All students within our sixth form follow an education programme which includes literacy and numeracy study from Entry Level through to GCSE, in addition to completing external further education courses at local colleges.
At present, we have students accessing 3 different colleges across the West Yorkshire Region. Working with several local colleges allows us to provide students with a wide-ranging offer that is at the appropriate level and based on their interests and future aspirations, recent courses include Level 2 Animal Care, T – Level Digital Production, Design and Development, E3 Hospitality, Employability & Life Skills, Level 2 Uniform Protective Services, Level 1 Sports Coaching, Level 2 Catering, and GCSE’s.
Our dedicated sixth form team provide students with the holistic support they need to be able to successfully attend and succeed on their chosen college course. This could involve ensuring students manage their time so they can arrive at college on time, providing family support or working with students to support with the out of college demands of their studies.
On-site, students follow a bespoke learning pathway that coincides with their chosen college courses, addressing any gaps in learning through 1:1 tuition with our team of sixth form tutors to ensure access to a broad and balanced offer. Students access a range of additional accreditations through the OCR Life and Living Skills programme and the Virtual College platform.
The house provides a home setting for our sixth form in which students can develop key life and independent living skills such as money management, independent travel, shopping and meal preparation. Students in our sixth form may reside in our 10-bedded home for up to four nights per week, receiving holistic support in their transition to independence. Being based on our main school site ensures that students have good access to our therapy team for support with mental health, wellbeing and all aspects of development from psychological to sensory, social, educational and communicative.
Students are supported to access different modes of transport to enhance their independence. This allows students to access a wider range of social opportunities across the 24-hour curriculum. Students are also given the opportunity to complete funded driving lessons and driving theory support sessions, providing them with an important life skill to enhance their quality of life.
Our sixth form places a high value on social development and extra-curricular activities which support their own individual interests to enhance their quality of life. In the evenings, students can access local youth clubs, sporting activities – Halifax Panthers Pathway, Duke of Edinburgh expeditions, and identity groups. They are also supported to participate in recreational and community inclusion activities such as attending the local cinema and bowling alley and encouraged to have autonomy over managing their free time.
Students work in partnership with their keyworker to develop their own individualised programmes for development, including the development of academic, social and practical skills as they prepare for adulthood.
Meet the Sixth Form team
Tom Forsyth
Sixth Form House Leader
Billie Moyers
Senior Residential Social Care Worker
Justin Waterworth
Senior Residential Social Care Worker