Welcome to the Twitter page for the TKASA Sixth Form Centre. We pride ourselves with an extensive curriculum, small class sizes and inspirational teaching.
More acclaim for our amazing Sixth Form Centre today - Best local school for both Oxbridge and Russell Group university admissions.
Which local school's students are most likely to end up at Oxford University?
Congratulations to Anya Butler and George Simmons of Y13 who have been offered places to study
@UniofOxford
: Anya to read Psychology at St Anne's and George to study Economics & Management at Hertford - well done to both!
ALUMNI NEWS: Great to see 2016 Sixth Form graduate Gemma Dade today who is now Pilot Officer Dade in the RAF! Following a rigorous 2-year training and application process Gemma is now based in Cyprus and developing a career in air operations - we are so proud of you Gemma!
MAJOR NEWS TODAY: the fantastic Sophie Fenegan of Y13
@KingAlfs
has just received an offer to study Medicine
@UniofExeter
!!! Supported by our top Medic Mentor and former star student Yanika Johnson, we are absolutely delighted for Sophie who deserves every success 🩺💉🧑⚕️👏
CONGRATULATIONS to Evie Skinner of Y13
@_TKASA
who is on fire this year having won GOLD in the South West Gymnastics Championships in Bristol this weekend! Next up are the National Championships in Stoke - GO EVIE!! 🥇🤸♀️👏
CONGRATULATIONS to the wonderful Class of 2021 for passing their A levels during uncertain and unprecedented times: you all showed terrific resilience and determination and deserve every success in the future - please stay in touch! 👏
Our amazing Sixth Form student, Jack, has only gone and spent the afternoon with the King at Buckingham Palace! Such an amazing opportunity 👍
@_TKASA
@WorleCSA
@_TPLT_
PROUD to announce on UCAS deadline day that
@KingAlfs
Y13s have received offers from Cambridge, Oxford, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Queen's Belfast, Newcastle, Sheffield, Loughborough, Birmingham, UCL, King's College London, Warwick, Exeter, Bristol, Cardiff, Southampton... MAGIC! 👍
MANY CONGRATULATIONS to SU President Jack Millier for securing a place at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama for 2021! An outstanding achievement Jack and thanks for doing so much for
@kingalfs
and the wider community: you are terrific role model for all our students!
UNIVERSITY SUCCESS 2020:
@kingalfs
students are going up to Oxford, Durham, Warwick, Exeter, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Southampton, UEA, Queen's Belfast, Cardiff, Swansea, Essex, Nottingham, Kent and many more. Places still available in our 6th Form: JGaskell
@tkasa
.org.uk
LOVELY to welcome Nora from Germany, Marco and Valeria from Italy and Eline from Norway to
@kingalfs
Year 12 today; Samuel will be joining us from Switzerland in two weeks. Students from Europe enrich our 6th Form and it's great to see new friendships and collaborations develop
EXTREMELY PROUD of Evie Skinner of Y13
@_TKASA
for excelling again in gymnastics - this time placing 3rd at the Acrobatic British Championships in the middle of revising & sitting her A level PPEs! Evie is also applying to study the noble profession of Nursing at university 👏👩⚕️
An amazing morning celebrating huge academic success at the TKASA Sixth Form Centre. Outstanding results by many students as they are about to start the next phase of their lives either at University or in the world of work. Well done everybody!
Congratulations to the super-talented
@kingalfs
Catherine Tolley of Year 13 who has been selected for the England Volleyball squad! Catherine is also a terrific role model for younger players and is set to study Sports Performance and Coaching at
@Uni_of_Essex
in September!
We are all
@KingAlfs
IMMENSELY PROUD of Anya Butler who is reading Experimental Psychology at St Anne's College, Oxford: here she is during matriculation! In Year 11 and looking for a top 6th Form that will support your ambitions? Email: JGaskell
@tkasa
.org.uk
TOP MEDICAL STUDENT LEADS THE WAY: former
@kingalfs
A level student Yanika Johnson is in her 4th year
@unisouthampton
: top exam scorer in the last two years, published her own award-winning research and has been offered an additional year of study: AMAZING - we miss you Yani!
