Welcome
Ms Sandra Miles Principal
Sir Dan Moynihan Chief Executive of the Harris Federation
Lord Harris of Peckham Sponsor
The race to the finishing line of your pre-university education The Harris Sixth Form is where adult life begins and where you begin to take the first steps towards a successful career. Whatever study or career path you want to follow, we have the right choices for you through our two different – but equally ambitious – routes for your future: • Sixth Form Academia, tailored to those of our students looking for a Russell Group university education including Oxford and Cambridge or to study at other top universities worldwide • Sixth Form Professional, for those of our students wanting to study for credible qualifications that universities recognise and respect, or which lead directly to their careers of choice
We are proud to have over 2,000 students, making us one of the largest Sixth Forms in London. One benefit of our size is that we are able to provide a wealth of opportunities for our students that simply cannot be found elsewhere.
We hope that you are excited by what you learn about us in this prospectus. Please do come along to one of our Open Events if you would like to find out more. We very much look forward to meeting you, as do the rest of our team at the Harris Sixth Form.
But equally, we are proud despite our growth to have retained an ethos that treats Sixth Formers as individuals, allowing and encouraging students to grow and succeed. In addition to your work towards the subjects you take, we want you to have a fun and fully-rounded experience of Sixth Form education. We offer many clubs, societies and trips and there are social events throughout the academic year. As Sixth Formers, you will also be role-models to our younger students on campus, helping to mentor and motivate them.
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Questions and answers Q1: How do I apply? The courses on offer are set out later in this prospectus. Specific course details and entry criteria are available on our website: www.harrissixthform.org.uk Once you have chosen your courses, you should send in the application form provided with this prospectus or complete the online application as soon as possible. The online form can be found on the website: www.harrissixthform.org.uk/application Popular courses tend to become oversubscribed very quickly so a prompt application will help to prevent disappointment. Applications before the Christmas holidays are ideal. Applications after this will be considered, with a waiting list formed if appropriate.
Q2: How close do I need to live to a campus to get a place? There are eleven campuses within the Harris Sixth Form, located in many different parts of London. All of these have good transport links so we tend to have a reasonably wide catchment. You should apply if you think that what we offer matches your aspirations for a successful Sixth Form education.
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Q3: How should I choose my subjects? Above all, our advice is that you should specialise in what interests you most and what you excel at. We are always very happy to talk through your options with you before you make your application – just call or email. We can give you the information you need about what individual subjects are like to study in Sixth Form, as well as advice on likely university and employer requirements for particular degree courses and career choices. Whatever choice you make, you can expect first class teaching, small tutorial sizes and our full support as you work towards a successful and fulfilling future.
Q4: Can I study towards a combination of Academia and Professional subjects? Yes. Don’t worry if not all the subjects you are interested in are in the same route. You can select subjects from more than one route. As you progress through Sixth Form and refine your aims and aspirations, we will support your progression towards the route that suits you best.
Q5: What kinds of students are you looking for? We are looking for young men and women with the aptitude, enthusiasm, intelligence and drive to make the most of their two years in Sixth Form, to demand the best and to make the most of every opportunity, every day.
Q6: Is financial assistance available? Yes. There are travel grants and a full range of other bursaries to support eligible Sixth Formers.
Q7: Should I apply to Sixth Form Academia or the Harris Westminster Sixth Form? The Harris Westminster Sixth Form is run by the Harris Federation and Westminster School. Based in central London, it is academically selective with places given to highly able young people. Students are able to apply for both Sixth Forms and, if you meet the entry criteria, we would encourage you to do so. Competition for places at the Harris Westminster Sixth Form is highly intensive. Both Sixth Forms are tailored to students looking for a place on a top degree course in the UK or abroad.
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11 campuses
Each one inspected So Far rated Outstanding by Ofsted
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unlike any others you will ever spend
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The Harris difference The Harris Sixth Form involves a step change and a new relationship with teachers: our Sixth Formers wear suits not uniform and plan for a working day that fits in with a new type of learning. Your two years here will be filled with opportunities to develop your experience by working with and hearing from leading practitioners in the field you are interested in. Teaching is from professionals hand-picked by Harris who understand that you are a young adult by the time you reach Sixth Form, and treat you accordingly. This new independence is your reward for Years 7 – 11.
we employ a team of full-time Careers Consultants to guide and support you as you make decisions about your future. They will be able to give you specialist support with the preparation of university applications, CVs and the other processes you will need to follow to secure the next stage of your education and training.
We also invest time and resources in developing the skills that will set you apart from others when it comes to applying to university and for jobs. Examples of the opportunities available are workshops to develop your public speaking and consultations with experts in skills such as conveying a confident and professional image.
