Extend your Child Benefit claim for your teen today.

It’s time for parents across the UK to extend their Child Benefit claim if their 16-19-year-old is staying in full-time non-advanced education or approved training.

HMRC sent 1.4 million letters between 24 May and 17 July to parents, explaining how to extend their claim. If you haven’t received a letter, there’s no need to worry. You can still extend your Child Benefit via the HMRC app or online where eligible. 

We know how important Child Benefit can be to families, so let HMRC know by 31 August if your teen intends to stay in approved education or training.

Extending your Child Benefit ensures you won't miss out on any payments from 31 August. However, if your child changes their mind about further education or training, you can simply let HMRC know online or in the app and we’ll update our records and adjust any payments as needed.

For parents who can’t extend their Child Benefit online, you can still do so by post or by phone.

Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form, rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, is proud to congratulate the Class of 2024 on their fantastic A-Level Results!

60% of our students achieved A*-B grades, with students securing their offers to Cambridge, Warwick, UCL and Newcastle, amongst others.

Headteacher, Mr Tom Lawrence states, “Our class of 2024 have done themselves proud, achieving some of the best key stage 5 results that we have seen, including those years before the pandemic. Our headline figures show an almost perfect 99.2% pass-rate, and our average grade is an impressive B grade. For those grades that really matter to get into university, A*-C grades, our overall percentages hold up very well indeed with our students achieving at least 86% C grades, 60% B grades, and 23% A and A* grades. These grades mean that the overwhelming majority of our students will access their first-choice universities and high-end apprenticeships; few have had to worry about clearing; many more will be accessing the illustrious Russell Group universities. The results day itself has been a great day of rightful celebration for staff and students.”

Ms Susan Principe, Deputy Head of Sixth Form and Head of Year 13 comments, “It is an honour to celebrate with the students and staff after all the hard work that has been put into place in preparation for this day. Year on year, I am amazed at what our students achieve, and the Class of 2024 did not disappoint. ‘Proud’ is not a strong enough word to describe how I feel about being part of this community and I cannot wait to welcome our largest cohort to date as we expand our Sixth Form in September. Our students are truly ‘Tomorrow’s Leaders’.”

Congratulations to the Class of 2024!

Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form Springboard Programme 2024

Thank you to our alumni that joined us in the culmination of our Springboard Programme - our annual taster days for incoming year 12 students.

We were lucky enough to have 30 alumni from 2017-2024 share their own personal experiences as Sixth Formers and beyond, offering tips and advice for success for the next generation of Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Formers.
 

Sending off the Year 13s in style!

Woolwich Polytechnic Sixth Form Class of 2024 marked another milestone with their graduation breakfast and celebration trip to Thorpe Park taking place on Friday 28th June 2024.

Congratulations to all our Year 13 students.

We are looking forward to A Level Results Day on Thursday, 15th August – we're excited to see everyone there!

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As part of the 2024 London Festival of Architecture, not for profit organisation, HomeGrown Plus, is joining forces with architecture practice Pilbrow & Partners to lead a design workshop for 16-20 year olds to reimagine the city and their place within it.

Over a 3-hour collaborative session, the group will come together to find imaginative solutions to redesign London’s spaces and places, examining how this could benefit them as well as future generations.

You will need to bring along recycled materials, from a cardboard box to a plastic bottle (anything you would usually throw in the bin), and be encouraged to dream up alternative solutions to the way we use and develop our built environment to create a more equitable, sustainable and resilient city.

The resulting models and drawings will be on display at Pilbrow &Partners’ Clerkenwell reception throughout the month of June.

There is space for 20 participants and refreshments will be provided for the duration of the workshop.

Reserve a spot now!

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