Off to America! Congratulations to Taj of Y12
@_TKASA
who has been selected to participate in the prestigious Sutton Trust Summer School programme in the USA - one of only 150 UK students chosen in 2022! Great work Taj 🇺🇸👏
WELL DONE to Holly of Y12
@_TKASA
this morning for stopping the car and getting out to help a member of the public in need and ensuring the appropriate services were called: great community spirit 👍👏
CONGRATULATIONS to Samara of Y13
@_TKASA
who has just published her first novel! 'The Other Side' is available
@amazon
and is sure to become a bestseller! Samara has already written a number of fantastic articles for various media outlets and deserves every success 📚🗞️👏
Morning, campers! Fabulous to see Y12
@_TKASA
Gold DofE intrepid explorers all set for their weekend adventure! Some terrific leaders here: don't get lost - we look forward to hearing all the stories on Monday morning! 🏕️🥾👏
Today was our final assembly before our amazing Year 13 students enter their Exam Season! Such a great group of students who all deserve to do really well! So proud of everyone of them!!!
@_TKASA
@_TPLT_
The future PM? meets the future of the country as top TKASA 6th Form students Katie-Bea Robinson, Aidan Griffiths, Ellis Crenol and Lilly Keeley Watts held discussion with Boris Johnson today on educational issues such as university finance and mental health provision - WELL DONE
FINAL MEETING of Mrs Criddle’s fan club today
@_TKASA
😧: thanks for all your passion and devotion to 6th Form life, you have shaped student lives for the better and we will miss you greatly 😢 👏👍🏻
Morning you lot: not the same without you but you’ve left us with fabulous memories
@KingAlfs
and you’ve inspired the new Upper 6th to follow in your footsteps: stay classy 👍🏻
#FabClassof2021
Ella-Rose Dollery obviously impressed at interview and is going on to study Primary Education at
@uniofbrighton
- congratulations Ella, you will be an excellent teacher!
POSSIBLY THE BEST YOUNG MEDIC in the UK right now! Congratulations again to
@YanikaaaJ
who is forging a highly successful career in medicine: Yani will once again be mentoring our 6th Form medical students this year
@_TKASA
to ensure they follow in her esteemed footsteps 👏🩺👩⚕️
The outstanding Lilly Keeley Watts of Y12 is considering studying Medicine at university in 2020 and with this in mind she is enjoying a tremendous work experience week at Southmead Hospital Bristol, including observing neurosurgeons perform brain operations
Congratulations to the excellent Elliot Chapman in Y12 who has gained a place on the prestigious Pathways to Physics programme at the University of Exeter; Elliot is also leading the 6th Form Physics Society; what a great, highly motivated student!
FANTASTIC to hear
@kingalfs
TOP STUDENT Jack Murphy has accepted a highly prestigious Level 7 Accounting Apprenticeship with
@BishopFlemingUK
: a masters degree programme to be an ACA Chartered Accountant! Achieving A*A*A* grades, Jack is most importantly a delightful young man!
UNIVERSITY SUCCESS: the outstanding Lilly Keeley Watts of
@kingalfs
Y13 received an excellent offer this week
@durham_uni
to read Natural Sciences with a focus on Biology, Psychology and Philosophy - an exciting interdisciplinary degree perfect for Lilly!
Massive praise for
@kingalfs
Y12 student Matthew Walter who struggles with glossophobia (fear of public speaking): Matt delivered two outstanding presentations today (i) Public Health for HE+ programme
@BeCambridge
and (ii) Homo erectus for the 6th Form Human Origins Group - ACE!
Pleasure to take a fabulous group of aspirational Y12s
@_TKASA
up to Cambridge
@TrinityHall_SLO
this week: very motivated students from a strong year group, they’re all sure to fulfil their potential next year 🎓👏
FANTASTIC NEWS and a big thanks to
@JSHeappey
for accepting
@kingalfs
top Y12 student Liam Rosser for work experience this year: Liam will be working in Westminster and in the constituency. A terrific role model in the 6th Form, Liam is very grateful for this generous opportunity
We are all bursting with pride at the news that our talented rugby star, Harvey, has been selected for the Under 18s Somerset County Rugby Team! What an amazing achievement - well done!!!
