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Cife colleges continue to support existing and prospective students during these challenging times through a range of online teaching provision, pastoral care and careers guidance. Please be sure to contact individual colleges on the steps they are taking to manage Covid-19 and discover how they might be best placed to support your future goals.

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Advice articles

cife colleges have a great deal of experience in helping students get the best out the sixth form. We've distilled that knowledge into a series of advice articles to help you make good choices and get great results.

cife articles cover everything from choosing your A level subjects to final exam revision. Some titles are shown at the foot of this page - visit the main advice articles page for the full range.

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cife is a group of independent sixth-form colleges committed to delivering the very highest standard of education.

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Find out more about cife colleges' approach to sixth-form education.

Student of the month

Anna McGovern joined Rochester Independent College in November 2017 on the one-year GCSE course and then moved into the sixth form for a two-year A level course, studying English Literature, Film Studies and Sociology. While at the College Anna balanced her work commitments with an impressively varied range of social action activities, representing young people and engaging with important political and social issues.

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