Sharnbrook Upper School Futures Launch TUESDAY 14 TH JUNE 2016

It is your future…..  It is our aim that by the end of this term all of you will have:  Completed your on-line UCAS registration  Written your first attempt at a good personal statement

Todays schedule ‘Futures’ – an explanationUCAS registration during tutor time Futures Day – Thursday 7 th July – a very big and important day Personal statement – its importance and what admissions tutors want What happens from June until September 2016

Futures Programme Wk DayEventVenue BTues 14 th JuneFutures Launch AssemblyMain Hall Between 15 th June – 25 th June UCAS registration via Houses during tutor times – led by members of the Sixth Form Team (notified via tutors) IT rooms and resource centre ATuesday 21 st June UCAS Convention – have you booked your place yet? University of Bedfordshire AThursday 7 th July Futures DayComputer rooms (timetable issued)

Futures Day – 7 th July 2016  Session 1 : Researching – you will look at how to research universities and open days, courses and colleges  Session 2 : UCAS – all of the UCAS processes will be explained from completing the application, common errors, what happens when it reaches the universities and how the offers work  Session 3 : Personal Statement – What makes a good personal statement and what do the universities look for? There will be tips on writing a persuasive personal statement  Session 4 : Completing the online UCAS application – you will be given help and guidance to completing the different sections of the application

Visiting universities  Russell Group universities

Visiting universities  Russell Group universities

Visiting universities

Jane Jafari – University of West of England

Barclays Life Skills Team

UCAS registration through school/college  Registration will happen during tutor time  The session will be led by one of the Sixth Form Team  All Year 12s will register regardless of whether you are considering university or not  An will be sent to you providing full information of tutor groups, locations and dates for the registrations 15 June20 June22 June24 June27 June Colworth & Templar OuseLoring & Templar ParentinesGrange

Mr Ben Game 

A Critical Friend exercise

Personal Statements – what are they and why are they so important?  Written by you, about you  Help to secure a place at a university that inspires you  Technical Rules  Maximum 47 lines  4000 characters (including spaces)  Being ‘timed-out’  Previewing and saving

What to include (and what to avoid)  A good ‘hook’  Areas of study  The 75% rule

What admissions tutors want 

You must:  Research, research, research  Grab the opportunity to attend Open Days without impacting too much on school time. Many occur at weekends and in holiday time. You are allowed a maximum of three during term time. You will need to catch up on the work you missed  Take a ‘day trip’ to a university town at the weekend  Make decisions and choices  Talk to staff about UCAS ‘predicted grades’ and read your SCHOOL reports carefully. These will help inform your decisions

Personal statement  How to write a personal statement (from UCAS): apply/writing-personal-statement

Key dates:  Internal deadline for Early Entry = Friday 16 th September 2016  Internal deadline for UCAS applications = Friday 14 th October 2016  External deadline for Early Entry = Saturday 15 th October 2016  External deadline for UCAS applications = Sunday 15 th January 2017

Guest Speakers  Cheyenne Chauhan Aston University, Birmingham  Dan Keech Bourns Limited