Sixth Form Life

There is no doubt that younger students perceive sixth form students as role models and very much look forward to working with and interacting with them, often forming strong friendships.

As a leading member of the community of Old Palace of John Whitgift School you will have the opportunity to work with small groups or individuals, maybe to listen to them read, help them with their maths, spend time with them at lunch or to organise competitions, clubs and activities. This can be a most rewarding experience and can provide an insight into the ways that children think, learn and interact as well as allowing you to develop communication, organisation and leadership skills.

As well as the wealth of opportunities for personal development that exist it is important to cultivate a breadth of interests and skills. With technology advancing so rapidly and the world around us changing daily it is vital that we are equipped with a range of different learning skills.

To help you demonstrate breadth of skills, interests and experience, we have developed an enrichment programme which provides a variety of supplementary courses. All students will follow one of these courses.

When choosing your course it is important that you consider your work-life balance. We are excited about the programme of study that we offer and hope that you are too.

Across the school community all students are involved in the ‘Learning for Life’ programme. This aims to give students the knowledge and skills needed to lead healthy and responsible lives as confident individuals and valued members of society.

Our hope is that, when you finally leave Old Palace, you will feel confident, well-equipped for and excited about the future that awaits you; and further down the line, when you are running your own companies, bringing up children, travelling the world and helping others, you will remember Old Palace with a smile.