Welcome to Year 12 at Loxford School

Being in the sixth form is one of the most productive, exciting and challenging times of a student’s academic career.  Suddenly you are wearing a different uniform, have different expectations made of you and have a different kind of pressure.
The dress code in the sixth form demonstrates a more mature attitude and approach to work, life and learning.  You are no longer expected to wear the “Loxford Blues” but must turn up to school every day dressed in a suitable manner for business.  You may choose your own clothes, but they must reflect the serious and work-oriented approach that we expect of you.
But you are not just “year elevens in suits”.  The dress code signifies a whole approach that you must adopt in the sixth form.
YOU are responsible for your learning in a way that you may not be used to from your GCSEs.  You must make sure that you manage your time well, attending all lessons on time and ready to work.  When you do not have a timetabled lesson, it is essential that you decide which of the school’s study areas is the most appropriate to work in.  Using your study periods well is essential if you are to gain good grades at this level.
Even in lessons, you will find that the teachers expect you to find out things yourself and to think for yourself, forming your own opinions, much more that they did at GCSE.  Successful students at KS5 are INDEPENDENT LEARNERS!
In addition to your studies, the sixth form offers you the opportunity to develop skills and experiences that will equip you for further study or the world of work.  Over the first few weeks, we will be looking for all students to get involved in the life of the school.  This may be taking part in a sporting or cultural event, representing your class on school councils or at year meetings, volunteering to help younger students read or taking responsibility for managing an area of the year group (such as media manager, newsletter editor).  These opportunities are essential to help you succeed in university, college and job applications.
The partnership between school, students and parents is an important one at this level.  Mr Jinmi and I will be holding a Parental Surgery on the last Friday of each month from 3.45pm to 4.30pm for any parent or student who wishes to come along to discuss any issues that they have.
I hope that every student starting year twelve has a productive and enjoyable year.

I look forward to working with each of you.

The aims of this programme are:

• Support yr 12 students in their ongoing personal development/support their UCAS statements i.e. volunteering experience/inspire up and coming young readers. 
• Support yr 8 & 9 students into becoming confident and independent free readers.

16 yr 12 students signed up to this exciting programme and are all attending; they have been paired up with 16 yr 8 & 9 students.

Meenujah Logansounthiran 12Y- supports the coordination of this programme and has really shown great commitment.

This programme started on Friday 25th November and will be ongoing.

Achievements will be recognised in a brief, informal award presentation at the end of every 6wks.

Miss Atkinson

Sixth Form Library

 

MiCommunity Intergenerational Project

On Tuesday mornings Loxford welcomes 10-12 older members of the local community.  A group of year 12s support them as they learn how to use a pc; sometimes for the first time.  This project is delivered in conjunction with Age UK Redbridge with the idea that young people make a volunteer commitment to support an older learner.  Our students have never known a time when they did not use a computer but for older people this is a new technology that they want to use but need support to do so.  This is where we step in and on a one-to-one basis support our older learners from using a mouse to doing the weekly shopping online.  This is a wonderful project that allows the generations to mix and get to know each other and from which everyone benefits.