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KINGSMEAD'S NEW SIXTH FORM
ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL INTEREST
The new Sixth Form at Kingsmead School in Hoylake has
already attracted an international following and a lot of positive
media interest. Pupils from India and China have joined the
UK members of the school’s growing Sixth Form and boarding
communities, and the story of how they are settling into school
life here has been featured in the region’s daily media. Career advice is provided via group talks and one–to–one
consultations, close liaison with parents and additional staff
input. Governors and influential alumni facilitate invaluable
mock interviews. And Kingsmead has many friends in the wider
world: generations of distinguished alumni ensure strong links are
maintained with industries, universities and colleges.
Small wonder. Kingsmead’s Sixth Form offers several unique
advantages to students... Enhanced Learning: The Kingsmead Difference
It is the culmination of an education which is delivered at every
academic stage with a high level of individual attention. The
school has an extended school day to create time for a multiplicity
of additional sports, clubs and societies. Within the 23 acre campus there is the modern dedicated senior
block, peaceful study areas, acres of woodland and playing fields,
an indoor heated swimming pool, sports hall, theatre/cinema,
music/drama room, computer suites, science laboratories and
tennis court.
Kingsmead’s commitment to individual growth extends to its new
Sixth Form which provides 1:1 bespoke tuition at A Level and
BTEC, a level of individual support no other Wirral sixth form
can offer. Supporting this academic input is acclaimed pastoral
care and an enormous range of co-curricular opportunities to
expand horizons, build confidence and develop independence
and leadership. The smaller groups allow a high level of individual attention:
students receive all the support they need while the most able are
continuously challenged. The extended day is punctuated with a
half hour morning break (longer at lunchtime), filled with myriad
sports and clubs which allow Sixth Form students, separated by
their subject choices, regular opportunities to gather together and
interact: a healthy balance to every day.
Most of the students take three academic subjects and the Extended
Qualification Project. AS qualifications are available at the end
of the Lower Sixth and the School offers BTEC (a better option
for some as it has less emphasis on examination performance).
Distinctions or Merits in a BTEC can provide access to good
university courses. Growing towards adulthood is challenging. At Kingsmead,
when, as is inevitable, issues arise there is instant and sensitive
engagement between the school, the student and the parents.
Kingsmead is, quite simply, a wonderful environment in which
to study.
To contact Kingsmead School, call 0151 632 3156.
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