You will find it exciting learning to take responsibility for yourself and your studies. We look forward to teaching enthusiastic and responsible students. As a small group, you will find that the support and friendship of your peers is important whilst at the same time you will have all the help you need from the staff.

Time management becomes very much your responsibility. You already have good study habits and now you organise the timing of assignments too. You will have a study planner to help your organisation and each of your subjects will provide you with guidance to help direct your studies.

‘Being the best that you can be’ are the key words of our sixth form.

Much is said in large sixth form institutions about the quality of pastoral care and the regular monitoring of students. One of the single most advantageous features of attending our Sixth Form Centre is that any problems of attendance and achievement are noticed immediately. There are regular target setting and monitoring meetings with key dates for review and reporting.

Attendance at lessons is expected and you will have a daily registration with your Sixth Form Tutor chosen at a time to suit the majority of the group. During study time, you may wish to leave the site and a book for signing out is in the General Office.

You will be expected to work hard, to set targets for AS and A2 level and plan how these will be met. You will then be supported to help meet these targets and to review your progress. Each girl is interviewed at the start of the year to set the initial targets and subject teachers discuss and review these with each individual girl half-termly. Students are encouraged to write a self-evaluation for each subject and to discuss their own perceptions of how they are progressing. The majority of AS modules will be in June at the end of your first year but some of you may sit the first units in January, four months after beginning your course.

We do, however, want you to have a wide experience and some relaxation, so extra curricular activities for individuals will be encouraged. We aim to offer a satisfying mix of cultural, sporting and social activities, many of which will take place off site. There will be trips, visits and activities for you as a whole group. These will usually be decided by you and may well vary from year to year.

The Personal Development and Leadership weekend at Tregoyd House always proves a big hit – tiring, challenging but filled with a sense of achievement. Successful links are maintained with other Sixth Forms including field trips, sports fixtures, conferences, social events and the annual trip to Lourdes with the Salesian College to help with disabled children.

The Sixth Form Centre

We have designed a Sixth Form Centre specifically to meet the real needs of Sixth Form students

• Private sixth form centre with separate access from school
• Modern, light, comfortable Common room
• Television/video/stereo
• Telephone
• Attractive, private study rooms with built-in desk/storage area
• Separate IT facilities with access to the Internet
• Separate Cloakroom
• Shower facility
• Kitchen with hob, kettle, microwave, fridge, ironing facilities, toasted sandwich maker, toaster, sink, crockery
• Dining area
• Designated private decking

Our Sixth Form tell us staying on at Alton Convent School has been the right decision for them. But don’t just take my word for it!

• “Being back felt strange – I wasn’t wearing uniform.”
• “I’m really happy here.”
• “Being able to make drinks whenever we wanted was such a novelty at first we could not stop making tea!”
• “The lessons were interesting and demanded more thought. Sixth Form life exceeded expectations.”
• “What does one wear for the first day!”
• “Having the freedom to manage my own study but still having guidance when I need it is a great balance.”
• “Everything looked great – and with amazing speed everyone found her way to the sofas!”
• “I was apprehensive for many months before starting in the new Sixth Form Centre – had I chosen the right subjects, would the work be difficult, what would the new teachers be like? My fears were dispelled.”
• “I really look forward to coming in the morning because it is so homely.”
• “The sofas are comfortable”