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Year 13 Information Evening 16 th September 2014

Year 13 Information Evening 16 th September 2014. Supporting students’ next steps at St Paul’s Finance – David Seaton, University of Bedfordshire. Being successful learners. No more than 10 hours of paid work Students can apply for up to 6 periods of study from home

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Year 13 Information Evening 16 th September 2014

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  1. Year 13 Information Evening16th September 2014 Supporting students’ next steps at St Paul’s Finance – David Seaton, University of Bedfordshire

  2. Being successful learners • No more than 10 hours of paid work • Students can apply for up to 6 periods of study from home • Application form from Post 16 admin office • 100% attendance and punctuality • Lessons • Enrichment • Key skills • Productive use of study time and lesson time = success • Meet all deadlines. More to talk about on personal statement and interviews

  3. Key dates Students do one.

  4. What’s happening now? • UMS mark analysis and goal setting for this year • Subject teachers are providing references • Predicted grades are being confirmed • Personal statements are being written and proofread • Tutors are tracking student applications and discussing entry requirements with students. • Students completing UCAS application form. DO NOT PAY AND SEND! (process to be checked by Ms L’Grys)

  5. What are A-levels worth? • Most A-levels are made up of either: • four units, with a total of 400 UMS marks available. • or • six-units, with a total of 600 UMSmarks available. Students should be aware of the available UMS in their subjects Grade boundaries for UMS marks are fixed so that:A = 80% of the maximum UMSB = 70%C = 60%D = 50%E = 40%

  6. UMS maximum gradesN • The maximum uniform mark required for the qualification and the minimum uniform mark required for each grade:

  7. UCAS tariff points

  8. UCAS tariff points BTEC

  9. What students need to do? Use Unifrog to pick 5 realistic universities A2 Subject predictions Biology – C English – D Chemistry – C AS Subjects Physics – E Extended Project – B UCAS Tariff points 80 + 60 + 60 + 20 + 100 = 340 Speak directly to universities with queries Do the universities accept Extended Project? Will they accept AS subjects?

  10. Other routes • Apprenticeships • Log on, register interest • Write application statement about themselves • Identify work experience in field to help make best choice • Work shadowing days • Look at university summer schemes • Investigate school leavers programmes • www.allaboutschoolleavers.co.uk

  11. Learning Objectives: To revise and explore new ways to bring your writing to life. To write a sustained piece, discovering our writing strengths and weaknesses. Explore the requirements needed to be successful in iGCSE • Class The Cambridge GCSE English Year 12 .

  12. Learning Objectives: To revise and explore new ways to bring your writing to life. To write a sustained piece, discovering our writing strengths and weaknesses. Explore the requirements needed to be successful in iGCSE • Class The Cambridge GCSE .

  13. Learning Objectives: To revise and explore new ways to bring your writing to life. To write a sustained piece, discovering our writing strengths and weaknesses. Explore the requirements needed to be successful in iGCSE • Class The Cambridge GCSE “The pass rate in different subject areas varied dramatically with English recording the biggest ever drop in the pass rate in the history of the exam” The Independent .

  14. Learning Objectives: To revise and explore new ways to bring your writing to life. To write a sustained piece, discovering our writing strengths and weaknesses. Explore the requirements needed to be successful in iGCSE • Class The Cambridge GCSE -Benefits • Speaking and Listening contributes to iGCSE grade • Draft and re-draft of coursework (only 3 pieces to do!) • The course offers A to G grades Any questions speak to English .

  15. Contacts Katherine.Anderson@st-pauls.org.uk Head of Year 13 Kiersten.Best@st-pauls.org.uk Director of Post-16 learning and progress Arianne.McIntye@st-pauls.org.uk Learning Mentor and Chaplaincy support The contact email addresses for ALL teaching staff can be found in the student planner p.161-164

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