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Year 13YEAR AHEAD MEETING

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WELCOME

Ms WellsHead of Sixth Form

Mr KanvarAssistant Head of Sixth Form

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Summary Results - 6TH FORM⦿A Level A-E 99%

(98%)Pts score per student 719 Pts score per entry 198

⦿BTEC 100% (100%)Pts score per student 784 Pts score per entry 248

20122013

2014 2015

Outstanding results in

History, Further Maths and

Spanish

Outstanding results in

all L3 BTEC courses

Fahad ChohanA* A* A A

UCL Physics

Ben LogueD* D* D* & CUniversity of BirminghamSport and Exercise Science

JamalCity UniversityLaw

TomUniversity of BirminghamNuclear Science and materials

RammonUCLInformation Business Management

ArmaniRoehamptonEarly Childhood Studies

AnouskaBath SpaDrama

MuhammadKing’sPolitical Economy

MiaCardiffSociology

DavidUWLMedia and Communications

YssisManchesterSpanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies

AnaExeterHistory

88% university

Jake Trowbridge, Eva Pryce & Luke BarryA A A A B

Adnan MohamedA A A A

Louis TavareA A A B

Mohamed Kamlah & Conor McCann A A A

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INDEPENDENT LEARNING

15 hours as in Booklet

2-3 hours every Mon-Fri5 hours over the weekend

This is what sets a student apart.

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‘THE BASICS’

AT T E N DA N C E100% attendance is expected

Impact on progress and results

Impact on University application

Part of the school community

Every morning registrationEvery afternoon registration

(unless no p6 lesson)

P U N C T UA L I T Y

100% punctuality is expected

On school site by 8:30 a.m.Come early, use Library or

Study Room

We expect the student to be responsible and plan ahead

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S T U D Y R O O M

Quiet study space Students need to

police this, along with staff

L I B R A R Y Expert Librarians

If need a book, ask and probably able to buy Magazines

Post 16 libraryProspectus available

Careers library

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“It should not be allowed to get in the way of your school work and

responsibilities.”(Sixth Form Handbook)

PAID WORK PLUS SCHOOL WORK?

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“ A C H I E V I N G E X C E L L E N C E I N A L E A R N I N G C O M M U N I T Y ”

Your son/daughter should have already: Attended university Open Days to

help decide the five universities they will apply to.

Have a draft of a 4000 character personal statement and started to get adults to look at it - this could be parents or teachers.

Narrowed down their subject choice – there are over 50,000 different courses so this can be very challenging!

Created an account on the UCAS website and linked it to school by entering the ‘buzzword’: elthorne2016

To do between now and 9th December:•Complete the online application including five university choices and personal statement•Pay the £23 application fee online

We have been working on this since the summer term of year 12. We will continue to work on personal statement drafting every fortnight during the PSHCE session with tutors.

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APPLYING TO UNIVERSITY

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WHAT ARE UNIVERSITIES LOOKING FOR?

Enthusiasm – Interest – the geeksPassionAbility

Potential

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UNIVERSITY IS NOT THE ONLY ROUTE

Apprenticeships- the Apprenticeship working group will start with Ms Barker next half term. Must

register on the Apprenticeship website. Employment- working with Ms Barker.

See Connexions (Ms Barker)

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Still need a personal statement!

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UCAS PREDICTIONS

School references and predicted grades – Last week in Sept for early entrants or half term for the majority.

These cannot be altered by staff, it is no use asking.It will usually not be greater than the AS grade attained.

Considers work rate, Year 12 exams and progress so far Based on teachers’ professional opinion

Students need to ask what their predicted grades are and apply accordingly. Waste of time if predictions are not good

enough.

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UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS

www.elthornesixthform.weebly.com

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HOW CAN PARENTS SUPPORT?

• managing time• meeting deadlines• creating structured study time

at home• thinking about what happens

after Year 13• applying to university (Open

Days/apprenticeship events)

• managing finances• managing any ‘paid work’ time

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Mock examinations are scheduled for December

From 7th December 2015 until the end of term

No study leave – some exam leave

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SUPPORTING APPLIED COURSES

Continuous AssessmentPass Merit Distinction Distinction*

Know deadlines (aware of where the student is within assignments)

Encourage to act on feedback where possibleAttendance and use of study time

University/apprenticeship application

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Registered on the UCAS site (Apply

2016) and completed personal details

section

Visited Universities and

started to shortlist universities

NOWDrafting personal

statement and showing adults

EARLY ENTRY DEADLINE9th October

(medicine, vet, dentist,

Oxford/Cambridge)

School deadline for the majority of

applicants

9th December

December/ JanuaryMock exams

University interviews

January onwardsUniversity offers

Some may be within 24 hours!

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OFFERS

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Brunel

Imperial

Manchester

Bath Spa

Plymouth

ABB

REJ

AAA

A*AA

BBC Conditional Insurance

Conditional Firm

REJ

REJ If the grades are achieved it is assumed the student will go to the Firm choice.

If not they will have to reject all offers and go through Clearing.

Each student will have a deadline to make their decisions once all

universities have replied.

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KEY STAFF

Ms Wells (Head of Sixth Form)Mr Kanvar (Assistant Head of Sixth Form)

Ms Bussetti (Sixth Form administrator)

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