Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form will be hosting an Open Afternoon for Internal (WPSfB and WPSfG) students on Wednesday 8 November 2023. Students have been invited to attend one of two slots based on tutor group number. Tutor Group 1s have been invited to the 2:50pm slot; Tutor Groups 2s have been invited to the 3:35pm slot.
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Are you interested in becoming a governor?
We are looking forward to hosting our Governance Open Morning on Thursday 12th October 2023 for prospective Trustees and ACMs (local governors). For more information about the event and to register click the link below:
Online Registration Form - Governance Open Mornings
Dear Parents/Carers,
I'm sure you are all aware of the death of a young lady in Croydon yesterday. She was stabbed to death on her way to school.
I'm sure you agree we all need to work together to stop our young people feeling that they need or want to carry a knife.
In school, we have lessons, conversations and assemblies on the topic. The School Police Officer also addresses students.
I have attached a leaflet from the Ben Kinsella Charity, that outlines how to have conversations as parents.
Please get in touch if we can help in any way.
Ms J Lumbis
Trust Safeguarding Lead
AIM Mentoring Programme – Wednesday 20th September 2023
Representatives from Visionpath provided a workshop for our Year 12 and 13 students on Wednesday 20th September showcasing their mentoring programme, "AIM."
Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form have worked with Visionpath over the last few years on different programmes that support young people in their development of their next career steps.
The AIM initiative provides a programme of one-to-one mentoring, skills sessions and career insights that will help A Level students from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds to gain knowledge and experience to shape their future careers in technology.
A wonderful opportunity for our students, who thoroughly enjoyed the workshop.
We start off this term with our first charity event that we support ‘Jeans for Genes day’, Friday 22nd September.
Jeans for Genes is held each year to raise money for children with genetic conditions, this affects around half a million children each year. We can make a difference just by wearing our jeans to school and donating £1.00 to the charity.
Students can wear jeans only in return for a small donation, no trainers, hats, hoodies, sweatshirts anything that is not school uniform.
For students, our year 13 ambassadors will be going around to tutor groups with a guess the number of sweets game, 20p per guess.
Thank you for your continued support,
Mrs Hawgood
Receptionist
It can be tricky deciding whether or not to keep your child off school, nursery or playgroup when they're unwell.
There are government guidelines for schools and nurseries about managing specific infectious diseases at GOV.UK. These say when children should be kept off school and when they shouldn't.
If you do keep your child at home, it's important to phone the school or nursery on the first day. Let them know that your child won't be in and give them the reason.
If your child is well enough to go to school but has an infection that could be passed on, such as a cold sore or head lice, let their teacher know.
Sixth Form Enrolment - Wednesday 30 August 2023
Congratulations to the Class of 2023 celebrating their results!
Read our A Level Results feature on page 16 of the latest issue of the News Shopper here:
News Shopper - Page 16 - Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form
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It is with tremendous pride that Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form, rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, celebrates the success of the Class of 2023.
47% of our students received A* - B grades, with a significant number continuing their academic pathways at Russell Group universities, including Cambridge, Edinburgh, and Warwick amongst others.
Head of School, Mr Tom Lawrence states, "Our class of 2023 have done themselves proud and nearly all have achieved their first-place offers or high-end apprenticeships, securing an average grade that matches 2019 and 2022. We have many students again going to illustrious Russell Group universities. The results day itself has been a great day of rightful celebration for staff and students. All these enormous achievements have been made against a backdrop of significantly tougher marking, particularly at the top end."
This sentiment is shared by Mr Tim Plumb, CEO of PolyMAT, "After such hard work through challenging times, it was fantastic to see so many students with happy faces, being rewarded with progression to university and apprenticeships. This is why we all work so hard, to change lives and ensure ‘Success for Everyone’ that will last for many years to come."
Ms Hannah Elliott, Head of Sixth Form, comments: “I am so proud of all our students here at Woolwich Poly. Each of them has shown resilience and determination in the face of adversity. Year on year, our results echo our school ethos of ‘Tomorrow's Leaders’ demonstrating the dedication and commitment of the students themselves, as well as our hardworking staff and supportive wider community. We look forward to seeing the future successes of our students as our Sixth Form expands next year to accommodate Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls.”
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Results will be distributed at 9am.
If you check UCAS at 8.15am you will know whether you have got into your firm or insurance – you will not know your results so you are still required to collect these at 9am. In previous years, UCAS has updated before 8am so you can begin checking from as early as 7am.
Results will be given out in the courtyard outside the 6th form block.
Not met university offers?
You can still go to university!
What is Clearing and when does it open in 2023? - The Education Hub (blog.gov.uk)
What to say to universities during your Clearing call (ncl.ac.uk)
You may have a good idea already that you might be in Clearing, so please ensure you have read the above so that you are prepared.
The school will be open from 8.30am so if this applies to you, please come to school early and make yourself known to a member of staff who will be here to support you through the process. The teachers here have years and years’ worth of experience and will be the best people to help you through this process.
If you are not in the country or cannot collect your results, please email Ms Elliott, Mr Tatton, Mr Brogan and Mrs Woods to make alternative arrangements.
Are your grades/ grade a complete shock?
Sometimes students are borderline/ extremely close to the grade above. If you have 1 grade which is affecting your university accepting you, we can look to see how close you are to that grade. It is worth giving the university a call to see if they will accept you based on this and another option is remarking the paper. This can only be decided by Ms Elliott or Mrs Kalicharan and paperwork will need signing before you leave and given to the Exams Team.
Please see Ms Elliott, Mrs Kalicharan or your Head of Department if you need a breakdown of your grade/ grades.
If you go to the Exam Team without written permission, they will send you away.
Ms H Elliott - Head of Sixth Form
