UCAS Open Evening 10 th February 2015. Annabel Thompson Head of Careers.
Welcome Class of 2021 UCAS PARENT INFORMATION EVENING · 2020. 4. 23. · Welcome Class of 2021...
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Welcome Class of 2021
UCAS PARENT INFORMATION EVENING
**PLEASE TURN CAMERAS AND MICS OFF**
We will be beginning at 4.05pm
We will be taking questions throughout using the chat function (click
"hide participants" and select the speech bubble icon to enable chat.
Email [email protected] with any questions if you do
not have access to chat but wish to ask a question during the
presentation.
Positive Points – Student Leaderboard
Points of Praise!
• Adapted well to new
platforms
• Highly engaged in
classes
• Making good
contributions – verbally
and via the chat
function
• 100% attendance
• Meeting deadlines
• In regular contact
Monica414
Pepa 374
Jack 340
Atticus 318
Charlotte313
Oghale-Oghene308
Aliyah 288
Sarah 285
Owena 285
Curtis 275
Ella 274
Abdullahi 273
Sajid 270
Angel 260
Jessica 250
Congratulations to
Oghale (Head Girl),
Ben (Head Boy),
Salma and Osayi
(Deputy Head Girls),
Curtis and Yemi
(Deputy Head Boys)
Class
of 2021 Head Students
Staying the same – online
learning
✓Check your Show My HW every day.
✓Check your office 365/Bolingbroke email every day.
USE CHROME.
Changes to your online learning
1. You will use your MS Teams calendar to access your
video lessons.
2. For the majority of your subjects you will submit your
work through MS teams/class notebook.
3. We will be taking registers for tracking attendance and
adding your positive/negative points and sharing these
regularly.
Step 1: Login to your office 365/Bolingbroke email.
Step 2: Click on Teams
Step 3: Click on your class! You will have one for each subject.
Step 4: see what has been posted in your class
team by your teacher.
Step 5:complete the work/assignments on Class Notebook!
Step 6: Check your calendar to access your video
lessons.
1. Be on time. Check you can sign in etc. 15mins before. Sign in with full
name.
2. Always have your exercise book/ a sheet of paper/ your exam paper/ a
blank word document before the lesson begins. Be consistent with
note taking. This needs to all be saved/recorded and will be checked
when we return to school.
3. We expect that your camera is always on.
4. Keep your microphone off/muted.
5. Only speak/unmute your microphone when asked to.
6. Use standard English in the chat function and only direct the messages
to your teacher.
If you agree with someone – click on the “ * icon into the chat window.
If you disagree with someone – click on the * * icon into the chat window
If you would like to speak to your teacher – please type *RAISES HAND* into the
chat window.
Online Classroom Behaviour
Positive Points:
• You will get +1 for simply joining the lesson.
• Your teachers will be awarding multiple positive BE BOLD’s during
the lesson.
• I will be shouting out these points during their Assemblies for the
top 10 pupils in each year for BE BOLDS
• I will also be sharing these points with your parents ☺
• These will count towards prizes and privileges (Leavers' Ball,
hoodies, yearbook, vouchers etc.
Negative Points:
• Not attending an online lesson or submitting your key piece of
work. -3 You do not want to fall behind! Unit 9 w/b 6th May. Mocks
w/b 8th June – further communication to follow.
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If you miss an online lesson:
We will email you and your parents to find out why you were absent.
Your designated staff contact discusses why you are missing lessons
with your parents and you during their call home.
If you miss two or more online lessons in a week:
Commendation Letters
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Our contact with you:
We understand that Covid 19 will be
creating challenges in UK homes, for
example:
- Work and financial challenges
- Personal emotional challenges
- Relationship challenges
We are a compassionate community so we are here for
each one of you,
at all times.
Have you received The VIew via BB Post?
This is an essential opportunities newsletter
which will now feature a HoY weekly bulletin.
Watch out for it in your inboxes!
Please read through and encourage your child
to take up all opportunities!
Questions?
Please type into the chat function.
