Our Sixth Form students benefit from a modern building, with separate private study space at the front of the building away from lower school. This includes a common room, quiet study room - and new for September 2025 - bookable gym facilities.
At Longbenton High Sixth Form, we offer a diverse range of enrichment activities that enhance the student experience and support personal growth.
Duke of Edinburgh Award: Students can participate in this prestigious program, which promotes resilience, teamwork, and outdoor skills through activities such as hiking, volunteering, and skills development.
Conversational Italian: For those interested in language and culture, our conversational Italian classes provide a fun and engaging way to learn a new language, enhancing communication skills and cultural awareness.
Extended Project Qualification (EPQ): This independent research project allows students to explore a topic of their choice in depth, developing critical thinking and project management skills that are invaluable for higher education and future careers.
These enrichment opportunities, alongside our strong academic programs, contribute to a well-rounded education, helping students to develop confidence, leadership, and a sense of community.
Students can take on various leadership roles, including positions in our active student council, the Equalities Team, our peer mentoring program and as Academic Leads for our school subjects. These experiences not only build confidence but also prepare students for future challenges they will face in higher education or the workplace such as communication, problem solving and lateral thinking in team environments.
As the first school nationwide to join the STEMzing initiative, we provide a public speaking course that empowers Sixth Form students to deliver STEM lessons to primary school students.
Our holistic ethos ensures that we prepare students not just academically, but personally as well. Through our PSHE programme, students engage with varied topics such as independent living, driving and finance, benefitting from insights by guest speakers who are experts in their fields, as well as representatives from career industries.
MOOC – Massive Open Online Courses are a fantastic opportunity for students to trial a subject that they may be thinking about taking at university. They are free online courses, created by universities to allow students to sample topics outside of their A-Level curriculum. Many students refer to MOOCs in their personal statement and are praised by admissions officers for their commitment to wider study.
Villiers Park – The Villiers Park Educational Trust Scholars Programme is a two or four-year programme of mentoring, masterclasses and residential events, which supports highly able students to fulfil their potential and gain places at top universities or on other suitable progression routes.
In-class support – Many of our students choose to support teaching staff in their lessons. This can involve small group work or 1-1 support. This is beneficial for all parties involved as students gain in confidence, whilst developing their leadership skills.
‘Think Law’/'Think Engineering Programme - Think Law/Engineering is a CILEx and Career Ready initiative that aims to enable young people from diverse backgrounds to access careers in the legal sector but can also benefit those students hoping to go into the business or finance sector. Think Law provides ongoing engagement between employers and students over a sustained twelve-month period. The programme provides a combination of masterclasses, work place visits and mentoring interventions, enabling young people to navigate their way to a career in legal services.
Unifrog - all Sixth Form students have access to the on-line research tools enabled by Unifrog. Students can produce, research and explore a range of activities linked to CV’s, applying to university, apprenticeship, MOOC’s etc to help with future career plans post-18.
EPQ - Year 12 students are given the opportunity to complete an Extended Project Qualification linked to a topic of interest. They will be supported by a staff mentor in school who will guide them through the process. This is something that can enhance their CV's/personal statements and may be linked to future employment or degree courses. The EPQ allows them to explore an area of interest, through intensive research, which can then be discussed in interviews, or used to indicate their passion for a particular subject at degree level. The qualification can also be used to gather additional UCAS tariff points.
