Mayfield Elevate

As a Lead Learner, you will support younger year group classes in a subject you enjoy and are confident in. Your role is to help students with their work, answer questions, and encourage them if they’re finding something tricky or don’t know where to start. You’ll check their understanding, explain ideas clearly, and help spot any mistakes or misunderstandings so they can keep improving.

Sixth Form students will regularly meet with a pod of KS3 and KS4 students in a space for students to explore and discuss how they are feeling about school, life and the challenges students may experience.

A Sixth Form Reading Mentor supports younger students in developing their reading and oracy skills through regular one-on-one or small group sessions. Their role includes reading aloud with students to build fluency, helping with pronunciation and comprehension, and fostering a love for reading.

Sixth Formers in the school laboratory participate in a work experience program, which helps to build their scientific skills, confidence, and practical knowledge. Their duties include administrative tasks and scientific tasks, including independently preparing practicals, learning how to make solutions and gases, and carrying out trials to ensure accurate and reliable results for experiments.

Societies are organised groups of people who share common interests, hobbies, or goals. Being in a society will see you take part in debates and tasks on the subject, and arrange speakers and visits. They can also boost university applications and career prospects by demonstrating commitment and initiative. You can choose from the societies that already exist or create new ones.

An EPQ is an independent research project that Sixth Form students can undertake alongside their A-levels. It allows students to explore a topic of their choice in depth, resulting in either a research essay or a practical project with a written report. The EPQ helps develop valuable skills such as critical thinking, research, time management, and academic writing. It is the equivalent to half an A-Level and students will acquire UCAS points.

This is an award of particular benefit to students taking Level 3 Sport or A Level PE. This is based on coaching or officiating in a range of sports with a chance of specialising. Students will assist at school sports clubs and events. Students will gain UCAS points through this award.

Students will meet regularly to take part in debates. They will create a debate club for the rest of the school, where each half term they will choose a motion to discuss. This will run during independent study and as a club.