1. HIGHER EDUCATION PARENTS’ BRIEFING

2. HIGHER EDUCATION OPTIONS…
University application for entry in 2018 or 2019
FE College
Higher Apprenticeship
Employment or training
All options are valid –university is not for all
There needs to be discussion.

3. School
Applying to
University…
What to study?
Where to study?
When and how to apply?
UCAS…
How to apply?
Personal statement…work experience… interviews…taking up offers…entrance tests … accommodation…student finance???
Student
Parent

4. Student
Planning
Research
Engagement
Proactive
It is your future and your responsibility… but you will be able to make an informed choice
Parent
Support
Encourage
Advise
Liaise
Parents - have an significant input, but try not to dictate…
Perhaps Higher Education has changed… it’s their future
School
CHA
Tutor
HOD
HSM
Recommended all students make a university application.
We will do all that we can to achieve a smooth and successful application
Resources:
School website>>>Sixth Form>> University and careers… BCS Higher Education Extranet>>>
Key dates…Documents…UCAS resources…Careers…MOOCS… student finance…choosing a university…Testing/specialist resources…Lectures and opportunities

5. The story so far…
HODs, HSMs and TUTORS
Students have had a series of lectures and workshops covering:
Introduction to Higher Education – types of university, types of degree, costs and benefits, open days
School HE webpage – links and resources
Competitive applications – super-curricular and extra-curricular activities, work experience
Guest speakers - Newcastle, Northumbria and St Andrew’s
Oxbridge Higher Education Conference – 29 students
Cambridge University – residential + masterclasses
Subject specific events – physics Nano-tech masterclass
Student profile – produced with help of tutors
UCAS higher education fair – Leeds 27 June

6. The next steps…
Continue to research courses based on current and future attainment based on assessments and reports to date
Wider reading, online and real world courses, lectures, etc.
Organise work experience as required – opportunities through parental networking, careers advice and Old Barnardians’
UCAS Session 1 (W/C 5th June) – Register with UCAS
Complete draft personal statement – hand in to tutor by 8th September
Complete a reference profile – hand in to tutor by 8th September
UCAS Session 2 (W/C18th September) – Complete main part of application
HODs will offer subject specific guidance for personal statement (content)
Tutor and CHA will offer individual guidance on overall personal statement structure – individualised deadlines

7. The next steps …
Tutor’s reference profile to inform HODs reference – 16th September
Predicted grades discussed with students – 6th-22nd September
Predicted grades issued to parents and students – 22nd September
HODs produce subject reference – 22nd September
Final UCAS prediction – 2nd October
Students complete their application by adding personal statement and pressing ‘pay send’ (various dates)
CHA checks completed application and returns to student if necessary
CHA alerts the Headmaster and HSM that the application is ready for the reference to be added
HSMs complete draft reference and forward to the Headmaster
The Headmaster completes the School reference and sends the application to UCAS
Universities consider the application and begin to making offers

8. Key dates and deadlines…
UCAS
1 September: Applications can be sent to UCAS.
15 October (18:00 UK time): Deadline for applications to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and for most courses in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine/science.
15 January (18:00 UK time): Deadline for most undergraduate courses.
SCHOOL – We offer a triage approach with deadlines as follows:
Group 1 – those wishing to make an early application +Oxbridge, Medics and Vets
2nd October 2017
Group 2 – those who aim to make a competitive application
4th November 2017
Group 3 – those who are least sure
11th December 2017

9. 224 applications
345

10. PERSONAL STATEMENTS

11. ACADEMIC / SUPRA-CURRICULAR/ WORK EXPERIENCE EXTRA-CURRICULAR
PERSONAL STATEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
ACADEMIC / SUPRA-CURRICULAR/ WORK EXPERIENCE
EXTRA-CURRICULAR
CONCLUSION
The key to self-reflection
Weave in ‘experience to outcome’ and how this will make you a good candidate for the course you have chosen. So, as well as saying what you have done, link it to what you have learnt and how this can be applied. It’s as easy as ABC:
A = activity – What? –Where? –When? – How long?
B = benefit – what skills have you gained
C = course – how has it prepared you for the course

12. TYPES OF UNIVERSITY
Ancient to early 19th C
Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, St Andrews
Red Brick – late 19th and 20th C
Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham…
Plate glass – mid-20th C
New Universities – 1990s
former Polytechnics and colleges
Degree classifications:
1st
2:1
2:2
3rd
pass

13. TYPES OF UNIVERSITY
Russell Group
24 research focused universities
1994 Group
The group no longer meet, but still referred to
CMU
Coalition of mainstream universities
Golden triangle
Four London Universities –Oxford and Cambridge
N8 Group
8 research intensive northern universities
University Alliance
Post 1992 universities
Worldwide universities network
Universities which have a focus on international issues
Universitas 21
An international grouping of 20 universities

14. Things to consider:
Grade requirements: be ambitious, but realistic
Facilities: lecture theatres, labs, equipment, library, field courses
Accommodation: availability, type and cost
Welfare: tutorial system, health care
Social: extra-curricular activities, sport, societies etc.
Financial support: bursaries, sponsorship, scholarships 
Contact Time and type of teaching: lectures, tutorials, practicals
Assessment: the balance of coursework to examinations
Entry requirements: are you likely to meet the entrance requirements?
How many choices – maximum of 5

15. UNIVERSITY LEAGUE TABLES – Times, Guardian, Complete University Guide
NB entry standards based on old tariff

16. Entry requirement and the UCAS tariff

17. STUDENT FINANCE

18. STUDENT FINANCE

19. STUDENT FINANCE

20. STUDENT FINANCE
Loan repayments begin after you have finished your course. You repay 9% of your income above £21,000.

21. STUDENT FINANCE

22. STUDENT FINANCE
Figures from the latest Department for Business Innovation & Skills show
Younger graduates (aged 21-30) had a median salary of £25,000 compared to a median salary of £18,000 for non-graduates in the same age range.
Working-age (aged 16-64) graduates is £32,500 compared to £22,000 for non-graduates, suggesting salary differences jump later on in your career as a graduate and stall for non-graduates.
That said the graduate premium has narrowed over the last nine years from around 55% to 48% higher than non-graduate earnings between 2006 and 2015.

23. Mathematics & Statistics £39,000 Chemistry & Natural Sciences £38,000
What is a university degree worth?
Average salary
Economics
£45,000
Law
£42,000
Mathematics & Statistics
£39,000
Chemistry & Natural Sciences
£38,000
Accounting, Business & Finance
£37,000
Engineering
Computer Sciences
Physics, Life Sciences & Healthcare
£36,000
Management & Strategy
Humanities (History, Geography, Politics...)
£34,000
Modern Languages
£32,000
Philosophy
English Literature
£31,000
Media, Marketing & Communication
£27,000
Fine Arts & Design
£25,000

24. OPEN DAYS AND VISITS

25. OPEN DAYS AND VISITS

26. OPEN DAYS AND VISITS

27. Can pre-book after acceptance of firm conditional

28. SECURING YOUR PLACE
Types of offer:
Unconditional
Conditional
Accepting offers:
Conditional Firm
Conditional Insurance
Other terms:
UCAS Extra – no offers - add another
UCAS Adjustment – do better than expected - trade up
UCAS Clearing – no offers – find somewhere else

29. SECURING YOUR PLACE
2017
2018

30. SECURING YOUR PLACE
Extra
Clearing

31. SECURING YOUR PLACE
Adjustment

32. SECURING YOUR PLACE

33. HIGHER EDUCATION WEBPAGE