Congratulations to the super talented Charles Hewlitt of Y12
@kingalfs
who has been offered an excellent work experience opportunity at the awesome Tobacco Factory Theatre in Bristol
@tftheatres
. Well done Charles!
Our End of Year Celebration was the most amazing night and allowed us to say 'farewell' to our current Year 13 students who are about to embark on the next exciting chapter of their lives...
HIGH-FLYERS return to welcome NEW
@KingAlfs
Y12s: Sam Collard (Football Association), Hannah Sainsbury (Bakkavor) & Evie Croxford
@sheffielduni
set the tone for what is sure to be an outstanding year - great to see so many excellent Y12s! LATE APPLICANTS: jgaskell
@tkasa
.org.uk
MEET THE OXBRIDGE TWELVE
@KINGALFS
: Very proud of record numbers applying to Cambridge (Emily, Oliver, Ben, Jessica, Kiera, Owen, Liam & Katie) and Oxford (Natasha, Mia, Abbie and Louis) this year. Along with all our students applying to top universities, we wish you all the best
Final day with Y12s
@_TKASA
: a fabulous year group in the making, exciting times ahead with terrific student leaders appointed today: I look forward to hearing about how well you’ve all done next year👏🔬👮♂️👨💻👩⚕️🩺💼📊📉🦷🧠🎶🎭🎨⚽️👩⚖️🎓
A special mention for the super talented Dan Anderson who thrilled us all with his solo piano works at the Prom on Friday night. Dan was a terrific leader in the Sixth Form and helped organise many successful school events - he is sure to enjoy an eclectic career path
Great to see three of our 2018 Sixth Form graduates return today! Head Girl Freja Scott is currently working as a film editor in Stockholm while Caitlyn O'Hara and Daisy Orme are reading Psychology at university in Bath. Always a delight to see our former students doing so well!
BREAKING NEWS: top young man Harry Skinner has just landed a prestigious DEGREE APPRENTICESHIP in Business Management with international firm Bakkavor and
@unilincoln
! Harry was an extremely popular student in the amazing
#Classof2021
@_TKASA
and he is set to go far! 👏🎓
CONGRATULATIONS to Olivia and Taj of Y12
@_TKASA
who have been selected by
@BristolUni
to participate in their prestigious MasterClass programmes in Medicine and Dentistry respectively: wonderful students who are set to forge highly successful careers
@TKASACareers
🩺👩⚕️🦷🎓
CONGRATULATIONS to Evie Skinner of Y13
@_TKASA
who has qualified for the British Gymnastics Championships today - representing the South West! We're all very proud of Evie's success: balancing excellent academic progress in her A levels with her dedication to GB gymnastics 👏🤸♀️
FANTASTIC to welcome a terrific group of students joining
@kingalfs
from Weston in Year 12 this year! Students outside the catchment area receive a generous travel bursary and free netbook: late applicants should email JGaskell
@tkasa
.org.uk
Congratulations to Olivia of Y12
@_TKASA
for gaining a place on the prestigious Medical Sciences at Oxford programme: MasterClasses and top tips on preparing for medical school. Olivia is enjoying an excellent year and this is just reward for her hard work and great potential 🩺
INCREDIBLE presentation by Izzy Simmons of Y12
@KingAlfs
on eating disorders to 6th Form Psychological Society this week: you are a credit to the school Izzy! Brilliant questions from PsychSoc members too
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2021
👍🏻👏
The Sixth Form Green Team are proving to be excellent role models: by introducing a carpool scheme the students are doing their bit to reduce CO2 in the Burnham-Highbridge area. Well done to Y12 students Katie-Bea, Catherine, Amber, Hattie and Lilly
CONGRATULATIONS to the wonderful Class of 2021 top student and future midwife Holly Sanders who delivered two babies on her own during the night shift last week! That’s 2/40 until she qualifies… "Such a great experience bringing little lives into the world" 👏👶🤰👩⚕️
CONGRATULATIONS to Rory Edwards who graduated from Oxford this weekend with an MPhys: Master of Physics! Rory achieved A*AAA
@_TKASA
