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Year 9 Gifted and Talented Pilot Programme

Year 9 Gifted and Talented Pilot Programme. Key People. Dominic Massarella Gifted and Talented Coordinator. Peter Wray Head of Economics. Robert Stitch Vice Principal. Awing Lui Higher Education Counsellor. Ellie Tang Higher Education Counsellor. Catherine Schofield

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Year 9 Gifted and Talented Pilot Programme

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  1. Year 9Gifted and Talented Pilot Programme

  2. Key People Dominic Massarella Gifted and Talented Coordinator Peter Wray Head of Economics Robert Stitch Vice Principal Awing Lui Higher Education Counsellor Ellie Tang Higher Education Counsellor Catherine Schofield Head of Careers

  3. Overall Successes … • Percentages of Year 13 students who got into their first choice university:

  4. QS University Ranking - 2013 Cohort

  5. What is aspirational ? Two levels - 1. Aspire to get into a university that has consistently been ranked in top 100 in the world. 2. Aspire to get into a highly competitive programme at university.

  6. What is aspirational ? • Aspirational Universities – • Competitive professional programmes at these universities: Medicine, Veterinary Science, Dentistry, Law, Engineering, Global Business

  7. Previous University Placements

  8. Previous University Placements

  9. General Profile of Students wishing to apply to very top universities Academics and Non-academics: • Straight A and A* at I/GCSE • Appropriate subject choices in the IB Diploma • Consistent achievement at Level 6 and 7 across IB subjects with the view of obtaining 40+ predicted IB points at time of university application • Evidence of students reading beyond the taught curriculum • Within the top 10-15% of students taking special college entrance tests (SAT, ACT, BMAT, UKCAT, LNAT etc) • Confidence in self presentation and intellectual curiosity in interview (Information applies to all destinations)

  10. General Profile of Students wishing to apply to very top universities Extra-Curricular: • Attended summer schools • Relevant work experience / internships • Leadership skills • Evidence of self starters (a leader as oppose to a follower) • Special Talents (sport, music etc) • Community Service that makes a difference/impact (There are differences between destinations, eg. US look more at extra curricular than UK)

  11. External Counselling Agencies … • ESF does not allow schools to market outside agencies • Family’s decision to use those services or not • School respects individual family’s choice • Universities won’t deal with agencies, they only deal with individual schools when it comes to university application

  12. Possible external support … • University lectures • Summer programmes • Gifted and Talented programmes • Internships, work experience • Testing – psychometric, IQ • Specialist classes • Representative Sport at regional or national level • Service opportunities • Prep courses for external university entrance examination – Eg. SAT, BMAT, LNAT, UKCAT etc

  13. BrainstormWhat can WIS do to help your child within school resources?

  14. What the school offers … Visits outside of school Interview Practice Profiling CAS Critical Thinking Leadership Opportunities Personal Statement Help College Essay Help Option process advice PSAT (Year 11 only) • WIS Forums • Differentiation • Acceleration • Teacher-Student matching • Mentoring: Cross age • Alumni – creating links • University visit within school • Competitions • Online Support

  15. Q & A

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