Extension Programmes: REACH

Reach

HEREFORD SIXTH FORM COLLEGE ENCOURAGES AND SUPPORTS ACADEMICALLY GIFTED STUDENTS TO REALISE THEIR POTENTIAL TO WIN PLACES AT THE HIGHEST RANKED AND MOST COMPETITIVE UNIVERSITIES, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND. ALTHOUGH THE COLLEGE IS A COMPREHENSIVE INSTITUTION, IT SETS EXTREMELY HIGH STANDARDS FOR ALL OF ITS STUDENTS AND THIS IS REFLECTED IN ITS OUTSTANDING VALUE ADDED RESULTS.

» Annually, over 100 students gain 3 or more A* or A grades at A Level. » Over 40% of students applying to HE gain places at Russell Group universities, significantly above national averages. » Our top 100 students gained 96.9% A*/A/B grades, 71.3% A*/A grades and 38% A* grades per A Level entry in the last year of exams - significantly better than independent schools. » In 2021, 22 students were offered places at Oxford and Cambridge (38% of those who applied). In 2020, 31 students received offers (42% of those who applied). This is more double the national average.

If you are considering applying to Russell Group universities, including Oxford or Cambridge, or indeed for other competitive courses (including medicine, dentistry and veterinary science), we provide a programme of dedicated advice and support through our Reach programme. This is a bespoke programme designed for our high achievers, of one hour a week, timetabled from January of Year One. These lessons include: » Workshops on the application progress to give personalised support to our most able. » Subject enhancement - support with super curricular extension activities to demonstrate candidates’ potential for academic excellence in their chosen subjects. » Preparation for universities’ own Admissions Tests or Thinking Skills Assessments: an increasingly common requirement for Higher Tariff (Russell

Group) universities. » Intensive interview preparation and presentational skills training. » Using our close working relationships with admissions teams; admissions tutors deliver sessions on personal statement writing and interviews at the College. » Access to trips run by the top universities for state maintained schools. » Tutoring for the STEP tests for Mathematics. » Specialist careers support from our staff, but also support from our increasingly successful alumni. » Access to hundreds of resources for students and parents. » Access to a range of international opportunities including Sutton Trust US and UK, Villiers Park,

UNIQ, HE+ (run at the College), CanBridge, summer schools, etc. Privileged access to universities

‘widening participation’ initiatives available only to the maintained sector.

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REACH STUDENT

HEREFORD SIXTH FORM COLLEGE HAS HELPED ME IN MANY AREAS WHEN APPLYING TO OXFORD UNIVERSITY. NOT ONLY DO THEY PROVIDE MOCK INTERVIEWS, THEY GIVE YOU PERSONAL ADVICE AND AID WHENEVER YOU MAY NEED IT. THE REACH PROGRAMME WAS VERY BENEFICIAL AS IT HELPED MY SKILLS IN CRITICAL THINKING, ORGANISATION, AND EVALUATION; ALL IMPORTANT SKILLS FOR UNIVERSITY.