Announcements
Keep up to date with important announcements from the College.
02/12/24: Criminology Controlled Assessments are taking place for Year 13 students on 9-11 December and for Year 12 on 18-20 December. These assessments will take place (in part) in the Learning Resource Centre, which means we must close the LRC and library to all other students as follows:
10.00am on Monday 9 December - 4.30pm on Tuesday 10 December; the LRC will re-open at 8.30am on Wednesday 11 December
10.00am on Wednesday 18 December - 4.30pm on Thursday 19 December; LRC will re-open at 8.30am on Friday 20 December
27/11/24: Reminder that there are no lessons on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 November due to Staff Development training.
20/11/24: On Wednesday 27 November, we have changed the timing of lessons to allow staff some time in the afternoon to set up for the event. Please note, these times are different to what was previously communicated. Those changes are as follows:
9.00am – 10.30am Column F (same as usual)
10.45am – 12.15pm Column B (same for both Y12 & Y13). There will be no intervention slot.
LUNCH - 12.15pm – 1.00pm - Same for all students; No Enrichments taking place
1.00 – 2.30 Column A (change for both Y12 & Y13)
06/11/24: Solihull Sixth Form College is holding an Open Evening on Wednesday 27 November. Book your free tickets to attend here. All prospective learners looking for a college place in September 2025 are asked to attend with a parent or other adult.
04/11/24: Welcome back to learners after the half-term break. Year 13’s – remember that next Monday is the College deadline for your UCAS applications. This is to ensure that academic coaches have sufficient time to do everyone’s references. Speak to your coach if you need support.
31/10/24: We are delighted to be recruiting a parent/carer representative to join our Local Governing Body (LGB).
Being a College Governor is a crucial volunteer role. The local Governing Body of Solihull Sixth Form College supports the Summit Learning Trust, students and staff in ensuring that the very best standard of education is delivered to all of our students. The LGB works with the Principal and senior leaders in the College to check that all students are achieving as well as they should be, in all areas. Local Governors monitor how the College ensures high-quality teaching and learning, and that students are safe and happy in College. Local Governors also support the College in promoting important links with our communities and provide vital support to the Board of Trustees, ensuring that the College operates within the Trust’s ethos and values.
The Local Governing Body meets five times throughout the academic year. The remaining scheduled meetings in 2024/25 are:
Wed 11th December 2024
Wed 22nd January 2025
Wed 12th March 2025
Wed 11th June 2025
The meetings take place in College between 5.00 and 7.00pm.
If you are interested in becoming a parent representative, there is an expression of interest form (emailed to parents) to fill in and a written statement of no more than five hundred words is needed, which should detail why you are interested in becoming a parent representative and what skills you would bring to the Local Governing Body. If there is more than one volunteer, we will hold an election. The deadline to return the expression of interest slip is Wednesday 13 November 2024.
29/10/24: During the Autumn Term, Academic Coaches are working closely with Year 13 students who are applying to university. This process involves supporting students with their Personal Statements and liaising with teachers to get references completed.
The key dates are:
Monday 11th November - Internal College Deadline
Wednesday 29th January - Official UCAS Deadline
For those students who are not applying to university, but who are thinking about making applications for Higher Apprenticeships or employment, academic coaches and our Careers Adviser are available to offer support with those applications too.
29/10/24: On Wednesday 27 November, lessons will be shortened to one hour and no enrichments will run so that staff can get set up for the Open Evening taking place that night. The timing for lessons on this date will be as follows:
Column F - 9.00am - 10.00am
Column B - 10.05am - 11.05am
Break - 11.05am - 11.20am
Column A - 11.20am - 12.20pm
25/10/24: Save the date! Year 12 Parent Meetings will take place on Wednesday 13 November. Afternoon appointments will be online and evening appointments will be face-to-face in College. Full details of how to book will be sent by email after half-term.
22/10/24: Monday 28 October – Friday 1 November is half-term and lessons will be suspended for the week. Learning resumes on campus on Monday 4 November.
