Y12 NEXT STEPS Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement Y12 NEXT STEPS What your son/daughter is going to do next and How you can help. It is about UCAS – altho some pupils may be considering other options e.g. overseas study or straight into world of work. A lot of info in the Horizons dept on most alternatives

Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement Just over 5 months will be U6. Revision, actual exams, summer. Ideally come back with a plan. What. Where. When. Many options.

37,000+ 350 Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement 37,000+ 350 Bewildering choice. Course most important.

Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement Think hard. Take time. Don’t waste time going in one direction and then change mind. Don’t worry about friends.

Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement Lucky enough – know what want to do. Make a beeline for that course and work out where want to study. Modules, type of teaching, assessment? What best suits your style of learning?

Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement Or may not have a clue. So do some tasting. Go on some taster courses. Look at options. Try things out.

Websites Open days & visits Tutors & HsMs Departments Family Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement Websites Open days & visits Tutors & HsMs Departments Family Centigrade Where can you find information? Websites - Find a course. Already done Preview which has given some ideas Talk to people. All LVIth will be sent email re Centigrade to complete before end of Lent term or Easter hols Centigrade: reduces to manageable number the courses and institutions for consideration taking into a/c interests and abilities (NO COST) Horizons will offer help & feedback to all LVIth if they want it after the results come back

I LIKE ME FUTURE Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 ME Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement I LIKE FUTURE And if you’re really stuck. Start with the basics. Positive & Negative Circles. Why so important?

Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement Because students quit. Lots of them.

10% 17 of Y12 Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 10% 17 of Y12 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement In fact 10% will drop out. 177 in Y12 Statistically 17 of you likely to drop out – I want to be 0%. Why – money, friends, WRONG COURSE

RESEARCH Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement RESEARCH Biggest single thing to take away = research. Once done this will apply through UCAS

Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement When it comes to applying = UCAS Register from 24th May 2016. Deadline 15 Oct for Oxbridge, medics, vets, dentists UCAS deadline 15 Jan – but our deadline is before Long Leave – 21st October Because later = not really serious

KEY DATES 15 October – Medics, Vets, Dentists, Oxbridge Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement KEY DATES 15 October – Medics, Vets, Dentists, Oxbridge 15 January – most applications 24 March – some art & design Register from 24th May. UCAS opens from 1st Sept 2017 for submission of applications. Deadline 15 Oct for Oxbridge, medics, vets, dentists 15 Jan – but our deadline is mid October. Rugby group research Because later = not really serious

3 parts to application Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement 3 parts to application Admissions offices. Thorough. Teams. Algorithms

Grades Reference Personal statement Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement Grades Reference Personal statement Grades. GCSEs and Predicted IB and A level. Use past performance to make a judgement on POTENTIAL. EPQ – carries a number of UCAS tariff points and demonstrates independent research in 6th form. Correlates well in students preparedness for university. Also can get UCAS points for music, LAMDA Reference = HSM and/or tutor. PS = pupil And HsMs/tutors won’t write ref until pupil have PS UCAS tariffs: changed this year: A levels: A* - 56, A – 48 (both same for IN H& and H6), B – 40, C – 32. EPQ: A* - 28, A – 24, B – 20, C - 16

Personal statement Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement Personal statement PS = 4000 characters. c 630 words 1+ A4 sides 80% - subject Why do you want to study it. EVIDENCE. 20% co-curricular It’s got to be good Most important thing write - start thinking now! Most of you will do at least 4-5 drafts! 5 choices, 1 PS

Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement Point is – that you are one of 1000s. All look the same. It’s digital, electronic. Faceless, impersonal. PS → stand out – be the peacock amongst the penguins!

KEY DATES 18 April – bullet points Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 KEY DATES 18 April – bullet points 24 May / 9 June – 1-2-1/group advice 28 June – first draft completed 21 Oct – completed & submitted Oxbridge etc. 15 Oct Other non-UCAS dates: 19 April – US universities talk 17 May – Overseas Universities Fair Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement We are helping students through this. Some internal key dates. Bullet points over Easter Before and after half term: sessions with Horizons & UCAS tutors to kick start application process and first drafts of PS Last week of term –– completed first drafts Focus on studies.

PREPARATION Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 PREPARATION Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement Next message is prepare. Get thinking now about what they can do now to enhance their PS. To stand out. But need to decide which degree first.

Super-curricular ‘stuff’ Bullet points for personal statement Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement Taster Courses Open Days & visits Shortlist Work Experience Super-curricular ‘stuff’ Bullet points for personal statement Be proactive. Get out and about. Open Days in holidays, weekends. Horizons will also be organizing 3-4 accompanied uni open day trips on a first come first served basis – e.g. Bath/Bristol 16th June & 18th June; Birmingham 24/25th June; Oxford Brookes 4th June

SUPPORT Tutors & UCAS tutors UCAS days: 24 May & 9 June Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 SUPPORT Tutors & UCAS tutors UCAS days: 24 May & 9 June Careers Department Website (Parent’s Toolkit) Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement The Horizons Team: ~60 of 177 been to see us in the dept or have emailed. Will be given opp to have a 1-2-1 meeting with us / UCAS tutors after done Centigrade is they wish to after Easter holidays Careers Fair – 28th June

RESPONSIBILITY Complete UCAS Registration Y12 NEXT STEPS 20 March 2016 Complete UCAS Registration Complete sections on personal details, employment, finance, education Shortlist 6 to 8 universities to discuss with tutor – realistic choices Complete 1st draft of personal statement RESPONSIBILITY