Future Ready Programme
Underpinning your educational journey at Hills is our Future Ready Programme which will help you to develop personally and socially and will equip you with valuable life skills.
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Study programme
Your study programme
As a specialist A level college, we make sure that every student’s study programme is full of opportunity.
Your timetable
Your Hills timetable has as its foundation your A level subjects. These are combined with our Future Ready programme to give you a blend of activities, guidance and development opportunities individually tailored to your interests and progression plans.
| Year 12 weekly programme | Three or four A levels (4 periods per subject) |
|---|---|
| Year 13 weekly programme | Three or four A levels (4 periods per subject) |
| Year 12 weekly programme | Future Ready sessions with tutor (2 periods) |
|---|---|
| Year 13 weekly programme | Future Ready sessions with tutor (2 periods) |
| Year 12 weekly programme | The Extended Project Qualification (1 period) |
|---|---|
| Year 13 weekly programme | Conclusion of the Extended Project Qualification |
| Year 12 weekly programme | Enrichment (1 period) |
|---|---|
| Year 13 weekly programme | Timetabled Independent Learning periods (6 periods) |
| Year 12 weekly programme | Timetabled Independent Learning periods (6 periods) |
|---|---|
| Year 13 weekly programme | Independent Learning periods (3 periods) |
| Year 12 weekly programme | Independent Learning periods (3 periods) |
|---|---|
| Year 13 weekly programme | Students may choose to continue with an Enrichment activity |
Independent Learning periods
Each student has a designated number of Independent Learning periods each week. These can be used at the student’s discretion for study, research and extension work. Students can use the College’s silent study area, the Library and subject resource areas during these periods.
Year 12 core programme
Future Ready Programme
Underpinning your educational journey at Hills is our Future Ready Programme which will help you to develop personally and socially and will equip you with valuable life skills.
Extended Project Qualification
At the heart of every Year 12’s study programme is the requirement to develop and realise a Level 3 project entirely of their own devising.
Enrichment
All students in Year 12 undertake Enrichment as part of their study programme and there are lots of activities to choose from.
Example timetable
| Period | Period 1 |
|---|---|
| Mon | Drama |
| Tue | Photography |
| Wed | |
| Thu | Future Ready |
| Fri | Film Studies |
| Period | Period 2 |
|---|---|
| Mon | Drama |
| Tue | Photography |
| Wed | |
| Thu | Future Ready |
| Fri | Film Studies |
| Period | Period 3 |
|---|---|
| Mon | Photography |
| Tue | |
| Wed | Drama |
| Thu | |
| Fri |
| Period | Lunch |
|---|---|
| Mon | |
| Tue | |
| Wed | |
| Thu | |
| Fri |
| Period | Period 4 |
|---|---|
| Mon | Enrichment |
| Tue | Film Studies |
| Wed | |
| Thu | Drama |
| Fri | Extended |
| Period | Period 5 |
|---|---|
| Mon | Film Studies |
| Tue | |
| Wed | |
| Thu | Photography |
| Fri |
