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Post 18 Information Evening
Thursday 7th March 2019
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Year 12 progress data
SF Subscription
Work Experience
Post 18 Drop down day- 4th July
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Post 18 Routes
Apprenticeships
Higher Education (UCAS)
Gap Year
Deferred Entry
Employment
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TimelineMay-June Year 12 - AS exams
Summer term – Post 18 day, open days (3 maximum- weekend preferably)
October Year 13 - Oxbridge/medics/vets/dentists deadline
November Year 13 – Parents’ evening
November Year 13 - Internal UCAS deadline
January Year 13- External UCAS deadline
February Year 13 - Finance forms
May - June Year 13 -Exams
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The Careers Department
• For most students the key is to choose something that interests you and or you are good at– success means following your own star.
• Careers appointments made through Head of Year/ Form Tutor
• In the summer term, students will receive careers and decision making guidance in PDC lessons.
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Careers questions
• 1.“What (if anything) do I need for my future career?”
• 2.“What kinds of things am I good at?”
• 3.“What subject/career interests me?”
• 4.“Do I have preferred learning and assessment styles?”
• 5.. “ Do I want to earn and learn?”
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Apprenticeship Information Evening
Held at The Roundhouse at Derby College
Thursday 14 March 2019
17:30 - 19:30
The Roundhouse, Derby DE24 8JE
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Apprenticeships
• Level 2 Apprenticeships = 5 or more A* - C GCSE
• Level 3 Apprenticeships = Two A-Levels or equivalent
• Level 4 Apprenticeships= Foundation degree and above
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How to secure an apprenticeship
• Apprenticeships available all year round
• Sign up to https://www.gov.uk/applyapprenticeship
• Sign up for alerts via the website
• Work within PDC sessions to ensure that personal statement and CV is accurate
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Higher Education (UCAS)
http://web.ucas.com/parents-signup
1. Considering a university
2. Entry Requirements
3. Completing a UCAS application
4. Reference writing process
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When considering a university
First: “Does the university do my subject?”
Second: “What else is on offer?”
Third: “Realistically, will I make the grades they require?”
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When considering a university- Open Days
• Visit a few likely places on your shortlist.
• Plan ahead & tell the staff here of your absence in good time.
• Students should use the yellow form.
•Max of three open days in school time.
•Go with a clear set of questions needing answers.
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When considering a university
• Resources on line and especially UCAS website.
• Higher Ideas (replacement for HEAP online)
• The Careers Department.
• School staff, as tutors, subject teachers and Sixth Form Office, but also as graduates of a range of universities.
• Friends & family.
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Entry requirements
• Universities will make an offer based on; UCAS Tariff (e.g. 120 points) Exam grades (ABC) at A2 Combination of both (120 points including a B in English)
• Where universities make an offer on grades (AAB) they usually want those grades and will not accept a different combination equating to the same number of points.
• Some universities will also accept AS grades as contributing towards their points offer.
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Entry requirements
• Typical offers over 3 full A-levels.
• Institutions will include subjects and grades that they deem appropriate- they may exclude ones they do not like.
• Universities may use entry tests and interviews as part of their application process.
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Completing a UCAS application
• Students will be given plenty of guidance on completing their UCAS application.
• Guidance will begin on Post 18 Day
• It is vital that the final form is impressive in every possible respect notably the personal statement.
• Aim to be ready to complete the application close to the start of September-1st Deadline*
• It takes up to three weeks for the school to process your paperwork.
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Completing a UCAS application
• You have up to 5 choices
• Choose appropriate courses; 1 X optimistic, 3 X realistic & 1 pessimistic
• Sensible likely grades - staff ‘predict’ these initially in July & (slightly) revise them, if appropriate, in September
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The reference writing process
Student completes their UCAS application
Student completes their reference
request
Student prints off a copy of their UCAS
form and hands to SFO
Subject staff complete their
references
Tutor writes the reference
SFO check application and send
to UCAS
Tutor keeps teacher comments
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The reference writing process
• When the student has completed their UCAS application they are required to print a copy and hand into Sixth Form Office for checking
• The tutor will start writing their reference when they receive a hard copy of the UCAS form.
