SIXTH FORM NEWS

I love to take inspiration from

some of the great saints of

the Church. St. Francis of

Assisi once said something I

try to keep in mind regularly:

“Start by doing what's

necessary; then do what's

possible; and suddenly you

are doing the impossible.”

With the help of God and

others around us this can be

true for each one of us this

year. We just need to start!

Mr. Cunnington

In This Issue

Mock Trial

ARTiculation Prize

2017

UCAS Parents’

evening

Trips and Visits

Highly Commended

Christ the King College Sixth Form

Message from the Head of Sixth Form

It has been another busy and exciting week. Things are really getting underway now in the Sixth Form; some of the events from last week included a visit from Oxford Ambassadors and Admissions Tutors to speak to our potential applicants, a Young Enterprise presentation for Year 12s and 13 students, the Year 6 Open evening and House competitions led by our new Sixth Form House Leaders. There is a fantastic buzz around the building and it is great to see you all making the most of your lessons and the extra-curricular activities on offer.

There are some fantastic opportunities on the horizon so please keep your eyes on the Newsletter each week so that you do not miss anything. I hope that you are all feeling settled and happy on your courses and we look forward to receiving your ‘First Impressions’ feedback over the next few days. Keep up the good work, I trust that your early assessments have gone well.

Mrs. Conway-Hughes

Dates for your diaries

DofE Expedition Presentations Tuesday, 11th October, 6pm

All students who are working towards their DofE Bronze or Gold awards, and who have recently completed the expedition section, will be showing presentations of their expeditions to their parents, Assessors and DofE Leaders. This is also a chance for students in Years 10 - 13 who wish to start DofE this year to come along with their parents to learn more about the award. There will be a chance for anyone interested in starting the award, and their parents, to ask any questions, and to take an enrolment form home to complete.

Mock Trial Competition

Any student interested in the Sixth Form mock trial competition to see either Mrs Stirling, Mrs Ward or Mr Hare. The demonstration trial is the morning of Saturday, 5th November and the competition is on Saturday, 3rd December. Interested students must be available on these dates, and must commit to one lunchtime a week for preparation up until 3rd December.

Week 1 26th September 2016

Safeguarding and

Internet Searches

Please be aware that

the College computer

systems are monitored

and defended against

inappropriate material

for safeguarding

reasons.

Your search requests

are monitored and we

encourage responsible

use of the internet at all

times, not just in

College.

Please see Mrs.

Conway-Hughes if you

have any concerns.

UCAS

UCAS TALK

Tuesday, 4th October 13:20—14:00 Sixth Form Hall

Life at University

Information regarding: campus/city universities, student finance,

accommodation, living costs, bursaries, employment and any other

relevant life at “university-type-stuff”!

UCAS Parents’ Information Evening

We will be hosting a UCAS information evening for Parents on

Thursday, 6th October from 6pm. There will be

representatives from Portsmouth and Southampton Universities,

letters will be arriving home soon.

Work Experience

Independent Careers Advice

Careers interviews with an independent advisor are available from

the end of September. The capacity for Sixth Form students is

limited but if you are really struggling to know what career you

might be suited to then please see Miss Fitzgerald in the Careers

Office.

Every week we will

be recognising

students who have

demonstrated

independence,

resilience, academic

excellence,

outstanding

attendance or those

who have served as

a true ambassador

for the Sixth Form in

some way.

If you would like to

nominate a student

to be highly

commended please

contact Mrs. Conway

-Hughes

News

Highly Commended Psychology Nominations

Michael Joyce and Jamie Scurr for showing real initiative and actively seeking wider reading and research.

Great start guys, Miss Williams and Mrs Conway-Hughes

Sixth Form House Leaders

For this new Academic year, the House System at the College has been revamped, with a variety of activities now taking place each week for the students. We are delighted that our Sixth Form students have also been appointed as the House leaders, taking over from the teaching body in this role.

Green House - Amelia, Joe, Jacob

Red House - Molly, Johnny, Ben

Yellow - Rhiannon, Josh, Driscoll

Blue - Issy, Dan, Skye

The first duty for our new Leaders was to deliver House Worship in front of 400 students from each house. The House worships ran smoothly, having been considered and well planned by all of the House Leaders.

The House Leaders have also demonstrated their commitment through their attendance and active participation in the House events so far, even if their singing skills are a little bit lacking!

I would like to thank them for the time they have given so far, and their continued support of this system throughout the upcoming year.

Mr Stolborg

Year 6 Open Evening Volunteers

Thank you to all of the Sixth Form students who helped during the Year 6 Open Evening. It is very special having you at these events as you represent the whole College at the highest level. The new applicants really benefit from your involvement. Thank you so much for giving your time back to the College.

Imogen and Maddie, Year 12

“Yeah I’ve grown. I can’t go out anymore,” young girl, Egypt.

We started our day feeling quite clueless about the subject matter of the Young Lives conference on ‘Gender, Adolescence and Youth’, not knowing what to expect from the experience and feeling very nervous. Our journey to Oxford was longer than many of the other visitors’, as we travelled from a secondary school in the Isle of Wight. However, despite our 5am start making us tired, it’s safe to say that the day was wholly worthwhile and will hopefully influence others about the importance of young people and their role in society.

