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Kennicott Sixth Form Centre

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Welcome1. Welcome

Mr Keith Price, Assistant Principal

2. Careers and ApprenticeshipsJosie Cuffe, Careers SW Group Adviser, Devon

3. University LifeStudents TBA, Plymouth University

4. How to Apply: An OverviewUCAStv

5. Finding your course and choosing your universityAmy Withers, Head of Sixth Form

6. Writing your Personal StatementMr Dave Waistnidge, Deputy Head of Sixth Form

7. Timetable for Applications/Special DeadlinesMr Dave Waistnidge, Deputy Head of Sixth Form

8. Student Finance and Mary Lidstone TrustMrs Amy Withers, Head of Sixth Form

9. What happens next?Mr Keith Price, Assistant Principal

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Careers and

ApprenticeshipsJosie Cuff

Careers South West

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ApprenticeshipsThe Benefits of an Apprenticeship

• work for a real employer

• earn a real salary and gain a qualification

• On the job training relevant to the vocational area

• potential for progression within the company

What's involved

• Apprenticeships must be at least 12 months long

• Involves day release or block release to college/training provider

• For larger companies, training may be in house

• Funded at least until 19yrs

A real future.

After finishing, the majority of apprentices (85%) will stay in

employment, with two-thirds (64%) staying with the same employer.

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Types of Apprenticeships

• Intermediate (Level 2)

• Advanced (Level 3)

• Higher ( Level 4)

• Degree ( up to Level 6 on completion) New from Sep 2015

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Sectors

• Apprenticeships are available in a wide range of vocational areas.

• Almost three quarters of starts were in these sectors:

– Business, administration & law;

– Health

– Public services & care

– Retail & commercial

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Larger Organisations

BBC AvivaNHS AllianzBritish Airways HSBCJohn Lewis LloydsVodafone Royal Mail DeloitteNational Grid Western PowerTesco Princess YachtsBalfour Beatty Babcock International

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The more unusual…

• Taxidermist• Fish husbandry• Mortician• Children’s Entertainer• Chimney sweep

• Source: www.totaljobs.com

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The Future

• Govt. pledge: 16000 new apprenticeship vacancies

• Increase in number of advanced and higher apprenticeships on offer.

• Competition can be fierce

• Average of 11 applications per vacancy( much higher in some sectors)

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More Information

• http://www.whatapprenticeship.co.uk/

• https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship

• http://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/

• http://www.careerpilot.org.uk

• https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

• https://www.plotr.co.uk/

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Art and Design

Foundation

CourseBruce Timson

King Edward VI Community College

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University

LifeEmma Denison and Amy Cartwright

Plymouth University

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How to Apply:

An OverviewUCAStv

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Finding your course

and choosing your

universityAmy Withers

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Q How do I start my application?

Q How do I search for courses?

Q How can I find out which is the best

university or college for my chosen course?

Q How do I find the entry requirements for

the course?

A www.ucas.com

A www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/find-course

How to Apply:

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www.ucas.com

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! Useful websites:

How to Apply:

WWW www.google.co.uk

www.unistats.direct.gov.uk

www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk

www.push.co.uk/choose-a-uni

www.thestudentroom.co.uk

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Writing your

Personal

StatementDave Waistnidge

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Your personal statement is your opportunity to let your chosen training providers know about

your qualities, skills and expertise, and why you want to do your chosen course.

You can only complete one personal statement for all the choices you.

Writing your Personal Statement

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Write about the course

Why are you applying for your chosen course(s)?Why does this course (or these courses) interest you?Why do you think you are suitable for the course(s)?

Write about your skills and achievements

Write about anything you have done that might help with your application.Write about anything that you are proud of passing (for example, Grade 2 in piano or being selected for a sports team). Also include any awards you have done, such as Duke of Edinburgh. You can also add any positions of responsibility you have held, for example, being a prefect or helping with young students at school.

