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CEIAG @ St. Joseph’s Grammar School “providing a line of sight to employment”

CEIAG @ St. Joseph’s Grammar School “providing a line of sight to employment”. Having made your subject choices at the beginning of Year13 you are now embarking on an important year of CEIAG lessons which will help you with deciding which third level education pathway you are going to follow.

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CEIAG @ St. Joseph’s Grammar School “providing a line of sight to employment”

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  1. CEIAG @ St. Joseph’s Grammar School“providing a line of sight to employment”

  2. Having made your subject choices at the beginning of Year13 you are now embarking on an important year of CEIAG lessons which will help you with deciding which third level education pathway you are going to follow.

  3. Topics covered in Year13 CEIAG include • Self-reflection • Rights and Responsibilities • Academic Review • Pre Work Experience • Evaluation of Work Experience • UCAS process • CAO • Teacher training Colleges • University talks • Labour Market Information • UCAS Tariff

  4. Why is Work Experience Important? • Most pupils from St Joseph’s progress to University through UCAS, an important part of the UCAS application is the Personal Statement section, in this section you need to outline skills and experiences which you have gained which relate to the course you have applied for on your UCAS application.

  5. Why is Work experience Important? • One of the most important ways to gain skills which can be written about on your personal statement is by completing an appropriate work experience.

  6. Responsibilities • Work experience. Year13 pupils have already received Work Experience letters which must be completed, signed and returned before the 19th of September. Pupils will then receive indemnity letters which must be signed by Mrs G Donnelly (Principal) and their employer and returned to school no later than the 26th of September

  7. The UK-wide location of UCAS providers 372 Universities and Colleges Over 37,000 courses 495,600 placed in 2013; approx. 635,000 applications so far in 2014

  8. Pro-active • Year 13 represents an opportunity for YOU to spend some time researching what course YOU want to enter and ultimately what Career YOU will follow.

  9. “I don’t know what I want to be/study” • SACU has some interesting research tools • Course explore • Subject explore • Newly launched SPARTAN test • Bestcourse4me allows some alternative search options • Enter A levels and see what degree/career they could lead to • Enter a HE subject and work back to see what is required to progress

  10. UCAS Search tool – www.ucas.com • Search for Maths courses in North West for 2014 for someone who normally lives in England • 13 providers listed (total of 104 courses) At the heart of connecting people to higher education

  11. Search tool – subject clusters At the heart of connecting people to higher education

  12. Prospects ( www.prospects.ac.uk ) At the heart of connecting people to higher education May 2014 slide 17

  13. Which? University http://university.which.co.uk • Search tool - may not cover all UCAS HEPs (284) & courses (<31,000) • Some well managed data: • % applicants who have received offers and grades achieved on entry • League tables data • Extra-curricular strengths of HEIs • Student views on accommodation, facilities, costs • Launched 2012 • Free to use • Developed in association with NUS • Input from experts in careers and HE • NSS • KIS • HE leavers destinations • HECSU graduate employment analysis • HESA student record At the heart of connecting people to higher education

  14. So Do Your Research!!!!

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