School welcomes families to new £1.2m sixth form centre

School welcomes families to new £1.2m sixth form centre

14th October 2014

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Students have taken flight to their futures at an open evening to launch a new £1.2m sixth form centre.

Trinity Academy welcomed dozens of families from across the Doncaster area whose teenage children are considering joining the academy sixth form from September next year.

As well as a large number of existing Trinity students, a significant number from other schools went along to view the facilities, including the new centre dedicated to Year 12 and 13, to talk to subject teachers about the courses on offer and to hear about the academy's ethos from acting principal David Page.

With the theme of taking flight, guests were given a passport and boarding card and offered refreshments in the 'first class departure lounge'.

Director of sixth form Gemma Hirst explained: "Our own students devised the theme to show the flight path they're following from GCSEs through A levels and on to university or work.

"It is a journey during which we aim to support students to achieve the very best they can and get the most out of their two years with us. In addition to their academic lives, they have the chance to take part in a huge range of extra curricular activities, leadership opportunities and personal challenges to equip them with the skills they need whether they choose to go on to university or into employment."

Guests heard that nearly 80 per cent of academy students went to university this year. Its AS level added value performance is rated as outstanding and results for English A level put the academy in the top five per cent of UK schools.

Nineteen departments will offer a total of 28 A level subjects and four level 3 BTECs next year with the option for more to be added based on demand.

New students will take part in a two-day induction programme including a day learning study skills at the University of York.

In addition to the new sixth form centre, which has study areas with 80 computers and social space, the lecture theatre, drama and dance studios, gym and other sports facilities are all available to sixth formers.

There is the chance to do voluntary work in Zambia and a leavers' ball at the end of their two years.

Sixth former Sean Burke said: "There's a really good family atmosphere in the sixth form. I don't think you'd get to know so many people so well in a big college; here you feel part of a community."

Year 11 student Fraser Brandon added: "The new sixth form centre makes coming here really appealing. It's really moved on and I'm interested in doing film studies, which is one of the courses offered at Trinity."

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