Transition to Year 12

To get ready for the challenge of Year 12, here are a few clips and an online course which will help you get ready for the step up to Sixth Form studies.

How to manage your time in Sixth Form

Learn to manage your time successfully to meet deadlines and work independently in Year 12. The clip will help you to improve productivity, reduce stress and get better exam results through better organisation! Find out how in this episode of the Study Skills series – part of the ‘Go The Distance’ course, giving you the skills and knowledge you need to be a successful Sixth Form student

Go the Distance

Note-Taking and Academic Listening

Academic listening is an essential skill when studying in Year 12.  Listening in class and making good notes can be harder than you think.  This clip explains how to listen carefully and produce a good set of notes that you can use for coursework and revision.

Note-Taking and Academic Listening

Skills Booster Course – Transition to Sixth Form

Tutor2u is a website used mainly for social science sixth form subjects.  They offer free skills booster courses including a Transition to Sixth form online course.  A free user account has to be created to access it and it takes 3 to 10 hours and includes reflective learning and managing projects.

Transition to Sixth Form Skills Booster

Surrey County Council

Please use the link to the Surrey County Council website below to find out more about paying for travel to school in Sixth Form.

Most students aged 16-19 will apply for a Surrey LINK bus card to qualify for reduced price bus fares or the 16-17 Saver Rail card.

Travel Assistance Policy – Surrey County Council

Apply for a Surrey Link Bus Card

National Rail – 16-17 Saver

Some of our Sixth Form students have used this scheme to use a school coach or minibus to travel to our school.

Buy a spare seat on school transport – Surrey County Council

The Surrey County Council student fare card scheme for 2026/7 normally opens on 1st August and students are advised to apply by 22 August to ensure that the card is received at the start of term.

Kent County Council

If you live in Kent go to the Kent County Council website link below to find out about the Kent County Council Travel Saver Bus Pass.

Kent Transport – 16-Travel-Saver

The 16–19 Bursary Scheme is available to support with the cost of travel to school for Sixth From students and most details can be found here