Progression through Year 13 - M N Fennell
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Progression through
Year 13
M N Fennell
Key Dates: • Thursday October 16th – Parents and Students Consultation Evening • Thursday 13th November – PLD • Friday 15th November – All UCAS forms completed • Friday 19th December – Last Day of Term 2 • Tuesday 13th January 2014– Finance / Non-University Meetings. • Thursday 12th March Parents and Students Consultation Evening (2) • Friday 22nd May – Leavers Day • Tuesday 30th June - Prom
Things to remember • No January exams! • Mock week: February 23rd – best indicator of actual results in the summer – wait until after this for making university choices?
Possible Pathways • Apprenticeships (at advanced and other levels) • Further Education (College, Art Foundations) • University • Specialist courses (Drama, Music etc) • Employment • Gap Years • Training Schemes (e.g. Deloitte, John Lewis etc)
University and Colleges
Admissions Service (UCAS)
• In the first instance refer students to us if they
have lost their username or password.
• We recommend they apply if unsure.
• They can always tick the box to defer if they
wish to take a gap year.
• We think ABB will be the ‘line in the sand’
again for most courses this year (due to
demand).
University Application Process
2014/15
• External deadlines: October 15th –
Oxbridge / medical / vet applications
• January 15th – all others (we intend to get
all applications sent off before Christmas;
well those who meet the November 15th
deadline…)
August 2015 September
Exam Results 2015
Clearing University or
Summer 2014 Write the Open Day Visits
gap year
Register with first draft Start choosing begins
UCAS and begin of your your 5 (4)
your online personal universities
application statement
May – June
Exams
1st September First week of May
Applications open
UCAS will ask you to choose a Firm
Discuss with tutor/subject
and Insurance university. You must
October – teachers your reference &
select a university to which you can
December predicted grades
meet the entry criteria.
Admissions tests
and interviews
School will
begin
3rd October
15th writing your
Deadline for
November reference
Oxbridge, Medicine,
Deadline for all Dentistry,
UCAS Veterinary
applications
Early interviews
will start for
The school January
some Some students will start to Apply for student finance
will send all Universities will
applications receive offers: Conditional, Check accommodation
start to invite unconditional or applications
before
Christmas
you to subject unsuccessful
specific eventsHow to Apply • The only way to apply is online, once students register, UCAS provide own username and password. Students must validate their email address. • Students can re-enter and change details at any time up to the point they press “pay/send.” Once sent only actually sent to school and we can send it back within a short space of time and if there are errors. • Cost this year is £23; paid online
The Application • Information on how to complete the application will be passed to students in core time and is available in the Guide to Applying for University. • There is also a separate Guide to Writing your Personal Statement which students will need to be working through. Students will also gain support from their tutors and the Sixth Form team. • This is something which they cannot complete at the last minute.
Institution/Course Choices • There is a maximum of 5 Choices, (medical, vet, dentistry only 4 + 1 extra). • Can select deferred entry, to live at home etc. • Please support students to only choose universities to which they will fulfil the entry criteria. You can ask staff what they feel might be correct next week at the PSCE. We inform students what predicted grades they have if we feel they are way off the mark. Sometimes we will also contact the parents if we feel there is ‘risk’ involved.
UCAS Support • UCAS are in the middle of launching a range of new services to support students. • This includes My UCAS which will be soon available, where students can save their favourite institutions, search preferences and receive updates relevant to them. • There is also a new way of course searching
Remember • We check each form three times. When the student presses the send button, it doesn’t go then – it goes to us. Only when we press send does it eventually go. • Often students get their forms sent back more than once. If you are concerned about delays it is often because we have sent the form back to the student and they haven’t noticed / altered the form!
References and Predicted Grades • References are then attached with predicted grades and we can add notes for those with special circumstances. • The reference is there to comment on academic achievement and potential, suitability and motivation. We always write positive references, but if grades are poor we cannot over inflate them but we will try to explain why things are the way they are. • Students must speak to their subject teachers about realistic applications. • Any concerns contact us.
Responding to offers • Have to have 1 firm and 1 insurance choice. • Make sure the insurance choice is one they are prepared to go to plus is also realistic. • Many students will have all 5 offers back by February. • The deadline to respond to offers is in May 2015.
Finance • Universities and colleges can charge tuition fees of up to £9,000 • Tuition Fee Loans have gone up to cover the higher fees • Part-time students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan (replacing grants) for the first time • Students don’t start repaying loan until they earn £21,000 (up from £15,000) • Far more scholarships/bursaries for students to research
• Mainly affecting those
Finance applying for university
• Can also receive finance
for Foundation Degrees
and college where
necessary; for some
drama music
institutions can be more
complicated.
• Direct.Gov has lots of
information and Student
Loans Company has
various estimation toolsFinance • More information about Finance in the Guide to funding your way through university • Students had a talk this week on student finance in assembly and there will be more on this in the Parent Forum in Term 3.
Other Pathways • Due to the nature of UCAS deadlines it can appear at the start of the year very university focused. • Other opportunities are explored but these are often addressed on a more individual basis regarding applications etc. • 2 later parent forum are designed for follow-up after UCAS / Non-university applications eg on an individual basis.
Employment/Apprenticeships • Students are supported and encouraged to have CV’s and applications checked by tutors, Sixth Form team. • Can arrange practice interviews and help with job hunting. • Reality of not being many suitable jobs and that they are competing with so many to gain employment. • Internships at places like Barclays etc advertise in January – March again an online system. Each has different requirements.
Further Education and College • Some students find they have to complete a vocational course to follow their career path. • Others need to complete level 3 in their subject to move up to university (Art Foundation). • Local colleges offer foundation degree courses (cheaper than university – must be applied for via UCAS) • Students will be supported if they want to find college level courses, usually on a more individual basis.
Further Education and College • AS long as they enrol on a college course (by beginning of Sept 2015) and are not yet 19 there are no fees for the course. • Applications are completed by the student online, many courses interview students, some have additional literacy/numeracy tests and school reference. • Applications can usually be accepted until May/June time.
Other • Gap Year • Distance Learning – Open University etc. • Part-time study options • Supporting all students when their career aspirations are so different can be a challenge. Therefore there is significant individual support for those students who choose to access this.
Final Thoughts… • UCAS deadlines drawing closer. • Parents evening 2 weeks time. • Contact us if at all unsure. • Try not to book holidays for the last week of June (Ball) and third Thursday of August (Results day) • Good Luck!
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