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SIXTH FORM BULLETIN Week 12 24/11/25 

Week 12 - Key Student Messages

Please read through the following key messages for Week 12: 

Welcome to Week 12. Thank you all for such a triumphant evening on Friday. What a way to mark the 10th annual Winter Ball with such an incredible group of young people. Certainly one for the record books. Hope you all enjoyed yourselves! I'm liaising with Mrs Craven on sending the photos across to you all this week. Our thanks to Jacob Khan and the Winter Ball committee. Well done for all your work! Congratulations to Joe Wareham, Joe Vickerage, Elliot Darby and Harry Godwin who delivered one of the great Winter Ball performances we've ever seen! Our thanks also to the staff supporting the event, particularly to Mrs Craven and the site team for their tremendous operational support. And finally, our thanks to Mrs Cloke for her tremendous support behind the scenes. Without these staff, this fantastic event could not take place. It was also fantastic to see 70 of you out on the Astro for the Charity Football Match last Wednesday - record numbers for Sixth Form Games. Thank you to Charlie Seymour for organising.

Mr Wilder’s Quote of the Week

“There’s something about school friends that you just can’t replace” - Lisa Whelchel

Year 13 UCAS Applications

A reminder that the deadline for UCAS submissions is the 1st December 2025. Please work with your tutor and subject teachers to ensure your personal statement is the best it can be. We strongly advise you to get at least one member of staff to look through your personal statement before submitting your application. If you are struggling with anything UCAS related please see your tutor, a Sixth Form Leader or see Mrs Garetty on Monday P3 or Friday lunchtime. You must now seek help if you are struggling. 

DOCTOR WHO – An Unearthly Child – Thursday 27 November, 3.15, C233

If you’re a Doctor Who fan waiting for its return next year, you might be interested in watching the very first story, not available on iPlayer.  Come along to C233 after school on Thursday to see how it all started, back in 1963.  Any questions, see Mr Evans in the Media office, top floor Curnock.

House Drama Announcement

House Drama preparations have begun! This is open to all Year 12 students. Here is the Google Classroom area for more info - e3tk47ni

If you join the google classroom then they'll see the rules, next steps and can join their own House group to start sharing ideas!

Year 12 Mentoring Update!

House Mentoring Sessions begun last week. Please ensure you continue to turn up to your sessions. Please contact your House Head if you have any questions or concerns. 

Monday AM tutor - Davis Mentoring

Tuesday AM tutor - Evers Mentoring

Thursday AM tutor - Patterson Mentoring

Friday AM tutor - Curnock Mentoring

Your mentoring house captains will be in the Common Room to support you if you need any help. A reminder to liaise with your House Head or Sixth Form Leader if you are concerned by anything that your mentee raises with you. This is a proper consistent commitment so please ensure you let us know if you are unable to make particular sessions. 

Y13 Report Reflection - PDP

This week Year 13 students will have a PDP session on report reflections. All Year 13 must attend this PDP and submit their reflections and goals onto their tutor google classroom. This will be checked. 

Parliament Trip

As part of our exceptional extra-curriculum offer and enrichment, we have arranged to take Year 13 students studying Politics, Law, Sociology and Economics to a visit to Parliament in London on Monday 5th January 2025. The day will involve a tour of Parliament including both chambers, followed by participating in a debate in the Grand Committee Room. Being part of a debate in parliament is a unique opportunity. Students will also get some free time in Whitehall and Trafalgar Square. Tickets are available on Parent Pay now.

Sixth Form House Rugby & House Netball - upcoming

We have two big house events upcoming. House Captains please assemble your teams. These are usually two of the biggest house events of the year - look forward to seeing you all there. 

Please sign up for House Rugby here: Sixth Form House Rugby Sign Up Sheet

Please sign up for House Netball here: Sixth Form House Netball Sign Up Sheet

Debating Society 

Mr Langton, Mr Castel and Mr Wilder run the debating society every Tuesday after school in W111. As Mr Langton said in assembly, we will be entering various prestigious competitions this academic year such as the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Debating Competitions as well as European Youth Parliament. The Debating Society is for those who want to have fun, try something new and learn a valuable skill. If you don’t want to debate, come along to watch. Get involved - another great opportunity.

