HGSASixthForm

We’d like to wish our Year 13 students the very best of luck as today marks the official start of the A Level exam season.🙌✨ You are capable, resilient, and ready. We’re incredibly proud of you and are supporting you all the way. Good luck!🌟 #TeamHeanor

Receiving this award from ASSET is a true privilege — and a reflection of our ongoing commitment to meaningful life‑skills education. We’re incredibly proud of our students for engaging so thoughtfully, and grateful to ASSET for the vital work they do. 💛 #ASSET #TeamHeanor

✨Immersion Day! ✨ From cooking 👨‍🍳, self-defence 🥋, personal finance 💷, CPR training 🫀, and alcohol and drug awareness ❤️, the day was packed full to help prepare students for life beyond school. #LifeSkills #ImmersionDay #FutureReady #SixthForm #LearningForLife #TeamHeanor

🗣️ Time to Talk Day 2026 💛 Today we joined the national conversation by giving our students space, support, and a little boost to remind them just how amazing they are ✨ Let’s keep these conversations going — today and every day. #TimeToTalk #MentalHealthMatters #TeamHeanor

We’re proud to join in with the @HeanorGateSA food bank initiative and have already requested new boxes due to the number of donations from our Sixth Form students 🥫🧴🧼🍪 We have just 1 more week so let’s fill even more boxes 💪🏻 #TeamHeanor #FoodBank #OurCommunity

✨Grand Opening!✨ Students loved touring the new building today and seeing the spaces they’ll be using from Monday! 📚💻 This new build will continue to help HGSA students flourish and develop as learners and individuals 💙💛 #TeamHeanor #AspireLearnAchieve

🎯 Exam Launch Event! 🎯 We’re excited to invite Year 12 + 13 students to our Exam Launch Event. This event has been a huge success in previous years, with students and parents really appreciating the extra support and clarity it provides. 🌟 #ExamReady #TeamHeanor

In support of #worldmentalhealthday ❤️! Our Student Management Team treated our year 12 and 13 students to free drinks and biscuits 🍪☕️ at break time on Friday 🥰 #teamheanor #mentalhealthmatters #positivepickmeup

🚨 Applications Now Open! 🚨 What a fantastic Open Evening last night 🌟 Great to see familiar @heanorgatesa students as well as plenty of new faces! We can't wait to welcome you in September 2026 🗓️ #teamheanor #applynow

Ahead of our own Open Evening on Thursday the Sixth Form Team have been at @stjohnhoughton for their Post 16 Roadshow! Fantastic conversations with really engaged and eager students 💙💛 #teamheanor #post16roadshow

We recently welcomed our new to @heanorgatesa students with a pizza lunch 🍕 👋🏻 😋 With over 50 students in Year 12 joining us from various other secondary schools, they’ve really completed the year group 💪🏻 #pizza #newtosixthform #teamheanor

✨ Raising Aspirations ✨ A HGSA Sixth Form Alumni studying at Oxford University supported our Year 13 Oxbridge applicants last week! Kenley also inspired current Year 12’s to aim high with an Introduction to Oxbridge workshop 💪🏻🎓 #teamheanor #raisingaspirations

We’re recruiting an Assistant Achievement Leader for our Sixth Form! Non-teaching role supporting Years 12 & 13 with progress, aspirations & welfare. New Sixth Form facility opens Nov – join us at an exciting time!💫✨ Apply here: heanorgatespencer.org.uk/work-with-us/ #TeamHeanor

We’re excited to welcome you to our Annual Sixth Form Open Evening at @6thFormHGSA! 📅 Thursday, 9th October 🕕 6 PM – 8 PM 📍 Heanor Gate Spencer Academy Don’t miss it – we can’t wait to meet you!🌟 #TeamHeanor

Year 12 students already demonstrating #TeamHeanor values ✨ Having only joined the school 3 weeks ago, tonight they supported the Year 6 Open evening in science 🧪 🧫 🧬 You were a real credit to the Sixth Form and fantastic advocates for the school #openevening

Fantastic night at Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy for their P16 Evening 🏫 We loved talking to prospective students and parents this evening! We can’t wait to see you at our Open Evening on 9th October ⭐️ #TeamHeanor #P16Evening

Drumroll please 🥁🥁🥁🥁 After an incredibly close race all week the winners have been decided 🏆🏅🥇 We were blown away by both year groups engagement and creativity and can say it’s been the best varsity yet #teamheanor #andthewinneris….

Final day of Varsity! 💪 We wrapped up the week with a character dress-up day! 📚🎬 Our top picks were Winnie the Pooh and Tigger 🍯🐯 Stay tuned to find out which year group took the win! #teamheanor #lastdayofvarsityweek

The penultimate day of Varsity week and Year 12 didn’t hold back! Who thinks formal attire should become the new dress code? 👔👗🙋🏻‍♀️Take a look at the last slide for a music video inspired slow mo! 📹 #scrubupwell #teamheanor #newdresscode?

Year 13 stole the show on Day 3 of Varsity week with #anythingbutabag! 🎒👜Their cleaning signs 🧼🚧 and motorcycle helmets 🪖🏍️ were pure genius! #thinkingoutsidethebox #teamheanor