Address: Woodhouse Road, Finchley, London N12 9EY

Principal: Keith Murdoch

Telephone: 020 8445 1210

Facsimile: 020 8445 5210

Website: www.woodhouse.ac.uk

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10 great reasonsto study at Woodhouse College...

An aspirational collegeWe want you to challenge yourself and we expect you to succeed. Getting into Woodhouse won’t necessarily be easy but by choosing us you will be joining a learning community of like-minded 16-18 year olds who believe in working hard in order to achieve their goals and fulfil their ambitions.

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Excellent teaching & outstanding results We have excellent highly qualified teachers who are both passionate about their subject and experts in teaching it to your age group. We pride ourselves on being a community of students and staff working together to ensure the success of each individual. The College’s A* to B pass rate is regularly amongst the top two or three colleges in the country because so many of our students work very hard to achieve outstanding results.

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Academic Excellence in a Caring Community

Wide range of subjects in combinations to suit youWe have over 30 different AS/A level subjects you can choose from. We mainly offer the subjects that university admissions’ tutors want to see in your UCAS application. Most importantly because of our size and dedicated A level timetable structure you can choose the combination of subjects that you really want.

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High quality specialised A level facilitiesOur facilities are designed to provide the right environment to support 16-18 year olds studying for their A levels. A large modern library centre provides the ideal setting for silent contemplative study. Two new learning zones offer pleasant locations for group work, peer support and accessing learner mentoring. A bright and contemporary social area and an adjoining canteen provide a large communal space for relaxing but also for working in more informal surroundings. The entire College is wi-fi enabled with comprehensive access and a service that allows you to borrow a netbook for a day. Modern and well appointed science labs, art studios, IT suites, dance studios and sports hall offer excellent specialist facilities.

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Specialist facilities!

Outstanding results!

Challenge yourself!

We care about you Our students are always telling us how supportive and friendly the staff at the College are. All our staff care about providing you with the support you need in a safe environment so that you can enjoy your two years of study at the College thereby helping you to achieve your goals and ambitions. We will provide you with a range of academic, practical, financial and emotional support tailored to your needs and which can include specialist counselling if appropriate.

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Achieve your goals!

Your choice!

Academic Excellence in a Caring CommunityWoodhouse College, Woodhouse Road, Finchley, London N12 9EY Tel: 020 8445 1210 www.woodhouse.ac.uk

A stepping stone to university and your career We know it is a big step for you to leave your current school where things are familiar and you are well known and to start completely afresh at a new institution. However, it may well be better preparation for university life because it is a fact that students from schools are more likely to drop out from university than those taught at sixth form colleges. This is because at a sixth form college you are treated as an adult and expected to manage your study in a mature and independent way which will better prepare you to plan and be organised for the future.

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The right step!

Broaden your horizonsChoosing Woodhouse College will provide you with the perfect opportunity to meet a wide range of new people and to make new friends. The new beginning we offer will help you grow as a person and provides you with the opportunity of experiencing a broader range of ideas in a different learning environment to the one you have been used to. By coming to Woodhouse you will be joining a very vibrant, socially mixed and multi-ethnic community.

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New friends!

Pleasant campus in a good locationThe College is situated on one site in a safe North London suburb and is well served by public transport. Two major bus routes stop outside the College and a number of other major routes pass within five to ten minutes walk from the College. Two underground lines and an over-ground line are also within very easy travelling distance.

The pleasant campus has a lot of communal green space, a floodlit all-weather pitch and a very well maintained mixture of buildings ranging from an 18th century Manor House to a very modern classroom/sports hall block which was completed in 2007.

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Great location!

An enriching educationWe believe in providing all our students with a broadening education and opportunities to participate in activities and experiences you may not normally have easy access to. We offer a comprehensive range of enrichment courses, sports, volunteering and mentoring opportunities, trips and access to a wide range of speakers. If you want to start up something yourself, just let us know.

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Extreme activities!

