Welcome to the Higher Education Welcome to the Higher Education

Evening at SWCHSEvening at SWCHS

Helen CoxDirector of Sixth Form

at SWCHS

Higher Education evening - Higher Education evening -

speakersspeakers

• Richard Stringer – University of Nottingham• Student finance – Anglia Ruskin University• Helen Cox – Director of Sixth Form• Amy Kennedy – Deputy Director of Sixth

Form: overall management of UCAS• The Tutors – who write the reference and

support the student application process• (The Teachers – who give the predicted

grades and the subject-specific reference material)

The UCAS process at The UCAS process at SWCHS has already SWCHS has already

begun…begun…• Choices and guidance discussions on university

applications• Logging on to Apply and uploading key data• Student finance talk• Speaking to alumni students about their experience• Offer of one-to-one guidance from our careers

advisor• Personal statement writing advice from Paul Teulon

and subject specialist teachers• Visit to UEA – Making a competitive application and

student budgeting

Where do our students Where do our students go to university?go to university?

• 80% of students who have applied to UCAS have received offers from Russell Group universities (compared to the UCAS average of 58%)

• Within our top ten most successful universities: 87% of our students were made an offer compared to UCAS average of 66%. Our top 1o most successful universities are:

• Nottingham Leeds• Birmingham Exeter• Bristol Nottingham Trent• Manchester Southampton• Sheffield York

Some Key Dates (refer to your Some Key Dates (refer to your

handbook for further information)handbook for further information)

• 15th October: UCAS deadline for early applicants; applications should be completed Friday 26th September to ensure meeting this.

• 15th January 2014: UCAS deadline for all applicants

• 24th October(half term): School deadline for completed application for all other applicants.

• 13th August 2015: Results Day (tbc) – we strongly recommend you are there.

How can parents help?How can parents help?• A poll commissioned for a recent Higher Education

campaign shows that many mature students had experienced a range of barriers that prevented them going to university straight from school.

• 11% said their parents’ influenced their decision not to go

• 77% regret the missed opportunities and experiences

How can parents How can parents help?help?

“ … throughout the three years – I learned how to cook, and manage money, too. Did my parents get involved with my choice to study at Cardiff? Yes – they came with me to a couple of open days, and they informed themselves about the whole application process, which helped a lot.

The advice they gave me when I left home? ‘Be safe and sensible’!”

“I couldn’t have followed

the career I wantedwithout a degree.”

Parents’ section on UCAS website

http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/parents-and-guardians

Download 2015 Parent Download 2015 Parent GuideGuide

http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/parents-and-guardians/parent-guide

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Useful websitesUseful websites

www.ucas.com

www.university.which.co.uk

www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk

www.push.co.uk

OPEN DAYS:www.opendays.com

FINANCE:www.nhsstudentgrants.co.uk

www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance