Progression and Employability 01392 400330 [email protected] Welcome to Higher...

Progression and Employability

01392 400330 [email protected]

Welcome to Higher Education Parents’

Event 2016

Emma Fielding, Assistant Principal Caroline Taylor, Higher Education ManagerEmily Packer, Progression & Leader



Welcome – Emma FieldingSuccess in 2015 Entry



Oxbridge & Medicine



TonightTonight is an opportunity for you and our students to fully understand the UCAS application process. In addition there are talk on:

Student FinanceWriting Personal StatementsStudent Life at UniversityRecruitment Fair – talk directly to HE institutions



Catherine Taylor

Higher Education Manager

University Level Study @ Exeter College



@ Exeter College

• Over 500 students are studying University level programmes @ Exeter College right now across a wide range of subjects:

• Art & Design• Music, Media & Performing Arts• Business & IT• Construction & Civil Engineering• Engineering & Aerospace• Healthcare, childcare & public services• Sport, Leisure & Tourism

• Successful completion of the programmes leads to the award of:

• Foundation Degrees (FDs)• Higher National Certificates /Diplomas (HNC/Ds)



@ Exeter College

• FDs & HNC/Ds sit at Level 4 & 5 in the National Qualifications & Curriculum Framework (NCQF) & are equivalent to the first two years of a bachelor’s degree

• They are also “self-standing qualifications of specific value” (QAA, 2010) & recognised & accepted by both employers & other higher education institutions (HEIs)

• Foundation Degrees:• Are designed & delivered by Colleges but validated, awarded & quality assured by

Universities

• Are linked to at one or more ‘top up’ programme at the validating university enabling students to complete a full bachelors degree

• HNC/Ds:• Are delivered by College but designed, awarded and quality assured by well

respected Awarding Bodies

• Can enable students to progress onto the second or third year of a closely related bachelors degree at an HEI of their choice



@ Exeter College

• A supportive environment with small class sizes, individual support & a comprehensive tutorial system

• Dedicated teaching & learning facilities & resources for University level students across the College

• A reputation for academic & vocational excellence with strong links to universities & employers

• Received the ‘seal of approval’ for University Level provision from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) in 2011 & 2015

• The QAA particularly identified as an area of good practice:

• “The comprehensive and consistent academic support for students, that enables them to fulfil their potential” (QAA, 2015)



Information & Advice @ Exeter College

• Higher Education Advisor• Information about the HE

opportunities & facilities at Exeter College

• Guidance on support services, student finance & accommodation

• Meet Candice at the HE Fair



UCAS Application Support



Support So Far….March 2015

Higher Education Week June 2015

Transition Talks University of Aberystwyth September 2015

UCAS Registration



UCAS Important Dates October 15th 2015 – Closed for

Oxbridge, Vet, Medicine, Dentistry. October Half Term• Finalise Choices• Personal Statement Processing Closes for Term: 5th

December 2015 January 15th 2016 – UCAS Closes



Key Facts

1175 10 Days



Returning Your Application

30%Returned

95%Offers



Parents’ Support

UCAS for Parents: https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-started/parents-and-guardians

Visit the advice pages on the

Exeter College website

https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-started/parents-and-guardians







Support Available

Personal Statement Drop-In (4 times per week) 1 – 2 – 1 Guidance UCAS Application Support Course choice Student Finance Medicine, Oxbridge, Veterinary, Dentistry



Event Institution Location

Writing a Winning Personal Statement University of Exeter @34 Restaurant

Writing a Winning Personal Statement University of Gloucestershire W109

Writing a Winning Personal Statement Aberystwyth University W014

Student Finance University of Sussex Sports Hall

Student Life: Life as an Undergraduate Plymouth University W001/2

Writing a Winning Personal Statement City University London W008

The UCAS Journey Gerald Pryke – Exeter College B09

The UCAS Journey Jill Ball – Exeter College H105/06

The UCAS Journey Emily Packer - Exeter CollegeW111

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