The Sixth Form Day is three lessons during the morning, with assembly/tutor time after break, and two lessons in the afternoon. The school operates a two-week timetable and within each fortnightly cycle of 50 lessons, ten lessons are assigned to each A level subject.
In addition, there is a compulsory games afternoon every Wednesday and there is also an afternoon of Enrichment Activities every other Friday.
Period 1: 09.10 – 10.05
Period 2: 10.10 – 11.05
Break: 11:10 – 11:30
Tutor period/assembly: 11.30 – 11.50
Period 3: 11.55 – 12.50
Lunchtime: 12.50 – 13.55
Period 4: 13.55 – 14.50
Period 5: 14.55 – 15.50
Each subject is taught for 10 periods per fortnight
There is one compulsory Games afternoon per week
There is a compulsory Enrichment afternoon once a fortnight
There are approximately 3 private study periods per fortnight in the Lower Sixth which increases to 13 per fortnight in the Upper Sixth if a subject is dropped.
Sixth Form work requires students to organise their own time, plan in advance and start to develop the skills of independent study that they will require to be successful at university.
There is a significant step up in both the difficulty and the quantity of work set in the Sixth Form from that which students will have experienced at GCSE.
Students in the Sixth Form should expect to complete 12 hours of work per week outside of class (3 hours per subject in Lower Sixth and 4 hours per subject in Upper Sixth):• Homework tasks set by teaching staff• Revisiting and revising material already covered• Reading around the subject (e.g. texts, journals, newspaper articles)
The Music School boasts a number of musical groups to suit all tastes, including: School Choir; Schola Cantorum; Big Band; String Orchestra and King's Symphony.
A range of concerts take place throughout the year, both in school and at other venues. The main school concert towards the end of each term aims to celebrate the tremendous variety of music offered.
Students perform in National Youth Choirs and Orchestras and Regional Choirs and Orchestras
Students raise large amounts of money for charity
Regular master classes with top professional musicians, from BBC Philharmonic, Halle and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
The school competes in a number of local and national music competitions
It is possible to learn almost any instrument in the Music School on an individual basis, provided teachers have vacancies. Individual contracts are arranged between the teachers and parents and payment for lessons is a term in advance.
The Vanbrugh Theatre was opened in June 2011 and offers a hosts a challenging programme of work, both student and professional. Drama productions are frequent, some starring only Sixth Form students and others involving younger members of the school too. Focus Theatre Company is a Sixth Form only company, who perform on a yearly basis, often taking work up to Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival.
The Vanbrugh Theatre hosts the Drama Department’s annual major production, which alternates yearly between a play and a musical. The Vanbrugh also produces an eclectic mix of professional productions, allowing students at King’s the opportunity to witness work by some of the most cutting-edge theatre companies working in the UK today.
The Vanbrugh Theatre is also used regularly by A Level and GCSE drama students to showcase their curriculum examination performances, and the new Sixth Form Centre has its own new drama space with theatre seating for an audience of 110.
The Drama Department runs yearly theatre residentials to London as well as numerous theatre trips to Manchester, Chester, Mold and Liverpool.
A full and varied sports calendar offers opportunities to play for fun or competitively in teams, in lessons or in clubs, including:
Rowing
Football
Cricket
Hockey
Climbing
Tennis
Netball
Dance
Badminton
Swimming
Water Polo
Weight Training
Conditioning
Table Tennis
Basketball
King’s has a fine reputation for supplying players for National, International and Olympic events in many sports including rowing, hockey and cricket.
The King’s School Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is one of the largest in the country and offers Army and RAF sections. Both sections excel in inter-cadet competitions and several of the Sixth Formers have enjoyed honours such as gliding scholarships.
The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme operates at bronze, silver and gold award level offering students the opportunity to involve themselves in personal and community challenges
King’s students are actively involved in Model United Nations Events throughout the UK.
The Prefect system operates in all areas of life at King's with Head Prefects taking responsibility for sport, subjects, the library, the school council, events, charities, Houses and the Junior School. Further Prefects are then elected to work on the charity and events committees and every tutor group from Year 7 to Fifth Year is assigned at least two Prefects who work with the students in those tutor groups to help them with their life at school.
We run a comprehensive programme of trips which, in previous years, have included overseas rowing training camps, a Physics trip to CERN, a History trip to Berlin, a Ski Trip to USA, CCF camps, and sports tours.
These trips are in addition to course-specific fieldwork and trips, which we plan to run in the upcoming academic year. Click the brochure below for information about our exciting trips programme:
In addition to the many sports, drama, music and leadership opportunities, there are lots of other clubs, societies and social events to join.
Over the past few years, these have included:
Pudding Club (student lectures)
Philosophy 101
Biology Club
MedSoc
Film Club
Economics Society
Amnesty International
Investor Club
Mental Fitness Ambassadors
Careers Breakfasts
Geography Society
Coding Club
History Club
Current Affairs Discussion
Jewellery and Metalwork
Ethical Hacking
Howson Club
Metrics Masters
LinguaLogic
Art Club
Debate
