PERSONAL INFORMATION
We have a legal obligation to record your gender; please can you indicate below your sex as assigned at birth
Please specify below if you would like to provide us with your preferred gender status
We will correspond with you via the student and parent/carer email addresses, provided here, throughout the admissions process, up to and including GCSE results day. Please therefore ensure that you use an email address that is accessible and that you check your Junk folder initially.
CURRENT SCHOOL INFORMATION
PATHWAY AND SUBJECT CHOICES
SWCHS Sixth Form offers 50 different Level 3 subjects, including a hybrid model of A-Levels and Level 3 diplomas. We also offer Level 2 diplomas, which can incorporate resitting GCSE English and/or Maths.
Our ‘Pathways’ system has been designed to help applicants select a choice of a wide range of subjects that fit within the right grade boundaries.
For some of our subject choices, we will require you to complete a portfolio or provide an example of your work in order to be considered for the course.
For example, if you are choosing CTEC Art and Design, A-Level Art, Craft and Design, A-Level Art and Textile Design or A-Level Three-Dimensional Design and Architecture, you will need to complete a portfolio containing five pieces of work, as instructed by our Art Department. For Digital Media, you will be required to submit one piece of media work from a list of five options. Further instructions will be sent to you by email once your application has been completed.
If you are choosing A-Level Photography as one of your subject choices, you will need to complete an additional Letter of Application, the guidelines for the letter can be found here.
We would also like to see a selection of some of your own, existing photography that you are proud to show us. Images should show a variety of subject matter and can be presented as a Powerpoint presentation and should be emailed to admissions@swchs.net by the 5th January 2024.
Further guidance will be emailed to you upon completion of your application.
The following Level 3 Diploma subjects are available as a single or a double option. Please note that a double course counts as two subject choices:
C&G Level 3 Animal Management
CTEC Level 3 Art & Design
CTEC Level 3 Business
BTEC Level 3 Sport
Core Maths is designed to be an enhancement subject so can be studied in addition to other course choices and is available to all students who are meeting the entry requirement of a GCSE grade 5 in Maths. Please tick below if you wish to be considered for this course.
If you would like to apply for a place in our Music Academy, you will need to complete an additional Letter of Application, the guidelines for the letter can be found here.
In February, you will be invited to perform a short representative piece for our Head of Music, Ms Law, at SWCHS and will need to provide certification of your most recent grade/mark achieved for your instrument/voice. Please tick the box below if you wish to be considered.
REASONS FOR SUBJECTS CHOSEN
Please explain why you have chosen your subjects. What do you think you would enjoy about these subjects? Did you study these subjects at GCSE? Are you considering studying any of these subjects at university?
NEXT STEPS
Please give details of any plans you may have on completion of your Sixth Form course, e.g., university, apprenticeship, career etc.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
Please detail any extra-curricular interests (sports, clubs, volunteering etc.) that you pursue outside of school to support your application.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Is there anything else you feel that we should know? For example, are you a young carer? Is English your second language? This will not affect your application but may help us to support you better.
If you have an EHCP please tick the box below and email PHeath@swchs.net with further details
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Is there anything we should know to help us support your educational programme? Please give details of any exam access arrangements you have at your current school (e.g., 25% extra time, laptop etc.).
EXTERNAL APPLICANTS - please provide the following:
IF YOU ARE AN EXTERNAL APPLICANT, PLEASE UPLOAD A COPY OF YOUR MOST RECENT REPORT WITH LATEST PREDICTED GRADES. It is essential that you provide us with this information in order to confirm your eligibility for your chosen courses. This data will only be used for internal purposes.
It may be that your most recent report is from Year 10, please do still include this. Once you receive an updated report for Year 11, you can email this to admissions@swchs.net
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IF YOU ARE AN EXTERNAL APPLICANT, PLEASE UPLOAD A COPY OF YOUR PHOTO ID. For example, a copy of your passport. If you do not have a passport, you can send a recent photograph.
It is essential that you provide us with this in order to confirm your identity. This data will only be used for internal purposes and will be destroyed once Guidance Discussions are completed.
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Privacy Notice
Please click here to read our Sixth Form Students Privacy Notice.
IF YOUR FORM DOES NOT SUBMIT, IT WILL BE THAT YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED FIELDS THAT ARE REQUIRED BEFORE SUBMITTING.
PLEASE DO CHECK BACK OVER YOUR APPLICATION FORM AND ANY MISSING FIELDS WILL BE FLAGGED IN RED.
If you are an external applicant, and you have flagged areas, you will need to reattach your report and photo ID before pressing submit. If you are having difficulty attaching a document, you can also email it to admissions@swchs.net
On completion of your application, you will receive a copy of your application data as confirmation that we have received your completed form. This will be by email to the email address provided under the Parent/Carer email. The confirmation email will be sent by noreply@juniperwebsites.co.uk, so please do check your junk folders.
If you do not receive an email or if you have any queries, please contact admissions@swchs.net .
We will contact you again in January to invite applicants and their parent/carer to attend a Guidance Discussion with our Sixth Form team, which will take place in February/March.
