St. Aidan’s and St. Anthony’s Catholic Sixth Form
St. Aidan’s and St. Anthony’s have, over many decades, worked together to deliver a wide ranging post-16 curriculum to the young people of both schools and beyond. From September 2018, we will provide a joint offer to all the young people within both schools and those who join us from other schools annually.
We very much welcome applications from young people joining us from other schools and academies for their post-16 education. There is a long history of applications from across the city and beyond, and the students who join us have been both happy and successful in their studies.
Our Sixth Form is hosted in three buildings closely linked to the history of both schools : The Briery (St. Aidan’s) and Gabriel House and Somerleyton House (St. Anthony’s). These provide distinct post-16 facilities for students. Post-16 students will make use of the brand new facilities at St. Anthony’s including touch screen technology within classrooms and twelve new laboratories. We also have new Music, Art, Design, Technology and PE facilities, as well as a beautiful new hall with an adjacent drama suite and chapel.
The Briery site at St Aidan's is benefitting from a full refurbishment of the Sixth Form Social space and the silent study space, where all pupils will have access to a desktop computer. There will also be a state of the art STEM suite and podcasting studio for our pupils.
For pupils coming to our Sixth Form, we ask pupils to complete bridging units. This is an important step in preparing for Sixth Form because the transition from GCSE to A-level or BTEC study requires much greater independence, deeper subject knowledge and stronger self-regulation skills than students are used to at Key Stage 4. Research on post-16 transition highlights that many students experience difficulties moving from GCSE to advanced study, while preparation activities and independent learning help build the habits needed for success from the start of Year 12.
The bridging units for all subjects can be found at the following link:
Transition to Sixth Form | St. Aidans & St Anthony's 6th Form
Our Sixth Form has its own dedicated website- for further information click here: aaasixthform