sixth form

British

noun

(in England and Wales) the most senior class in a secondary school to which pupils, usually above the legal leaving age, may proceed to take A levels, retake GCSEs, etc

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Other Word Forms

sixth-former noun

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Russell Clarke, head teacher at Haslingden High School and Sixth Form in Rossendale, Lancashire, says he broadly welcomes the government's attention to supporting the most vulnerable young people.

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Staff at Dereham Sixth Form College, which the pair left in 2024, described their shock at the news.

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In a statement, Gibbs, who had mainly taught secondary and sixth form students, told the panel he was "deeply ashamed of my conduct" and "want to apologise for any disrepute that I may have caused the teaching profession".

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Sixth form pupil Ailbhe, who is studying A-Levels in French, Irish and History, told BBC News NI that AS-Levels had given her a "good base" for her A-Levels.

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Nicholas Martin, 43, had taught at St Edward's School, Cheltenham, since 2006 and was made head of sixth form in 2024 before discrepancies were spotted in a 2025 application for deputy head.

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