Ms. Robinson
Careers, Research and Development
Lead
Timetable of events past & future-Y12
• Re activated the Morrisby platform or started the
process.
• Started to shortlist University subjects and
University locations and completed the survey
monkey*
• Ongoing opportunities posted to SMHW and added
to The VIEW re Uni open days / talks / internships
and Apprenticeships
Hadi
Tessa
Shiloh
Salma A
David
Roufaida
Samuel
Alex
Jessica
Joel
Salma M
Edward
Yemi
Moriah
Phoebe
Owena
Sonny
Inigo
Alfred
Hillary
Monica
Iman
Aaliyah
Pepa
Charlotte
Benjamin
Bahja
Oghale-Oghene
Aliyah
Chloe
Abdullahi
Sajid
Atticus
Nicholas
Salma K
Osayi
Thank you to the
students who have
completed the survey
as requested.
If you have not yet
completed it, please do
so immediately after
this meeting. I sent the
link by email.
You do not have to have
a final answer just add
your ideas so we can
help you.
The link is
https://www.surveymonkey.
co.uk/r/Z2BTZSR
Why is this important?
Timetable of support for the summerA new Thursday AM briefing now has a ‘next steps’ focus. This will
be every Thursday from 9am – 9.45am
Students invited to the meeting through email
Workshops will be:
• Super Curricular activity 23/04
• Choosing a course and university 30/04
• How to write a personal statement 07/05
• Applying for Higher/Degree Apprenticeships 14/05
• How to apply through UCAS 21/05
• Student finance and bursaries 04/06
• Personal Statement deadline 10/06
• Summer Break Planning 25/06
Summer HolidaysThis is your opportunity to
• continue your research
• visit universities online (towns and cities)
• make any final decisions re choices
• Shortlist Companies to apply for Apprenticeships
(and note deadlines and process)
• Complete Super Curriculum activities to support
applications and make them stand out.
• Practice admissions test past papers
Timetable for Autumn
• July : Students receive A level predicted Grades*
• September: . Final Five University / Apprenticeship choices
agreed and personal statement updated with summer activity
and completed.
• October: Bolingbroke deadline for all applications is
November.
• Oxbridge, Medicine & Veterinary science end of September
for submission before the October deadline (15th )
• Oct-Jan: Check all Apprenticeship deadlines
• Nov-Feb: Await offers and attend interviews. Monitor offers
using UCAS Track.
• Art foundation applications sent by Christmas
• Feb- May: UCAS extra; narrow down possible five offers to
firm and insurance choices
Getting started seriously!
Which pathway?
Which subject?
Which company?
Think it through!
Choose wisely but with ambition
• Right academic course for you? 3 years of your life
• Which subject / courses would I enjoy the most?
• Single subject or mix?
• Are you able to cope with the independence and
academic step up?
• Reflect on possible future careers – am I creating any
barriers by my choice of degree subject or
apprenticeship?
• Foundation? Vocational or semi vocational
Location, Location, Location!
• City, small town or coast
• Single or multi campus
• Live on, out or at home?
• Be Brave! It would be great to live in a new place for
a few years
• Financial implications of choice e.g. train fares / rent
Go and Visit!
Specific Research Tips
• Start with one of your A Level subjects and see what
subjects link to it.*
• Morrisby
• www.ucas.com
• Staff / tutors advice
• Conversation with Ms Robinson
• Online open days
• University prospectuses and websites
• Sunday Times / Guardian / Telegraph Uni guides
• https://unistats.direct.gov.uk
Fine tuning your choices
The offers fall into 2 categories:
1. Some offers require students to get certain grades
at A Level (e.g. AAB or D*DD)
2. Some offers require students to obtain a certain
number of points using the UCAS Tariff system e.g.
