Newham Collegiate Sixth Form??

Any thoughts on NCS Sixth Form in East Ham?
Has anyone been and is it any good?

Are the teachers good - what is the teaching style like for your chosen subjects?

I am a second year student at the institution, I once in your position, fell in to the propaganda of it being an amazing institution and full of opportunities and wonder. It's designed to captivate an individual. From the headteacher it is able to gain publicity, because of his past. Upon entry there isnt as many opportunities as advertised and the teaching quality is not all that. Only reason the success rate is continuously high is because , from the beginning they take in only smart people and if they don't achieve high , that's something to question.

the institution is overrated and they over-advertise.they made me wait in line for hours on results day which was very useless.sam dobin needs to lower his standards.

Hi, i’m in year 11 thinking about sixth form. i’ve heard good and bad things about brampton manor. how’s the social life, what are the people like, how much pressure is there. do you guys recommend? i come from a very relaxed grammar school not sure if it the right environment for me

I do maths , further maths and physics, predicted AAA, as you may tell my subjects are more, whiteboard and pen approach and obviously hands on. Naturally I grasp the concept. Teachers can obviously explain, that's like a primary school sort of thing. It's just that , the students are naturally smart and grasp the concepts, further practice individually, now I look back, seven kings or my sixth form would've been the best option. Would've had better explanation and less independent study needed .

How was your interview when you applied to Newham collegiate sixth form, and what was your predicted grades when you have applied there? Because I have got 9 in chemistry and physics and 8 in math and 8 in biology, SO in my A-levels I would like to do Biology, chemistry and math. Do you think by these grades which I've got I have a big chance to get there or not?

so is NCS not worth it?

If you want to have a social life throughout your college years, I would strongly advise against going to NCS in East Ham. The workload we get is massive and I don't know if it's just the people in my year but everyone is so dead. It's honestly so draining I can't explain. We basically have no time to do anything besides homework (no time to revise properly) and if you complain to the teachers, they'll say "well you chose to come to ncs" which is true I guess. The likelihood of getting a scholarship for an American uni is very low. The only reason NCS gets such good A level results year after year is because of how selective they are, if you mess up your end of year 12 exams you'll probably have to retake the year like many people at ncs. LAE get basically the same grades as NCS and they are much more lenient. You'll get told off for slouching, yawning etc in class and detentions are handed out left right and centre for stupid reasons (e.g. if one question of the homework wasn't completed to an A* standard). Btw, yes, it's true, we get 25 hours of homework per week and 60 hours over the half term. Literally no time to revise. One good thing is that the teachers know their subjects very well and are willing to help if you don't understand.

Wow

You in year 13?

I'm in year 13 NCS too