Writing your Personal Statement

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Write about your hobbies and interests

Make a list of your hobbies, interests and anything that you do socially;Think about how they show your skills and ability; Try and link them to skills and experience you might need on your chosen course(s).

Work history

Include details of placements, work experience, voluntary work or jobs, especially if it is relevant to your chosen course(s);Try to show how this experience gave you new skills or made you think about your future plans, for example, things you really enjoyed or were good at; Also include any part-time work that you are still doing, like a Saturday job or babysitting.

Writing your Personal Statement

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Use this section to tell the provider what you might like to do in the future as a career after completing the course;

Explain how you would like to use the course(s) you have applied for to help you reach your goal.

Career Plans

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Do use your best English and check for spelling and grammar to make sure it is right;

Do be enthusiastic – if you show yourinterest in the course it will help you;

Do ask people that you trust, like your tutor, teacher or parent/carer to read through what you have written and give you feedback.

Dos and don’t's when writing

a personal statement

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Don’t exaggerate – you might be askedabout what you have written if you attend anappointment with the provider;

Don’t leave it until the last minute – it's agood idea to give yourself time to thinkabout what you write to make sure that youdon’t forget anything.

Dos and don’ts when writing

a personal statement

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Advice and guidance on producing personal statements (both for use when applying to university or seeking employment) will be provided during the tutorial programme.

First draft of Personal statement to Tutor

Friday 10th July 2015.

Timeline for Personal Statement

Do seek advice and guidance from your parent/carer. Members of the Kennicott Support and Management

teams are also available for support.

or phone the UCAS Student Helpline on 0371 468 0468 for help.

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Medicine Personal Statement

Medicine for me is a unique profession in that it does not discriminate in its universality of application. It has therefore captivated me as a challenging field of continuous learning that allows me to explore my love of science in a way that is beneficial to humanity.

How to not write Personal Statements!

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Medicine Personal Statement

Given that over ninety nine percent of the body consists of just six elements, it is hard to imagine the human body as an intricately synchronised and immensely complex machine. Yet, it has done well to puzzle even the brightest minds in history-but I am drawn to a challenge; I cannot think of anything else more fascinating to work with.

How to not write Personal Statements!

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English Language Personal StatementEnglish has long since endured an inappropriate reputation of being boring, lack-lustre. However, it is not until you've become engrossed in the language that the true power is revealed, how a single word can bend someone's mind to a cause, take them to a world they can only dream off, or create an atmosphere so tense you can not stop reading.

English Personal StatementEmily Bronte had the Yorkshire moors, Austen and Shakespeare had Chawton and London respectively, and I have my bed. This is where their sleeping words are shaken awake by my subjectivity. This is where I become a man.

How to not write Personal Statements!

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Law Personal Statement

I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. My father had always told me my career destined in the profession of Law;

I had of course been ignorant to this. Thinking the only reason he had told me so was to carry the family tradition, as he was one himself.

How to not write Personal Statements!

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Journalism Personal Statement

The amplification of the inexplicable joy as I finished producing my first piece was too palpable to ignore. It perpetually hung in the surrounding air as waves of electrifying impetus to the growth of the infantile writer residing in every fibre that constitutes my body and whom I gradually nourished with a lucid thought-process and dexterity at juxtaposition of words.

How to not write Personal Statements!

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Timetable for

Applications (including Special Deadlines)

Dave Waistnidge

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Deadline Course Information.

1st October 2015

Students applying for practice-based

music, dance or drama courses apply

through CUKAS.

15th October 2015

Students applying for:

Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary

Medicine, Veterinary Science courses

and all courses at the Universities of

Oxford and Cambridge (Oxbridge).

15th January 2016

All other applications.

Whilst the official UCAS deadline is

15th January 2015, early applications are

perceived to have an advantage.

Timetable for Applications

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Student

completes UCAS

application.

Teachers

complete

Subject

References.

UCAS

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checked by

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Student pays and sends application to UCAS Coordinator

Reference is

added by UCAS

Co-ordinator.