(120 points)
UCAS Tariff
Grades
/
Course
A* A B C D E U
A level 56 48 40 32 24 16 0
Grades /
Course
D*D*D* D*D*D DDD MMM PPP
BTEC
extended
diploma
168 160 144 96 48
UCAS points & Apprenticeships
Most Higher and Degree apprenticeships use the
UCAS point system to help them select candidates
too. (Graduate jobs also look at UCAS points)
Don’t forget LAMDA, music exams over certain grades
also earn UCAS points – check the calculator on the
UCAS website
EPQ / ECDL
Making ChoicesStudents can apply for 5 different courses
Final predicted grades will be given out in July based on
assessments and professional judgements from your teachers.*
Make 5 choices – 1 above, 3 on the predictions and 1 below as
insurance.
Example:
A student predicted BBC should make 5 realistic choices based
on the above:
1 choice at BBB, 3 at BBC and 1 at BCC or CCC
Once the universities have replied with their decision, the
student will select TWO final choices.
Admissions testsSome courses and Universities will require you to take
an admissions test.
You need to check this and let the sixth form team
know as soon as possible that this is required.
You will need to practice and we can help you find
resources to do this.
Most tests will be done in school in the Autumn but
there is an early cut off point to register for most
tests.
UCAT for medics is sat in July
The Application Form and the Personal
Statement A personal statement is the student’s opportunity to sell
themselves.
The 'word' limit is 47 lines of text, or 4000 characters. This
equates to (roughly) 500 words.
This should be written in both a word doc (as back up) and
Morrisby before being copied into the UCAS application.
UCAS will check for plagiarism and it will need to be technically
accurate.
We will read every statement and give detailed
feedback but you must meet the deadline
FIRM DEADLINE – JUNE 10TH
Personal Statement• We encourage parents to read and help with the
personal statement (but not write it for them)
• Sometimes you might be aware of something that
has been missed out.
• At least 2/3 should be on why the student wants to
do the course. Be passionate and include evidence of
academic rigour.
• There is more information in the handbook, in
Morrisby plus students can request support from the
sixth form team.
This process is useful for
apprentice applications too
Once the student section is ready
• Subject staff prepare academic references by June (this is why
we need you to complete the survey about your plans)
• Civitas tutors also prepare a character reference looking at
attendance, punctuality and school involvement.
• Both are checked by the Sixth form leadership* team and
added to the UCAS application
• The application will then be reviewed by the leadership team,
be reviewed by the student and then submitted to UCAS.
• We aim to send the applications as close to November as we
can for all students.
The same rigour will be applied to
all apprenticeship applicationsCost to apply is £25
Once the application has been sent…
• Students monitor their offers through UCAS Track
• Many students will receive offers / rejections /
interviews before Christmas
• Some universities wait until the Jan deadline
• Students must inform the Leadership team as soon
as possible if they have an interview
• Mock interviews will then be put in place.
Acceptance of offers and UCAS Extra
• Mid-March / April: Students inform UCAS of Firm
and insurance choice
• Insurance should be a safety net in case results aren’t
as expected but you must be willing to accept the
place.
• Students can use UCAS Extra for 1 application if:
• All 5 universities reject them
• You are not happy with the places offered and you
decline them all.
Replies to offersOnce final decisions are received for your choices, a maximum of two offers
may be held.
You have a choice of three replies.
• Firm – if all conditions are met, this is your first choice and where you
will be placed if you meet the conditions of your offer.
• Insurance – usually lower conditions in case the firm choice conditions
are not met; acts as a back-up (it is optional to have an insurance
choice).
• All other offers must be declined.
If all decisions and replies are made and you are not holding a place, you may
be able to use UCAS Extra or Clearing to find available places. See
www.ucas.com for more details.
May
deadline
Results Day
• Students will know the details of confirmed choices
before they get their grades at school.
• Sixth Form leadership team will be in school
• UCAS Clearing support available if needed.
• Do not plan to be out of the country on results day
More information about this will be provided once you
are in year 13.
Reasons you may be entered into Clearing:
1.You did not meet the conditions of your firm or
insurance choice.
