I am delighted to introduce you to the Sixth Form at SWGS; an aspirational sixth form with an ethos grounded firmly in hard work and academic excellence. Our Sixth Form offers a wide range of A level subjects and a broad curriculum. We not only achieve fantastic results, but also pride ourselves on our inclusive community. Being a Sixth Former at South Wilts means being inquisitive, ambitious, caring and inclusive. It is the time where you get to specialise academically, develop your independence and challenge yourself personally.

Our main principle is: We always do what is right for you as an individual.

We seek to do this in four main ways:

1. Vibrant learning
Central to everything we do is to ensure that you have an outstanding educational experience. The teachers here have a real depth of subject knowledge and will always strive to make your academic experience an exciting one which helps to develop your interest in the subject. We support you to do the very best you can.

2. Pastoral Care
Pastoral care for you as an individual: we care about every individual in the sixth form and, as such, place a real emphasis on pastoral care. We want to do everything we can to support you in the sixth form, so if you have a concern, no matter how big or small, talk to someone. We have a really well developed support network, and there is always someone to talk to whether it is your form tutor, your head of year, the school counsellor or chaplain. We will spend as much time as it takes to help you and will do our best to make sure that you are happy.

3. Helping You to ‘Make the Most’ of Yourself
We seek to ensure that you leave school as confident, self-aware and independent people, who have a sense of where you are going in life. As part of this, we do our best to ensure that you have a really good range of extra-curricular experiences, and we provide you with the very best possible careers and personal development advice. Whatever you want to do, whether it is to begin your career straight from school, go to Oxbridge, be a vet or a medic, complete an art foundation course or an acting course, get a place on a degree apprenticeship, we will work with you – so that we do what’s best for you.

4. Community
One of the great things about the sixth form is the opportunity to meet new people and make new friends. But more than this, we place a substantial emphasis on the importance of building positive, respectful and thoughtful relationships with each other; on the recognition what we do and say has an impact on everyone else; and on the development of an outlook which goes beyond simply what we can gain for ourselves, but on how we fit into society and on how you – as young people – can make a positive impact on others.

We are incredibly proud of our Sixth Form and welcome you to come and visit us, to see for yourself the opportunities on offer. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me by email (sixthform@swgs.wilts.sch.uk).

Mrs K Parker
Director of Sixth Form