BSix Sixth Form College
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Established | 2002 |
BSix Sixth Form College: Brooke House is a
History
BSix Brooke House Sixth Form College was opened on the Brooke House school site in September 2002, on a site that was previously part of
After an initial surge of enthusiasm, the educational context changed rapidly. Hackney's local education authority, the Learning Trust, introduced a programme to create five City Academies in the borough, all with sixth forms. As a consequence, many other 11-16 schools applied to open their own sixth forms.[2][3]
The growth in student recruitment was not as rapid as the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), the funding body, had anticipated. Although by 2019 it had seen improvements to A and AS level results.[4]
Students
In 2014, around 88% of its pupils came from disadvantaged areas.[5]
References
- Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Pipe, Jules (31 March 2015). "Hackney's education story". LondonCouncils.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Muir, Rick (26 August 2012). "Hackney's education success story". New Statesman. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Chant, Holly (16 August 2019). "A-level results 2019: Clapton's BSix Sixth Form College shows bigs steps taken to improve". Hackney Gazette.
- ^ Perraudin, Frances; Howard, Emma (14 August 2014). "A-levels: students at BSix sixth form college collect their results – video". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 December 2020.