Engaging with our studentsWe believe in our students having a voice about their experiences at College and we want to listen and respond to what you have to say. We engage with you as a student and an adult who has chosen to come to the College as an active learner and not as a pupil who is simply here to be taught. We want you to get involved in and contribute to all aspects of life at the College. Your voice can and should make a difference.

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Make a difference!

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elcomefrom the Principal

Woodhouse is a Sixth Form College forstudents in the 16-19 age range providinga very wide range of GCE Advanced Level(AS and A2) courses and Applied A Levelsin Business and ICT. The College draws aquarter of its students from its two localPartner Schools – Friern Barnet and TheCompton – but we also attract applicantsfrom schools throughout North London.We work hard to maintain the quality ofprovision that gives the College itsexcellent reputation – its special character.This quality has been recognised by theGovernment: we are one of a smallnumber of colleges to have been awardedBeacon status and Ofsted ‘DesignatedOutstanding’ status.

In which ways is the College special?First, we are a centre of academicexcellence. This year we had a pass rateof 99% at GCE Advanced Level, over 69%of which were at grades A* to B. On thismeasure, the College was the secondbest nationally. The Applied A Levelresults were also very good. Perhapsmore important than this, our value-added scores are consistently good: withstudents generally doing better thantheir entry qualifications would predict.Over 90% of our students go on touniversity.

We are very proud of this, of course, butwe know that our students also value thedistinctive environment that Sixth FormColleges provide. There is much more toeducation, in the broadest sense, thansimple examination results. We endeavourto give all of you, no matter what coursesyou are on, a wealth of otheropportunities and experiences that willstand you in good stead in later life.

You will learn to take more responsibilityfor your own welfare and progress: youwill learn how to learn. This will be donewithin a supportive framework and ifanything does start to go wrong, we willpick it up very quickly and help you to putthings right. Our tutorial, guidance andsupport systems are at the heart of theCollege.

The College offers you an exceptionallywide range of subject choices, packaged to

suit you as an individual. In addition to yourmain programme, you will take part in arange of recreational enrichment studies.Sporting, musical and volunteeringactivities are widely available. TheWoodhouse Challenge will provide youwith the opportunity to broaden yourknowledge and understanding of a widevariety of topical issues.

Our last Ofsted Inspection Report (2007)shows all five areas inspected were giventhe top grade of ‘Outstanding’. This is oneof the best inspection results in thecountry.

Woodhouse is an Associate College ofMiddlesex University which allowsstudents access to a range of HigherEducation experiences whilst they are stillat College.

Set on an attractive campus, the Collegeboasts some of the best facilities in thearea, including recently built Sports Halland Dance Studios, a floodlit All-WeatherPitch, a state-of-the-art Learning ResourceCentre, two new Learning Zones, an OpenAccess Computer Suite, a contemporarysocial area and canteen and modernScience Laboratories and Art Studios.

All said, however, the most special featureof the College is its feeling of community.This is a place where staff and studentsknow and respect each other. We workhard towards the common goal that everyindividual should fulfil his or her potential,and then achieve just a little bit more.

Keith Murdoch

Woodhouse is a truly new experience. It’sa totally different environment fromschool – you are given greaterindependence and the opportunity to takeresponsibility for your own work.However, that doesn’t mean you are notwell supported – the staff are always athand to advise you and to help you achieveyour goals.

What’s great about Woodhouse is thebalance between work and social life. Allstudents are given the opportunity toparticipate in various enrichments relatingto sports, science, art and a wide varietyof other interesting activities. Students are

also given an active voice in the Collegecommunity through us, the CollegeCouncil.

Woodhouse is a platform for you to meetnew people, form lifelong friendships andmost of all to work hard so that you canfulfil your ambitions.

Woodhouse College Council

The College strives to ensure equaltreatment and opportunity for allprospective students. Our admissionsprocess aims to assess your potential as aWoodhouse College student and thecontribution that you can make to theCollege, regardless of your background.

The College is an inclusive community andone of its great strengths is the diversityof the students. We aim, within ourmission, to promote high academicachievement, to support all students toreach their full potential and to meet theirprogression goals.