in our 6th Form and he's starting his PhD in particle physics at Warwick. Rory is also one of our Oxbridge mock interviewers for Y13 this year 👏🎓
CONGRATULATIONS to the outstanding Daniel Maydew of Y12
@KingAlfs
for placing 1st in the English Schools AA virtual Cross Country Championships! A fantastic role model, top academic and a very fine young man - Daniel is one to watch and has a very bright future ahead of him 👏🏃♂️
LONDON GIRL Tilly Lawrence returned to
@_tkasa
inspire 6th Form students today! Tilly, in her first year of her Business degree
@KingsCollegeLon
, said it was the "best decision of her life": clearly having a fantastic time, we'd like to thank Tilly for the excellent Q&A 👏📚🎓
Some of our terrific Y12s
@_TKASA
, getting in the mood for university life, enjoyed a traditional chauffeured punting tour on the River Cam this week after their lectures and workshops 🎓
TOP UNIVERSITIES SUCCESS FOR TKASA STUDENTS: Megan Richards has just received an offer to read History at the University of Cambridge if she achieves A*AA - you can do this Megan! Harvey Chandler meanwhile has received an offer to study Banking and Finance at Durham - great news!
Great to see the outstanding Sophie Fenegan of the Class of 2021
@_TKASA
doing so well at Medical School: brain dissections, community placements at a brain injury centre and psychiatric unit, GP placement and loving student life
@UniofExeter
🩺👩⚕️🧠👏
WOW WOW WOW! Chloe Purchase of
@kingalfs
Y12 achieved 100% in her A level Psychology test this week and now we know how! Chloe has wallpapered five chapters of her own notes onto her wall at home (have her parents found out?!!). Great credit to Chloe: FANTASTIC WORK ETHIC!
BLIMEY you lot! Mrs C and Mr G
@kingalfs
are very grateful for the kind words and gifts from Y13s and their parents 🙏70s trivia and dark chocolate: summer is sorted! Thanks to the tutors and teachers for supporting you all so well and have a great holiday 👍
Very exciting developments today. Our Social Kitchen has officially opened!!! Free porridge each morning and delicious food throughout the day! I couldn't be happier...Thank you Aspens!!!
@_TKASA
RAG week has officially launched today with our annual sponsored 12 mile walk! We are raising money for our local food bank in Highbridge! Our Y12 students are great ambassadors for the local community!!!
6th FORM BUZZING this week: a warm welcome to our international students
@_TKASA
: Vanessa from Germany, Adela from the Czech Republic, Sara and Vivianna from Italy. Well done to Y12s for the friendly welcome 👏🇩🇪🇨🇿🇮🇹
MEET THE OXBRIDGE 10
@_TKASA
: good luck to our Y13 Cambridge and Oxford applicants over the next few weeks and months, we’re very proud of your high aspirations and ambition 👏📚🎓
CONGRATULATIONS to former A* Psychology student
@kingalfs
Ellen Herrington who has secured a place on a highly competitive Doctorate in Educational Psychology
@BristolUni
where she will be a qualified Educational Psychologist after the 3 year course: FANTASTIC ROLE MODEL!
BREAKING NEWS:
@kingalfs
Y13 top student Lewis Priest has received an offer of a highly prestigious
#apprenticeship
with the MoD - very well deserved too! Lewis is also a late entry to our 6th Form
#bakeoff
competition: American-style Cinnamon Bun Muffins - what do you think?!!
Incredible first day for TKASA 6th Form students: many thanks to our prestigious mock interviewers from the world of business who gave up their precious time to provide vital advice to our Y13 students - we are very grateful, thanks again
Congratulations to budding social scientist Bailey of Y12
@KingAlfs
who has been selected to participate in a prestigious
@suttontrust
summer school programme
@UniofNottingham
specialising in Psychology, Sociology and Criminology 👏🧠📚
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE SUCCESS: well done to Anya Butler and Katie-Bea Robinson who have been selected by King's College and Christ's College Cambridge to participate in their introduction to university life programme over Easter. Excellent news for such hardworking students!
