There are no limits to learning at Putney.

In our Sixth Form, students typically study three or four A Levels across a wide range of options with great flexibility of choice. From Classics to Chemistry, English to Extended Project, Mandarin to Mathematics; the curriculum is personalised to your needs and your chosen areas of study.

All A Level subjects are taught in seminar style, led by teachers who are experts in their field and at the forefront of educational research. You will have the opportunity to lead conversation and debate with both your teachers and peers.

You will be expected and encouraged to open your mind and to push at the boundaries of the curriculum, extending your studies with debates, lectures, extended reading and discussion groups alongside expert speakers and inspiring external visits.

Available to all Sixth Form students, the Athena Programme offers a customisable plan of self-directed study and supports them as they learn to think differently and explore their academic passions outside the classroom.

In Year 12 the programme modules are developed and expanded through Putney’s Futures programme (weekly seminars and tutorial discussions based on academic texts studied in advance.) Students in Years 12 are also strongly encouraged to engage in a “long course”: Putney Electives and Future Learn/Harvard Courses.

In Year 12 the award is given upon the delivery of a final presentation on their programme of study. In Year 13 the award is given following a viva voce.

FUTURES
Futures are university style extension sessions run across every department. They focus on going beyond the prescribed A Level syllabus. Sessions will often take the form of discussing an academic text (read in advance) or students may research and deliver presentations to the group on a topic of their choice. For example, in Politics Futures we explore key political thinkers throughout time, the nature of being, and the function and purpose of government.
Examples of presentations include Populism, Nationalism and the 2020 US Primaries. In Year 13 Futures moves more towards Oxbridge interview preparation.