Letter From The Headmaster - Changes To The Internal Sixth Form Scholarship Process
Following a review of how we allocate Sixth Form Scholarships to our own internal candidates we have decided to introduce some changes to clarify the process, as well as bringing it forward to earlier in the academic year.
All of our Year 11s will now be able to apply for Sixth Form Scholarships - Academic, Art, Music, Drama and Sport. To do so they must complete a Sixth Form Scholarship Application Form and write a 'personal statement' outlining their achievements to date and why they feel they would make an excellent candidate for the scholarship (maximum 500 words).
Those pupils who currently have a scholarship, will normally retain their award for Sixth Form, but must also complete a Sixth Form Scholarship Application Form to re-apply for the scholarship.
The deadline for this application is Friday 15 February. Applications should be marked for the attention of the Registrar.
Depending on the scholarship, prospective award holders will be interviewed and/or take part in a scholarship assessment.
Details of any awards will be confirmed when the Sixth Form Offer letters are sent out in writing during week commencing Monday 1 April 2019. Some awards may be dependent on final GCSE grades.
The criteria for each of the scholarships can be found on our website here. It is essential that pupils and parents look through this in detail before making an application. Sixth Form Application Forms for current award holders can be found here, and for new applicants can be found here.
We hope that these changes will be welcomed and this will be another motivational factor for our Year 11s as they focus on their studies and revision in the build up to the exam season.
Ed Hester