Uplands Community College

Uplands Community College looks forward to welcoming the sixth form students of September 2021 and to engaging with them in the next stage of their educational journey.

Careers advice and information regarding post-16 choices is always a priority and an explicit feature of our careers provision throughout the sixth form. In addition, we always ensure that each year 11 student has an interview with both a level 6 qualified careers adviser as well as with a member of our own careers team.

This year, because of the additional difficulties caused by the national school lockdowns, we have introduced a two-week A-level readiness programme which will take place in term 6. This programme will enable us to cover some of the essential knowledge that is needed for A-level study that may have been missed due to the pandemic and will allow us to further develop independent study skills. We also aim to ignite a passion for the A-level programme of study and provide students with some independent work to be carried out over the summer holidays so that they arrive in our newly refurbished 6th form area ready and able to hit the ground running in September. There will be more information about the A-level readiness programme soon.

Year 12, enrolment takes place on GCSE results day, with a two-day induction at the start of the September term. Further information on the enrolment process will be sent to students towards the end of term 6.