Cambridge Centre for Sixth-Form Studies

Cambridge Centre for Sixth-forms Studies (CCSS)

CCSS is a unique and special place to learnAt a time when the best universities are looking for more than top grade passes, we firmly believe that the pathway to university lies not just in excellent teaching, but in close pastoral care, a broad education and personal guidance from dedicated and experienced teachers.

General
CCSS is a co-educational sixth-form college offering GCSE and A-level courses to 210 students, supported by 98 staff. The college provides close academic supervision, a friendly, informal atmosphere and high levels of pastoral care. One-to-one private tutorials are an important and unique part of all A-level courses on top of group lessons. The small class sizes (averaging five students) allow plenty of opportunity for individual involvement and for developing each student’s levels of understanding. A full and flexible GCSE curriculum is offered and at A-level there are 36 subjects to choose from, without restrictions on choice.

Our values
All teaching and non-teaching staff at CCSS believe in our moral purpose: that through good teaching, pastoral guidance and close tutorial support we can improve the life chances of all of the students in our care.

Examination results
CCSS had an enviable 99.6% pass-rate in A level examinations in 2007 from a non-selective student intake. The great majority of students graduating from CCSS go on to university in the UK or elsewhere, with many enjoying success at Cambridge, Oxford, LSE and other top universities in subjects ranging from international business to law and medicine.

Location and facilities
CCSS is based in the exciting university town of Cambridge, close to the railway station and 50 minutes’ train ride from London, with easy connections to international airports. Our three teaching sites are within a few minutes’ walk of each other and house 35 classrooms including laboratories, study rooms and specialist facilities for subjects such as modern languages, media studies, art, photography and computing. The college houses provide fully supervised single-room accommodation for 110 boarding students.

I would never get where I am now without the support of the teachers at CCSS. I can say now that my dreams have come true.

Malvina, graduated from Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies in 2007

Email: enquiries@ccss.co.uk

Web: www.ccss.co.uk