SO PROUD of first-generation university applicant Abbie Bryant
@_TKASA
who is now living the dream reading Biology
@UniofOxford
! A top equestrian, Abbie wasn't considering university at first - now she's loving life in Oxford and we're delighted to see Abbie at matriculation👏🎓
Fantastic to walk into the 6th Form Centre
@KingAlfs
at 07.30 in the morning and already see such creativity. Good luck to Elliot whose portfolio is going off to Edinburgh University today: no one is working harder than you!
Great to see so many motivated
@kingalfs
Y11 students delight in their excellent GCSE results today and we look forward to welcoming them to the 6th Form along with excellent students from
@PrioryTrust
@WorleSchool
- we still have places available: JGaskell
@tkasa
.org.uk
Very proud of top Y13 student
@_TKASA
Molly Clarke who has gained a place on a prestigious apprenticeship with
@thatchers_cider
: Thatchers clearly know what they're doing - a fantastic appointment! 👏👏👏
GOOD LUCK TO THE CLASS OF 2020
@kingalfs
who are going up to university! Special mention to those travelling furthest: Charlotte to Durham (Psychology), Jemima to Queen's Belfast (History) and Jamie to Manchester (History). Terrific students; excellent universities; good luck!
BIG PRAISE for Y13 Holly Sanders
@kingalfs
who has received generous offers to study Midwifery at three leading UK universities: Midwifery is a highly prestigious and competitive degree programme so we are all chuffed for such a conscientious, diligent and delightful student 🏥🤰
Great to be with some of our outstanding Y12s
@_TKASA
this evening as they graduate from the prestigious Scholars Programme
@BrilliantClub
at
@UniofExeter
with honours 🎓👏
Many congratulations to Olivia and Taj of Y12
@_TKASA
who have been selected to participate in a prestigious Summer School Residential at the University of Oxford! Well deserved too for such hard working and motivated students 🎓🧠📚🩺👏
GREAT to hear that Archie Mills of the famed Class of 2021
@_TKASA
is thoroughly enjoying life
@ucfb
based at Wembley Stadium! Archie, a fine young man & keen football fan, trying hard to forget Nottingham Forest's start to the season, is studying Multimedia Sports Journalism 👏
WOW! VERY PROUD of our
@KingAlfs
Y12s who have formed their own A level History Zoom Revision Group! Great credit to them, fantastic motivation, looking forward to seeing them soon and checking their knowledge!
@kas_history
@MREHist73
Y12 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
@_TKASA
: very impressed with Taj this week - putting in the hours after school and clearly becoming a role model for other Y12s: after a fine set of GCSEs Taj is also up for Medicine at Oxbridge - he's surely one to watch this year 🩺👏
EXCELLENT final assembly with Y13s
@KingAlfs
: many have known one another since nursery school. Now they’re role models for the whole community and we wish them every success in their next adventure 👏🎓
Y12 STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
@_TKASA
: Olivia Finch formerly of
@WorleCSA
is already fitting in superbly well - EPQ mentor sorted,
@TKASASU
applicant, joined MedSoc and Oxbridge societies, up for the University of Cambridge MasterClass programme; this is just Day 2! 👏🩺📚
Fantastic to welcome such a great group of Y11 students from Weston today! Highly motivated and engaged young people who appeared to love the taster lessons on offer this morning. Thanks to Head Girl Grace Huggins and fellow Y11 prefects for guiding our special guests
@KingAlfs
Well done to
@kingalfs
top Oasis fan Louis Satherley of Year 12 who won the school's talent show last night! Louis is also becoming a talented young photographer having already been praised for his progress in Drama: excellent news!
