Brighton & Hove High School, the best choice for you

BRIGHTON & HOVEHIGH SCHOOL

A girls’ day school trust school

Sixth Form CentreBrighton & Hove High SchoolTemple GardensBrighton BN1 3AT, UKtel +44 (0)1273 280280fax+44 (0)1273 280281enquiries@bhhs.gdst.netwww.bhhs.gdst.net

Sixth

Welcome from the Head Girl Team

A GDST School

everyone to find something

they enjoy. Even within the

Head Girl team there is a

broad spectrum of interests

ranging from dancing to

horse riding to play writing.

We are proud to have been

voted onto the Head Girl

Team and feel privileged

to represent such a great

place. We hope to see you

in September.

Hello from the Head Girl Team.

Welcome to our humble

abode, the Sixth Form

Centre. It has a friendly and

homely atmosphere which

we all enjoy, with its areas

for both study and relaxation

with friends. The supportive

environment in lessons allows

everyone to enjoy their

time at the college, whilst

achieving high academic

results. We love the fact

that the teachers know us

as individuals and help us

with our own learning styles.

They encourage us to apply

to the universities of our

choice and the careers we

wish to pursue in the future.

Individuality is celebrated

and the wide range of

activities on offer throughout

the two years allows

Preparing you to leave our Sixth Form begins as soon as you start.

We are the only Sixth Form in Sussex able to offer courses run by the very best of business trainers from around the country thanks to our PSHE programme. From the very start you will receive training on life skills, such as budgeting and ‘How to work a room’. Our close ties with local universities allow you to experience, enjoy and become accustomed to university life.

Our Sixth Form offers a significant change in teaching style to the rest

of the school. Seminar style classes, with the very top teachers, help us bring out the best in each girl and provide an unparalleled platform for success at university. You’ll have the opportunity to research and plan independently whilst receiving clear personalised guidance and support from your subject tutor. They, along with the Careers Team, will also be there to help you with subject choice, university entrance and future aspirations.

There is personalised UCAS support which begins early in your L6 ensuring that you are confident about the

application procedure and your personal statement.The small class sizes support this. The academic results we achieve are exceptional and are listed in detail on our website and in our main prospectus.

The range of courses is extensive, with the students having a varied array of subjects to choose from - allowing you to choose the courses that best suit your abilities, aspirations and interests. Dependent on student request, we can also offer other subjects such as Law or Sociology. Please make any such requests to the Head of Sixth Form.

“The School’s seminar style teaching and partnerships not only guarantee outstanding A-Level results, but also ensure you are prepared and ready to thrive at university.”

A Fresh Educational Approach

Seminar Style Lessons

Brighton & Hove High School

Our Sixth Form isn’t just about academic results, there’s a huge range of extra-curricular activities available for you to participate in, enjoy and learn from.

All Sixth Formers, over their two years with us, have the opportunity to develop teamwork, leadership, communication and negotiation skills.

If you’re into music and drama, then you can join the many different choirs and pop or jazz groups, whilst Sixth Formers always take the lead in school drama productions.

The House Play competition offers a creative challenge. Given a theme or motif, you can find yourself forming a team, which will write, direct, cast, rehearse, light and costume a production from scratch. It is up to you to manage the rest of the school to achieve the very best in theatrical excellence.

We have excellent sporting opportunities available to the Sixth Form. From traditional team games – you may like to spend your time helping with the coaching of younger girls – to activities such as volleyball, sailing, self-defence, kite-surfing and

yoga. If you want to take advantage of our hi-tech fitness suite, dance studio or numerous other facilities, you’ll have unique access.You may also want to help form the student leadership team. As a student body, you elect a number of School Officers, and new entrants to the Sixth Form are often among those elected. You will find yourself involved in a range of roles within the school – from organising obstacle races on the School Birthday, to acting as editor on the Sixth Form magazine – each one giving you valuable skills in motivation, teamwork and leadership.

A Perfect Balance

World Challenge

Drama Performance

Brighton & Hove High School

the guidance of an adviser from a local company. You will gain invaluable experience and knowledge of the business world, grappling with profit and loss, marketing, production and human resource management.

The Sixth Form is also the ideal time to take advantage of the many trips available. This might be in the form of skiing in Austria, a trip to New York, or talks by leading political figures. If you express an interest, we will give you the opportunity. In partnership with other Trust schools we offer a World Challenge Expedition providing an opportunity of a lifetime. Students set off for

As well as the Head Girl Team, there are a variety of officer positions ranging from Guild Officers and House Captains to Sports Officers and Career Officers. There are also opportunities to become Form Assistants and Mentors where you work closely with the younger year groups in the school community. Sixth Form students also run School Council.