All our Sixth Formers embark on a dedicated two week programme of work experience, university visits, lectures and short courses; and, unlike many other Sixth Forms,
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Partnerships with top universities, colleges and employers The partnerships we have created give our Sixth Formers meaningful opportunities and access to facilities, contacts, experiences and advice that are simply not found on this scale anywhere else. Just some of the opportunities on offer: Links with top London universities including • King’s College London, • Imperial College and • Goldsmiths College, enabling Harris Sixth Formers to attend their lectures and conferences. Through a partnership with MeDCAS, Harris Sixth Formers who are interested in medical careers receive one-to-one mentoring from junior doctors which runs throughout the year. Students are identified early in Year 12 and given intensive support.
The Evelina Children’s Hospital offers three internships a year to A Level students wishing to study Medicine at university (East Dulwich Homestall Campus). Progression relationships with King’s, Goldsmiths and London South Bank University for aspiring students in a wide range of subjects. An Oxford and Cambridge mentoring scheme for potential applicants, run with the help of two of the universities’ colleges.
Harris Experience Advanced was launched as a Federation Sixth Form academic enhancement programme in 2013–14. Since then, 18 students have attended interviews and 7 have secured offers at either Oxford or Cambridge. Students on the programme have also gained 8 medical places and one dentistry school place in that time. 95% of our Harris Experience Advanced students have been successful in their applications to Russell Group universities and we have many students who have accepted places at prestigious ‘Sutton Trust 13’ universities within that group. Links with many businesses across the UK include • Barclays Bank, • Capgemini and • Pret A Manger.
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Almost 90% of our students go on to university. You will have access to the best universities, whatever you want to study.
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An astonishing array of facilities 4 Music and recording Studios 6 Studio Theatres 10 Sixth Form specialist Science Labs laptops and tablets 1,500 Computers, for you to use
5 all weather sports pitches 8 Language labs 3
industrial kitchens for catering students
10 Libraries 10 Gyms 7
inspirational and technology-rich
art and design studios
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Choosing a base campus We have eleven campuses in London, with an astonishing range of facilities between them in every subject we offer. Every campus so far inspected by Ofsted has been rated as ‘outstanding’. All Sixth Formers have a base campus. You will be able to discuss this with us at your interview, but most people make a decision based on where they live and the subjects they would like to study.
Some Sixth Formers attend two campuses to accommodate their course options. There is a free-of-charge minibus service between sites to make this straightforward for you. Our campuses are totally wireless and the Harris Sixth Form cloud is fully accessible on-site, at home and when you are on the move.
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The ‘black tie’ prom takes place at the end of Year 13. It is an evening filled with fun and celebration that our students never forget.
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Extra-curricular activities and social events Every term, you will be able to choose an Enrichment Course. These are fully funded and our aim is to provide activities you enjoy and which broaden your interests and experiences. They range from first aid and archery to art appreciation, learning foreign languages, sign language and cookery. In addition to your Enrichment Courses, there are dozens of other extra-curricular activities and events each week. To give you a sense of what is on offer, here are some of the most popular:
• Tennis, table tennis, squash, football, netball, rugby and basketball – played competitively and for fun, with some students achieving coaching qualifications • Charity events at home and abroad – in recent years our students have built a school in India and taken a refurbished ambulance to a Ugandan village
• Annual Celebration of Achievement event, where Sixth Formers’ effort and work is formally and publicly recognised and prizes are given out to mark outstanding achievement • Our annual, always much anticipated, black tie prom.
• Bands, orchestras and choirs • Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme and Outward Bound • Debating • Mentoring of younger Harris Academy students and helping to run clubs and events for them
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Two routes Whatever study or career path you want to follow, we have the right choices for you through our two very different – but equally ambitious – routes for your future.
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Don’t worry if not all the courses you are interested in are in the same route. You can select courses from both routes. As you progress through Sixth Form and refine your aims and aspirations, we will support your progression towards the route that suits you best.
Sixth Form Academia
Sixth Form Professional
This is tailored to those of our students looking for a Russell Group university education including Oxford and Cambridge or to study at other top universities worldwide.
This is for those of our students wanting to study for credible qualifications that universities recognise and respect, or which lead directly to their careers of choice.
We have a UCAS programme for all Sixth Formers. Our bespoke Russell Group programme offers you the opportunity to prepare for competitive applications to top universities including Oxford and Cambridge and highly competitive medical, dentistry and veterinary schools. The programme is aspirational, informative and practical, with each Sixth Former linked to an external mentor who can advise and support them throughout their time here. Many of our Academia students are successful in winning places on highly competitive summer schools run by Oxford, Cambridge and others in the Russell Group. Our Sixth Formers have gone to Cambridge for Engineering, Imperial as well as St George’s for Medicine, King’s for Pharmacy, Bristol for Maths, Warwick for Law, Durham for Politics and UCL for History.
