Sixth Form
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pinnacle of our students’ education and
forms the bridge to adulthood. Bedford
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opportunities and continual support
to enable our students to progress to
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contact hours for their subjects than any other
Sixth Form in Bedford.We recognise leadership
skills as a vital tool in succeeding in a modern
global community and provide students with
opportunities to develop these through the
senior prefect team and vertical tutoring system.
Sixth Formers have opportunities to take on
community projects, charity work and mentoring
roles for younger students.
Students in the Sixth Form study up to four Level
3 courses and these may be a mix of A Levels and
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PPD course and have access to Sixth Form sport
and enrichment activities each week.
A Sixth Form prospectus is available on the
Bedford Academy website or from the school
Reception.
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Careers, Information,
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It is really important that students experience a broad programme
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aspirations and enable them to make an informed choice about their
next steps and career direction.
We aim to do this by a range of activities
including employer talks, visits to local
and national events, such as, college visits,
careers fairs and one-to-one careers
appointments with our impartial adviser.
The careers calendar of events caters for
every year group and is delivered by a
dedicated in-house Careers, Information,
Advice and Guidance team.
Some of the activities that take place
throughout the year include:
• A programme of Careers Education
delivered at Tutor Time
• “The Real Game” immersive day
for Year 9
• Visiting speakers from local companies
• Careers assemblies supported by
Bedford College and apprenticeship
providers
• C.V. writing for allYear 11 and Sixth Form
• Army Careers visit
• Online diagnostic resources including
Fast Tomato and Higher Ideas
• Sixth Form careers and university fairs
• “Industry Day” for all Year 10
and Sixth Form
• Internship programme of visiting
speakers for Sixth Form students
• UCAS advice, guidance and on-going
support with University applications
• Careers Advisor meeting available
for every student
• Programme of speakers to inform
Year 11 students about choices
available to them i.e. college, Sixth
Form, apprenticeships.
