SIXTH FORM

The Sixth Form is a formative and exciting time of change for young people. At Millfield, we help our
students make the most of the many opportunities on offer during these final two years before
higher education, travel or work.

Nearly half of our Sixth Form are new students from around the globe. This truly international
community is an important feature of Millfield, allowing students to experience cultural diversity.
learn from each other and forge lifelong friendships.

What else sets Millfield Sixth Form apart?

A PERSONALISED PROGRAMME

We tailor learning to each individual's needs and our Sixth Form team is always on hand to provide
advice and support, both before students join Millfield and throughout their time with us. We offer
an extensive range of courses and combinations in A level, Pre-U, BTEC/Leve4 3 and the Extended
Project Qualification.

ACADEMIC EXTENSION

Sixth Formers are supported in developing essential skills for independent study. These are
consolidated by support lessons and workshops that develop independent study skills alongside
exam preparation. We welcome over 35 visiting lecturers each year and have built an extensive and
diverse Academic Extension programme.

Critical thinking, debate and discussion opportunites are offered through a range of subject specific
enrichment activities, competitions and events throughout the academic year. The focus in the Sixth
Form is on preparation for academic life beyond A levels with bespoke mentoring and support for
applications to academically competitive universities.

A VIBRANT CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMME Students can choose from a vast range of sports and
after-school activities, alongside further co-curriculum opportunities within drama, music and dance.

MILLFIELD BRILLIANCE AWARD

Millfield is a playground of intellectual, creative, cultural, community and sporting opportunity all of
which is designed to enable you to find your brilliance wherever it lies. Making the most of these
opportunities requires ambition, confidence and commitment. The Millfield Brilliance Award (MBA)
brings together these opportunities into a coherent programme that encourages, records and awards
your involvement and achievement in activities within and beyond the school. It also provides a
framework for developing the characteristics and self-awareness that will enable you to maximise
the enjoyment and fulfilment you gain from participation. All Sixth Formers participate in the
programme commencing in the autumn term of the Lower Sixth.
BOARDING & DAY

Whether boarding or day, all students at Millfield benefit from the warm, positive atmosphere of
their house. It's this supportive environment that helps to create such a strong community spirit
throughout the school.

Millfield's boarders are all full boarders unlike so many schools these days and it is central to our
community ethos.

MILLFIELD'S HOUSES

Our boarding and day houses are at the centre of our students' school lives. There are nineteen
boarding houses ' and five day houses, all led by HsMs and supported by assistants, matrons and
tutors. While houses differ In size and Location, they are all committed to delivering the same
proactive and compassionate pastoral care.

Millfield's HsMs are all experienced academic members of staff with a desire to help young people
achieve their potential. They live in the house, in many instances with their own family and pets.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Healthy meals are provided three times a day in our dining hall where our excellent catering team
creates varied menus to suit all tastes, backgrounds and cultures. Students can also enjoy healthy
snacks back at their houses. In addition to physical health, the wellbeing of students is at the heart of
everything we do at Millfield, and our Medical Centre, counselling service and chaplaincy provide
physical and emotional support to aU who need it. Caring for the Individual b vital to creating the
positive environment that allows us all to flourish.

BOARDING & DAY

HOUSE SPIRIT House staff work to provide a modern but homely environment in the houses, which
are designed to encourage communal living yet retain privacy. Superfast Wi-Fi networks ensure the
school is a connected community, allowing students to learn, work and collaborate with each other,
as well as contact their families easily.

But what truly makes a house is the people within. The loyalty that each student feels towards their
house —whether in day-to-day life or in sporting competitions — has always been one of Millfield's
greatest strengths.

EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS

Millfield has a thriving boarding programme throughout the academic year. Once prep (homework)
has been completed, those who wish to join in with leisure pursuits can use the world-class Millfield
facilities for activities including swimming, fitness and dodgebaU.

At weekends there are house trips, including cultural visits to art galleries, cinemas, museums and
theatres, as well as more energetic pursuits like rock climbing or beach trips.

Day students may stay for supper after lessons, games or whichever activity they may be involved in.
All students can use the library for prep and private study until 8.45pm. There are lessons on
Saturday mornings and many will be involved in sports fixtures in the afternoon.

VISITING HOME
Boarders are allowed four exeat weekends in the autumn term (including a fixed exeat weekend
where all boarders go home) and three in the spring and summer terms. These are organised in
cooperation with house staff, with students required to leave after games on a Saturday afternoon
and return by 10pm on Sunday.

Many boarders also see their families on Sundays throughout the academic year, and we welcome
parents at school matches, arts performances and other school events.
ACADEMIC

Academic life at Millfield is steeped in our values. Our curriculum, the Brilliance Curriculum, has been
carefully designed to give our students both an inspirational and an aspirational pathway through
each subject from Year 9 through to university, with meticulous planning and sequencing to generate
a broad and deep understanding. Students are encouraged to ask questions, to make links between
subjects, to research and to think.