Final check by

UCAS

Co-ordinator.

Student amends

application if

requested.

Application is

approved by

Senior

Management and

sent to UCAS by

relevant

deadlines.

Outline of internal UCAS process

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Student FinanceAmy Withers

www.gov.uk/studentfinance

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iStudent Finance England provide financial support on behalf of the UK

Government to students from England entering higher education in the UK.

• The two main costs you will have while studying are tuition fees and

living costs.

• SFE make finance available to help students with both*.

• Depending on your circumstances, course and where you study,

you may be able to get a range of financial help and support.

• This includes grants and bursaries (which don’t have to be paid back)

and loans (which do).

i *Full-time students. Part-time students can get tuition fee and DSA

support from SFE.

STUDENT FINANCE ENGLANDAN INTRODUCTION

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SESSION CONTENTSi

• Section 1 – What support can you get?

• Section 2 – How do you get it?

• Section 3 – When & how do you repay it?

• Section 4 - Managing your money

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WHAT SUPPORT CAN YOU GET?FEES, LOANS, GRANTS & MORE

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*Figures shown in this section are based on the 2015/16

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TUITION FEE Loan

Maintenance

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Extra support

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*Eligible students, living in England and studying at a publicly

funded university or college.

Q What’s the maximum tuition fee universities or colleges

can currently charge new students*?

Q How much of this would you need to pay up front before

going to uni or college*?

A £9,000

A £0

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?TUITION FEES

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With tuition fees of up to £9,000, how can you afford to go to uni?

• Eligible students won’t have to pay any tuition fees up front.

• A Tuition Fee Loan is available to cover the fee charged by a university

or college.*

• A Tuition Fee Loan doesn’t depend on household income.

• SFE pay the Tuition Fee Loan directly to your university or college.

• The loan is repayable, but only when your income is over £21,000.

TUITION FEES AND LOANSAN OVERVIEW

i *Up to £9,000 for full-time courses at a publicly funded uni or college

or up to £6,000 for approved courses at private providers.

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MAINTENANCE

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Extra support

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Maintenance support is available to help with your living costs while in

higher education.

• There are two main types of support, Maintenance Loan (that you pay

back) and Maintenance Grant (that you don’t).

• All eligible students are entitled to get some Maintenance support.*

• The amount of Maintenance Loan you can get depends on where you

live and study.

• Maintenance support is paid directly into your bank account each term.

MAINTENANCE SUPPORTAN OVERVIEW

i *Most of the Maintenance Loan available to you is not linked to

household income (65% is non means tested).

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London Live away from home & study in London

Up to

£8,009

Elsewhere Live away from home & study outside London

Up to

£5,740

Parental home Live at home while you study

Up to

£4,565

MAINTENANCE LOANMAXIMUM LEVELS FOR 2015/16

If studying overseas as part of a UK course, Maintenance

Loan support is still available; up to £6,820 for 2015/16.i

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• The Maintenance Grant doesn’t have to be repaid.

• How much grant you can get depends on your household income.

Full grant:

£3,387

Partial grant:

(Min £50)

Household income:

up to £25,000

Household income:

up to £42,620

MAINTENANCE GRANTSUPPORT AND MEANS TESTING

You can get an estimate of your student finance entitlement

using the calculator on: gov.uk/studentfinancei

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Tuition Fee Loan

Maintenance

support

EXTRA support

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Many universities and colleges offer financial support to their students

through bursaries and scholarships:

Bursaries:

• linked to personal circumstances and often, household income

• awards can include discounted tuition fees, accommodation or cash

Scholarships:

• linked to academic results or ability in an area such as sport or music

• can be subject specific and are usually limited in numbers

Check university/college websites and ask at open days to see

what they offer and how/when to apply....don’t miss out!!

