Our Sixth Formers describe themselves as having real connections with their teachers and respecting their subject knowledge, caring attitude, and ability to support them.

As part of our pastoral support, each Sixth Former will sit down with a dedicated mentor on a regular basis. These meetings cover Academic and Personal Mentoring, with some of the topics discussed outlined below.

Academic Mentoring

• Workload and Homework Management:
  • Help students manage their workload across different subjects, acknowledging varying demands.
• Target Setting and Monitoring:
  
  • Discuss mock exam results and the steps needed to reach target grades.
• Personalised Support and Intervention:
  • Support students in the development of personalised revision plans, especially in the run-up to exams. And check that they are being done!
  • Ensure students have clear revision plans based on content coverage for each subject.
  • Help students develop effective study skills and independent learning habits by checking plans that have been discussed in whole sixth form sessions.

Personal Mentoring

• Building Relationships and Trust:
  
  • Foster strong, supportive relationships with their mentees.
  • Create a calm, positive, and enjoyable support environment where students feel supported and challenged.
  • Be approachable and available, dedicating specific time to students for meetings.
• University (UCAS) and Careers Guidance: 
• In addition to support from application advisors, mentoring will also:

  • Provide follow-up on initial career interest discussions.
  • Support students in using tools like Unifrog and accessing relevant opportunities.
  • Facilitate university visits and engagement with programs like the UL Oxbridge programme.
  • Provide guidance on work experience.
• Wellbeing and Pastoral Support:
  • Be aware of students' overall wellbeing, discussing and supporting with the sixth form team

'Best in Everyone' Lessons, led by the Head of Sixth Form involved all Sixth Form students and cover topics such as:

• PSHE
• RSE
• Fundamental British Values
• Sixth form Mindset workshops – practical support in preparing for being the best Sixth Form students you can be
• Careers workshops
• Public speaking workshops
• Presentation skills workshops
• Finance workshops
• PSHE workshops
• External speakers
• Mentoring skills development
• Persuasion skills development
• Understanding media and social media workshops
• Study skills
• Personal statement writing
• Job application support
• Revision skills

Bacon’s Service is an opportunity for students to give back to the wider school community and be real leaders within Bacon’s College. Students can do this by undertaking a range of volunteering activities, including:

• Reading to tutor groups as part of our whole school reading programme
• Tutoring younger years
  • Including current A-level students tutoring GCSE students in their subjects
• Reading with younger years
• Supporting at clubs