2.You declined all your earlier offers on UCAS
3.You were not made any offers originally
4.You completely change your mind and do not want
to accept either your firm or insurance choice (if
you just want to change to a similar course at the
same University then this does not required clearing
and you should contact the University directly)
Clearing 2021
Time to practice telephone calls
Adjustment 2021• Adjustment is used if your results are much better
than expected and you want to change University to
one with higher entry requirements.
• It is open from results day and is optional. If you do
not find a better place you will keep your original firm
choice. You must have exceeded your firm offer to be
put into Adjustment.
• You will see the option to register for Adjustment on
UCAS track from results day.
Other things to
consider • Finance – course fees, travel, and living costs.
• Travel – to and from your country, and within the
UK.
• Accommodation – university and college halls or
private residences?
Visit www.ucas.com/finance for more information and
links to relevant organisations.
Additional helpUCAS Customer Experience Centre0371 468 0 468
From outside the UK:+44 330 3330 230
Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 18:00 (UK time)
Find us online at:
www.facebook.com/ucasonline
www.twitter.com/UCAS_advisers
Art and Design Courses
• UCAS: Apply for Foundation courses this way but
you must check!
• Non UCAS applications for some Art Foundation
courses e.g. Uni of Arts London
• Portfolio prep with Ms Gougeon and Mr Thomas
• Check application process with Ms Robinson
Drama, Music and Dance
• UCAS
• Guildhall School of Drama
• RADA
• CUKAS (7 Conservertoires) – UCAS
• Degree courses in Dance
Again – speak to Ms Robinson as soon as possible as
each course is different
Student Finance
Details can be found on the gov.uk website
Students will have a workshop on Student finance
applications in the Summer and then reminded when
to apply in 2020
Bursaries and scholarships will be circulated when we
know them but please check individual universities
too.
Details of Bursary opportunities will be posted in
SMHW and in The View newsletter.
Higher/ Degree Apprenticeships &
School Leaver programmes• Learn on the job but must have decided a career
path already.
• Will take 3-4 years to complete
• The starting point is the Gov Apprenticeship website
– you can register and set up email alerts.
• Interested in a particular employer go to their
website
• Don’t wait until the deadline to apply as some will
close the applications once they have a certain
amount of applicants
• Larger Company vacancies will be available in the
Autumn (from September)
• Majority from Jan / Feb
• Start research now – alongside your university
research
• Hurdles before face to face interview – application /
online test / phone interview / group interview
• Apply for the Ark Apprenticeship programme in Sept.
Ms Robinson will post vacancies regularly through The
VIew but you will also need to be proactive.
• Let the Sixth Form team know you are interested in this
pathway
• Create a CV and keep it up to date
• Use Morrisby to research careers and opportunities
• Visit websites of different companies to see if they offer
apprenticeships or School leaver schemes.
• Register with the National Apprenticeship Service
www.apprenticeship.gov.uk
• Set up Text / email alerts on the sites / companies which
interest you.
• Get Interview experience
Apprenticeship Levels
Type of
apprenticeship
Level Equivalent
educational level
Intermediate 2 5 GCSE passes at
grades A* to C
Advanced 3 A-level pass
Higher 4, 5, 6, 7 Foundation degree and
above
Degree 6, 7 Bachelor or Masters
degree
Key Contacts
• Ms Gelder
• Ms Orchin
• Ms Robinson
• Mr Knight
• Mr Lennox-Hilton (Early Entry support)
If you are worried about anything to do with Post 18
please ask
Please can you:
• Let us know in the chat box if you have done
anything for the community to help with the Covid
19 outbreak.
• Email across any pictures of great achievements
made with DL!
Ms C Orchin
Assistant Principal, Director of Sixth Form
Mr K Lennox-Hilton
Teacher of Biology
Oxbridge, Medicine and Higher Courses
Enrichment Lead
What are we looking for?
The application process
Choose
course
Choose a
College or
open
application
UCAS
application
15 Oct
SAQ (Cam)
22 Oct
Admission test(s)
/assessment?
