Sixth Form Guide - Introduction To Sixth Form Life
In September of this year you will move into the Sixth Form, and thus into the Upper School. The next two years are potentially the most exciting and rewarding of your five years at Tonbridge, and the purpose of this section of the website is to explain how Upper School life differs from that in the Lower and Middle School. We know that you will want to make the most of your opportunities, so that you might secure the greatest possible benefit from your time in the Sixth Form. Some very important decisions about higher education and careers lie ahead, and the options open to you will be determined in large part by your approach to Sixth Form work and life.
It is important to set longer-term objectives and to view the whole of your time in the Sixth Form as a preparation for your future beyond Tonbridge. You will be offered all kinds of exciting challenges and opportunities, and you are advised to approach these very positively from the outset. Academic study is, of course, the main reason why you will be staying at school beyond the statutory minimum leaving age. The successful transition from GCSE requires a growing intellectual maturity and an ability to organise yourself in a way that reveals a greater capacity for independent study. Personal responsibility and self-motivation are essential preconditions of success. These are lessons well worth learning from the start.