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Head of Sixth Form

Brian Schofield (BA)

Mr Schofield is the Head of Sixth Form, an A-level Politics and History teacher and he is also responsible for the small but rapidly growing band of girls’ footballers at the College. Alongside this, he also coaches mindfulness with the Middle School pupils.

Brian studied Modern History at Pembroke College, Oxford, followed by Journalism at Cardiff University, before completing his PGCE at the University of Sussex.

Prior to joining Hurst in 2011, he was a journalist for GQ and The Sunday Times, and worked as a travel author, with books published in the UK, USA, and France.

Head of Upper sixth

Rebecca Hartley (BA)

Ms Hartley is Head of Upper Sixth and Teacher of English.

She studied English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, before completing her PGCE at the University of Sussex. Her specialist subjects include the work of Chaucer, the literature of Virginia Woolf and the poetry of Alexander Pope.

Rebecca joined as part of the Teach Hurst scheme, having previously worked as a private tutor.

Aside from teaching, , Rebecca also enjoys reading, cooking and baking, as well as walking in the South Downs.

Head of Lower sixth

Rebecca Hartley (BSc)

Miss Radford is the Head of Lower Sixth and also teaches Biology. She studied Biomedical Science at Cardiff University and has a particular interest in human anatomy and connective tissue Biology.

Prior to joining Hurst, Amy worked in the sports technology industry, operating sports officiating and broadcast enhancement technology at major sporting events across the world. She also spent time working abroad in Austria and Greece.

In addition to teaching, Amy is a keen sports woman and coaches tennis, netball, and ski-racing at Hurst. She is also in the Senior British Fencing Team and is a Commonwealth Bronze medallist.

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Choosing A-levels can be a daunting task, and Hurst aims to provide all prospective Sixth Formers – both from within and outside the college – with as much support and information as possible about the opportunities that lie before them.

The college currently offers a large range of A-level subjects. To help with decision-making, prospective Sixth Formers and parents are invited to a Sixth Form Choices Morning, when the heads of every academic department deliver talks on their subjects and programmes of study.

Our advice to students is consistent – focus first on what you love. There are other considerations, such as required subjects for their higher education ambitions and entrance requirements in the form of GCSE grades which need to be met – but first and foremost is a passion for the subjects. Young people should spend their Sixth Form years studying the subjects that fascinate them.

A-levels have changed considerably in the last few years, and the Hurst Sixth Form has changed to reflect that. The college does not enter Lower Sixth students for AS-levels, which do not contribute to final A-level grades, instead we set our own internal predicted grade exams at the end of the first year. This allows more time for students to develop a deeper conceptual understanding which is the key to A-level success.