Folkestone Academy

**UPDATE**

Excitingly Folkestone Academy has joined T6 (Turner Sixth Form) to provide a wider variety of courses for students.

Please apply via T6 - Turner Sixth Form Page - which can be found here

Please see the T6 website for further information - https://www.turnersixthform.com/home 

Welcome to Turner Sixth Form! We are delighted that you are thinking of joining us for your Post 16 study. You are about to make an extremely important decision about your next steps. We have the highest aspirations for what you can achieve and will support you every step of the way.

Turner Sixth Form provides a vibrant, encouraging and welcoming environment. We are built on the foundations of the successful Folkestone Academy Sixth Form and have proven experience in delivering high quality provision and extensive enrichment opportunities. In their recent inspection report, Ofsted recognised the strength of our current provision, stating that ‘students in the Sixth Form are supported in achieving increasingly high outcomes through the high-quality care and guidance they receive from staff’ (Ofsted, 2022).

Our fantastic campus combines two sites, Broadmead (Folkestone Academy) and Surrenden (Turner Free School), providing state-of-the-art facilities including a recording studio, sports centres, bespoke engineering rooms, specialist art studios and a lecture theatre. Our expert teachers and tutors will help you to reach your full potential, both in your exam results and in developing vital skills that will enable you to succeed in the future. You will also have the opportunity to participate in a range of fulfilling extra-curricular activities including our highly successful sporting academies, student ambassador programme, sports leaders, internships and student leadership roles.

If you are looking for a range of exciting academic pathways that will enable you to progress in the world of work or on to university, our Sixth Form is the best place for you to continue your studies. Turner Sixth Form provides an exciting place to study and an environment in which we share and celebrate your achievements. We look forward to playing our role in your future.

If you are already a pupil within the Turner Schools Trust you will be able to access our application form on our website. External applicants can apply via Kent choices, search for Folkestone Academy to find the Turner Sixth Form course information or apply via our website: www.turnersixthform.com

Applications to Turner Sixth Form should normally be made through the Kent Choices website: www.kentprospectus.co.uk. Please see your school’s careers advisor if you are unsure how to apply. If you are unable to do so, please contact the Folkestone Academy for further advice on 01303 842400 or email pippa.ohanlon@turnerschools.com

Applications Open -  Awaiting information from school

Applications Close -  Awaiting information from school

Entry Requirements - Minimum 4 grades in English and Maths with specific criteria depending on subject choice

How to Apply -

External applicants - Please apply via Kent choices on the T6 - Turner Sixth Form Page - which can be found here 

Internal applicants - if you are already a pupil within the Turner Schools Trust you will be able to access our application form on our website.  

Please ensure you add three courses in total to your application. (You are only able to choose one subject from each block). Please remember Sport Academy's are an added extra to your three chosen subjects. 

Need help? Please see your school’s careers advisor if you are unsure how to apply. If you are unable to do so, please contact the Folkestone Academy for further advice on 01303 842400 or email pippa.ohanlon@turnerschools.com

We ensure that all of our Post-16 learners have regular opportunities to discuss their medium and long-term career plans and aspirations. We provide access to expert guidance, whatever path you choose.

Careers guidance

You will take part in a full programme of activities and be given individual targeted help to progress successfully into your chosen career and to meet your future aspirations.

Support with university application

Our dedicated Careers Lead, trained Sixth Form staff and representatives from local universities will be on hand to offer advice and support to guide you to choose the correct course of study and the right institution for you.

Apprenticeships and other progression

We are well aware that university is not the right option for all, therefore students are fully supported in building CVs, composing covering letters and are given help with searching for other suitable opportunities. We work in partnership with local apprenticeship providers to help students navigate through this process.

Turner Sixth Form - Who We Are

Turner Sixth Form (T6) combines the very best facilities, expertise and opportunities from across the Turner Schools Trust. Our ambitious, student-centred Sixth Form provides bespoke pathways and extensive support to enable our students to reach their chosen destinations their way.

The Sixth Form is led by our highly experienced post 16 specialist Trust Director of Sixth Form, who has fostered a culture in which students are supported as individuals to achieve within a mature, professional learning environment that prepares them for life after Sixth Form. Students describe Sixth Form as a ‘positive, supportive learning environment where you are encouraged to do your best at all times’.

Our purpose built Sixth Form facilities include areas for independent study and specialist teaching rooms ensuring that our students have access to the best resources to ensure their success. All of our students have full access to both sites. As a learning community we work hard together to ensure our pupils leave as ambitious and confident adults. 

At Turner Sixth Form we foster a culture of dedication, curiosity and ambition.

All of our students are supported to demonstrate their dedication to their studies and personal development during their time with us.

We work hard together to enhance students’ curiosity by encouraging all to go beyond their lessons and remain lifelong learners.

We are ambitious for all Sixth Form students within our community. We have high aspirations and are committed to helping all of our students to realise their individual potential.

Bus Travel

KCC has launched two new Travel Schemes replacing the current Young Persons Travel Pass and Kent 16+ Travel Card.

The KCC Travel Saver is available to children in secondary school education and offers the same benefits as the current Young Persons scheme enabling parents the opportunity to halve the costs of bus travel rather than buying a ticket direct from operators.

The schemes represent a subsidy from KCC to parents of around £10m each year and means that KCC continues to support parents with the costs of bus travel more than any other Council in the UK outside of London. A feature of the new scheme is the ability for parents to pay for the pass through a series of instalments, spreading the cost across 8 months.

When can the pass be used?

The pass offers unlimited bus travel between 6am and 7pm, Monday to Friday. It is valid from the start of the school year in 2023 to 31 July 2024 but some operators also allow it to be used at other times.

What does it cost?

£450 for a full year **

£120 for a full year for children who get free school meals.

Free for young carers, young people in care and care leavers.

If you are applying for more than two full cost passes, you can get the third and fourth pass free.

** please note a £10 administration fee applies to these applications is paying by instalment**

Applications can be made from 3rd June and students who hold current passes and may want to renew will be contacted to remind them of the need to reapply. They can do so using current passes to renew.

For more information and to apply, visit Website: https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-transport/KCC-travel-saver

Call: 03000 41 84 84

Email: kcctravelsaver@kent.gov.uk

Stagecoach Buses

Details of the buses run by Stagecoach to and from the Academy and the bus passes they offer can be found on https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/south-east/kent-school-buses

If you need more information please call the customer service office on 01227 812409 or email: eastkent.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com

To book an appointment please contact main reception on 01303 842400

Or email: pippa.ohanlon@turnerschools.com

www.turnersixthform.com