Devonport High School For Girls
A Welcome from the Head of Sixth Form
Individual care and high aspirations are the aims of our Sixth Form, and we are delighted to welcome you in the next step of your academic journey with us in a warm, caring and scholastic environment.
We have a wide-ranging curriculum for you to choose from, delivered by teaching staff with an expert knowledge. Underpinning this is the all-encompassing individual pastoral care that you will receive when studying here which will prepare you for every facet of life when you leave, whether this is Higher Education, employment or training. We are committed to the concepts of independent learning, developing an inquisitive nature and above all to encourage the required dialogue with your teaching staff to help you achieve excellence. Our examination results regularly exceed national averages, and show that our students make excellent progress from their GCSE studies. We will guide you through the all important UCAS process and if you have aspirations towards Oxbridge or a wish to study Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary we will support you through your application, where you will work not just with ourselves, but other professionals in your chosen field. You will receive the offer of personalised help with your application, including the writing of the personal statement. We are very proud of our work here with nearly half of all our applicants receiving a Russell Group offer year on year.
All students will be given the curriculum offer of the Scholar’s Baccalaureate, or Schol-Bacc for short. Here, students will study 3 A Levels, the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), our Careers and Enrichment Curriculum, and also undertake a career-centred skills programme through our Unifrog platform. As well as the Schol-Bacc, all students will have the opportunity to do work experience and sporting activities to underpin their main studies, being ready for the outside world. All students will follow a course in Independent Learning Skills (ILS) in Year 12, as this provides skills to help with their A Level studies. ILS can then be accredited in Year 13 to completion of an EPQ. We carefully monitor all careers activities, and ensure all students have their core curriculum linked to their career aspirations. We are proud of our achievements as a Sixth Form. Our students consistently meet with examination success and have gone on to become successful in high profile careers and responsible positions in society. As well as employment and apprenticeships, a large proportion of our students gain places at Russell Group universities, including Oxbridge and medical school. Likewise, we are equally proud of the caring ethos and positive learning environment and recognise this as essential to academic excellence. We wish the same for you should you choose to join us for your studies here.