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

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

Useful links- Apprenticeships

• Careers advice; https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/home

• Apprenticeship helpline; 0800 015 0400

• Email: nationalhelpdesk@findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk

• 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

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.

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

Post 18 Information Evening

Thursday 7th March 2019

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