Entry onto the Prince’s Trust qualification will be decided on a case-by-case basis and take into account a student’s behaviour and attendance record, as well as their overall suitability for the course. The baseline academic requirements are 5 grade 2s with a grade 3 in either English and/or Maths.
*Facilitated as part of the VI6 Project in conjunction with the University of Essex and other local sixth forms.
The link to all subject pages can be found here.
Outstanding Careers Information, Advice and Guidance from our dedicated team.
Dedicated Key Stage 5 Pastoral Support.
A Mentoring Programme offering life skills, money management and health and wellbeing advice.
1-2-1 Chromebooks for all students to use both on site and at home.
Financial support from the 16 - 19 Bursary for qualifying students.
Study support sessions.
Key Stage 5 Achievement Director
Careers Advisor
Work Related Learning Coordinator
IntoUniversity is a United Kingdom-based charity that aims to help disadvantaged young people gain a place within a higher education establishments.
Offers qualifications that develop the personal skills, qualities and attitudes required by employers across a range of sectors.
A fantastic opportunity for male and female players to combine their passion for football alongside their education. Players will train up to 6 hours per week and play matches against other local clubs.
All Year 12 students are offered a place on the NCS Skills4Life residential.
Regular opportunities in a range of subjects through our collaboration with the University's outreach team, including the award-winning VI6 programme.
Virtual work experience placements available through Springpod's extensive database.
Zero Gravity gives students free access to mentoring, masterclasses, scholarships and a digital community to get you into top universities and careers.
Oveseas and UK-based trips.
Extended Project Qualification
National Citizens Service Skills4Life
Ipswich Town Football Academy
The Prince's Trust Personal Development and Employability Skills
Sixth Form Leadership team
Extended work experience placements
iHasco e-learning accreditations
Clubs and societies, including a range of sports and leadership opportunities
Reading buddies for younger students
Virtual work experience
Life skills, including driving lessons, first aid and cookery.
Media Suite with 20 iMacs
TV Studio
Radio Studio
Career Zone and university prospectus library
Gym and cloakroom
8 dedicated sixth form teaching rooms - 4 with 75 inch touchscreen displays
Dedicated sixth form canteen and coffee shop
Collaborative and silent study spaces
Advanced level qualifications (known as A levels) are subject-based qualifications that can lead to university, further study, training, or work. They usually focus on academic subjects, compared to vocational qualifications like BTECs, which are more practical.
If you’re not sure what career or job you want to do, studying a selection of A levels and/or BTECs can be a good way of keeping your options open.
BTEC courses are high quality, hands-on qualifications grounded in the real world of work. You will learn by doing, and develop valuable employability skills that you will use throughout your future career or progression into university.
BTECs are developed in consultation with employers and higher education experts, so they can trust that anyone with a BTEC will demonstrate the high standards of knowledge, practical skills and understanding required for further study and employment.
At CCA Sixth, we offer BTECs in a variety of sizes to fit your timetable:
Extended Certificate
Worth the equivalent of 1 A-Level.
Diploma
Worth the equivalent of 2 A-Levels.
Extended Diploma
Worth the equivalent of 3 A-Levels.
Both A-levels and BTECs are two year courses. They can be studied in a range of subjects and many are continuations of subjects available to study at KS4. Level 3 vocational qualifications (BTECs) are available in a wide range of subjects. Students choose these courses if they are interested in learning more about a particular sector or industry. Some courses require work experience to be undertaken in a placement related to the area of study. They contain a larger amount of coursework than A-levels, however, A-levels have more externally examined content.
Enrichment activities and personal development sessions are timetabled period 6 of every day. Students will have the opportunity to improve their study techniques, take part in whole school extra-curricular activities and study for the extended project qualification. Students will also have access to a study period or resit lesson during period 3.
You will need to choose 4 blocks of subjects/enrichment to make up your full timetable.
