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Year 13 Parents Information Evening
Welcome
CongratulationsOn to the final lap Students need to start working now…Turning up the heat in April won’t work at A
level
Student Support
Mr Darby – Assistant Head for Key Stage 5Mrs Murray – Assistant Director of Standards
in Sixth FormMrs Brailsford – Sixth Form Administrator9-2pm Daily
Personal Tutor
All students have been allocated a Year 13 Personal Tutor to discuss their options for next year
These tutors will meet with their students to help them with university applications and other advice and guidance
A member of the school leadership teamMr Parker, Mrs Chivers, Mrs Guest, Mr Payne,
Miss Beeton, Ms Martin
Personal Tutor Groups
Campbell – Mrs Owens, Mrs Riley-GoughDylan – Mrs Walshe, Mrs RollestonGrey Thompson – Mrs Malster, Mr YoungKing – Mrs Foster and Mrs RichardsMcCartney – Miss Phagura and Mrs ListerPicasso – Ms Black, Mrs Wood
Assessment Weeks and Reporting
6th October – Reports home24th November26th January Mock Examinations – Reports
home23rd February – Mock exam resits23rd March – Reports home
Parent Consultation
11/02/14 – 4.30pm-7.30pmQueensbury – 13/11/14
On 11th February all students will receive their mock results
Student Timetables
24-44 lessons per fortnight16-36 study lessonsStudy lessons are not free periodsLibrary open daily until 4.30pmGCSE Maths and English – All with a grade D
or below should have lessons to attend
Queensbury Buses
To Queensbury8:45 and 9am11.10 and 11.201.30, 1.40 and 1.503.15 and 3.30
These buses then return to school
What happens if…
Students arrive late for lessons…
Student attendance falls…
Students do not complete the work…
A student is absent…
Summer Examinations
First exam will be around mid MayStudy leave will begin at May half termBTEC students may need to continue lessons
after May half term
UCAS Applications
All students should have registered with UCAS if they wish to apply for university
Personal Statement 4000 characters or 47 lines of text
Subject ReferencesPersonal Tutor Reference
Choosing the right university
Open daysProspectusesUniversity ratingsLocationCourses and Entry RequirementsPoints or Grades
UCAS Points
140=A* or Distinction*120=A or Distinction100=B80=C or Merit60=D40=E
Look at the individual entry requirements in prospectus and/or ring universities
Application Process
Sell yourself in your personal statement5 choices Universities will make offers/rejectionsMake a final choice of 2First ChoiceSecond Choice
Example
University of Warwick - History and Sociology – BBC
University of Warwick – Modern History – AAB
De Montfort University – History CCDUniversity of Lancaster – History – BBBUniversity of Durham – History – ABB
First Choice – University of Lancaster – HistoryInsurance Choice – De Montfort University
Clearing
If students do not get the right grades in the summer then they there will be space on courses available on results day
A lottery
Timeline
Entered your Personal details Entered your A’ level /AS Level subject with specific units taken
(available on your exam slips or exams office) Put together your Personal Statement (first draft) Shown this draft to your Personal Tutor Edited your first drafted Personal Statement (keeping to the word
count – you can enter up to 4,000 characters (this includes spaces) or 47 lines of text (this includes blank lines)
Shown this Personal Statement to your Personal Tutor Typed up your Personal Statement onto your UCAS Application Form
Printed out your completed (UNSENT) application Form and handed it in to your Sixth Form Personal Tutor for a Tutor
Reference to be written and initial checking Once approved by your Personal Tutor bring the hard copy to the
exams/sixth form office for processing and further checking
Manshead School University Application Deadlines
1st October Music CUKAS courses15th October Oxbridge/
Medicine/Veterinary Medicine/ Veterinary Science/Dentistry
October Half Term – Russell Group University Applications
December 5th – All other universitiesJanuary 15th – UCAS final deadline
Student Finance
https://www.gov.uk/student-finance/overview
A Tuition Fee loan
This will pay for your tuition fees, at your university for your course
Every student can borrow this regardless of their parents income or the type of course
It will only cover this, there will be no surplus!
You only start paying this back when you leave University
A Maintenance Loan
Living at home Up to £4,565Living away from home, outside London Up
to £5,740Living away from home, in London Up to
£8009You spend a year of a UK course studying
abroad Up to £6,820
A Maintenance Grant
This is non-repayable!!!English students whose family household
income of up to £25,000 are entitled to £3,387
The Grant part of your loan is not paid on top of the maintenance loan
It represents that part that doesn’t have to be repaid to the government
A Maintenance Grant
£25,000 or less = £3,387£30,000 =£2,441£35,000 =£1,494£40,000 =£547£42,611 =Up to £50Over £42,611 =No grant
Bursaries and Scholarships
This is another form of non-repayable cash support.
Bursaries are given by the University you attend and are linked to your family income.
Scholarships are usually given to students because of achievement and excellence.
Check what is available by going to Course Finder at www.ucas.com
Apprenticeships
http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/
Independent Advice and Guidance
4YPIndependent careers advice at school on day
per weekStudents can book via the Sixth Form Team
Parent Support
Keep us informed of all issues that affect students learning and progress
Ensure students do work outside the lessons, attend well and work as hard as they can
We will endeavour to keep in contact with you when things go well…
And not so well.
Contact
Mr Darby 01582679400 Ext.214Mrs Murray Ext. 234Mrs Brailsford Ext. [email protected]@[email protected]
Please collect a UCAS booklet