FPSS Sixth Form Application - Transition Statement

We would like you to tell us a little bit more about you, what you want to study and why.  The reason for this is that it will help us make sure you are thinking about your future plans and so we will be able to give you good advice on things like subject combinations.

To write your transition statement, you will just need to answer some questions in your Applicaa form.  These will be:

1. Explain why you want to study the subjects you have chosen (tell us  about what you like about these subject and how do you think they are they going to help you in the future).  100-200 words

2. Explain why you think you would make a good Sixth Former (tell us about your personal skills or attributes that would make you an excellent student - these could be to do with your subjects or to do with your more general personal skills, such as your ability to collaborate with others.  Make sure you give us an example or two!).  100-200 words.

Making Your Subject Choices

There are many different options open to you as you come to the end of Year 11. The decisions that you make now will affect the opportunities which are open to you for the rest of your life. It’s important to get it right. We hope that you will find courses at Furze Platt Senior School Sixth Form which are right for you. We also hope that our Sixth Form is a place where you feel you can settle and enjoy your studies for the next two years. Our examination results over the years show that Furze Platt Sixth Formers are successful; that should be an important consideration for you.

Before you make your choices you need to ask some key questions:

• Which are my favourite subjects?
• Which subjects am I best at?
• Will the subjects I am looking to take help me in where I want to go or in what I want to do after Sixth Form
• Am I aiming for Higher Education or training at the age of 18? (The UCAS website will tell you if you need particular qualifications to get access to Higher Education courses at 18.)
• What sort of career am I likely to be interested in when I start looking for work? You may be aiming to carry on with subjects that you have studied at GCSE but there are some post-16 courses of which you will have no experience.

You will need to choose 3 first choice subjects and 2 back-up choices to give you the most flexibility.  Find out as much as you can about the content of the courses you are interested in.

You may want to talk to teachers and students who have experience of the courses.  You could also visit the examination board websites to find out more.    

For more information on what we study and when, please click below.

Mr Ging - Assistant Head - Head of Sixth Form and Year 13 Head of Progress - peter.ging@furzeplatt.net

Mr Wedge- Assistant Head of Sixth Form, Head of Progress (Year 12) - mark.wedge@furzeplatt.net

Ms Palocsai- Assistant Head of Sixth Form, Head of Progress (Year 13) - amy.palocsai@furzeplatt.net

Mrs Pasa - Sixth Form Manager - mary.pasa@furzeplatt.net

Mrs Wilson - Sixth Form Administrator - sixthform.admin@furzeplatt.net

For further assistance with Sixth Form admissions please contact Mrs Wilson via the sixth form admin email address, above (during term time only).