We do this through:• high quality teaching & learning• outstanding pastoral support• excellent resources• thorough and effective tracking andmonitoring of student progress

… and the College Council

Equality and Diversity

A friendly educationalenvironment with a staffthat cares.

James Stott

Hamid Alavi BSc ICT (TL – Applied)Sara Anton BA MPhil PsychologyPhilip Banseylla BA Business /EconomicsJayne Barnes MA Music (HD)Jo Bower BA Art (HD)James Campbell BA PE Christopher Checketts BEd Business/Economics Francesca Cioci BSc MathematicsBethan Crump BA English Martin Davis BSc Biology (HD)Diane Dimoline BA ICT/MathematicsMeriem Djemili Licence d'Anglais FrenchStephen Dobson MSc Mathematics (ST)Barbara Finlay BSc PhD BiologyEmma Farquharson BA ArtAnna Finn BSc MathematicsAmanda Forshaw MA History /Philosophy (HD)Maria Gimenez MA SpanishMargery Gretton BA MLitt English (ST)Jacqueline Grice BA MSc Politics (SL)Hannah Hariz MA HistoryBinnaz Harris BSc PsychologyClaire Hills BSc PsychologyDavid Hyde BSc Chemistry (ST)Hannah Johnston BA Theatre Studies (HD)Sian Jones MChem ChemistryTricia Jones Cert Ed Dip Sp SLDDShahjahan Kadir MSc MathematicsMalcolm Kaplan BCom Business / EconomicsDanny Kuperberg MA Music TechElena Lewis BA MSc GeographyFiona Lewis BA SociologyMaeveen Maenpaa MA EnglishDavid Makepeace BSc Physics (HD)Chris Mann BEd PE (HD)Nigel Martin BSc Maths (HD) Helen Meyer BSc ChemistryDavid Morton BSc MathematicsJohn O'Shea BA English (HD)Wendy Oswin BSc Chemistry (HD ,ST)Jenny Pari MA German/French (HD, CQM)Harriet Parks BA Theatre StudiesJal Patel BA History/PoliticsIman Paterson BSc PhD Biology/ChemistryEsther Perez MA SpanishChristine Phillips BA Accounts & Bus CoursesNazia Rahim BSc Sociology (SL)Guy Redmond BA Business/Economics Zoe Richards MA EnglishVicki Richardson BA Sociology/PsychologyYvette Ruchniewicz MSc Business Courses (HD, CQM)Farida Saraf BA Business (TL – Applied)Niki Savva BSc Biology

Tina Schaffer LLB Law (SL)Darren Selby BSc MathematicsMary Sell BA EnglishCatherine Snoad MA Classics (SL)Olivia Stanton BA Geography (HD)Daniela Talamonti MA Italian Vasuky Thiruudaian MSc BiologyPeter Thompson MA History (HD, CQM)Anne Thompstone BSc MathematicsCressida Tweed MA Philosophy (SL – Crit Thinking)Peter Van Reeth BSc PhD MathematicsLaura Wall MA EnglishChris Wickham BA Psychology (HD)Philip Wilson BSc Physics

Matthew Alexander ICT Support Assistant Lydia Antoni MA Personnel ManagerJeng Atas Learning Support AssistantMarie-Pierre Artunduaga MA French Language AssistantSamantha Evans Pastoral Manager Colin Everitt BSc MIS/Network ManagerLisa Fry BA Student Support ManagerGabriella Fuer BA Assistant LibrarianAnn Gill Finance AssistantKathryn Goodall Senior Science TechnicianJoanna Greatwich QCG Careers Co-ordinatorGeorgina Grove Administrative AssistantAlison Hillier BA Office ManagerSara Hyson Dip BA Spanish AssistantJim Jackson CaretakerMichelle Junnor BA LRC ManagerJessica Durward-Akhurst BA Learning Mentor /SupervisorLoretta Ingleton BSc Science TechnicianJoanne Lawrence Attendance/Student SupportEllen Linster BA Assistant Office ManagerKali Nicolaou BA Attendance/ Student Support Peter Kuti HandymanMary Mc Hugh BA Senior Pastoral ManagerKim Mason CertEd Learning Support AssistantMichael Minchin BSc Science TechnicianPeter Murphy Art Technician Anand Pujara MIS/Exams OfficerValentina Ross PGDip Administrative AssistantRobert Salter Assistant CaretakerAnne Sartori Exams ManagerDipa Shah-Saunders BA Admissions Officer Dusan Suvajdzic BA Network SupervisorIsobel Thornton PA to the Vice PrincipalGeorge Timotheou Football CoachJenny Wang BA AAT Finance OfficerIngrid Webster BA PGDip Assistant LibrarianClive Winter BA FCA College AccountantSophia Yiannakas BA Learning Mentor/Supervisor

