Admissions
We are delighted that you are interested in applying to our Sixth Form. Our admissions procedure is shown below but, before applying, we strongly recommend that you attend our Open Evening or contact us for an informal visit.
Our admissions process is as follows;
- Complete the online application form.
- You will be invited for a short, informal interview to discuss subject choices and your general aptitude for Level 3 study.
We also require a satisfactory recent report from your current school.
Supportive. Aspirational. Individualised.
At Haslingden Sixth Form, we place your future at the heart of everything we do. These two years will shape your next steps – and we are fully committed to making sure they count.
Our sixth form experience is built around high expectations, individual support and meaningful opportunities, ensuring that every student leaves us confident and ready to succeed. Whether your ambitions lie in a top university, a competitive apprenticeship or a thriving career, we’ll help you get there.
Beyond the Sixth Form
Approximately 60% of our students choose to go to university after leaving us, with the remainder securing sought after degree apprenticeships or employment. A real strength of our Sixth Form is the individualised support each student receives.
All Y13 students have an hour each week timetabled with their personal tutor to research future options and receive support with their UCAS application or next steps pathway. We also have close links with apprenticeship providers and careers officers for those not wishing to attend university.
Enrichment
Success after leaving Sixth Form involves more than just good exam grades. We encourage and support students to become involved in a wide range of activities to help them become the well-rounded individuals that universities and employers want.
Recent opportunities have included;
- Our bespoke Future Leaders programme
- Duke of Edinburgh Scheme
- Sport teams
- Study skills days
- Wider responsibility in main school as role models
- Individual work placements
- Many visits including: UCAS Discovery Day, different universities, bonding days out including Alton Towers and the Trafford Centre, trip of a lifetime to America, Bletchley Park
- Essay writing competitions
Examination Results
Please see this page for information about examination results in the sixth form.
Financial Support
We are able to offer financial support to some students each year from a limited sum of money allocated to us by the government. In priority order we offer;
Compulsory Bursaries of £1200
These bursaries are available to students who are:
- in care
- care leavers
- receiving Income Support, or Universal Credit because they are financially supporting themselves or financially supporting themselves and someone who is dependent on them and living with them such as a child or partner
- receiving Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payments in their own right as well as Employment and Support Allowance or Universal Credit in their own right
Discretionary Bursaries of up to £800
These bursaries are available for students receiving Free School Meals.
Other Discretionary Bursaries
These bursaries are available for students who are suffering from financial hardship that is affecting their education, for example help with difficult financial circumstances, transport costs or school trips. Applications for these bursaries can be made by letter and must be supported by evidence of financial hardship.
Please note that all bursary payments can only be made by BACS transfer into the students own bank accounts. Payments are made weekly and are subject to students fulfilling the terms of their learning agreement.
Pastoral Support
All students have a personal tutor who mentors them and supports their progress. They see their personal tutor each day in Year 12 and also have a tutorial period with them each week in Year 13. Should any pastoral issues arise students can be further supported by their Head Of Year or through referral to a suitable outside agency.
The Sixth Form Day
Morning form period begins at 8.40am and lessons finish at 2.50pm. If students have no timetabled lessons then they are free to sign out.
| Official Start & End times | |
| Registration | 8.40am - 8.55am |
| Period 1 | 8.55am - 9.45am |
| Period 2 | 9.45am - 10.35am |
| Break | 10.35am - 10.50am |
| Period 3 | 10.50am - 11.40am |
| Period 4 | 11:40am - 12.30 pm |
| Period 5 | 12.30pm - 2.00pm (including 30 minute Lunch break) |
| Period 6 | 2.00pm - 2.50pm |
School will close at 2.10 pm on Wednesdays to facilitate opportunities for staff training and development activities. Some subjects have ‘Period 7’ lessons which run from 3pm until 3:45pm.
Sixth Form Dress Code
Sixth form students are expected to behave as young adults, focusing on personal development and the learning process so are therefore expected to dress in an appropriate manner.
We believe that clear expectations and consistently high standards are essential to success. It is important that our students take pride in their appearance and are aware of the impression that appearance makes as role models within the school and amongst the wider community.
One of our key aims is to prepare students for progression into their chosen career or profession and, in order to support this aim and further strengthen the ethos of study in the sixth form, a smart casual dress code is in place.
As sixth form students, we wish to give you some freedom in your choice of dress; however, if you do not adhere to our expectations of appropriate then you will face sanctions that can include removal from lessons or being asked to return home to change.
The Director of Sixth Form will be the ultimate arbiter in all matters relating to dress and appearance.
It is a safeguarding requirement for all sixth form students to visibly wear their student ID badges on site. This is essential as sixth form students do not wear a school uniform and need to be recognisable in the main school to students and staff.
Student Finance
Please find below a link to a Martin Lewis programme which may be a useful reminder regarding all things connected with student finance. There is also a section on the UCAS website which covers frequently asked questions. The application process for student finance will open in the spring and I will let you know when you can start to apply and the relevant deadlines.
Tuition Fund Statement
The EFSA 16-19 Tuition Fund Statement can be read here.