SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM 

Nearly all students stay on into the Sixth Form after GCSE exams and we welcome both boys and girls who join the school to benefit from a wide range of AS and A Level subject choices and of course, enjoy the wider curriculum which adds to the 'Vesey Experience'.

There is a comprehensive programme of activities beyond the classroom including charity work, community service and additional options in the Games programme , such as canoeing and sailing.

LOWER SIXTH FORM

All students take the AS level General Studies course.  In addition each student may take to AS level up to FOUR specialist subjects.  There are inevitably some timetabling constraints, so not all combinations of subjects are possible, but we do our best to satisfy the vast majority of individual needs. Special AS level subjects are:-

Art & Design, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Design and Technology, Economics, English Language/Literature, English Literature, French, Geography, Geology, German, History, Information Technology, Italian, Latin, Law, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Spanish and Theatre Studies. Further subjects are offered by other Sutton Coldfield Schools within their Consortium details of which are available from the Head of Sixth Form at the school.

UPPER SIXTH FORM

The students will select which subjects to take through to A2 level.

Most will choose three, plus General Studies. Exceptional candidates may take all five.

ADMISSION TO THE SIXTH FORM

Students wishing to join our Sixth Form from other schools are welcome to contact us, during the course of Year 11.  The Head of Sixth Form sends an information pack, giving details about what our Sixth Form has to offer and our entry requirements, and including a Beyond 16 form. Our Sixth Form Open Evening is  held in November.

The student is asked to fill in certain personal information and then pass the form to the Head of Year of his/her current school.  Assessment of academic success so far and potential for study at AS and A2 level is added and the form returned to us.  If we believe the candidate shows promise and that there are signs he/she would benefit from two years with us, we invite the student and his/her parent(s) to come into school to hear about life in the Sixth Form, to be shown around school by members of the current Sixth Form and for the student to be interviewed by a senior member of staff.

The Headteacher meets with the Head of Sixth Form and they examine each application carefully. An offer is made in writing, specifying the grades we would expect for the student to take the course in which he/she is interested.  We do not apply different criteria to external applicants from those we set out for our own Year 11 boys.  

Our Sixth Form Open Evening was on Wednesday 4th November 2009 7pm-9pm. 
This was earlier than usual in the academic year. If you were unable to attend but would like to arrange a visit please contact us.

Both students from Bishop Vesey's Year 11 and in-coming students attend and are able to see something of the work and other activities undertaken here.  There are opportunities to visit departments and speak with teachers and current Sixth Form students.

Information about the school and subject specific materials are made available.  Students and their parent(s) are addressed by the Headteacher and the Head of Sixth Form.