Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College A GSG School
- Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 6EG - Head: Mr William Baldwin
- T 01273 552 200
- F 01273 563 139
- E admissions@bhasvic.ac.uk
- W www.bhasvic.ac.uk
- A state school for boys and girls aged from 16 to 19.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Brighton and Hove
- Pupils: 3,357
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Open days: November
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
High calibre of teachers encouraged to look at different ways of doing things and are given a fairly free rein. ‘Teachers do best when they don’t feel constrained,’ says the head, ’but college deals with underperformance.’ Students given support in managing their time and working independently and safety nets in place to monitor progress with follow-up grades, tests and homework, ‘which make it difficult to fall through the cracks,’ thought a parent...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since 2016, William Baldwin - late 30s but could be mistaken for one of his students. Took his A levels at Strode College, Somerset and read psychology at Goldsmiths – ‘an exciting place to be during the Britpop era of the mid-1990s.’ Worked for The Children’s Society and Childline for a year and planned to be an educational psychologist, which required a PGCE and two years' teaching experience. Part of his training at the Institute of Education was a work placement at the edgy and urban Barnet GfE college and this inspired him to go into teaching. Says this was challenging, but a good place to cut his teeth, and students taught him a lot. Moved to Godalming Sixth Form College in 2002 as a psychology teacher and was promoted to assistant principal (curriculum...
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Results by exam and subject
Subject results
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Special Education Needs
The college has Learning Support provision which meets a range of students' needs. Support takes the form of small group support, in-class assistance, access arrangements in examinations, assistive technology - for students with identified Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
|
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
|
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
|
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
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