Braintree Sixth Form
Encyclopedia
Braintree Sixth Form is a school Sixth Form
centre for educating 16-18 year olds in Braintree
, Essex
, England
. It is located approximately 15 miles east of Stansted Airport in north Essex.
Up until 1981 post 16 education in Braintree took place in Sixth Forms located in each of the town's schools. In 1981 Essex County Council closed the separate Sixth Forms at the Schools in Braintree and moved post 16 education to a new purpose built FE (Further Education
) college, Braintree College. The opening of Braintree Sixth Form in 2009 marks a return to school based Sixth Form education in Braintree.
because of its examination results. Schools with High Performing Status are allowed to take on a new specialism and so the school chose to specialise in vocational learning (now called Applied Learning). This allowed the school to exercise the legal presumption in favour of opening a Sixth Form.
The Secondary schools in Braintree are strongly committed to collaborating and working together to benefit the children of Braintree and so a decision was taken by the governors of Notley High School that the new Sixth Form should not be a Sixth Form for just Notley students, it should instead be for the benefit of the whole of Braintree. A decision was therefore taken to name the new Sixth Form as "Braintree Sixth Form."
The LSC (Learning and Skills Council
) gave approval for the opening of the Sixth Form in December 2006 and Essex County Council formally approved the plan on the 16th January 2007. The LSC then committed approximately £6 millions to fund the costs of building and developing the new Sixth Form building, subject to formal planning consent which was given on the 26th October 2007.
The new Sixth Form building was constructed on land adjacent to Notley High School. The building project took place between March 2008 and August 2009 and the completed building was handed over in August 2009. The Sixth Form formally opened with its student body on Wednesday 2 September 2009. The formal opening of the Sixth Form took place on Wednesday 7 October 2009 with Dorothy Gardner, the first headteacher of Notley High School and Angela Comfort, the first chair of Governors of Notley High School, carrying out the unveiling of the commemorative plaque.
The four schools collaborating together for the benefit of Braintree Sixth Form are: Notley High School, Tabor Science College, Honywood Community Science School and Alec Hunter Humanities College. The schools provide the staff to the Sixth Form and support the ethos and culture of high expectations which permeates the Sixth Form.
). The subjects available each year are listed on the Sixth Form website Braintree Sixth Form
In addition to academic programmes the Sixth Form offers enrichment opportunities which include the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (D of E) and a range of voluntary options.
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
centre for educating 16-18 year olds in Braintree
Braintree, Essex
Braintree is a town of about 42,000 people and the principal settlement of the Braintree district of Essex in the East of England. It is northeast of Chelmsford and west of Colchester on the River Blackwater, A120 road and a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line.Braintree has grown contiguous...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located approximately 15 miles east of Stansted Airport in north Essex.
Up until 1981 post 16 education in Braintree took place in Sixth Forms located in each of the town's schools. In 1981 Essex County Council closed the separate Sixth Forms at the Schools in Braintree and moved post 16 education to a new purpose built FE (Further Education
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
) college, Braintree College. The opening of Braintree Sixth Form in 2009 marks a return to school based Sixth Form education in Braintree.
Development and opening
In 2006 Notley High School was awarded High Performing Specialist StatusSpecialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
because of its examination results. Schools with High Performing Status are allowed to take on a new specialism and so the school chose to specialise in vocational learning (now called Applied Learning). This allowed the school to exercise the legal presumption in favour of opening a Sixth Form.
The Secondary schools in Braintree are strongly committed to collaborating and working together to benefit the children of Braintree and so a decision was taken by the governors of Notley High School that the new Sixth Form should not be a Sixth Form for just Notley students, it should instead be for the benefit of the whole of Braintree. A decision was therefore taken to name the new Sixth Form as "Braintree Sixth Form."
The LSC (Learning and Skills Council
Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council was a non-departmental public body jointly sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Children, Schools and Families in England...
) gave approval for the opening of the Sixth Form in December 2006 and Essex County Council formally approved the plan on the 16th January 2007. The LSC then committed approximately £6 millions to fund the costs of building and developing the new Sixth Form building, subject to formal planning consent which was given on the 26th October 2007.
The new Sixth Form building was constructed on land adjacent to Notley High School. The building project took place between March 2008 and August 2009 and the completed building was handed over in August 2009. The Sixth Form formally opened with its student body on Wednesday 2 September 2009. The formal opening of the Sixth Form took place on Wednesday 7 October 2009 with Dorothy Gardner, the first headteacher of Notley High School and Angela Comfort, the first chair of Governors of Notley High School, carrying out the unveiling of the commemorative plaque.
The four schools collaborating together for the benefit of Braintree Sixth Form are: Notley High School, Tabor Science College, Honywood Community Science School and Alec Hunter Humanities College. The schools provide the staff to the Sixth Form and support the ethos and culture of high expectations which permeates the Sixth Form.
The curriculum
The Sixth Form curriculum includes A levels and the IB Diploma as well as the Cisco Certified Network Associate Course (CCNACCNA
CCNA is the certification from Cisco.CCNA certification is a second-level Cisco Career certification...
). The subjects available each year are listed on the Sixth Form website Braintree Sixth Form
In addition to academic programmes the Sixth Form offers enrichment opportunities which include the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (D of E) and a range of voluntary options.