The Thomas Hardye Introduction 1 ❁ provide a fully comprehensive curriculum Experience and opportunity 2 Sixth Form aims to L D O R S Advanced facilities 3 C ® ❁ cater for every student’s individual needs W H O O Course summary 4 L ❁ enable all students to achieve appropriate qualifications Courses available 5 ❁ foster self-esteem and the enjoyment of learning Initial guidelines 6 Transparent background Your study programme 7 ❁ create a supportive, caring community A Level — stages one and two 8-9 ❁ enable students to progress confidently to the next stage L D BTEC National Award 10-11 R S O C ® of their careers. W H O International Baccalaureate 12-15 O L Choosing your courses 16 ® Your Tutor and other support 17 International White background External applications, allowances 18 Baccalaureate Beyond the Sixth Form 19 Transparent background The Union 20-21 Awarded for Excellence Proven success 22-23 ® Outstanding International School Outcomes 24 Baccalaureate White background Among the best schools in the Country. An exceptional school. OFSTED Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Spiky Tree: Bethan Burson, Year 13 13 Year Burson, Bethan Tree: Spiky Introduction 1 Thomas Hardye elcome to the Sixth Form. With so much to choose from, you may need some We are here to help you to succeed on your post-16 advice on the combination of courses that exactly fits your W courses, to provide a wide range of fresh experiences, interests, abilities and ambitions. So find out about the and to further your aims for the next stage of your career. courses that interest you, discuss the opportunities at We hope that you will all develop as confident individuals home over the next few months and check the advice on with the skills and independence to lead fulfilling adult lives. pages 6, 10, 12 - 14, and 16. We take great pride in your success and want to ensure, no matter your ability and background, that you will enjoy A fresh way to study your time here and succeed in fulfilling your potential. In the Sixth Form you study subjects in depth. You are If you want to know more about the Sixth Form, please more responsible for your learning and creativity, for the contact the Sixth Form office; in the meantime, we hope direction of your studies and for planning your private this information will give you a flavour of things to come. study. For most courses much of the work is done in your own study time. Over 85 courses The students around you are well motivated, and The North Wind: Erika Lewis, Year 13 Year Lewis, Erika Wind: North The The great attraction of the Thomas Hardye Sixth Form is increasingly the emphasis is more on working with your the quality and quantity of courses. You can choose from teachers than working for them. The progress students more than 85 courses including AS and A2 Levels, BTEC The rewards for this are discovering yourself, becoming make and the standards National Certificate and Diploma, and CACHE Diploma as more self confident, articulate, able to work on your own they achieve in well as GCSEs. initiative, as well as gaining valuable qualifications. examinations at the end The School is a recognised centre for the International of Years 12 and 13 are welcome to the Baccalaureate. outstanding. This is the result of strong support, excellent teaching, Relationships with staff are outstanding and the views of sixth formers mean that students are articulate, confident and well motivated. The effective feedback and are both sought and valued. High expectations of behaviour and mature, assured attitudes of sixth form students have a positive impact the consistently high attitudes to work, as well as the opportunity to take on responsibilities, on the atmosphere throughout the whole school. OFSTED levels of motivation and commitment of the Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds Open minds students themselves. Sixth Form OFSTED 2 Experience and Opportunity Advanced Facilities 3 Widening your experience Opportunities Resources Centre Information Technology Sixth Form Centre Language and All A level students take the AS The creative arts, sport, and community wider school community. Recently The Resources Centre is available to Centre The Sixth Form Centre (with Wifi), Communications Centre General Studies course which covers involvement offer opportunities open students have visited Berlin, Brussels, all Sixth Formers and is a well The ICT Centre has PCs with the has four seminar rooms, two Recently built classrooms, seminar a wide range of topics from current to all. Visits to theatres, concerts, the Madrid, Rome, Heidelberg, Paris, equipped and quiet place for Sixth latest software, laser and colour computer rooms, a brand new rooms, and a large atrium, fitted with affairs and politics to science and cinema and art galleries take place Washington and New York, Moscow Form private study. It offers: printers, scanners and Internet computer suite and the Student up to date ICT equipment make culture. It is accepted widely by through the year, as well as participation and St Petersburg, Kenya and ❖ good access to ICT with laptop connections. Clusters of computers Union office. A cafeteria is fully advances in language and universities as part of a student’s entry in music and drama productions. Indonesia. computers and wireless network are provided in each curriculum area stocked with light snacks and hot and communications teaching fully offer. You may choose to study AS You can try sailing, climbing and We maintain Europe-wide industry ❖ up-to-date texts and reference with further facilities in the Sixth cold meals (8.30 – 3.30). A second accessible to students. Critical Thinking