In addition to our relationships with good universities across London and the UK, we have strong links with the following businesses and organisations, to name but a few: Barclays Bank, Reed Smith LLB, Tuckers Solicitors, AXA, JLL Property, TFL, Civil Service, the Nuffield Foundation, Deloitte and Pret A Manger. Students who plan on moving in to work or an apprenticeship once finishing sixth form have the opportunity to join the World of Work (WOW) programme which runs across all of our academy sixth form campuses. This dedicated programme of activities aims to inspire and raise awareness of the range of employment opportunities available. Group and one to one sessions help students apply for work and/or apprenticeships and there are many opportunities to meet with and talk to employers, training providers and relevant professional organisations. A dedicated World of Work day in July each year provides year 12 and 13 students time to update their CV, learn about the application process and attend a careers and apprenticeship fair where they can talk directly to employers and apprenticeship providers.
Just over 6% of our year 13 students went in to apprenticeships in 2015. Some of the employers they went on to work for include: Accenture, Alliance Healthcare, Veterinary practice, Barclays Bank, Chelsea Football club, Day Lewis Pharmacies, GCHQ, Hilton Hotels, J P Morgan, Laing O’Rourke, Lloyds Bank, Marks and Spencer, City Hall and Royal Bank of Scotland. The occupational areas they embarked on were wide ranging and including anything from IT and finance to vet nursing and plumbing. The apprenticeship landscape and application processes are ever changing. Being supported by heads of sixth and professional careers advisers who are up to date with these changes enables students to successfully move on to their chosen career path.
Harris Aspire Sixth Form Sixth Form at Harris Aspire is for students who have not quite met the entry criteria to Level 3 courses and who are looking for a Level 2 programme. You will be offered a combination of GCSE courses, including Maths, English Language, English Literature, Core and Additional Science along with a vocational course. On successful completion of these courses, you will be offered the choice to progress to Level 3 courses at one of the academies that make up Harris Sixth Form.
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COURSES A LEvels
Subject
Route Key
A = AcadEmia P = Professional
Route
Exam Board
Accounting
P
AQA
Art and Design – Fine Art
P
Edexcel/WJEC
Art and Design – Photography
P
Edexcel/WJEC
Biology
A
Business Studies Chemistry Classics
2
3
OCR
1
2
3
4
P
AQA
1
2
3
4
A
AQA
1
2
3
4
AQA
D&T Product Design
P
AQA
Drama and Theatre Studies
P
Edexcel P
4
7
6
7
8
9
10
6
7
8
9
10
6
7
8
9
10
9
10
5
3 3 2
3
7 4
6 6
8
2
3
Edexcel
1
2
3
French
A
Edexcel
1
2
3
7
3
7
A
Geography
A
Government and Politics History
OCR
Edexcel P
A A
4
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
Edexcel
1
2
3
4
5
6
A
CIE
Maths
A
Edexcel
1
2
3
Media Studies
P
OCR
1
2
3
AQA
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
9
10
9
10
9
10
9
10
9
10 10 10
4
5
6
7
8
7
9
10
9
10
3
Edexcel
Music Technology
P
Edexcel
Philosophy & Ethics
A
Edexcel
Photography
P
Edexcel/WJEAC
Physical Education
P
OCR/Edexcel
1
Physics
A
AQA
1
2
3
4
Psychology
P
AQA
1
2
3
4
Religious Studies
A
Edexcel
3
4
Sociology
P
Spanish
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10
3
P
Core Maths
6
1
Mandarin
Subject
6
5
AQA
P
Other Level 3 courses
5
Edexcel
Law
Music
10
2 1
A
Further Maths
9
10
5
English Literature
A
10
6
4
OCR P
A
Economics
7 1
A
Computer Science
Campus
10
1
10
2
6
2
9
3
6
7
5
6
7
5
6
7
AQA
1
2
3
4
6
A
Edexcel
1
2
3
4
6
Route
Exam Board
P
AQA
10
8
7
9
10
9
10
9
10
9
10
8
10
Campus 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Campus Key
Campus East East Dulwich, Dulwich, Homestall Homestall Campus Campus
Bromley Bromley Campus Campus
Campus East East Dulwich, Dulwich, Rye Rye Campus Campus
Crystal Crystal Palace Palace Campus Campus
Campus Falconwood Falconwood Campus Campus
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Bromley
5
omley Campus
Campus East East Dulwich, Dulwich, Rye Rye Campus Campus
ystal Palace Campus
Campus Falconwood Falconwood Campus Campus
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3
orden Campus
urley Campus
East Dulwich, Homestall Campus
Merton Merton Campus Campus
Morden Campus
Falconwood
Vocational Level 3 AppliedCampus Science Single
lconwood Campus