Check registration
deadline
Interviews
(Dec)
Decision
(Jan)
Submit written work
and/or take
admission test(s)
/assessment
1 in 5
applicants made
an offer (on
average)
What information do we use to assess applications?
We consider every application individually,
taking all aspects into account:
• Academic record
• Personal statement
• Teacher’s reference
• Performance in any admission test /
assessment (where required)
• Written work (where required)
• Contextual data
• Interview (if interviewed)
No part of an application is considered in isolation –
all available information is looked at together before
decisions are made.
The application process: Choosing a course
www.cam.ac.uk/apply
Course CollegeAdmission
assessment registration
UCAS:
15 October
SAQ:
22 October
Written work and/or admission
assessment
Interview (Dec)
Decision (Jan)
• Think about what you enjoy
• Look at course details
• Talk to staff and students today
Choosing a College – where would you like to live?
• 29 undergraduate Colleges in Cambridge
• 34 undergraduate Colleges in Oxford
• Differ in terms of:
• accommodation
• appearance
• facilities
• size (number of students)
• Instinct
• Open application www.cam.ac.uk/choosingacollege
Course CollegeAdmission
assessment registration
UCAS:
15 October
SAQ:
22 October
Written work and/or admission
assessment
Interview (Dec)
Decision (Jan)
Pre-interview assessment registration
• Registration deadline for others
– 15 October 2020
• Assessments taken –
Early November 2020
Course CollegeAdmission
assessment registration
UCAS:
15 October
SAQ:
22 October
Written work and/or admission
assessment
Interview (Dec)
Decision (Jan)
www.cam.ac.uk/assessment
Admissions Assessments for 2020 entry onwards
- Purpose? To supplement information in your application and
provide a gauge of your abilities
- Type? There will be two forms of admissions assessment, one
taken before the interview stage and one taken at the
interview stage
- Use? These assessments are not pass/fail tests – important to
stress that your performance in any required written
assessment won’t be considered in isolation
Form of assessment for each Cambridge course for 2020 entry:Courses with pre-interview
assessments
Courses with at-interview
written assessments
ASNC
AMES
Chemical Engineering
Economics
Engineering
English
Geography
History
History and Modern Languages
History and Politics
HSPS
Medicine
Natural Sciences
PBS
Veterinary Medicine
Archaeology
Architecture
Classics
Computer Science
Education
History and Modern Languages
History of Art
Land Economy
Law
Linguistics
Modern and Medieval Languages
Philosophy
Theology
UCAS application
Completed online – application
deadline 15 October
Personal statement
• Be honest and write with integrity
• Cover your interest in your course, relevant subjects you
have studied, super-curricular exploration
• Extra-curricular activities not relevant to the course applied
for aren’t taken into account in our considerations
Course CollegeAdmission
assessment registration
UCAS:
15 October
SAQ:
22 October
Written work and/or admission
assessment
Interview (Dec)
Decision (Jan)
Preparing to apply
Programme of study• Course choice is the most important decision –research thoroughly, personal
interest(s)
Results• Work hard to do as well as you can in your current studies
Engage and explore• Be proactive in your learning – current studies and interests relevant to your
intended degree
Practise• Discussing your academic interest(s)
• Past/example admission test/assessment papers
• Time management – generally and for exams
Supplementary Application Questionnaire
(Cambridge Only)
• Used to collect information not in the UCAS application but useful when
assessing applicants, including:
• topics covered in AS/A Level
(or equivalent) courses
• optional Cambridge-specific
personal statement
• Ensures consistent information about all our applicants
• Completed online, in multiple sessions if you want www.cam.ac.uk/saq
Course College
Admission assessmen
t registration
UCAS:
15 Octobe
r
SAQ:
22 Octobe
r
Written work and/or admission
assessment
Interview (Dec)
Decision (Jan)
Written work and at-interview
assessments
www.cam.ac.uk/assessment
Course College
Admission assessmen
t registration
UCAS:
15 Octobe
r
SAQ:
22 Octobe
r
Written work and/or admission
assessment
Interview (Dec)
Decision (Jan)
At-interview written assessments:
• no need to register in advance
• taken when you’re in Cambridge for interview
(if interviewed)
Written work:
• for a number of our courses you may be
asked to submit one or two examples of your
written work from a relevant A Level/IB (or
equivalent) course
Interviews
• Usually first three weeks of December
• One, two or three interviews
• Each 20-45 minutes
• Conducted by lecturers
• Predominantly
academic and subject-focused
No trick questions and not the ‘final hurdle’
Course CollegeAdmission
assessment registration
UCAS:
15 October
SAQ:
22 October
Written work and/or admission
assessment
Interview (Dec)
Decision (Jan)
Application outcome
The Colleges are responsible for all undergraduate admissions decisions, and notify students of the outcome of their application in January
www.cam.ac.uk/apply
1. You may be made an offer
• May be from the College you applied/was allocated to, or from a different College as a result of your application being ‘pooled’
• Conditional/unconditional
2. You may be unsuccessful
• Don’t be deterred from applying by the prospect of not being successful –we can only offer places to those who apply!
