Sixth Form can be a superb place for students to discover their wider skills, such as working with others and making a difference to benefit those around them, and there is a huge wealth of opportunities on offer.
We offer a leadership role to every Sixth Former who chooses one through our head girls team, prefect system and House system. Year 12 and 13 girls are also heavily involved in mentoring and supporting younger pupils lower down the school.
As the academic environment at Queen’s is a given – (the school) is especially keen for the girls to have fun, throw themselves into their extracurricular and develop skills they will need in the workplace.
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Other opportunities for Sixth Formers include running their own lunchtime club, organising a fancy dress charity event, going on manoeuvres with the Combined Cadet Force or climbing Snowdon as part of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Other girls choose to captain or coach one of the sports teams, join one of our many ensembles, orchestras or choirs or possibly take a lead role in the Sixth Form pantomime or one of our Epic Theatre Company productions. Team sports continue right through the Sixth Form for girls who wish to take part in offering another important avenue for leadership and building strong relationships with others.
Queen’s offers students huge scope to take their learning beyond the immediate curriculum and they are actively encouraged to explore their subjects in a way that interests them. This kind of additional study is excellent support for university applications and is often key to Queen’s girls securing places on some of the most prestigious courses in the UK and worldwide.
We also encourage girls interested in the wider world of business or the professions to take up a range of work experience placements and internships with some of the UK’s leading companies and organisations.