Principal: Keith Murdoch BA MScVice Principal: John Rubinstein BSc (Principal Designate)

Principal’s PA: Lydia Antoni MAOffice Manager: Alison Hillier BA

Chair of Governors: Ian Phillips LLBVice Chair: Peter Hammond BBS CeFA

Clerk to the Governors: Bethany Holmes

Senior Managers: Ian Hooper MA Curriculum and QualityCarol Kirkland BSc MA Academic & Business OperationsAnne-Marie Robinson BA Student Services

All staff are listed alphabetically. Curriculum Quality Managers are indicated by CQM, Department Heads by HD, Senior Tutors by ST, Team andSubject Leaders by TL and SL. Teaching subjects are given alongside staff names.

List of Staff

Teaching Staff

Support Staff

Woodhouse College will endeavour toprovide you with a broad and challengingeducational experience that meets yourindividual needs and aspirations. Oursubjects are taught by A Level specialists,and, unlike many other sixth forms we canoffer almost any foreseeable combinationof the subjects listed below.

AS/A2 Level Subjects

Accounts* Applied Business (Double Award)Applied ICT (Double Award)ArtBiologyBusiness Studies*ChemistryClassical Civilisation*Computing*Dance* Economics*English LanguageEnglish LiteratureFrenchGeography*German Government and Politics*History*Information Technology*Italian* (AS only)Law* MathsFurther MathsMusic*Music Technology*Philosophy* Physical Education*PhysicsPsychology*Sociology*SpanishTheatre Studies*

(* - indicates subjects which can be studiedwithout previous experience of GCSE)

• In the first year at the College, you willstudy four (and exceptionally, five) AS Levelsubjects. Both the choice and the numberof subjects will depend upon your GCSEresults and future career intentions.

• At the end of your first year you will takethe AS examination in each of the subjectsyou have been studying. Progression ontothe A2 part of the subject will bedependent upon passing the AS Level.This emphasis on ‘getting it right’ the firsttime then moving on leads to higherachievement.

• In the second year, you will continue tostudy three (or four) of your subjects atA2 to complete your A Levels. It ispossible to opt to take an additional ASsubject such as Critical Thinking or theExtended Project in your second year.

• You will have the opportunity to improveyour marks by re-taking AS exams at theend of the second year. The College doesnot encourage re-takes of these modulesin January of the second year because thiswill distract you from your A Level coursesat a crucial phase.

• The Applied Double Award A Levels(Business and ICT) run over two years,and are the equivalent to two A Levels.Applied Double Award A Levels areexactly the same standard as ordinary ALevels but with a greater emphasis oncoursework. It is usual to take one ortwo AS Level subjects alongside anApplied course.

• Applied A Levels provide an opportunityto specialise in a vocational subject areawhich you may take forward to HigherEducation or employment.

• AS Level Critical Thinking is offered tostudents during their second year. Thiscourse promotes the development ofthe academic skills required at A Level. These skills include analysing andevaluating evidence, presenting clear,logical arguments and writing withprecision.

• Extended Project Level 3. This is anoptional, voluntary course which allowsyou to pursue an interest of your choicewith supervisory help. It is equivalent tohalf an A Level and most of the work iscompleted in the summer after AS exams.

• AS Level Citizenship is offered tostudents during their second year. Thiscourse combines active participation in

a project with the academic study of thepolitical, sociological and legal aspects ofbeing a citizen.