• The tutor has three weeks to craft their reference
• The Sixth Form Office will send the application to UCAS within one week
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Early entry• Internal entry deadline 13th September
• Personal statements begin in the summer term and must be completed by the first day back in September.
• Personal statement must be academically weighted and MUST include ‘super curricular’ – get going on it now!
• Medics and vets – work experience is essential.
• Oxbridge: is this the right uni for you? Grades = mixture of 8’s and 9’s at GCSE (at least 4 8/9 grades) AS and predicted grades which support this performance.
• Entry tests can be booked via the exams office and are available online.
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Conservatoires – The performing arts
• All courses at conservatoires have a strong vocational, performance orientation, and course structures are reflective of the industry.
• ‘UCAS conservatories’ allows students to apply to some conservatoires via the UCAS system
• Some conservatories operate their own application process
• Students will require an academic and practical reference
• Students will be expected to perform at interview / audition and should be prepared.
Conservatoires deadlines (2020 entry)
1st October = Music
15th January = Drama / Performing Arts
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UCAS key dates
• Staff enter UCAS predictions- 28th June
• Staff revisit UCAS predictions- 6th Sept
• Early entry internal deadline- 13th September
• Early entry UCAS deadline- 15th October*
• UCAS internal deadline 1 18th October
• UCAS internal deadline 2 15th November
• UCAS deadline- 15th January*
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Higher education finance
https://www.gov.uk/contactstudent-finance-england
Tel; 0300 100 0607
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A gap year• A gap year offers the opportunity to gain skills and experiences, while
giving time to reflect and focus on what to do next.
• A productive gap year can be valuable on a CV – many employers/ universities value the experiences students have gained if they’ve actively managed their time, set themselves goals, and stretched themselves.
• Admissions tutors know that some students may take a little time to adjust to studying again, but many former gap year students can be more focused and responsible
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Deferred entry
• Deferred entry; tick a box in your UCAS application to carry an offer over to start it in the following academic year.
• If you decide you would like a ‘gap year’ after applying to university then the student needs to contact the universities directly.
• Employers / universities procedure will vary
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Useful links- Higher Education
• Parental Guidance relating to UCAS; https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-started/ucas-undergraduate-parents-and-guardians
• Sign up to monthly alerts via; https://web.ucas.com/parents-signup
• Higher Ideas (replacement for HEAP online) https://careersoft.co.uk/signin Access code; 62z698da click ‘Higher Ideas’.
• Student Finance England; https://www.gov.uk/contact-student-finance-england Tel: 0300 100 0607 Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm, Saturday, 9am to 4pm
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Useful links- Apprenticeships
• Careers advice; https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/home
• Apprenticeship helpline; 0800 015 0400
• Email: [email protected]
• Information on apprenticeships; https://www.gov.uk/topic/further-education-skills/apprenticeships
• This website is a good way to find out which companies run apprenticeship schemes: https://www.ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk/
• UCAS website has information on apprenticeships: https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-started/apprenticeships-uk/degree-and-professional-apprenticeships
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Useful links- Vocational courses
• Level 3 (advanced), entry requirements are 4 GCSEs, including Maths and English
• Level 4/5 (higher) qualifications include: foundation degree, higher national diploma (HND), level 5 award/certificate/diploma/NVQ (entry requirements vary but usually Maths and English grades C)
• There are limited Level 4 and Level 5 courses which are full time. Examples include:
• Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Business (33 hours per week) at Derby College
• Level 5 Business Management Foundation Degree (Information Systems; Sales and Marketing; Small Business Enterprise) at New College Nottingham
• There are numerous part-time vocational courses at Derby College, Chesterfield College, etc.
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Useful links- Gap years
• https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-started/alternatives-higher-education/gap-years-ideas-and-things-think-about
• www.gapyear.com
• www.gapforce.org
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Post 18 Information Evening
Thursday 7th March 2019
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