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Intake 2023

Dear Parents, Carers and Students

Welcome to the Sixth Form at The de Ferrers Academy!

Since moving to our dedicated Sixth Form campus in September 2018 we have established a truly wonderful learning environment. The students and staff make our Sixth Form a very special place to be. Our students have high expectations of themselves and are encouraged to be the very best they can. We have created a culture of high aspirations whereby students work hard and make the most of all opportunities.

We pride ourselves on preparing students for life after the Sixth Form. Whether students choose university, apprenticeships or employment, students receive ongoing careers guidance to enable them to choose wisely when it comes to their future. Alongside the guidance to make informed decisions we support and encourage students to develop soft skills and secure work experience during their time with us. It is important to us that students not only leave us with great qualifications but they also have had the opportunities to develop their wider skills. 

We want our students to enjoy their time in the Sixth Form; we recognise it can be a very challenging time and students need to be supported emotionally as well as academically. We have a dedicated and experienced Support and Guidance Team who have an open door policy as well as wider support teams who can offer mentoring and counselling provision on the campus. We take student wellbeing very seriously and provide advice and guidance to encourage students to be kind to themselves. 

We have encouraged students to take ownership of Sixth Form life and as a result have created leadership roles for students. We have several student committees representing wellbeing, student voice, societies and social activities. This has developed a real sense of community on the campus where students feel part of something they are proud of.

This summer (2022) we achieved our best ever exam results which also reflected a continuous upward trend in our achievements. This has meant that the vast majority of our students have been able to access their first choice destination. This continued success is down to the commitment and dedication from staff, students and the support from parents and carers. 

We are exceptionally proud of our students and their achievements and invite you to see for yourselves what a fantastic Sixth Form we have.  

 

Mrs A Bickle                          Miss H Roberts

Principal                                Vice Principal - Head of Sixth Form Campus

 

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Join us in backing by pledging to buy better, use less, and recycle more on 18th March 2023
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Our Year 12 students are hosting this fabulous event for our Year 11 offer holders. We are looking forward to welcoming our offer holders from far and wide to our fabulous campus! https://t.co/VwAKbnnBuS
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“A huge and heartfelt thank you to all of our wonderful Science technicians at de Ferrers, you are our angels behind the scenes who make the most amazing Science experiences possible for our students.”
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The multicoloured science timetable is out. Must mean that Miss Port is planning for with our academy pass and resources. https://t.co/5vT4G6YIe7
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Our ICT technician team are the glue that holds all of our network systems together, working across our 3 campuses and our Trust primary schools to keep everything running smoothly 24/7
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'Our DT technicians support in the facilitating of lessons by preparing ingredients, resources and equipment. Without this support, valuable lesson time would be taken up doing this, ensuring maximum teaching time is used'
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A massive thank you to all of our amazing technicians in Science, DT, ICT, Art & PE for everything they do to support staff & students and enrich our curriculum
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Incredibly proud of our A Level PE student Alex! Well done! We are all very excited about your journey! https://t.co/xHe7UxzQ5f
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Making decisions about your future career can seem overwhelming, but National Careers Week is a great time to start thinking about it. Here are some of the ways pupils and students can get valuable information about careers from trusted sources: https://t.co/H5k8OxOzAm
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We’re supporting and recognise the essential work of school and FE college technicians. https://t.co/wTjBJ5xVot
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You can now download and read the latest news from across our 3 campuses in our latest newsletter for 3rd March 2023: https://t.co/l8XoMGjWhv
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Happy national secondary offer day to all the Year 6 families who will be joining us in September! Can’t wait to meet you all soon! Welcome to the Team DFA family! https://t.co/m0Kiqali8w
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Huge congratulations to our Cadets who completed the first aid course this week. For many of them this is their first badge achieved. https://t.co/aEarhNDQ5f
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A brilliant night for all! https://t.co/VNXiq2jLaH
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We have some great opportunities for teachers in a variety of academic disciplines across our Academies. If you would like to find out more about joining a progressive Trust striving to deliver excellent educational practice to our students visit https://t.co/glUX2BFpeO
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You can now download the latest academy newsletter for 10th February 2023 from our website: https://t.co/u7kK7GZmTE
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Thank you and for a wonderful morning of Music. Inspirational stuff!! https://t.co/D2KBQur5yz
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Start of Silver expedition planning with year 10 students https://t.co/EcwaNpR9DZ
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Another 35 Year 7&8 & girls enjoyed two great games against and a bite to eat afterwards! https://t.co/7M0Abemcc2
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Year 7 setting off to Birmingham for their trip to Symphony Hall this morning. They had a fantastic time! 🎼 🎵 🎶 https://t.co/wtgXsHqiWY
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