Volunteering is an important aspect of Sixth Form life and all Sixth Formers are encouraged to take part in a volunteering project in the local community. This serves to develop skills of communication and is also invaluable in UCAS applications. All volunteering counts towards the V-award scheme.

The Young Enterprise scheme allows those of you with an entrepreneurial streak a chance to monopolise the market and be part of the most successful teams Sussex has ever had. Within the scheme, you are tasked with setting up your own company to market and sell your own product under

exciting destinations such as Ecuador, Malawi, Borneo and Namibia and in 2011 to Morocco. You’ll have the chance to fundraise, enhance your fitness and participate in team-building activities during an 18 month programme to prepare you for your month long adventure.

The GDST has developed exciting partnership links with both China and India. Our Sixth Formers are given many openings to take full advantage of such exclusive associations. The recent trip to Ningbo University in China for the HSBC Summer School was one such opportunity available only to our Sixth Formers.

A GDST School

Young Enterprise

The Girls’ Day School Trust is a unique organisation that offers you unparalleled openings academically, personally and socially throughout your time in our Sixth Form. Through its alumnae network it will continue to support you through your chosen career.

We have listed some of the opportunities that are exclusive to our Sixth Formers:

The Trust Reception: This is an annual event with a well-known personality. All Sixth Form prize winners and the Head Girl are invited.

Minerva Trust Wide Activities: There are a wide range of activities for the Sixth Form put on by Minerva and these include musical, sporting and creative arts activities.

Young Leaders’ Conference: (formerly the Head Girls’ Conference) This is a great example of the GDST’s far-sighted

programmes where learning and enjoyment complement and reinforce each other. It brings together over 100 Sixth Formers from across GDST schools for a weekend of workshops and seminars.

Minerva: Every Sixth Former at a GDST school automatically becomes a lifelong member of the Minerva Network, a networking and communications’ channel for former pupils of GDST schools. This is invaluable both for university entrance and for life-networking. Some former GDST students in Minerva are: Angelica BellBaroness Virginia BottomleyA. S. ByattCharlotte ChurchBettany HughesKonnie HuqMartha Kearney, Martha Lane FoxMiriam Margolyes, Suzy Menkes OBEBaroness NorthoverKaren PickeringDame Stella RimingtonPatricia RoutledgeDame Maggie Smith

“Applications to degree courses from GDST students are highly valued at universities up and down the country.”

A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity

Travel Scholarships

Brighton & Hove High School

Former Friends Biology, Maths and Physics Prizes: These are awards to reward the endeavour of sciences in GDST schools.

Dame Kitty Anderson History Prize: Year 13 candidates are invited to submit their individual A Level projects or coursework essays.

Minerva Prize: This is awarded each year to one Year 13 student, who best exemplifies the ‘all round’ education provided by the GDST.

Pearson and Silver Awards: These awards for Years 12 and 13 students in GDST schools provide assistance towards the cost of attending meetings and courses or carrying out projects with a classical content.

Somerville and Gurney Awards: These are awards for Year 12 holders of Trust Entrance or Sixth Form Scholarships, or Honorary GDST Scholarships.

Henrietta Dent Award: These are awards for students in Year 13 or in the first year after leaving who are planning to train as teachers.

Oakley Fund: The Oakley Fund offers financial awards to former GDST students, who are studying in the UK and looking to take on a significant project directly relating to their fields of study or career aspirations. Recent Brighton & Hove Sixth Formers have accessed the fund to finance a hospital work placement in the Cook Islands and a literary expedition to Russia.

HSBC (Three Month) Recruitment Programme: HSBC works with the Girls’ Day School Trust to recruit pre-university students on to a three month training programme. These are salaried positions and cover such areas as Government Relations, Internal Communications and Commercial Banking.

HSBC Building, Canary Wharf

Oakley Fund

A GDST School

Awards and Prizes

Johnston Memorial Scholarship: This is awarded annually to a Year 13 pupil educated at a GDST school with the support of a GDST Bursary, and intending to read Law at university.

Travel Scholarships: These scholarships are awarded to Year 13 students for a study or enterprise entailing travel, which may happen within the first year of leaving school.

“Employers recognize a GDST education as a mark of quality on your CV throughout your career.”

This prospectus is for information only and does not form any part of any contract between parents and the GDST. This publication has necessarily been prepared well in advance of the entry of a pupil to the school and inevitably there may be subsequent alterations.