BSix is proud to be a comprehensive sixth form college offering courses in a wide range of subjects and at all levels. We believe that all young people can achieve high standards. We are big enough to offer such a breadth of courses but also small enough to give our students individual care, encouragement and attention. Our students also appreciate the quality of the everyday classroom experience and share our commitment to equality and diversity. BSix is a safe, stimulating and exciting college to study and work. It is a place dedicated to the highest possible standards and success for each and every one of its students.BSix College's aim is to support progression for all students whether that be onto the next level or year of their course, onto university, apprenticeship or the world of work. We try to keep in touch with as many of our alumni as possible to find out what they are doing now. To read about some of their fascinating journeys.
The individuals who make up BSix's teaching and support staff are key to our goal of raising standards and achievement for all students, and we see investing in staff members' welfare and development as a crucial and complementary part of this process.
BSix College is a community proud of its diversity and committed to equality and respect. We recognise that diversity is a powerful force for the positive development of the organisation. This online on-line Equality and Diversity training will enable us to develop practices and behaviours that promote inclusion, equity, diversity and achievement. The training covers all aspects of the Equality act and will help ensure you are aware of related legislation. The training will also help you understand your obligations and raise your awareness of disability and equality issues.
BSix is committed to"the value of research for staff, students and the College. We have had a researcher-in-residence in partnership with the Institute of Education. Our teachers are encouraged to undertake action research. University researchers often use BSix as a subject to investigate. Currently, we are part of a study being carried out by the University of Leicester and the Open Unversity called "Living multiculture".Researchers from the two universities visit the College regularly to observe how our students, from widely diverse backgrounds, interact with each other. Below are copies of published research about BSix or by BSix staff.
BSix is committed to the professional development of its staff. In particular, it is seeking to integrate professional development in everyday practice rather than relying on big, "one off", events which are often externally delivered. Our ambition is to have teachers teaching teachers, so that learning takes place all the time and as much informally as formally.In addition, it is crucial that we regard teaching and learning as high-level intellectual activities and we keep continually up to date with the newest developments in both policy and practice.
The Student Development Centre aims to ensure that all students have access to support when needed in order to reach their potential. The department supports young people with a wide variety of needs including Special Educational Needs, Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Difficulties, Looked After Children, Vulnerable Young Adults, Social and Behavioural Difficulties and attendance issues.
A range of Assistive Technologies and Software is available to assist students in accessing the curriculum includes: Laptops, Netbooks, Dictaphones, hearing loops, exam reading pens, Dragon, Read & Write Gold, Coloured Overlays, Digital Coloured Overlays and a growing collection of digital text books.BSix is fully accessible with lift access in A Block, B Block, C Block and Sports Hall. The college has a mobile hoist and track hoist, and a room suitable for physiotherapy and stretching. Communication and engagement of parents of young people requiring support is important to the Department, and is facilitated by regular Parent Forums, morning, evening & weekend events for information sharing and collaboration with external agencies.
Young people with SEND, including Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties, are allocated to Student Achievement Officers or Student Support Officers. Individualised support for young people with SEND is planned by completing SEND Plans and Individual Learning Plans, where SMART Targets are set at the beginning of each term. Individual young people may be referred to Safeguarding or Counselling Team if appropriate.
Individualised support packages are implemented for young people with SEND, which include: In-class support, Small Group Sessions, 1 to 1 sessions, Reading Group, Peer Mentoring, Personal Mentoring, Group Mentoring, Work Skills, Speech and Language Therapy Youth Club, Advice and guidance, Art Therapy, Drama Therapy, Exam Support and/or intervention from external agencies. Individualised support packages are reviewed regularly in a number of ways. Additional Learning Support Termly Reviews are held three times a year to review the academic progress, SMART targets, attendance and punctuality of each young person with SEND. Student Support Officers and Student Achievement Officers regularly attend Parents Evenings, departmental meetings, liaising closely with teaching staff and parents regarding the progress of the young people. We recognise the student voice through termly feedback, and encourage our young people to voice opinions to student union, teaching staff and SMT.
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Local college at Clapton round about. You can’t miss it when you pass as its right in the corner. Many food places near by, a local mosque and also easy access to public transport. Over the years they have made the college a better place to study.
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This college is actually great, obviously there are good and bad people here as any other place does. This college has great school spirit and is worth checking out.
By Agne (Jun, 2018) |