To us, education is about much more than excellent public examination results, it is about drawing
the student out of themselves and giving them the confidence to achieve success as disruptive, kind,
authentic, curious and brilliant adults.

EXCEPTIONAL CHOICE

We offer a varied and challenging range of courses, enabling students to pursue their passions
wherever they may lie. And, because we accept students with a wide range of abilities, we carefully
group our students — stretching the most able, supporting those who need an extra helping hand,
while ensuring all groups get the attention and focus they need. Above all, we adopt a dynamic
approach, responding to the changing needs and abilities of every student.

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT We teach small class sizes which allows teachers to develop that important
one-to-one connection, closely monitor each student's learning and make sure they progress at a
pace that is right for them. We will keep you fully up to date with your child's academic progress
through regular reporting via our online My School Portal and at Parents' Meetings.

DIGITAL LEARNING

We believe every lesson at Millfield should be an engaging, exciting and inspiring experience. We
make the most of every opportunity to get students involved using the latest technology. To enrich
learning, students use iPads in lessons and for further study. From providing access to source
materials and artworks to electronic notebook records, the use of digital technology enhances
engagement and independent learning, as well as preparing students for life in a digital world. YEAR
9 (AGES 13-14) We aim to provide as broad a curriculum as possible before students choose their
Year 10/11 subjects. All subjects in the curriculum table on page 16 are studied, and most students
will study two modern foreign languages from a choice of Chinese, French, German and Spanish.

YEARS 10-11 (AGES 14 -16) Depending on what is appropriate for the individual, students at Millfield
study between 7 and 10 Level 2 or GCSE courses. All students study mathematics, English and
science, and the majority take at least one language.

SIXTH FORM (AGES 16-18) Nearly half of all our Sixth Form are new to Millfield, often attracted by
the sheer breadth of academic courses on offer—from A levels, BTECs and the Extended Project
Qualification (EPQ) to vocational and sports qualifications such as the British Horse Society Certificate
and the Leiths Introductory Certificate in Food and Wine.
SPORT

Sport is synonymous with Millfield and we are proud to place sport on the pedestal it deserves in
developing young people. Our vision at Millfield is to be the world leader for the development of
children, and a key strand to our mission is to be the best at immersing students in limitless
academic, artistic and sporting opportunities. In sport, we achieve this by providing a diverse range
of sporting opportunities with specialist coaches, a dynamic and flexible timetable, in outstanding
facilities, catering for all abilities and aspirations.

Our mission is focused on the development of young people. The collective know-how across the
coaching and teaching staff in both Millfield Prep and Millfield is vast.

Our facilities include indoor cricket, golf, squash and tennis centres, an Olympic-sized swimming pool,
indoor equestrian arena, athletics track, showcase football and rugby pitches equivalent to the very
best top tier professional teams, water-based hockey pitches and a fencing Salle. We have three
conditioning and rehabilitation areas to cater for all athletic development needs.

Millfield has an extensive range of sporting options for every student.

Were proud to have an alumni body that includes students who have been successful in all fields in
sport, business

and education. Many attribute the opportunities and experience through sport as a crucial element
of their Millfield journey.

Our diversity and range of sporting options, our emphasis on specialist sports coaches, and our
flexible scheduling around sport and education make Millfield a unique development environment
for any child looking to enjoy their time in sport.
THE ARTS

Millfield is a vibrant hub for the arts. Encompassing art, design, dance, drama and music, we aim to
instil a passion for culture that will last a lifetime.

ART, DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

The Art Department is housed in the exceptional Fine Arts Centre. Here, art and design students have
access to outstanding resources rarely seen outside a university, including printmaking, sculpture and
photography studios. Students not taking art can also enjoy the facilities through clubs and
workshops. The school is also home to the Atkinson Gallery. which regularly holds acclaimed
contemporary art exhibitions and student workshops with exhibiting artists. The Design &
Technology Centre is equally well-equipped with the latest kit for budding engineers and designers,
including CAD/CAM programmes, CNC machinery, a laser cutter and a 3D printer.

Our students secure places at some of the UK's most respected art institutions including the London
College of Fashion, the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea and Falmouth
University.

MUSIC

Music typifies our unswerving commitment to the arts. In fact the department is one of the largest in
the UK with world-class facilities. This, combined with 40 outstanding teaching staff, provides
exceptional specialist provision for our young musicians. Our state of the art facilities include a 350-
seat Concert Hall Recital Foyer, two professional standard recording studios, four iMac suites, a
specialist percussion room, and a superb collection of instruments, including a Steinway Model D
Concert Grand piano.