We began our day with a lecture about gender norms and how they shape who we are. It was interesting to note the stark differences and similarities between each country, their views on masculinity and femininity and how each sex should behave. It’s worth noting that even though Ghent (in Belgium, one of the places studied) was far more advanced in accepting challenges to gender norms, it has taken them 30 years to reach this point and has taken generations to even slightly change because it’s still not that far advanced. We believe from this that it’s important to listen to young people and think about how we expect them to behave in society and not force gender roles upon them.

There were different studies on gender norms; one focused on what Shanghai and Delhi wanted their population to be like. It was interesting that Shanghai was more open to change, whereas Delhi had quite regimented gender roles. This could be because of the lower wealth in Delhi, or the higher education in Shanghai. Perhaps education is the answer to the issue of harmful stereotypes and expectations on our young people?

One thing that really stuck out to us was the way that most of the gender roles were agreed on in most of the countries studied - one lecturer mentioned how it is like someone has made a script which every person who has influence over young people is following.

The study of gender norms has been invested in hugely (the research saw was very extensive), yet we still don’t realise we are part of them, even when it’s quite clearly been pointed out. Having just passed the age range that was being studied, it was certainly significant to me to realise how truly these expectations shape us and our society. When we were given name badges at the start of the day, our first question was which side we should place them, as there was previously a rule dictating that men should wear them on one side whilst women should wear them on the other. This shows how ridiculous these ideas of gender can be: what does it matter which side a name badge is worn on? What does it matter which ways young people choose to express themselves, as long as they are happy?

We learned how these stereotypes are largely down to some people’s personal perceptions, and these can get passed on to others, making them the norm.

Later in the day, we got the chance to interview Prudence Nonkululeko Ngwenya, whose work as Head of the African Union Commission’s Youth Division was created due to the African government realising the importance of young people, and that the African population is 65% young people. This means that young people need to be educated on the importance of looking after each other and themselves, as they are key to the future of each state and the continent of Africa as a whole.

Prudence’s job involves working with all 54 African states, and she meets with the head of state of each at huge gatherings twice a year. It also involves lots of travelling around and helping young people from all over Africa. She talked about how HIV and AIDS are touchy subjects in Africa still, and how there was a lack of education on the disease because it is only relatively recently that it has become such a large problem. Her job entails educating young people in Africa about their sexual and reproductive health.

Prudence was a very interesting person to speak to. We were expecting quite a formal interview situation, but our time with her ended up more like a conversation. This put us more at ease and made the whole experience a lot more comfortable. Her down to earth attitude also made it better, and her openness was inspiring.

Our experience at the conference was very interesting and will perhaps be key in how we change. Maybe no longer being as oblivious to the issue of gender will have a bigger effect on ourselves It was eye-opening to realise how affected we are by gender norms and the expectations of society upon us as women and young people as a whole.

Online Mentoring

Programme

09:00-09:25 am

Wednesday, 28th

September - find out

about having an

industry professional

as an online mentor.

There are 40-50

places available per

school or College.

This is a very exciting

opportunity for you to

access additional

support and

guidance.

Follow-up Session

3rd October at lunch

time

The Bath Trip with Mr Stolborg

Seb, Tayla, Amelia and Dan

On Saturday, 17th September Mr Stolborg took a handful

of students to Bath University to attend their Open Day

and gather some more information about studying at

Bath itself and university life as a whole. This was done

by attending talks, speaking to students and viewing

accommodation the University site had to offer. Overall

the trip was very useful for the students and a big thank

you to Mr Stolborg for giving up his time to take

everyone there.

Now is the time to visit Universities - they will have their

Open Days listed on their websites. Applications need to

be made in the next couple of months so don’t hesitate!

Contact Us

To contribute editorial

please contact the Sixth

Form Leadership Team.

Christ the King College

Wellington Road Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5QT

Tel 01983 537070

Fax 01983 537080

Email: admin@christ-the-

king.iow.sch.uk

Trips and Visits The Tudors A-level History Trip Friday, 25th November In London, featuring: David Starkey, John Morrill and John Guy. See Mr. Sutton for your letter. University Visits If a number of you would like to visit a University then please let the Sixth Form Leadership Team know and we will try to facilitate these where possible.

University Visit sign-up sheets are with Mrs. Roberts on reception. We need 10 students for a trip to be viable.

DofE

For the groups who have completed their expedition, Mrs Stirling will be in U10 every Monday from 1 15pm - 2pm to help with DofE and presentations, etc.

Miss Hayden would like

you to consider

participating in the

ARTiculation Prize 2017

http://

rochecourteducationaltrus

t.co.uk/articulation-prize/

articulation-prize-england-

2017/

Health and Wellbeing

The Youth Trust

Offer a free six week programme of counselling to

young people on the Isle of Wight—if you are having

Mental Health difficulties try giving them a call: 01983

529569

If you are under 19 years old and you are seeking any

kind of health advice please visit this website: http://

www.checkitout-iw.org/

“Check it out” offers free support and information

regarding physical, sexual and mental health issues

and will indicate with accredited services can offer you

further support.