insideKENT Magazine Issue 36 - March 2015 | Page 130

EDUCATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH Folkestone sixth form college, Earlscliffe, ranked no. 38 out of The Telegraph's top 100 A-level schools Earlscliffe, an independent, small sixth form college based in Folkestone is delighted at being ranked by The Telegraph at number 38 in England out of all 4,303 schools, both state and private, which teach A-level. The Telegraph published its annual rankings on 29th January 2015. Director, Tim Fish, says: "We are absolutely delighted with this ranking, but while it is nice to be recognised, of course, we are steadfast in our aim to be about people rather than statistics." Earlscliffe offers nine lessons of A-level subject teaching per week, weekly TRaC™ testing (academic monitoring), and small teaching groups (a maximum of nine). The TRaC™ testing encourages and rewards consistent performance, highlights any shortfalls in knowledge, and subsequently provides a safety net of academic support through 1:1 coaching. Extra-curricular enrichment includes a Sports, Culture and Service (SCS) programme, in which all students are involved. The range of activities on offer is impressive, from the young UNESCO ambassadors visiting the UN in New York City each March to the weekly orators meeting at Public Speaking Society. students visit Oxford University as part of their orientation week. Students progress to the UK’s top universities and beyond, with last year’s top A-level student awarded a full scholarship at Stanford University, USA. The college’s director, Tim Fish, provides all of the UCAS counselling and sets the students on academically aspirational pathways from their very first week at the college, when all new Earlscliffe 29 Shorncliffe Road Folkestone CT20 2NB 01303 253951 130 Visit www.earlscliffe.co.uk for a fuller impression of life at Earlscliffe – an inspiring and alternative destination for Kent’s high achievers. Generous day scholarships are available.