House Creative Writing Competition

Please use this form to submit entries for the 2025/26 House Creative Writing Competition, on the theme of Journeys. The deadline for entries is 19 January 2026, in advance of the announcement of the winners in an evening event on 9 February 2026. 

• KS5 - A journey through the mind

• Poetry on the theme of 'Journeys' - open to the whole school (you do not need to stick to the sub-theme for your Key Stage if you are submitting poetry, but can if you wish)

There is no limit on the number of entries each student may enter, and there are house points for each entry! The maximum number of words per entry is 850 for KS5. Poetry entries are limited to one side of A4. 

Get writing and good luck!

Careers drop-ins - Year 13

Mrs Garrety runs drop-in sessions on Monday period 3 (Enrichment - please attend session in the hall first) or Friday 12.10-12.50. If you need help with your personal statement, university choices or have other career queries, just pop in to W050 (off R2) during those times. No appointment required. Year 12s will have career appointments later in the year.

Music Update Carol Service all day rehearsal and service at St Nicholas' church on Tuesday 16th December. 

Year 12: Ten Tors 2026

Any student interested in taking part in a 45 mile challenge on Dartmoor should see Mrs Scourfield in the Maths office asap for more information on how to get involved. More information on what Ten Tors is can be found here: https://www.tentors.org.uk/page/about

Year 12 Reading Mentors

Mentoring continues this week - it’s an even week. 

All the info is on our Reading Mentor Hub on Google Classroom. 

Any questions, ask Mr Clayton.

University Widening Participation 

The University of Bath has launched their Pathway to Bath Programme. This is for year 12 students who meet the widening participation criteria and seek to develop their skills for university. The programme provides students with the opportunity to work with experienced staff and current students, explore a chosen subject in-depth, develop key academic skills for university study and beyond. Students gain insights into what teaching and learning is like at university and have the opportunity to apply for a place on a free 3-day residential visit to campus in the summer. You will be eligible for a guaranteed conditional offer.

Looking for volunteers to help with Manga Club 

We’re looking for enthusiastic sixth form students to help run Manga Club in the school library on Wednesday lunchtimes. If you enjoy manga, anime, or graphic storytelling, this is a great opportunity to share your interests, develop leadership skills, and gain valuable experience working with younger students while developing confidence and communication skills. Working with younger students can be especially rewarding: you’ll gain experience supporting and guiding others, and make a positive impact on the school community. It’s also a valuable addition to your CV or UCAS application. If you’re interested, please use this form to sign up or speak to the library staff! 

C-Coding Club

Want to learn the programming language used in rockets and jets? Come along to our afterschool club in W215 on Tuesday 4/11/25 to learn the C Programming language. You will not only be gaining a head start on university material, but also learn something new which lets you best understand computers and how they work. We recommend that if you do Y12/13 Computer Science, or plan to take an engineering course in University or you just have an interest in computers and how they work. Please email Mrs Terry - kterry@stbarts.co.uk. Denis and Abhinav have done a brilliant job setting this up. 

Don’t forget about our wider reading initiative- Five to Thrive- where you get rewarded for reading, whether it is for your A level subjects or reading for pleasure. Collect one of our Five to Thrive cards in the Library and when you have read/listened to five things (fiction or non-fiction books, newspaper articles, JSTOR articles/ journals, NEA research, even a Podcast eg PoliTips), get them signed off by a teacher or the Librarians. Then put them in the box on the Library desk and be in with a chance of winning some Amazon gift cards! 

We also wanted to remind you about the research resources available to you through RMUnify and in the Library- apart from all the fiction and non fiction books we have. Here is a brief guide about what is available at your fingertips and login details where necessary. Please remember to use your school login credentials where possible when accessing these resources/databases to ensure full access, even when working at home. 

Need help with tech? There are some very helpful student videos on RMUnify - click on this tile:

The Purple Press - first issue

More information here: MASSOLIT video essay competition