La Swap Sixth Form
Encyclopedia
The La Swap Sixth Form is the sixth-form
consortium of four North London
schools: La Sainte Union, William Ellis
, Acland Burghley
, and Parliament Hill
. It is one of the largest sixth form consortia in the Greater London area offering some 35 different AS and A2 courses; AGCE Single and Double Awards; BTEC 1st Diploma and Introductory Diplomacourses; NVQ Level 1, 2, 3; Certificate in Childcare (level 2); and GCSE courses. The name was formed from the first three letters of La Sante Union and the first letter of the other three schools. Each school specializes on a certain academic: LA Sainte Union is known for science, Parliament Hill is known for its technology workshops, Acland Burghley is known for its arts and media centre and William Ellis is known for its language department.
La Swap builds on the traditions and strengths of each school but offers the new challenge and sense of responsibility of a separate sixth form college. All the schools are within a few minutes walk of each other and many students attend courses at one or more of the campuses. Every student has a 'home base' school where they take the majority of their courses where individual care, attention and support are provided through a strong tutoring and pastoral system.
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,...
consortium of four North London
North London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
schools: La Sainte Union, William Ellis
William Ellis School
William Ellis School is a United Kingdom secondary comprehensive school for boys in Highgate, London.-Admissions:It is a specialist Language College. The School's motto is 'Rather Use Than Fame'. The school is over-subscribed, usually an indicator of a popular school. It is situated just west of...
, Acland Burghley
Acland Burghley School
Acland Burghley School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school in the Tufnell Park area of the London Borough of Camden, in London, England. The school received specialist status as an Arts College in 2000...
, and Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill School
Parliament Hill School for girls is a specialist technology college in the Borough of Camden in London, England.-Present day:It has Investors in People accreditation and participates in the London Excellence in Work Experience Scheme. Located on the edge of Hampstead Heath it has added two new...
. It is one of the largest sixth form consortia in the Greater London area offering some 35 different AS and A2 courses; AGCE Single and Double Awards; BTEC 1st Diploma and Introductory Diplomacourses; NVQ Level 1, 2, 3; Certificate in Childcare (level 2); and GCSE courses. The name was formed from the first three letters of La Sante Union and the first letter of the other three schools. Each school specializes on a certain academic: LA Sainte Union is known for science, Parliament Hill is known for its technology workshops, Acland Burghley is known for its arts and media centre and William Ellis is known for its language department.
La Swap builds on the traditions and strengths of each school but offers the new challenge and sense of responsibility of a separate sixth form college. All the schools are within a few minutes walk of each other and many students attend courses at one or more of the campuses. Every student has a 'home base' school where they take the majority of their courses where individual care, attention and support are provided through a strong tutoring and pastoral system.