East East Dulwich, Dulwich, Homestall Homestall Campus Campus
7
Purley Purley Campus Campus
East East Dulwich, Dulwich, Rye Campus
8
Falconwood Falconwood Campus Campus
9
Merton Merton Campus Campus South Norwood Campus
Merton
Vocational Level 3 Art & Design Double Campus South South Norwood Norwood Campus Campus
Vocational Level 2 Business Studies
Morden Vocational Level 3 Business Studies Single Campus
Morden Morden CampusRoute
Merton Merton Campus
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South Norwood Campus
Morden Morden Campus
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Upper Norwood Campus
Purley Purley Campus Campus
Aspire
Upper Upper Norwood Norwood
Campus Campus Exam Board
Campus Upper Upper norwood norwood Campus Campus
P
AQA
P
Edexcel
South South Norwood Norwood P Campus Campus
P
Purley Campus
South South Norwood Norwood Campus Campus
South Norwood Campus
Vocational Level 3 Art & Design Single
Falconwood Falconwood Campus
Campus Upper norwood Campus
Purley Purley Campus Campus
Purley Purley Campus Campus
Morden Campus
Campus South Norwood Campus
Rye Campus Morden Morden Campus Campus
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East East Dulwich, Dulwich, Rye Campus
Campus Purley Campus
Merton Merton Campus Campus
East Dulwich, Rye Campus Subject Vocational Courses Morden Campus
st Dulwich, Rye Campus
erton Campus
Crystal Palace
Merton Campus
Rye Campus Morden Campus
Crystal Crystal Palace Palace Campus
4
East East Dulwich, Dulwich, Homestall Homestall Campus Campus
East East Dulwich, Dulwich, Homestall Campus
Homestall Campus Merton Campus
Bromley Bromley Campus
Beckenham Campus
ckenham Campus
st Dulwich, Homestall Campus
Beckenham Beckenham Campus
Beckenham Beckenham Campus Campus
Upper Upper Norwood Norwood P Campus Campus
Aspire
6
3 5
10
Edexcel
11
OCR
1
2
OCR
1
2
P
Edexcel
P
OCR
2
4
Vocational Level 3 HealthCampus & Social Care Double
P
OCR
2
4
Vocational Level 3 Health & Social Care Triple
P
OCR
Vocational Level 3 Hospitality & Catering Single Campus
P
Edexcel
Vocational Level 3 ICT Single
P
OCR
1
Vocational Level 3 ICT Double
P
OCR
1
Vocational Level 3 Media Single
P
Vocational Level 3 Media Double
Purley
Vocational Level 2 HealthCampus & Social Vocational Level 3 Health & Social Care Single South Norwood
outh Norwood Campus
Upper Norwood
pper norwood Campus
Aspire
Aspire
OCR
Vocational Level 3 Music Single
P
Edexcel
Vocational Level 3 Performing Arts Single
P
OCR
Vocational Level 2 Sport
P
Edexcel
Vocational Level 3 Sport Single
P
OCR
1
Vocational Level 3 Sport Double
P
OCR
1
Vocational Level 3 Sport Triple
P
OCR
1
Food Science and Nutrition Diploma
P
WJEC
English Literature GCSE
6
7
8
9
10
7
8
9
10
6
7
8
9
10 10
6
P
English GCSE*
5 5
3
2
Exam Board
4
4
OCR
Subject
3
11
2
GCSEs
10
Edexcel
P
Upper Upper norwood norwood Campus Campus
Vocational Level 3 Business Studies Double
Campus
4
6
7
4
6
7
3
6
8
8
9
10
9
10
9
10 10
6 2 11
2
3
5 5
6
7 7
8
10 10
5 3
Campus
AQA/CIE
11
AQA
11
Maths GCSE*
AQA/Edexcel
11
Science GCSE
AQA
11
Additional Science GCSE
AQA
11
*Offered at all sites as resits for students that have not achieved a C grade
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Applications and advice Please fill in the application form, paper copy or the online version, and return it to us. If you would like advice on course selection, please contact us and we will be happy to help.
also contact your present school and ask them about the suitability of the courses you have applied for, your achievements, your attitude to study and your predicted GCSE results.
Once we receive your application form, we will assess your suitability for a place and
If your application is successful, we will invite you in for a course discussion meeting.
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This provides an opportunity for us to talk with you about your plans and interests and enables you to make an informed decision about studying with us. After your course discussion meeting, we will write to you informing you of the outcome of your application.
Dates for your diary Deadline for applications: because popular courses tend to become oversubscribed very quickly, applications before the Christmas holidays are ideal. Applications after this will be considered but you should apply by Friday 31st March at the latest. A waiting list will be formed if appropriate. Course discussion meetings are scheduled from January to April 2017.
Tel: 0208 253 7777 Email: info@harrissixthform.org.uk @HarrisSixthForm 
www.harrissixthform.org.uk