(UK, except, Scotland, education) The final two years of secondary education, during which students of about 16 to 18 years of age prepare for their A-level examinations or equivalent qualifications.
You can tell this isn’t Head of Sixth Form, Miss Biggs’ first Leavers’ photo!
New: Academy CEO’s social media post, welcoming local Reform politician’s appearance at a sixth form, appears to raise questions about political impartiality educationuncovered.co.uk/news/academy...
(UK, except, Scotland, education) The final two years of secondary education, during which students of about 16 to 18 years of age prepare for their A-level examinations or equivalent qualifications.
Nathaniel: Maister, there is nobody to teach in the sixth form.Maister: What a thing is this?N: He is sick in bed.M: How do you know?N: One of the scholars in his house told me so.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(UK, except, Scotland) Year 13, the second year of sixth form for 17 to 18 year olds, in which students sit A-levels.
(UK, except, Scotland) Year 12, the first year of sixth form for 16 to 17 year olds, in which some students sit AS-levels.
(UK) An educational establishment consisting solely of a sixth form.
(UK, Australia) A pupil in the sixth form.
Sorry, when it was Owen Jones v Darren Grimes modelling a (not great) sixth form debating club was when I gave up!
“You can tell this isn’t Head of Sixth Form, Miss Biggs’ first Leavers’ photo!”
“New: Academy CEO’s social media post, welcoming local Reform politician’s appearance at a sixth form, appears to raise questions about political impartiality educationuncovered.co.uk/news/academy...”
“Sorry, when it was Owen Jones v Darren Grimes modelling a (not great) sixth form debating club was when I gave up!”
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a sixth form college.
Nathaniel: Maister, there is nobody to teach in the sixth form.Maister: What a thing is this?N: He is sick in bed.M: How do you know?N: One of the scholars in his house told me so.
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British English term for a secondary school, typically covering ages 11 to 16 or 18 depending on the institution. Senior school follows primary or junior school and may or may not include a sixth form. Widely used by parents, pupils, and educators in everyday speech.