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The Millennium Centre. ‘Your Next Steps’. Options Post 18. Higher Education Employment Taking a Year Out/Year in Industry/GAP Further Education / Training. Fact File. You are now in week 22 of Year 12 There are only 38 school days of academic study until you go on study leave for AS exams - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Millennium Centre
‘Your Next Steps’
Options Post 18
Higher Education
Employment
Taking a Year Out/Year in Industry/GAP
Further Education / Training
Fact File
You are now in week 22 of Year 12
There are only 38 school days of academic study until you go on study leave for AS exams
There are approx 74 school days of academic study until we break up for the summer holidays
The deadline for your UCAS application form to be with UCAS is approx 200 days from today
Some Key Dates ; Year 12
28th February– Next Steps launch
4th March - Higher Education Evening@ LCS with Nottingham University
7th March -AS Module results published
11th March- Spring reviews (All week )
14th March- GAP Year presentation
21st March -Higher Education preparation in tutor time.
26th March - Year 12 Parents’ Evening
28th March –Year In Industry Presentation
Some Key Dates Year 12 cont…..
29th March to 15th April- Easter Holidays
23rd April-INSET-Moderation
6th May - Bank Holiday
Friday 10th May- Exams & exam leave (TBA)
Exams Start Tuesday 14th May
Lessons start at DMCSCT 10th June
11th June – NEXT STEPS preparation day
19th July- Year 12 break up for Summer
Some Key Dates; Year 13
1st September 2013 – January 15th 2014 - Complete and submit UCAS form
15th October 2013 - Deadline for Oxbridge and Medicine/Dentistry/Vet Science
September 2013 – April 2014 – Universities will either: reject or offer
March/April 2014 UCAS Extra begins
Some Key Dates cont……
April/May 2014 – You decide on 2 final offers: firm and insurance
Last week of May 2014-Year 13 Leavers’ Day / Leavers’ Ball
August 2014 - ‘A’ Level results. Confirmation of place or clearing
September 2014 - University courses commence
Help is at hand on your journey to success
Tutors Heads of Centre Parents Subject teachers Other students (current Year 13’s and peers in Year 12) Connexions advisers Main reference books Websites Prospectuses Visits (Open Days) Computer Databases Other publications
What about you?
Have you an idea of what you wish to do post 18?
Have you researched the entry routes? What qualifications / skills are required? Are you expected to have gained relevant
work experience? Have you a wide range of interests and
hobbies?
Here’s what one university looked for and how they graded applicants
Topic Total Score
Reasons for choosing course /20 Work experience /10 General knowledge /10 Interests/hobbies/sport /10 Determination/Conscientiousness /10 Communication Skills /10 Team work /10 Intellectual potential /20
A score of 77 was required to get an interview
How would you measure up?
Reasons for choosing course /20 How well have you researched the content? Why do you believe the course is right for you? Do your skills and qualities match what they want?
Intellectual potential /20 They will look at GCSE and AS grades as well as UCAS predicted A2 grades. Do be optimistic but also realistic.
How would you measure up?
Work Experience /10 Does it need to be directly related to the course? What is the minimum number of weeks? What skills did it develop for you?
Communication Skills /10 Any work or work experience will develop these skills. Any voluntary work will develop these skills. Have you worked with people of different ages? Have you had to deal with difficult situations?
How would you measure up?
General knowledge /10
Interests/hobbies/sport /10
Determination/Conscientiousness /10
Team work /10
What would you score?
Experience- Invaluable
NHS Volunteering @ Derby Royal, Trudi Jones.
Oxbridge visits. Nottingham University ; master classes and
workshops. Volunteering in Derby; Simon Hancox. Sutton Trust Summer Schools. Work experience.
Experience-Are you well rounded?
Read newspapers? Up to date with current affairs? Read books, autobiographies, Sci Fi, thrillers
etc? Read journals relating to your subject? General Studies?
Where do you go from here?
Think about your choice of enrichment activities
Read newspapers, follow current affairs
Find useful websites and save them to favourites
Show an interest in a range of issues
Where do you go from here?
Research – courses and universities
UCAS website – Stamford Test Heap – ‘Degree Course Offers’
Talk to tutor, parents, teachers, friends
Find out what other people have done, develop links with other students. People like to talk about themselves.
Arrange work experience
Where do you go from here?
You need to develop your own X factor so you stand out from the crowd.
Plenty of opportunities are there for the taking both in the Centre and out there in your community
Read the notice boards regularly and check your school E-mail account – don’t be the one who misses out!
Don’t just expect things to happen to you ……. but start to make those things happen for you.
My action plan
Before my tutor review I will ……………………………..
Before my exams I will ……………………………………
Before the summer holiday I will ………………………..
During the summer holiday I will ………………………..
Link Tutor Groups-Provisional
Mr D’Elia 12 DMC & 12 JBR
Mr Archer 12 GAP & 12 PAS
Mrs Archer 12 SJS & 12 MJC & 12 ML
Mr Henshaw 12 LJB & 12 JAR & 12 RB
Other responsibilities of Heads of Centre
Mr D’Elia; Medicine, Medical Related Degrees, Veterinary Science , Dentistry & Pharmacy
Mr Archer; Oxbridge
Mr Henshaw; Employment, Apprenticeships & GAP year
Mrs Archer; Law