Sixth Form - The Real Truth (North West England in general)

Member Name: mr_shagwell23

Product:	North West England in general
Date:	27/03/01 (186 review reads)
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Advantages: Teachers really push you to get the grades

Disadvantages: Not much range of subjects

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 room is large, and there is a tea and coffee making area which includes a toastie maker and a microwave. Superb for all of us student bums!
The huge difference I have noticed since graduating from GCSE level is the respect you get off teachers. You do actually get treated like an adult, but you do have to earn that respect by working hard, which you will have to do.

The courses are not easy, and I have done an A-level and a GNVQ. The GNVQ is the harder option, beleive me, though I think the syllabus is changing or has changed to make it easier.
I GNVQ is definitely worth doing as you will get plenty of experience in work, customer service and researching information which could prove vital depending on what kind of job you want.

Though an A-level is not easy, it is the easier option and would be best done if you had a specific job in mind that you wanted to do, or if you simply are good at the subjects and want to get through to university.

The main thing I like about sixth form though is the kick up the backside you get, which you don't get at college, and I think that is what makes sixth form better than college.
I can't actually remember what I was told, but school's receive more money than colleges I think so they push you harder to get the good g
rades.
I have friends at college and they say that its the total opposite - they get 1 day a week to bum about, and only have to go to their classes on 1 of the other 4 days.

This is an opinion though, and it is best for you decide what to do. I would choose sixth form if you have slacked a bit in your GCSE's, because a good kick in the butt might do you good.

You could choose:
1)Sixth form
2)College
3)Bumming about

Like they say on Blind Date (though that is completely irrelevent), the decision is YOURS.

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