EXTRA SUPPORTBURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

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Other financial help and support may also be available if you:

• have children or an adult dependent on you

• have a disability, including a mental-health condition or specific learning

difficulty

• study an NHS or Social Work course

NHS courses include:

nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy,

dietetics, radiography , the later stages of medicine and dentistry

EXTRA SUPPORTDEPENDANTS, DISABILITIES AND NHS BURSARIES

For more information on eligibility and applications for NHS

support go to: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/studentsi

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HOW DO YOU GET IT?APPLICATIONS & INFORMATION

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You APPLY online

We ASSESS your

application

You get PAID!

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a) Call SFE and ask for an application form to be sent to you

b) Online @ www.gov.uk/studentfinance

c) Apply? I just thought the money would appear when I need it!

a) After you have started your course

b) When you have a confirmed offer from a university or college

c) As soon as possible

A b) Online @ www.gov.uk/studentfinance

Q When should you apply for your student finance?

Q What is the easiest way to apply for your student finance?

A c) As soon as possible

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?STUDENT FINANCE APPLICATIONS

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Each year thousands of students apply late for their finance and have no

way to pay for their course or accommodation, some even have to drop out

...don’t let that be you!

• Apply online at gov.uk/studentfinance*

• Apply early to make sure your student finance is ready for the start

of your course.

• You don’t need a confirmed place at university or college to apply.

• Apply with your preferred choice, you can change details later if required.

STUDENT FINANCE APPLICATIONSKEY MESSAGE – APPLY EARLY

*The application window is usually open from Jan-May. You can

register on UCAS for updates and information from SFE.i

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www.gov.uk/studentfinance

GOV.UKFOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY

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www.thestudentroom.co.uk/studentfinance

www.youtube.com/SFEFILM

www.twitter.com/sf_england

www.facebook.com/SFEngland

SFE ONLINEFOR MORE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

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SECTION 2SUPPORTING AN APPLICATIONHOUSEHOLD INCOME

If you’re supporting an application for student finance that depends on

household income, SFE will need details of your taxable income and National

Insurance number.

If you’re the parent of a student and live with your partner, they’ll also have to

give us details of their taxable income and National Insurance Number.

Taxable earned income includes*:

• wages, salaries, tips, and other taxable employee pay

• long-term disability benefits received prior to minimum retirement age

• net earnings from self-employment

Taxable unearned income includes*:

• interest from savings (only the annual summary is required)

• benefits and pensions

• rent from property or a room

*More details/information can be found on the HMRC website:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/incometax/taxable-income.htmi

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HOW DO YOU REPAY YOUR

LOANS?STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENTS

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The FACTS

The FIGURES

The INTEREST

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a) Your future income

b) How much you have borrowed

c) Neither, you just pay a fixed amount regardless

a) £16,000 a year

b) £21,000 a year

c) Doesn’t matter, repayments will be taken whatever you earn

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENTS

Q What will your student loan repayments be based on?

Q How much do you need to earn before you start to repay?

A a) Your future income

A b) £21,000 a year

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• You won’t make repayments until your income is over £21,000 a year.

• If you study a full-time course, you will be due to start repaying in the

April after graduating or leaving higher education.

• You’ll repay 9% of your income over £21,000 and if you’re employed

deductions will be made from your pay through the HMRC tax system.*

• If your income falls to £21,000 or below your repayments will stop.

• Any outstanding loan balance will be written off 30 years after entering

repayment.

STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENTSAN OVERVIEW

*If you move/work overseas you will repay 9% of your earnings

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£30Monthly

repayment?£4,0009% Deducted

from?

Income each year

before tax

9% will be deducted

fromMonthly repayment

(Approx)

£21,000 £0 £0

£30,000 £9,000 £67

£40,000 £19,000 £142

£50,000 £29,000 £217

£60,000 £39,000 £292

Income

£25,000

STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENTSTHE FIGURES

Interest is applied to your loan at a maximum rate of RPI +3%

More info can be found on: www.studentloanrepayment.co.uki

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MANAGING YOUR MONEYMAKE SURE YOU ARE READY FOR HE

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Consider the COSTS

Plan a BUDGET

Remember KEY POINTS

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It’s important to think about the costs you are likely to face while at uni

and how to manage your money.

