Students in the Sixth Form at Westfield stay with us for up to three years, according to their needs, and are based either in our Bungalow or our Sixth Form base in the Gould Building on the school site. We also have an office space at Dorset Council in Dorchester which we call Westfield@Work. These three sites make up the three distinct pathways we have for Sixth Form students.

With their compulsory education behind them, the very clear focus for our students is on life after school and how to achieve the ambitions they have for what lies ahead. The starting point for each student is absolutely the student themselves. What is it that they want to achieve from their time in our Sixth Form? What do they want it to lead on to? What does Westfield need to do in order to support them to achieve this? Below you will find information about the pathways that are offered in our Sixth Form.

Armed with this information, and after consultation with parents, an individual programme is put together that focuses on the key objectives the student has identified. Our students are usually clear sighted in targeting social development, increased independence, the further development of core skills, preparation for work (or other meaningful activities) and education for leisure as their main objectives for their time with us.