• Community Sports Leader Award (CSLA)• Higher Sports Leader Award (HSLA)• GCSE Italian

Think carefully about your A Level subjectsbecause they can influence the choices opento you in the future. If you know what youwant to do after your A Levels, then checkthat your combination of subjects is suitable.If you have no fixed plan, then makesure your choices will allow you to keepyour options open. (Please see Results andProgression page.)

It is also important to take subjects whichyou are good at and which you will enjoy.Do not choose a subject simply because afriend is taking it. Do some research, askolder students about their experiences orcontact university admissions tutors foradvice. It is a good idea not to take too manysubjects which are new to you, because eachof them is a bit of a gamble.

This is correct at the time of publication, however, the College reserves the right to make changes to subjects as appropriate.

Curriculum

General Introduction

GCE A Level and AS Level Courses

Additional courses

Advice on choosingyour A Levels

Woodhouse is amazing –best two years of mylife – without the supportand awesome teachingI would have never gotinto Kings! It has hada life-changing impacton me.

Farida Ahmed

In order to provide a broadand balanced curriculumentitlement the College offersa wide range of enrichmentactivities. These may enableyou to extend an existinginterest, or try a new activity.

You will be expected to participate in at leasttwo six-week enrichment courses as anintegral part of your College timetable.These enjoyable courses enable you to meetother students and make new friends in aless formal atmosphere.

There is a wide choice of courses, offeringyou the opportunity to develop skills andinterests in Sport, Music, the Arts and theCommunity.

In Sport there is the opportunity torepresent the College in team games or, ifyou prefer, the chance to improve your ownperformance, for example in climbing,swimming or running. The College fields avariety of teams including girls’ football,trampolining and basketball. The netball teamcompetes in the Barnet League and twoboys’ football teams play regular matches inthe Barnet and Middlesex League and Cupcompetitions, often featuring prominently inthe honours at the end of the season.

The College has a Jazz Band that provides anopportunity to continue your interests inmusic, even if you are not studying music asa subject.

Many students take part in the Duke ofEdinburgh Award, of which the highlight isthe expedition in the summer, but which alsoinvolves a long-term commitment tovolunteering, sport and skills development.

Other activities include volunteering inschools, the Envision active citizenshipproject, talent shows, field courses, art trips,foreign exchanges, a ski trip and theopportunity to undertake voluntary workexperience both in this country and abroad.There are opportunities to get involved inmentoring and study-buddy programmes.

The enrichment offer changes each year. In2012/13, these have been some of ourcourses:

Amnesty InternationalBadmintonBasic ChineseBasketballBelly DancingChessChoirClimbingCreative WritingDebatingDuke of Edinburgh AwardFootball TeamsGym WorkoutKick BoxingLatin American DancingLearn LatinNetballObservational DrawingPotteryRunning 10K for CharitySquashSwimmingTable TennisTennisVolunteeringXmas ShowZumba

In addition to your main programme youhave the opportunity to study for extraqualifications which may be useful for yourprogression to Higher Education oremployment.

For example, if you are interested in sportand thinking of a ‘people related’ career(such as medicine, physiotherapy orteaching), the Community Sports LeaderAward and Higher Sports Leader Awardshould be a serious consideration. Manystudents decided to learn a new language,and GCSE Italian is very popular.

There are opportunities to get involved inmentoring and study-buddy programmes, orto represent your peers as a Tutor GroupRepresentative or on the College Council.Each year, student organising groups plan andrun the College Prom, the Yearbook and awhole host of charity fundraising activities.

Woodhouse Challenge provides studentswith the opportunity to broaden theirhorizons. We organise talks and days out forstudents that focus on enriching their minds.Activities in the past have included an astro-physics talk; the UK Senior Maths Challenge;a talk on The Holocaust; a speaker onPhilosophy and Science and a workshop onScreen Writing. We have had many famousnames but we also welcome back many ex-Woodhouse students to talk about theircareer as a doctor, a lawyer or an author, forexample. During the last general election weinvited the local parliamentary candidates fora lively hustings and last year John Bercow,the Speaker of the House of Commons,addressed a packed audience. Furthermore,we encourage students to attend talks andlectures outside College: one of our mostpopular trips will take place in Novemberwhere we will again be taking students to seeBoris Johnson being questioned duringMayor’s Question Time at City Hall. Thisyear, Woodhouse is organising its own ModelUN conference, inviting delegations fromother schools and colleges for a weekend ofdebate. Woodhouse Challenge is a studentrun body. Each year we gather students toparticipate in the Woodhouse Challengecommittee and we encourage them toorganise and ultimately run events, enablingstudents to gain valuable skills.

