6th Form
What We Teach: 6th Form
“To equip and prepare all our students for adult life so that they can lead full and productive lives as members of their own community”
We achieve this by:
- Providing a stimulating learning environment, where all students can access a range of exciting activities, designed to educate, stimulate and challenge.
- Creating an ethos in which everyone is valued and respected and where students are motivated, supported and encouraged to strive for success.
- Providing the highest quality of teaching and learning, through a skilled and appropriately trained and dedicated staff team.
- All students will access a range of accredited courses which will increase learning opportunities and raise achievements.
- Providing outstanding care, support and guidance for all our students through a caring and nurturing community resulting in their excellent behaviour and high-quality personal development.
- Preparing our students for adult life by taking part in independence and self-help skills programmes.
- Where appropriate, some students will work towards gaining the skills necessary for paid employment through a range of work-related experiences, activities and careers coaching.
- Working in partnership with students, their families, professionals and local authorities, to prepare the leavers for life after Bradstow School.
The Learning Pathways, Curriculum and Accredited Courses
Students follow one of our 4 learning pathways (pre-formal, semi-formal, formal or formal+) depending on their attainment levels when they join this 6th Form. Each Pathway ensures that the student’s educational journey is tailored to meet their needs as well as to challenge them. In the 6th Form learning is planned around individual needs, interests and ambitions of the young person. The 6th Form team work in partnership with the young person and their local community to develop the right learning programme so that our students can achieve long term goals.
Each young person’s learning platform offer will include:
- A broad and balanced curriculum (English, Maths, PSHE, Employment and FRC)
- Accreditation with OCR ‘Life and living skills’
- Independence including Travel Training
- Social Skills
- Careers Education and Employability skills through the Talentino! programme
- Work Related Learning
- Work Experience
- Inclusion opportunities with the local community and other 6th Forms
- Enrolment into the Duke of Edinburgh bronze award.
Our aim is to equip the students with the skills they will need to become valued and integrated members of their communities.
Students can follow accredited courses leading to recognised national qualifications. All young people will leave with a diploma in OCR Life & Living Skills Entry level 1-3 and City & Guilds Bronze award. Where appropriate, young people will leave with City & Guilds entry level 1 through to level 2 in both English and Maths.
A well established and thriving work related learning programme and Work Experience opportunities, alongside college link courses, supports the student’s growing independence and readiness for life after school.