Millfield Music School benefits from a vibrant and extensive concert calendar, featuring up to 65
events each year with performances ranging from solo recitals to large-scale ensemble concerts and
chamber musk concerts to contemporary evenings, musicals, festivals and an annual Concerto
Concert. Musicians can also take advantage of our high-profile external performance calendar,
including participation in renowned global music festivals and competitions, worldwide concert
tours, and regular performances at Wells Cathedral. Millfield also hosts an International Concert
Series and a programme of professional Masterdasses, featuring ensembles such as The King's
Singers, Tenebrae and BBC Big Band, and soloists including Pascal Rog!, Jennifer Pike and Joseph
Moog. There are over 35 ensembles rehearsing each week, including Symphony Orchestra, String
Orchestra. Jan Band, Choral Society, a close-harmony Vocal Group. Symphonic Winds, Percussion
Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, several vibrant Rock and Pop groups, an award 'winning Chamber Choir,
numerous Chamber Music ensembles. plus many more. There realty is something for everyone

Millfield Musicians have secured places at major conservatoires and with national orchestras, choirs
and musical theatre companies, including the National Youth Orchestra and National Youth Choir,
and a number go on to read Music at university. Recent students have continued their musical
training, often with scholarships, at highly prestigious institutions such as Royal Academy of Music,
Berklee College of Musk, Royal Northern College of Music

Curtis Institute, Leeds Conservatoire, Manchester and Durham Universities. Our alumni have gone on
to work In the music industry, as composers, performers and recording artists
DRAMA

Millfield Drama is about creativity, collaboration and theatrical expression. There are opportunities
for all students to get involved in live theatre - from cast member to stage crew. There are weekly
workshop sessions, exploring improvisation and devising skills, as well as a co-curricular programme
in technical, scripted and devised theatre. We have specialist performance projects running
throughout the year for our scholars and aspiring actors, including in physical and musical theatre
styles. We also offer LAMDA Speech and Drama coaching with a specialist tutor. Our annual
performance programme includes two full-scale productions, an evening of contemporary theatre, a
festival of junior house plays and an evening of monologues. The Meyer Theatre provides a
spectacular setting for these performances with audience capacity for up to 400 people. We also
perform in the annual Shakespeare for Schools Festival and develop performance opportunities to
suit our students with our Director in Residence, including promenade and site specific events.

Many of our students successfully audition for the National Youth Theatre and a number gain places
at accredited drama schools such as the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, the Royal Academy
of Dramatic Art and the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama.

DANCE

From contemporary dance to commercial Ballet and street dance to modem, dance at MiBrigid is
thriving. With three dance companies, plus a vocational pathway group, we are able to support
specialist dancers, whilst our general programme develops fitness, expression and engagement for
those students wishing to develop their dance skills in a dynamic, supportive environment.

We offer over 35 dance classes throughout the week, open to students of all abilities as part of their
games and co-curricular programme. We have a team of eight tutors, with specialists in
contemporary dance, ballet, modem and tap. We were one of the first schools in the country to offer
the Rambert Contemporary Dance Grades, in partnership with Rambert Dance School and Company.
Also on offer are the Royal Academy of Dance graded and vocational Ballet syllabus as well as ISTD
Modern and Tap grades.

Dance is both a creative art form and a physical acthilty• the creative and expressive aspects of
dance are as vital as the technical, the creative process a valuable part of any performance piece. All
company dancers work collaboratively on performance work Choreography tutorials are offered as
part of the weekly timetable and we host regular workshops from visiting professional companies.
Dancers train between 3-12 hours a week, with development programmes offered for elite dancers.
We have a range of performance opportunities through the year, the climax of which is the annual
Dance Show, which attracts over 1,000 people and has become one of the most popular events in
the school calendar.
SPORT

We support developing student-athletes on their journey to the top.

We have carried out our own research to inform our practice. This has highlighted that the skills and
experiences gained from competing in sport at Kilned, at all levels, gives our students the tools to be
successful in other fields.

Over 100 Millfield athletes have competed at the Olympic Games since 1956 and we are home to
nearly 60 international athletes at any one time.

"I've been around MilWeld for a long time and all of the staff here really did help me massively.
Without them I wouldn't be where I am today, World and Olympic Champion, Millfield is where my
dream began." James Guy Tokyo 2020 Olympics — Gold in the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay, Gold in
the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay and Silver in the Men's 4x100m Medley Relay.
ACTIVITIES

The Millfield Activities Programme, known as MAP, is an integral and compulsory part of a Millfield
education and encourages students to enrich their lives by exploring interests outside the normal
curriculum. It also gives each student the opportunity to access all of the wonderful facilities Millfield
has to offer. There are over 100 indoor and outdoor activities on offer throughout the year, with an
option to suit everyone - from creativity and mindfulness to those that are mentally or physically
challenging. Nearly all the activities have no cost other than those requiring specialist materials or
external tuition.