Year 12 & Year 13 Development Programme
Building the knowledge, skills, relationships and opportunities students need to navigate life beyond sixth form.
Explore the programmeWhy it exists
Beyond Sixth Form gives Year 12 and Year 13 students access to the knowledge, skills, relationships and opportunities needed to navigate university, employment, entrepreneurship, independence and adult life.
Students step into environments they may not otherwise experience.
Students meet peers, professionals, mentors and institutions.
Practical education goes beyond the classroom and into real world settings.
Students turn learning into decisions, relationships and next steps.
The foundation
The four forms of capital students need to navigate life beyond sixth form.
Teaching students how to earn, manage, protect and grow money.
Helping students build meaningful relationships that support future opportunities.
Developing skills that increase employability and lifelong learning.
Expanding access to opportunities, institutions and influential networks.
2026 pilot
Programme Lead
Savings, student finance, credit, debt and investing.
Mentors
University routes, entrepreneurship, self-introduction and first pitch.
Truth, networks, self-belief and not fearing failure.
University
Imperial experience, NHS careers, health management and university pathways.
The annual journey
Across autumn, winter, spring and summer, students take part in 3 main cohort experiences alongside 4 to 5 Year 12 and Year 13 track events. The 4 Capital Framework stays constant; the setting, challenge and depth develop as the year progresses.
Main event · Autumn · Whole cohort
Explore. Students experience university life, explore subjects of interest and use the day to open up the wider pathways beyond sixth form, including university, employment, freelancing, entrepreneurship, independence, decision making and adulthood.
Subjects · Campus · FutureMain event · Spring · Whole cohort
Go deeper. A second university experience, this time with more depth. Students return to a different campus environment to compare institutions, test the subjects and pathways they are drawn to, meet students and staff, and turn early interest into a clearer plan.
Campus · Comparison · PathwaysMain event · Summer · Whole cohort
Step forward. The full cohort comes together for the flagship experience: professional speakers, sport players, challenges, networking, mentors, employers, universities, entrepreneurs and opportunities, all in one day.
Sport · Access · OpportunityTrack events · Autumn to Summer · Year 12 & Year 13
Apply it. Alongside the 3 main cohort experiences, students take part in 4 smaller track events across the year, matched to their stage. Business visits sit on the Year 13 track, where students step inside real organisations to meet employees, work through real challenges and understand career routes. Cross schools collaboration sit on the Year 12 track, where students focus on exploring possibilities and building foundations.
Year 12 · Year 13 · Business visitsProgression
Year 12 and Year 13 students move through the same 7 to 8 event journey, but the depth and application changes as they move closer to life beyond sixth form.
Get involved
Beyond Sixth Form brings schools, universities, corporations, professionals and other partners together around one shared goal: giving young people access to the capital they need for life beyond sixth form.
Beyond Sixth Form
It starts with what they experience before they leave it.
