Meet our Sixth Form Leadership Team
Hello! We are Abdel, Freya, Molly and Bea and we are the R6 leadership team.
We look forward to welcoming you to our open evenings and introducing you to the environment at R6. Sixth form can seem like a daunting step up, but we are always available to offer our support. The transition from GCSE's to further education can be challenging. However, at R6 you have lots of guidance from our dedicated teachers, who you will come to develop valuable relationships with. Our teachers are passionate about their subjects and will go above and beyond for students - this is reflected in our 100% pass rate. When coming to a sixth form as opposed to a college, you get more one-to-one attention with personalised pastoral support, smaller class sizes and a more inclusive atmosphere. Not only do we provide a wide range of academic subjects and control over your study time, but we celebrate our strong community through social events and societies.
Pastoral care is at the heart of Ridgeway, with each student having one-to-one meetings with their mentor. We offer an excellent array of opportunities; for example, we offer R6 aspire (a programme dedicated to supporting UCAS applications and degree apprenticeships). We provide 3 main extra qualifications: Duke of Edinburgh, EPQ, and HSLA (higher sports leadership award). As well as this, we organise a compulsory work experience week to help students gain insight into their future pathways. In addition, we provide professional external speakers and R6 alumni's, as well as immersion days to help guide you into post-18. Within the school, we provide a study centre along with a silent study room/lecture theatre, an IT suite and a library full of academic books.
R6 is how you shape it to be. We emphasise student opinions and encourage individuality, ensuring that we cater to everyone's interest. We have a wide range of activities that incorporate all ideas including sports events, scientific challenges, school trips, exchange trips, ski trips, chess tournaments and academic competitions. Outside of the classroom, events are plentiful. We host a Year 12 and 13 mixer at the start of the year to welcome students into a new environment. We also organise a day to share our cultures, commemorate our differences and learn new things about our classmates, as we consider it very important to respect every student equally. More events will be set up through the year via our enthusiastic societies such as charity, creative arts, sports, medicine and STEM which will provide a host of occasions for all to enjoy.
We are proud of the ambitious nature of R6 and have loved watching students rise to the occasion, fuelled by passion for their subjects. We can truly say that there is no place like R6 and we consider it a privilege to be part of the team. We are ready to welcome you, please contact us for any concerns or queries.
Good Luck with your studies!
Abdul, Freya, Molly and Bea.