Message from Mr Taylor, Deputy Headteacher

To all prospective students hoping to join Chestnut Grove Academy's Sixth Form from September 2020.
On this page, you will find the transition work and recommended research/reading for your sixth form subjects.  It is an expectation that you complete the work for the three or four subjects for which you have been offered a place within Chestnut Grove Sixth Form. 

Once you have completed the required tasks, subject reading lists have been provided to keep you engaged over the summer and to deepen your understanding of the subject.  You are strongly encouraged to engage with this to broaden your understanding and to think critically about the subject in its broadest sense.

Post-16 study requires you to go beyond the syllabus and to go beyond what you learn in the classroom.  This ‘super-curricular’ reading will strengthen you as a student and will bring on your independence.  As academic independence comes at a premium, this is a good time to begin the process of becoming a sixth former by taking responsibility for your own learning.

Please do not contact the sixth form team regarding subject choice changes now – we will make any changes, if possible, after your GCSE results are published on Thursday 20th August. 

Completing this transition work will evidence your commitment to your sixth form studies and may ultimately help you decide whether the subjects you have chosen are the right ones for you.  If you decide the subject is not right for you, you may still be able to change once you have your results, but this will be driven by variables such as grades, course availability and course popularity. 

If you have any queries regarding transition work, please contact the subject leader of the relevant subject or course.  If you have any queries regarding the sixth form more generally, please use sixthform@chestnutgrove.org.uk

Good luck with your results and we all look forward to seeing you in the new term.

Mr Taylor
Deputy Headteacher
Director of Sixth Form