Tutorial system
Pupils have a form tutor and a head of year who help to maximise their potential and enjoy their time at school.
The school is divided into sections: the lower school (year 7 and 8), the senior school (years 9, 10 and 11) and the sixth form (years 12 and 13), with each section working as a team to provide top-quality pastoral care.
Year 7-9
Pupils in year 7 are put into House forms that are roughly based on location. Students are also linked with a ‘big sister’ in year 8, who will write to them before they arrive and provides another source of support in the first year.
In year 8, the form groups are mixed up, and when year 9 transition into the senior school, the classes are mixed again. This gives pupils the opportunity to build relationships with a greater number of their peers to ensure a truly integrated year group. It also helps pupils develop confidence in making new friends, an essential life skill and one we are keen for all the pupils to gain.
Year 10-11
Each form elects a form captain and deputy form captain on a yearly basis and from year 10 upwards pupils may stand for election for different positions linked to inter house activities. The pupils are encouraged to initiate and run clubs and societies, and a well-developed mentoring scheme gives both mentors and mentees experience of exercising rights and responsibilities.
Sixth form
The head girl team and senior committee comprise members of the sixth form who are elected by staff and pupils. A number of our sixth formers also mentor younger students, both at City, and in our local partner schools. Many students comment on the fact that the sixth form feels like a very different experience from the lower and senior schools. Smaller classes, free periods, use of the sixth form centre, own clothes and greater independence and responsibility all contribute towards this feeling.
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24 November 2023
Year 12 mathematicians had a great trip to the maths in action conference last week. Topics covered included Fermat's last theorem and transforming mobius strips, how MRI scanners function & how numbers determine which musical notes sound good together.
