SIXTH FORM LIFE
Welcome to Trinity Dear Students, We are delighted that you will be joining Trinity for the next phase of your education. I thought that you might be interested in getting to know the school a little better before you arrive. I am very much looking forward to meeting those of you who are attending the induction days in July but am aware that some of you will not be here for those events. For that reason I am sending you out this PowerPoint so that you can get a flavour of your new school. With every good wish for success in your G.C.S.E exams Yours sincerely, Miss Keegan
Meet our Head, Dr Doherty OBE, BA (Hons), DPhil (Oxon), FRSA Above he is pictured receiving his OBE from Her Majesty the Queen
Students Comments Biology Every A level requires a consistent amount of work throughout the year, biology is no exception. Most students, including myself, originally worried about the amount of content in the course. However the solution to memorising biology content is just like any other subject, engagement in lessons and revision. Steady revision throughout the year is both encouraged and assisted by a network of support available to students either through the teachers themselves or their resources. This makes the course itself more enjoyable as you know you re being supported by both your peers and your teachers Media When I first selected this subject I didn t know what to expect, I hadn t studied the subject at GCSE like most students on the course and this was one of my biggest worries about the subject. However, after the first couple of lessons my worries had disappeared because there are introduction lessons to the subject that taught you everything you needed to know to study the subject at A Level. I enjoyed studying this subject; my favourite part of the course was the coursework. For media you ll have to produce a video in groups of 3, everyone must take an individual role in the group. Making the video can very fun especially when working in a group with your friends. My best advice for anyone that takes this subject is to put effort into your homework because in this subject it will be mainly exams questions and getting teachers feedback on it will help you to improve your work.
Physics It goes from the very big to the very small. Subatomic to galaxies and that is the reason why I chose it because I was keen on learning the nature and properties of matter and energy. It allows us to understand the fundamental reasons for how things work and why things move due to forces or charge. At first I thought the content might be a bit much to take on due to how much of it there is but, with amazing teachers that explained it clearly and offer more help to you if you didn't understand something, the content was easy to learn. If you are to take physics I highly recommend that you have a strong understanding of maths because learning the equations and how to use them is half the subject. It is considered to be one of the hardest subjects however the teachers are excellent and will definitely help you every step of the way. Business Studies I started at Trinity with no background in business as I had not done it for GCSE. I was a little nervous to start as I was worried everyone else in the class would know a lot more than I did. However with the first lesson I could tell that this would not be a problem! Business as a subject is very broad, from management styles to the operations in a large company so you will never be bored with repeating topics. At Trinity business is taught with an extremely open approach, which I enjoyed the most as it includes discussions about relevant issues within the world and shows the impact that all of large businesses would have on your life. If you do decide to pick Business I would highly advise you to make revision materials as you go along, this will save you lots of time and leave you more time to do revision at the end of the year! Hope this is okay, have a lovely break,
English Literature Compared to the GCSE English Literature course, the AS course is much more intense as you will need to study two plays (in my case Othello and Death of a Salesman), one novel and one section from the Literature B poetry textbook (in my case Tess Of the D'Urbervilles and Tragedy by Thomas Hardy respectively). Also the AS course does not include any type of coursework or controlled assessment therefore your grade will only depend on your finals in May/June. I think the most enjoyable thing about the course as a whole were the open debates on different interpretations of the texts, which is probably what make English classes completely different from other classes like mathematics or science. Finally, it is very important that you keep up with all your class work as AS teachers do expect you to complete a lot of work every week, and you won't have as much time at the end of the year to revise as a class.
Chemistry I wasn't quite sure what to expect at the beginning the A-Level course, it has been quite a step up from GCSE, whilst still building on what I had already learnt. I found the course was sometimes quite challenging to understand but by spending a few extra hours on it became intuitive. I would definitely recommend taking a couple extra hours a week recapping what you have learnt and making some revision resources, so that when the test comes up it is easy to look at what you need to know. Something I liked about the course is how the topics are connected making it easy to relate them to each other. It also gave me a better understanding to how the world around you works, particularly when looking at many real world applications and problems.
