Care, support and guidance is undoubtedly a strong feature of Post 16 at Macmillan.

We believe that by respecting and valuing all members of our sixth form community, and by providing the right balance of challenge and support, everyone can achieve success.

We regularly review progress against expectations and ensure systems are put in place to support you should you fall behind. The Post 16 team will monitor your overall academic progress and ensure that support is provided to help you achieve the very best results.

Your pastoral tutor will provide day to day contact, monitoring and support and there is learning support & SEN help where needed.

The Application Process

If you are a student in Year 11 at Macmillan Academy, you do not need to fill in an application form. We discussed your subject choices during your year 11-12 meeting in February. If you missed your meeting, or have any questions please contact us at post16@macademy.org.uk

If you are a student in Year 11 from another school, you can apply in two ways:

1. Via our website (see link below)
2. If you wish to apply in writing, there is an application form in our course guide. Please ask your careers adviser at school, or alternatively you can request a copy from Post 16.

If you have not heard from us within a week of submitting your application, please contact us.

You do not have to live in a catchment area to study at Post 16. You do not have to sit an admissions test. If we think you will do well in Post 16, and you have the required grades, you will get a place.

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Entry Requirements:

To study A Levels in Post 16 you must achieve five GCSE's at grade 5 or above, including Maths & English at grade 4.

To study BTECs in Post 16 you must achieve five GCSE’s at grade 4 or above.

Some subjects have their own entry requirements. Please see the course information section on our website.

Course Guide

Please contact us to request a copy of our course guide. You can view an electronic copy here.

COVID-19

Things have been very different at the academy over the past few months. We have worked very hard to put as many things as possible in place so that students and staff felt safe when they all returned. We have had an amazing start to the term; our average attendance for the first 2 weeks was 95% which is well above the national average.

If you would like to find out more about what we put in place to make ourselves as COVID-19 safe as possible then please have a look at this video that we created before welcoming all of our students back to the academy in September.

Dress Code

There is a dress code in Post 16 for all students. Please click the below link for further information.

Post 16 Dress Code

Food and Drink

We operate a cashless system in the academy. Parents are able to top up their son/daughter’s biometric finger account via Schoolgateway. Post 16 students have their own dedicated café – Baristas.

16-19 Bursary Fund:

We are able to provide assistance to those students most in need of financial help through the 16-19 Bursary Fund. Below are some of the ways in which we have assisted students in Post 16:

• Help with food costs
• Help with transport
• Help with books, stationery and equipment
• Trips to university open days, higher education events and other activities that we feel are relevant to a student’s progress in Post 16.

The application process is simple, quick and confidential. If we can help you, we will. Please contact us for more information.

IMPACT ON TEESSIDE

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being and safety of our students. To further promote this, we work closely with Impact on Teesside, an NHS-based confidential service that is readily accessible to students. See our website for further details.