Sixth Form Life
The School’s vision is derived from the Latin motto “Floreat Schola Cryptiensis”: floreat means “to flourish” and at The Crypt we wish all our pupils and our young adults in the sixth form, as well as our staff, to flourish in all that they do both in school, and in their later adult lives.
In addition to academic success, an important part of Crypt Sixth Form life is preparing students to be successful in the world once they leave us. Our EDGE+ programme is designed to offer students many opportunities to develop and ensure they can get the EDGE to set themselves apart from the crowd.
The student handbook gives an overview of how things work in the Crypt Sixth Form.
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For many students, the transition from GCSE’s to A Levels can be challenging. So Crypt is committed to offering support to do as much as possible to ensure the academic and personal well-being of every individual student.
Sixth Form Team
The Director of Post 16 Education, Ms Susan Glock will oversee your progress in the Sixth Form and she is ably supported by an innovative, specialist team. Our Assistant Heads of Sixth Form, Miss Sarah Parkin and Mr Matthew Bevan, are Heads of Year 12 and 13 respectively.
Mrs Eileen Price and Mrs Hannah Attwood, who are Pastoral Support Workers/Administrators for years 12 and 13, respectively, support their work. Mrs Deborah Jordan, the school librarian and sixth-form supervised study tutor, is also part of the team.
Tutor time
All students are assigned to a Tutor Group (and a House), led by a Form Tutor who they will meet each morning, giving them the opportunity to discuss both academic and pastoral matters. Tutors should be the first point of contact for students and families should personal matters affect any student’s learning. We have a thorough programme of tutor time activities which include assemblies, wellbeing Wednesday sessions, career support, quizzes and public speaking opportunities.
Through our tutor team, HOY, Pastoral support worker and school counsellor, you will be cared for in our supportive and welcoming environment. see link
Financial Support
The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund is money provided by the government for schools to support disadvantaged students to overcome financial barriers to participation in education.
A bursary is money that you, or Crypt on your behalf, can use to pay for things like trips, books, equipment, transport, lunch and Sixth Form uniform. For more information on eligibility and how we can support your application, please see the Bursary application form and Bursary Policy.
We operate a fortnightly timetable: Week 1 and Week 2 (50 x one hour lessons).
Students are required to be at school for 8.35am each day for registration and tutor time.
There are 10 (9 in Year 13) one-hour lessons per subject per fortnight.
Students attend 8 (10 in Year 13) one- hour lessons on Supervised Study to complete homework, research, revision and super curricular study.
Students have 1 one hour lesson of Personal Education Development (PeD).
Each Wednesday afternoon (period 5) is compulsory Enrichment (see Enrichment section for a typical range of activities)
Year 12 have a compulsory scholarship enrichment afternoon on a Thursday period 5 (see Scholarship Enrichment programme).
Students must stay on the school site during P1 – P4 lesson times.
Students are allowed off site during Lunch Time ( they must fob in and out).
If students have no lesson scheduled for P5, they may leave school at 1.15pm (beginning of Lunch) if they earned the privilege of ‘Home Study’. This operates in Terms 3-6 in Year 12 (students are in school until 3:15 in Year 12 Terms 1 and 2) and in Terms 1-5 in Year 13.
At the Crypt Sixth Form we highly value the activities that take place beyond the academic curriculum. Please click on the links below to show a range of the personal development opportunities available to students as they grow, develop and flourish in their journey during Years 12 and 13.
Year 12 and 13 Personal Development journeys can be found here:
Enrichment Programme
On a Wednesday afternoon, the primary focus on enrichment is to improve students' wellbeing. This wellbeing enrichment contributes towards the EDGE+ programme and includes both sporting and non-sporting activities. There is a wide range of options with a lot of different choices to give students opportunities to broaden their interest base and learn new skills. To increase flexibility some activities offered on a Thursday afternoon, are also offered on a Wednesday.
Activities
The spectrum of activities on offer on a Wednesday afternoon ranges from rugby and netball, to Formula 1 engineering and cooking. Additionally students are able to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award or undertake charity work. Tell us what you have in mind - and we'll see what we can do to support you!
In year 12 into year 13 our students complete the EDGE+ Challenge Award. The Award covers:
Scholarship & Employability - These two domains are specifically designed to help students ensure career progression.
Community & Wellbeing - These two domains are specifically designed for students to help themselves and others flourish within and outside the school community.
At the heart of all 4 domains - is the student. Developing key skills will ensure their future success.
In our EDGE+ Challenge Award, students are asked to complete a number of challenges to help them develop the skills they will need in their future:
EDGE+ Challenge Award Booklet
The Sixth Form has a prestigious Prefect team, helping with the day-to-day running of the School as well as with key events in the school calendar. Students are nominated to become Prefects and undergo a formal application process.
Crypt has its own Student Executive, from whom the Head Boy and Head Girl are selected. This significant group of key students meet routinely with the school’s Senior Leadership staff, and impact upon decisions and events that affect the whole school and development of the sixth form. Student Executive members also run the School Parliament system which listens to the whole school student voice on key issues such as teaching and learning.
"...we do not do boring at The Crypt Sixth Form!"
Many students will take on responsibilities as mentors for other sixth formers or, more commonly, for younger pupil in the school. This may take the form of academic help but is also with pastoral advice, supporting the work that the school itself offers.
Many students find the transition from GCSE to A Level challenging. Not only do A Levels require higher level skills, but students also need to undertake far more independent work and they need to learn to balance their workload.
In order to help with these challenges we provide sessions on study skills, covering areas such as time management, planning, note taking and revision.
Please see below a Study Skills and revision-based resources to help you get organised and get studying!
"Students in the sixth form are well prepared to move into their adult lives."