EnrichmentActivities

AdditionalQualifications/Activities

Woodhouse Challenge

A place where goodchoices are made.

Taofiq Akinbola

The College is proud of the support andguidance that it provides for all students toassist their academic progress and generalwelfare.

When you join the College you will becomea member of a Tutor Group, led by aPersonal Tutor. These groups meet twice aweek for registration and for a thirty minutesession once a week. Tutors get to knowyou very well and are able to pass on a greatdeal of information about activities which aretaking place in the College. They can alsoprovide advice with individual problems.They monitor your progress by holdingregular individual review interviews and byhelping you to set targets to improve yourperformance.

The tutorial is used for group activities,which cover a range of topics relevant to thedevelopment of independent learning, theworld of work and progression to highereducation.

You will also have a Senior Tutor who candevote extra time to dealing with anyacademic difficulties or personal issues youmay experience. Our Pastoral Managers cansee students on a regular basis should theyoung person be experiencing any difficulties.

The College has a full-time CareersCoordinator and a careers resource areawhich is well stocked with literature andelectronic search facilities. From the timeyou join the College you will be providedwith informal advice and guidance tohelp you make decisions about yourfuture. Impartial and confidential guidanceinterviews with the Careers Coordinatorare available on request.

Special events include talks by outsidespeakers from a wide range of universitiesand employment areas. We also arrangemock interviews to prepare students foruniversity and job applications, as well as ahigher education information evening forparents.

The Student Support Team cangive you advice about personalissues, financial support andgeneral help with other queries.

The College is allocated funding to helpfamilies where financial difficulties mightprohibit students from completing theirCollege course. The Student SupportManager can give you help applying for this.

We can also arrange for students to see aprofessional counsellor if necessary.

The College has a dedicated AdditionalLearning Support Coordinator, who isbased in one of our learning zones. Sheoffers ongoing support for students withdisabilities or specific learning difficulties aswell as help with general study skills.She also liaises with our ExaminationsOfficer should students need special examarrangements.

Regular meetings are held between yourteachers, you and your parents or carers.We also welcome enquiries fromparents/carers at other times, but suggestthat they contact the Personal or SeniorTutor in the first instance to makeappointments. Written reports on yourwork and progress will be sent homeduring the year.

Our overall aim is to encourage you todevelop self-discipline in your approach tostudying and tutors expect high standardsof work and social behaviour. There is acode of conduct which all members of theCollege are expected to respect in orderthat the community can function efficientlyand in your best interests.

Woodhouse students behave well and actrespectfully and courteously to each other.They have high expectations of themselvesand each other. The College expectsstudents to have excellent attendanceand contacts parents if that is not thecase. There is zero tolerance of poorpunctuality.

Student Support

Tutorial System

Careers Education and Guidance

Meeting your other needs

Contact with parents

What we expect from you as a student

Woodhouse creates anexcellent academic andsocial environment, withstaff who are alwayshappy to help.

Jacqueline Lavrich

I thoroughly enjoyedmy time at Woodhouse.The teachers areamazing and I've madegreat friends. I willdefinitely miss thecollege community.

Jasmin Gaynes

Woodhouse has a long-standingreputation for its excellent ALevel results. The pass rate thisyear was 99%, with more than69% of these being ‘high’ gradesA*, A or B. In 2012, Woodhousehad the second highest CollegeA*-B percentage in the countryaccording to national leaguetables.

A summary of this year's A Level examinationresults for the College as a whole is given ona separate sheet. Naturally, particular subjectsuccesses vary slightly from year to year, sodepartments have available their individualsubject results for the last few years, whichyou might like to see –just ask!

