Haringey Sixth Form College

Overview

Haringey Sixth Form College fosters a “highly inclusive culture” where leaders possess a “detailed understanding of their local context” to support disadvantaged learners. The report describes a “safe, respectful and aspirational environment” where staff balance “expert pastoral care with academic rigour,” ensuring most learners achieve their qualifications and progress to positive destinations.

Strengths

• Leaders have devised a curriculum based on “local labour markets,” including new subjects like T-level health with resources that “closely replicate” industry equipment.
• The personal development curriculum is a “notable strength,” teaching learners about “equality, diversity, inclusion, antiracism” and fundamental British values.
• Staff provide “personalised packages” of support, including “lost learning plans” and specialist therapeutic services, helping learners with barriers to learning thrive.
• Learners describe the community as a “‘Haringey family’” where they feel well supported, with staff greeting them by name and encouraging peer support.
• Most learners make “beyond expected progress” on vocational courses and are “ready for their next steps,” with nearly all moving to positive destinations.

Areas to improve

• Leaders should improve achievement in specific areas, particularly “A-level science and GCSE mathematics,” where progress is lower than expected.
• Attendance for some learners in “GCSE mathematics and English classes” is “not high enough” and requires improvement.
• Leaders need to “strengthen their work experience offer” to ensure learners further develop their employability skills.

Safeguarding

The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an “open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility” and concerns are actively identified and managed.