I have been studying at a major Manchester College now in its sixth form department for nearly two years (this is my second year). It has been an experience some good some not so good. I am doing an AVCE double award in ICT. The good things about the college is that is flexible, they treat like adults (except from a few bad tutors) and it has a wide range of courses. They also do some good units, which interest me on the course although you have no choice in this matter. I have met some good friends on the course. The downsides of this college are numerous though it has improved this year. Firstly some tutors don?t know the first thing about what they ...  Read the complete review

The choice between college and sixth form can be big for a lot of people. For me it was relatively simple. My nearest college is only a short distance away, about 3 miles, and my school is about 3 miles in the opposite direction. The school is very good for A-levels, considering it's a lads school and so i stayed there in familiar surroundings. Now i've only been in year 12 for 4 days at the time of writing, but already the differences become apparent. We get a lot more respect from the teachers, most of whom we can call by their first name. The sixth form common room is very new and big and is a welcome change from having to blag a way into a ...  Read the complete review

Sixth Form, in my opinion, is better than college and I will explain why. Sixth forms are usually the further part of education at a school, so you remain in school after you finish the GCSE's. Entry to most sixth form places I have found is 5 GCSE's, grades A to C. For GNVQ's, the entry requirement is 4 GCSE's. This is a lot more higher requirement than college, as on some courses you don't even need any grades to get in. I go to Cockermouth Sixth Form in North West Cumbria. This is a good place to go. It doesn't actually offer too many subjects, basically all the GCSE's but to an advanced level. The common ...  Read the complete review

My School Sixth Form (no names in case a teacher reads it) has been in place for many years now and the system they have in place seems to be working. The sixth formers are entitled to the 'Common Room', which is basically a big room with comfy chairs and a stereo. Now this might sound all nice and cosy but don't be fooled. The sixth form is a harsh place to be. The common room is over run by year 12 who have little or no respect for their elders, and the 'moshers' always put crappy morbid music on the stereo, causing violent clashes between the townies and the moshers. The common room is split between the different ...  Read the complete review

This was my Secondary school, and did me fairly proud with both my GCSE`s and A-levels - getting 7 A`s, 1 B, 1 C and an E for my GCSE`s and 2 B`s and 2 C`s for my A levels. The atmosphere is quite good, and the teachers asa whole seem to care about doing their job properly. The school has the same problems as almost every other school in the UK - they need more funding to buy equipment and books, but what they do have they certainly make the most of. There are a couple of good computer rooms, all on a network and connected to the internet. It isn`t the fastest connection on the planet but it certainly does well enough for simple browsing. If ...  Read the complete review