The College is committed to absolutesuccess but also to ensuring that all ourstudents reach their potential. We havesubscribed for some time to a nationaldatabase (ALIS) which compares the A Leveloutcomes of each student with their GCSEgrades prior to entering the College.Woodhouse has consistently "added value"to its students at a rate above the nationalaverage. This means that, on average, ourstudents achieve better grades than theywould elsewhere.

Applied Courses in Business and ICT –Applied A Levels have a record of high passrates and good progression. Students onthese courses benefit from studying avocational area in depth. 60% of studentswent to university in 2012 to study a relatedcourse whilst others opted to go directlyinto employment with further training.

The majority of our A Level students seekto progress to university. Our teachers,tutors and full time Careers Co-ordinatorare all experts at supporting students withtheir UCAS applications. Consequently,well over 90% of Woodhouse studentssuccessfully obtain a place in HigherEducation. It is, however, very important thatyou choose your A Level subjects verycarefully if you are to maximise the different

types of higher education courses you canapply for. Some university courses mayrequire you to have studied a specific subjectprior to entry, others may not. However,according to the Russell Group ofuniversities, there are some subjects that arerequired more often than others and thesethey refer to as facilitating subjects and, as arule of thumb, you should certainly try andinclude at least two amongst your A Levelchoices. The facilitating subjects are:

BiologyChemistryEnglishGeographyHistoryLanguages Maths and Further Maths Physics

About ten students enter Oxford orCambridge each year, with some 40%attaining places at other Russell GroupUniversities. Woodhouse students are to befound from Aberdeen to Exeter, Aberystwythto East Anglia, and even as far away asAmerica and Japan. 450 former Woodhousestudents started university in 2012.

Results andProgression

Choosing Your A LevelSubjects To Support

Progression

Life after Woodhouse...

What originally drew meto Woodhouse was itsacademic reputation. It’s a really friendlyenvironment. Everyoneis so nice and you can’thelp feeling at home.

Jia Heng Li (Harry)

10 most popular university destinations

2011 2012Queen Mary (London) Queen Mary (London)Brunel ManchesterKent NottinghamHertfordshire Kings (London)Leeds KentCity HertsWestminster LoughboroughManchester SussexBirmingham BirminghamSussex Bristol

12 most popular degree courses

2011 2012Business Economics Law Law Economics BusinessBiology/Bio/Chemistry Engineering Engineering Psychology Psychology English Politics Politics/IR English History Mathematics MathematicsModern Languages ICT/ComputingHistory GeographyGeography Chemistry

This section provides you andyour parents with informationabout the general principlesthat apply to the admissionsprocess. A detailed instructionsheet ‘Applying to Woodhouse’is enclosed with this prospectusand is also available on ourwebsite.

Every applicant is considered on individualmerit and the offer of a place is based onthe expectation that you would benefitfrom studying at Woodhouse and couldcontribute to the life of the College.Detailed information about general entryrequirements is enclosed and can also befound online. Most subjects have specificentry requirements and these are listed inthe Subject Course Guides. Demandalways exceeds the number of placesavailable and, unfortunately, we thereforehave to disappoint many applicants. We givepriority to students from our PartnerSchools as long as they meet our entrancecriteria. Applicants from other schools areconsidered equally; however, we do taketravel-time into consideration.

We encourage all students to apply onlineand this facility will be available from the timeof our Open Day in November. It is essentialthat all applications reach the College by theJanuary deadline. Receipt of your applicationis deemed to be a formal application, but wecan take no further action until we receivethe report form from your present school.

If we receive applications after the deadlinefrom students who will be moving into thearea, we endeavour to treat these assympathetically as we can.

Please note that, as this is a sixth formcollege, we generally accept applications onlyfrom those who are 16, and in exceptionalcircumstances, 17, when you start with us.