Oh to be 18! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUPER SOPHIE
@KingAlfs
who received a box of gifts from her fellow Y13s today! A lovely young lady, top Medic student in September and an extremely popular figure in the 6th Form 🎂🎁🎈🎉
Wonderful to see the very productive and super motivated Emily Murphy of Y12
@_TKASA
, here seated in the 2nd row among the very best young women mathematicians in the UK, participate in a prestigious Maths programme and residential at Christ's College Cambridge last week! 👏👩🎓🔢
Former 6th Former
@kingalfs
Adam 'Villan' Millward has graduated from
@UniOfYork
with a First Class Honours in his Psychology dissertation! Adam is a top young man currently looking for his first graduate job: if you're looking to recruit real quality email JGaskell
@tkasa
.org.uk
University of Oxford success: Three Year 12 students from TKASA have been offered places on the prestigious University of Oxford Summer School 2019. Anya Butler to study Biochemistry, Charlie Valentine Experimental Psychology and Jack Murphy Economics. Excellent news!
FIRST UP TO UNIVERSITY! Congratulations to Ben and Owen, 7 A* grades between them at A level
@_TKASA
, arriving at the world-leading
@uniofstandrews
and already loving it! Traditional Pier walk on Sunday and views from their room of a rather famous golf course! 👏⛳️👍🏴📚
GREAT meeting with the new 6th Form SU
@_TKASA
08.00 this morning: passionate Y12s and Y13s working together, very well led by Joe and Izzy - terrific team👍🏻👏
CAMBRIDGE CALLING!
@kingalfs
Y12s are participating in a prestigious MasterClass programme with the University of Cambridge which will give them the edge in making competitive applications to top universities next year. Great to see high aspirations and ambition in Year 12!
GREAT end to Y13
@KingAlfs
Enrichment Fortnight with a superb MasterChef competition today. Well done
@KellyCriddle1
and
@JackMillier_
for their immense efforts once again: next up RAG WEEK! 👏👍🏻👩🍳🧑🍳
Thanks to the wonderful Dawn Carey of
@ICMCharity
for coming in to talk to our 6th Form students
@_TKASA
to mark Children's Mental Health Week. Big thanks also to our equally wonderful SU Wellbeing Officer Hannah Jefferies for organising and to Mrs Semple for supervising 👏
EMOTIONAL last day for our wonderful Y13s
@KingAlfs
: Cambridge, Oxford, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Durham, Lancaster, Queen's Belfast, Nottingham, Warwick, Bristol, Cardiff, Bath, UCL, King's College London: they will be lucky to have you! FANTASTIC role models for our community 👏
CONGRATULATIONS to the following Y12s
@KingAlfs
for being selected by
@BristolUni
to participate in a prestigious MasterClass programme: Mollie (Veterinary Science), Eloise (Archaeology), Jamie (Physics), Jacob (English Literature)...
Beep, beep everyone: Tip top Y12 student
@kingalfs
Ben Youd has won a place on the prestigious
@durham_uni
Summer School to study Economics. This is likely to be online but it will keep Master Youd on his toes and fired-up for university: very well done! Thanks to
@suttontrust
Congratulations to George Croker in Y13 who has been offered a prestigious chartered accountancy apprenticeship with Ardwyn Channon. George is a fine young man with tremendous personal qualities and he will no doubt prove to be a great success - well done George!
Congratulations to Taj of Y12
@_TKASA
who has been selected for a highly prestigious Nuffield Research Placement - a four week research collaboration relating to an area of science, quantitative social science, computing, technology, engineering or maths! 👏🧠👨🎓📚
CONGRATULATIONS to Y13s
@KingAlfs
Jessica Reed (Neuroscientist) and Sophie Fenegan (Medic) who have placed in the top 25% and the top 15% respectively in the Royal Society of Biology's Olympiad competition 2020! Thanks to Mr Willis for supporting 👍
YEAR 12 INDUCTION DAY, Wednesday 2 September:
@sheffielduni
Zoology student Evie Croxford achieved AAA grades
@KingAlfs
6th Form and will be talking to Y12s about her top tips for success and her blossoming career. LATE APPLICATIONS WELCOME: JGaskell
@tkasa
.org.uk