Remember, you’ll get a maintenance support payment each term and

you’ll need to pay for things like...

• books and other study/course materials

• accommodation, phone bill, food and drink

• sports, leisure and social activities

MANAGING YOUR MONEYCONSIDER THE COSTS

i There will also be costs you may not have thought of yet, such as

insurance or a TV Licence...so think about planning a budget!

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New

£36.14

Used

£26.24?

?Q How much does this textbook cost?

Q How much is an NUS Extra card?

1 Year

£12

3 Year

£32

?

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MANAGING YOUR MONEYHOW MUCH?

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Q What is the average weekly cost of

student accommodation?

University-owned accommodation (Figures from NUS)

£123.96 including privately owned student accommodation

Q And food...it’s always good to have the

basics. How much is this bag of pasta?

Fried, scrambled or however else you

like them, a pack of 6 eggs cost?

£118.49?

50p?

MANAGING YOUR MONEYHOW MUCH?

But if cooking seems like way too

much hard work and effort......

£1.25?From

99p?

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• Research ALL the SUPPORT available to you

• Make THE RIGHT uni/college choice

• Apply ONLINE & ON TIME

• You DON’T need to WAIT for confirmed offers

• Not until you earn OVER £21,000 a year

• Based on WHAT YOU EARN not what you owe

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!!KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER

#2

We hope you will take away and remember a few of the key points from

this session....

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We hope you will take away and remember a few of the key points from

this session...

• It’s important you make the right university/college and course choice.

• Tuition Fee Loans are available to all eligible students.

• Research all finance available – especially bursaries & scholarships.

• Apply online & on time – no need to wait for a confirmed place.

• And....repayments will be linked to your income, not what you owe!

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!!KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER

www.gov.uk/studentfinance

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For further information on student finance and

applications go to:

www.gov.uk/studentfinance

For a range of helpful tools and guidance,

visit our dedicated student finance zone:

www.thestudentroom.co.uk/studentfinance

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NEED MORE INFORMATION?REMEMBER SFE IS ONLINE

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The

Mary Lidstone

Trust

Charlie Stevens

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The Mary Lidstone Trust

Priority 1

• Child in Care

• Care Leaver

• Young Person in receipt of income

support

• Young person in receipt of Employment

Support and Disability Living Allowance

Priority 2

• Receiving Free School Meals

Q Who is eligible to apply?

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Priority 3Family in receipt of at least one of the following

• Income Support

• Income-based Jobseekers’ Allowance

• Employment Support Allowance (Income

Related)Support under Part VI of the Immigration and

Asylum Act 1999

• Guaranteed Element of Pension Credit

• The maximum level of Working Tax Credit (WTC)

• Child Tax Credit (if it is the only benefit received and

where annual income, as assessed by the Inland

Revenue, does not exceed £16,190)

Q Who is eligible to apply?

The Mary Lidstone Trust

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What

happens

next?Keith Price

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Date: Description

Monday 15th June: During Session 4 tutorial, students will start working on your personal statement. This is important for all students, whether you are applying to university or are seeking employment.

Monday 29th June: Session 4 tutorial: Guest speaker.

Friday 10th July: Deadline for a first draft of personal statements to Form Tutors.

Monday 13th July: Guest speaker from Exeter University.

Monday 20th July -Thursday 23th July:

Reading week for Sixth Form students. . Students are encouraged to help during activitiesweek. Students are also expected to use this time to explore future career options, work on university applications and, perhaps, visit universities (www.opendays.co.uk) as well as undertaking wider reading in preparation for Year 13.

What happens next?

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Up for the

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Opportunity

for Q & As

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“Kennicott is not just another Sixth Form Centre.

It is a high quality learning environment set in an

exclusive location within the campus of King

Edward VI Community College”Ofsted

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