We like to interview as many students as wecan before arriving at decisions, but wecannot guarantee to interview all applicants.Interviews take place from Februaryonwards, during the day. Interviews last amaximum of thirty minutes. We like yourparents or guardians to attend the interview,although we recognise that this is not alwayspossible. The interview is an informaldiscussion which covers your reasons forapplying to Woodhouse and your choice ofcourse. We endeavour to let you know theresult of your application quickly, but as wehave to balance numbers studying differentsubjects this can take some time.

We will only consider interviewing studentswhose predicted grades meet our entryrequirements. Please check these carefullybefore you apply.

If we do offer you a place at the College, thiswill be conditional on your GCSE results. Wewill specify grades required in certain subjectsand also an overall average grade. If we arenot able to offer you a place, we may offeryou a place on our waiting list.

Those of you who are offered a place at theCollege are invited to an introductoryafternoon in July to meet your Personal Tutorand to be given an opportunity to familiariseyourselves with the College.

We welcome applications from studentswith specific learning difficulties ordisabilities. You would be offered impartialadvice and guidance about courses and thesupport available. The College stronglybelieves that people with disabilities shouldhave the same opportunities as non-disabledpeople to benefit from educational provision.We would like you to contact us early in theyear, before you leave school, so that we canwork with you, your family and your schoolto ensure a smooth, effective transition. We also work with higher educationinstitutions to facilitate students’ progressionto university.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOTREGISTERED WITH THE UK BORDERAGENCY AND THUS WILL NOT BE ABLETO CONSIDER NON-EU STUDENTS.

If you are not studying for GCSE/IGCSE/OLevels or Intermediate Baccalaureate you willneed to get a Statement of Comparabilityfrom UK NARIC (National RecognitionInformation Centre for the UK). This stateswhat an overseas qualification equates to inthe UK and will tell us whether you have theright entry qualifications.

This will need to be sent to us before we canconsider your application.

Contact details for NARIC are +440871 3307033 or www.naric.org.uk

Students and parents are asked to put anyqueries they may have, at whatever stagethey arise, in writing (FAO: Admissions),quoting the full name of the applicant and theschool from which they are applying.

Applications &AdmissionsProcedure

General

Applications

Students currently not in the UK

Queries

Interviews and offers of places

Inclusive Learning

I really liked the sense ofcommunity at Woodhouseand the incrediblesupport I received fromteachers and other stafffor which I am extremelygrateful!

Anna Bradley

A Level Examination Results 2012

Subject Entry % A*-B % A-E

Accounting 9 44 100

Art 34 88 100

Biology 110 60 96

Business Studies 37 65 97

Chemistry 111 66 100

Classical Civilisation 17 47 100

Computing 8 25 100

Design & Technology 18 67 94

Drama & Theatre Studies 24 75 100

Economics 99 77 100

English Language 57 74 100

English Literature 141 73 99

French 27 59 100

Geography 52 75 100

German 3 67 100

Government & Politics 59 78 100

History 92 63 100

Italian 3 33 100

Law 17 53 100

Mathematics 182 72 96

Further Mathematics 35 77 100

Music 9 67 100

Music Technology 4 0 100

Philosophy 32 75 100

Physical Education 20 45 95

Physics 63 56 95

Psychology 127 80 100

Sociology 65 77 99

Spanish 17 65 100

Total 1453 69.5 98.7

Extended Project 77 77 99

Woodhouse gave methe confidence tosucceed – it was alearning environmentwith a difference.

Ella Carter-Allen

I’ll miss Woodhouse forso many reasons butespecially the supportfrom staff. They wereamazing! Stephanie Wake-Edwards

Address: Woodhouse Road, Finchley, London N12 9EY

Principal: Keith Murdoch

Telephone: 020 8445 1210

Facsimile: 020 8445 5210

Website: www.woodhouse.ac.uk

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Address: Woodhouse Road, Finchley, London N12 9EY

Principal: Keith Murdoch

Telephone: 020 8445 1210

Facsimile: 020 8445 5210

Website: www.woodhouse.ac.uk

Designed and printed by WavePrint Ltd. 0121 454 9441 info@waveprint.co.uk

Teen SpiritEnvision 2012

High AchieversAustria 2012

VolunteeringMiCommunity 2012

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