Product Design In product design you will create a piece of coursework. This coursework requires product investigation, designing and making skills. At the end of the school year you will sit an exam. My first worry of the course was how much coursework there is. The coursework is something that is challenging though is achievable as long as you work on it regularly. I enjoyed the making processes most as you get to make a travel games set, in which you design and make each piece and the packaging- and holding it in the end is an amazing feeling. If you do pick this course my advice is to try to finish the coursework early (which is not too hard in that the time you get is rather large), so that you can get advice on how to improve it- also for the exam, I recommend doing past papers. P.E. Before the course started I was concerned about the level of commitment required to be successful in the subject and the amount of content there will be. But as the course began I felt that the majority of the content was fun to learn and not too hard to understand. I've enjoyed the practical lessons most as there's usually competition between the genders but also the teachers in lessons as most of the time they're happy to have a laugh with the class. The best advice I could give is to begin to revise the content as early as possible and to apply yourself 100% to the mocks that the department do frequently, as well as the homework set as it can help a lot.
St John s Christmas Party Every December, the students in Trinity Sixth Form host a Christmas Party for approximately 30 special needs pupils from St John s RC School. Will you be our next Father Christmas?
Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award Some of our Year 12 students embark on the challenging D of E Silver Award.
Hooray for Hollywood..
Past Students
Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Provision Year 12 Pastoral provision Academic monitoring Silver DofE MOOCS online courses To foster in students the self-awareness and self-confidence that they need to face challenges, both academic and personal Induction days Zero tolerance policy Registration Tutors Career advisers Chaplains To enable each student to fulfil their own potential both academically and socially. To ensure that each student has access to personal, academic and vocational guidance and support Pastoral care in year 12 reflects the transition from children to adults. To provide opportunities for and encourage students to exercise individual and social responsibility To create a caring environment where students are valued and feel safe Guardian Angels Office duties
Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Provision Year 12 Pastoral provision Year 12 students getting involved
Subject / Area A number of Yr12 students have secured places at top Universities to attend taster courses such as Medicine at Bath University A team from NCS challenge came to talk to the Yr12 about the opportunity to take part in the summer and gain valuable skills and experience to help their CV stand out. Sixth Form students were offered the opportunity to attend Mock interviews conducted by members of the Rotary Club Loughton
History Extra-curricular Activities Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp Every November two students visit to remember the Holocaust Holocaust Memorial Day In January Year 12 students participate in Holocaust studies at King Solomon High School Hampton Court Every summer students visit this Renaissance palace to complement their Tudor studies
Music Extra-curricular opportunities in Music Our school ensembles provide music for the community as well as giving performances at school: Students sing at the Royal Albert Hall for the Redbridge Schools Choral Festival Rock & Pop Concert Students provide music to 3 nursing homes at Christmas. Students from the Windband provide music at the St Thomas of Canterbury Summer fete in June. At least 120 students have been involved in a school concert at Christmas, Rock & Pop and in the Summer.
Gifted and Talented An extensive range of Masterclasses has again been provided this academic year to add breadth and depth to curriculum provision and stretch and challenge the able students. These sessions have been delivered by both Trinity staff and external speakers. Provision has included: Science: Antimatter, Special Relativity, Medicine and Bioethics. Maths: Year 7 Masterclasses: Engaging with Mathematics series. Students from Years 10, 11 and Sixth Form were invited to help support the activities. Topics included work on Archimedes, Galileo and Isaac Newton. English: Creative Writing, The Outsider in Comedy from Shakespeare to the Present Day, First World War Poetry, Tackling Unseen Texts, American Dream & Literature and the Doppelganger and Victorian Literature. History: The Reign of Mary Tudor, and Nazi Germany. Other sessions include Law, Microbiology, Medicine, Geography, MFL and Public Relations. Students response to these sessions have been extremely positive, some examples are below: It was beneficial as it went into lots of details on the outsiders in comedies, with great examples, which has helped my understanding. I really enjoyed finding out about post humans and cybrids. Also the idea that there is the potential for organs to be grown from cells in labs, really caught my interest. The masterclass unravelled throughout, and by the end my opinion about Mary had changed. It was good to learn new techniques to change my writing and improve it.. It has made me feel more confident.
Careers Information and Guidance We are committed to providing our students with a programme of careers education, information, advice and guidance for all students in Year 8-13. Learn through work by providing opportunities for students to learn through work experience or part time jobs and through enterprise activities in school. Learn about work by providing opportunities for students to develop knowledge and understanding of work and enterprise through, trips and visits, interviews, courses and careers education, coaching, monitoring, and mock interviews. Learning for work by developing skills for enterprise and employability through undertaking problem-solving activities, advocacy and debating.