Star-listed in ‘The Good Schools Guide’
Pupils in both Junior and Senior Schools achieve at high levels through participation in the school’s co-curricular programme.
– Independent Schools Inspectorate 2022
Senior pupils display mature attitudes towards their learning. They preserve and encourage each other as they strive for excellence in their studies
– Independent Schools Inspectorate 2022
These are just three of the qualities that students will take away with them after their time in In the Sixth Form students are able to take on new responsibilities and challenges, and enjoy greater independence with their studies and time management. They will be encouraged to exceed what is expected of them and leave with the skills to equip them for their
indeed involvement in community activities out in the locality, time is made in the school day for Sixth Formers to take part.
Supporting and giving back to the community is an important part of the ethos of Hymers College and our students are involved in a number of projects, from listening to children read in several local primary schools, to collecting toys and games for vulnerable children.
opportunity to participate in our buddy system, which provides individual peer guidance to those students in the years below.
The vast majority of our Year 11 group will continue on into our Sixth Form and they will be joined by new pupils to Hymers, coming specifically for the final two years of study.
Sixth Form students are encouraged to make the most extensive co-curricular which continues into Years 12 and 13. Whether that is a love of sport, music, drama or
Sixth Formers are invited to join the School Council and Form Prefects act as ambassadors of the school and as supporters of those in the younger years. Sixth Form students also have the
Students generally choose three subjects (four in certain circumstances). Course availability of some subjects may depend upon demand. The Sixth Form provision is continuously reviewed to respond to the needs of pupils. The most up-to-date list of courses is available by contacting the School.
A number of independently studied courses are also available, such as the Extended Project Qualification and the Certificate in Financial Studies. Students are supported through their studies via a tutor typically in a small group of 12 who meet on a daily basis.
Our dedicated Sixth Form Centre has its own Junior Common Room, dining facility, computer suites, study areas and socialising hubs.
There are also screens showing important notices and Sixth Form news. Students are encouraged to use our Learning Resource Centre, which has areas conducive to silent study and independent learning, a skill required for university life and further education.
We also encourage a variety of learning methods for Sixth Form pupils, including weekly lectures from exciting external speakers ranging from a Holocaust survivor to hypnotist Martin Taylor.
We encourage our students to be busy and make the most of all the activities we have on offer, of which there are many.
In addition to the creative arts and sports activities we have timetabled, we provide a Sixth Form specific co-curricular programme for our students to become involved in.
Our pupils also enjoy a variety of field trips throughout their time in the Sixth Form. Most recently, these have included a Physics trip to Switzerland, Biology trip to Cranedale and CatZero yachting expedition.
Our senior sports squads have the opportunity to go on tour to destinations in the UK and abroad. The most recent trip took our hockey, rugby and netball teams on a tour to South Africa and New Zealand is planned for 2023.
Our students in Years 12 & 13 have enjoyed recent national recognition in a number of areas including National Schools Badminton Championships, ISGA Finalists, National Squash Trophy Finalists, National Representation for Science Olympiads, National Engineering Finalists, Cambridge Schools Debating Competition Finalists and Winners of the Arkwright Engineering Scholarship to name but a few.
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The Careers department re-awarded the Quality in Careers Standard, a nationally recognised award, in July 2021.
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The Learning Resources Centre (LRC) is open from 8am each morning and pupils can be dropped off at school from then.
There is a parent drop-off loop for those arriving by car accessed through the main school gates. The school buses arrive into school around 8.20-8.30am each morning and drop pupils inside the main school gates. Pupils can also cycle to school and secure bike storage is located near the science laboratories.
Pupils in the Sixth Form may also drive themselves to school. They must register their car with the school office.
The latest arrival time for pupils is 8.40am with registration and pastoral contact time starting at 8.45am. Our Sixth Form pupils are expected to be in school throughout the school day.
Morning break is at 10.30am for 25 minutes and lunch and lunchtime co-curricular activities starts at 12.35pm. We have a long lunch break at Hymers
to allow our pupils to have their lunch and also take part in all of the activities on offer. Afternoon registration beings at 1.50pm and afternoon lessons end at 4pm.
One afternoon a week is dedicated to Games for our Sixth Form pupils and our Sixth Form pupils can make use of their own dedicated common room throughout the school day.
Pupils being collected by car should be picked up from the East Car Park. The school buses depart from the same location at drop-off, just inside the school gates and staff are on hand to supervise pupils catching the correct bus.
For those not leaving school at 4pm, a number of after-school co-curricular activities are on offer and pupils can also stay in the LRC to complete homework.
Pupils must be collected by 6pm.