Course CollegeAdmission
assessment registration
UCAS:
15 October
SAQ:
22 October
Written work and/or admission
assessment
Interview (Dec)
Decision (Jan)
Frequently asked questions
Can I apply to both Oxford and
Cambridge?
Which subjects do I need?
Is there a minimum GCSE
requirement?
What’s the most important part of an
application?
Which Colleges are better for which
subjects?
Are some Colleges easier to get into
than others?
What extra-curricular activities will
help my chances of admission?
Finding out more
• Ask questions today!
• Undergraduate Prospectus
• Alternative Prospectus
• www.applytocambridge.com
• http://ousu.org/applying
• Undergraduate Study website
• www.cam.ac.uk www.becamb
ridge.com
• www.ox.ac.uk
• Contact the Cambridge
Admissions Office or any
College admissions office
Open Days & Events University Admissions Office [email protected]@ox.ac.uk
Medicine so far and next steps:
• 14th Feb UCAT workshop for Med and Dentists
• Healthcare - clinical skills day at St Georges
• Medicine Evening at St Paul’s School – Tuesday 3rd March, 4:15-5:30 pm
• Project Oxbridge workshops. 7th March. Globe
Over the next few months, we are also pleased to be able to offer the following
support for Project Healthcare students:
• BMAT preparation online workshop for Medicine and Dentistry Pathway students
• Access to St George’s University live webinars on healthcare university applications
and healthcare careers
• Newsletters for students with healthcare-related opportunities and resources to
support preparation for university application
Activity Date
Jesus College, Oxford, webinar17th April, 14:00-15:30
Online tutoringMarch-June
Project Access Mentoring March-January
Research Challenge Launching on 24th April. Submission
by 31st July
Admissions test webinars and resourcesMay-July
Super-curricular learning resources April - August
Results day support August
APPLICATIONS FOR MEDICINE
Key Headlines
Average application ratio – 10:1
The Medic Portal – Royal Society of Medicine.
4 medical schools only – 5th choice is still important!
SOME establishments DO have slipstream into medicine, most don’t.
UKCAT (UK Clinical Aptitude Test) is used by different universities in different ways
Registration opens: 1 May at 9am
Registration closes: 18 September at 5pm
Booking opens: 1 May at 9am
Online booking closes: 18 September at 5pm
Final booking deadline: 1 October 2020 at midday
BMAT (Biomedical Admissions Test) – Avoid choosing more than 2 BMAT universities.
1 September: registration opens.
1 October: registration deadline – standard fee.
15 October: final registration deadline – higher (late) fee.
31 October: test date.
23 November: results.
APPLICATIONS FOR MEDICINE/VET MED/DENTISTRY
Key Headlines
3 aspects to consider:
1) Location
2) Course Structure
3) Course Length
Course Structure
Traditional
- 3 years of science,
limited patient contact
New
- Integrated
- Early patient contact
- Structure
Problem Based
Learning
- Small groups
- Clinical Scenarios