Staying at AGS Sixth Form was the best decision I made during my time at school. The staff were extremely supportive, helpful and inspiring. The sixth form system at Anthony Gell allowed me to trial extra subjects for the first few weeks, this helped me decide where my interests lay. During my first few months of Sixth Form, there were multiple opportunities for me to gain enrichment experience and participate in extracurricular activities. Staff helped guide me through how to use my enrichment in my personal statement for university. Staying for Sixth Form was the right fit for me as Gell offer a wide range of courses that many other colleges and schools didn’t offer. I took Biology as one of my subjects, which will helped me in the future as I’m currently doing a Biology degree at university.

Anthony Gell Sixth Form combines great teaching, great opportunities and a very friendly and enjoyable environment. My favourite A Levels were History and Government & Politics but I also enjoyed my other two subjects; English Literature and Maths. The teachers were passionate as well as very likeable, they were always willing to help with whatever problems I had. I stayed at this Sixth Form because I was surrounded by my friends in an environment I knew well, with teachers that I knew could help me do my best. The Sixth Form also offered great enrichment opportunities; I helped out in maths lessons, and also got to go on trips to such places as universities and apprenticeship events. The AGS Sixth Form is smaller than some others, so teachers have more time for individual help. This Sixth Form let me achieve what I wanted to do.

There was a great atmosphere in the study centre as everyone knew each other. The class sizes are smaller at A Level than at GCSE which means we could develop an even better relationship with teachers. In AGS Sixth Form, you are treated like an adult so it makes the experience much more like a bridge to university or the world of work. The music facilities were a big reason for me to stay on at Anthony Gell. Music is definitely something I would like to pursue in the future, so it was important to me to continue my one-to-one lessons in particular, which I was having since year 7. As I had study periods this gave me the opportunity to begin piano lessons too. The number of extracurricular clubs was amazing and heavily influenced my decision to stay as I found I would have had fewer opportunities at other Sixth Forms.