Sixth Form Prospectus and Options Form 2023-2025

As Year 11 students enter the final stages of preparation for their GCSE examinations, it is also the time for them to start considering the next step in their academic/career pathway. We welcome you to our dedicated section of the Sixth Form page containing all the information you will need to make informed choices, including our Sixth Form Prospectus, the Options Pathways Form.

For a full range of collaborative courses available for 2023/25 please click on the table provided below. 

Pathways Evening 2023
Thursday 26th January, 5.30pm

At the Pathways Evening, you will have the opportunity, along with your child, to speak to senior members of staff and hear from subject leaders regarding the suitability of specific subjects at Advanced level, and possible future pathways for your children, which may include apprenticeships, university study, or how A Levels can enhance employment opportunities. We will be pleased to answer any questions you may have and offer suggestions regarding the most appropriate pathway for your child at the meeting. 

"I urge you to attend the evening at St Joseph’s and look forward to seeing you"
Mr L Green, Head of Sixth Form

Next Steps - Google Form

Following the Year 11 Pathways evening, your child will then be asked to complete a Google Form during form registration time with their form tutor to express their likely subject choice post Year 11 and also indicate their future pathway. The Google form will also be used at 1-to-1 meetings your child will have about their next steps during the Spring Term.

INITIAL FORM SUBMISSION BY: FRIDAY 3RD FEBRUARY 2023
Students should submit a DRAFT Pathways Form to assist us in planning for next year, but you are reminded that they are not tied to these options yet (click link below for Google Pathways Form). Mr Green, Head of Sixth Form will be happy to answer any questions or clarify the process if you have any problems.

For the last three years, the Sixth Form at St Joseph’s has been graded in the top 25% of Sixth Forms across the UK based on achievement and value added to GCSE performance, and we are justly proud of all of our students who have gone on to great success.

COLLABORATION SUBJECTS 2023-2025

We are delighted to work in collaboration with our partner institutions, Bassaleg School, John Frost School, Newport High School and Coleg Gwent as part of the Newport West Consortium of 16-19 providers (click on the school name to go to their website). Working in collaboration with each other has permitted our students the opportunity to study a far greater range and variety of subjects, and has ensured that over 30 different A Levels are offered to our students. This scheme has been running smoothly for the last two years, enabling our students and others from across the city to study courses which otherwise may not have been available.

NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL 

BASSALEG HIGH SCHOOL 

the john frost school 

Click on the screens below to see previous years presentations on each Year 11 to Year 12 subject pathway:

Moving on From Year 11

Newport MIND have shared with us this wonderful booklet Aiding Transitions: Moving on From Year 11, along with an 8-minute accompanying video below giving a brief overview of the contents and how to use the guide.