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1: Centigrade training presentation A presentation to staff www.coa.co.uk The strengths of Centigrade Centigrade is independent of school and home It works in direct partnership with the student Using information supplied by the

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1: Centigrade training presentation A presentation to staff

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The strengths of Centigrade

  • Centigrade is independent of school and home
  • It works in direct partnership with the student
  • Using information supplied by the student, it

reveals his or her interests, skills, personal qualities and academic abilities …

  • And matches them with the most suitable and

worthwhile degree/HND courses

  • Centigrade is unprejudiced in its assessment

and impartial in its suggestions

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The need for Centigrade

  • Most students do not appreciate their own

potential

  • … nor the range of higher education options
  • pen to them
  • No-one should be surprised – there are 350

higher education institutions in the UK

  • … offering almost 55,000 courses
  • … each with its own entry requirements
  • Centigrade takes them all into account
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Practical help from Centigrade

  • Centigrade enables students to reach a better

understanding of their potential

  • It reveals the range of higher education options

available

  • It confirms courses that are appropriate and

challenges those which are not

  • Through its Action Plan, it kickstarts and facilitates the

investigation process (which college? which course?)

  • It helps ensure that the UCAS application is

completed in good time

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Step by step with Centigrade

Step 1: The student completes the Centigrade questionnaire Step 2: Staff complete the SAF (Staff Academic Forecast) Step 3: The questionnaire is then scanned and scored Step 4: Each student is given a personal Centigrade workbook Step 5: … and then works through the Action Plan

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The Centigrade Questionnaire

  • Page 1: Personal details
  • Page 2: Examination

details

  • Page 3-5: 150 questions

–

Interests, skills

–

personal qualities

–

academic abilities

  • Page 6: Geographical

Information

  • Page 7: Additional skills

and achievements

  • Page 8: Current course

preferences

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The Staff Academic Forecast

  • Staff estimate of the

student’s potential for higher education

  • Used to assess which

institutions and courses are included in the workbook

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The Centigrade Student Workbook

  • A workbook for each

student

  • A common reference

point for

– students – staff – parents – careers advisers

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  • 56 broad course

areas displayed in descending order of interest

  • Top 6-8 course areas

selected for investigation

  • Students initial course

choices indicated - i

  • High Overall Match

indicated - m

Interest Profile

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A Worksheet Set – Left hand Page

  • Outline of the degree

course area

  • Graduate
  • pportunities
  • Entrance

requirements

  • Single and combined

degree courses

  • Course locations
  • Link letters abcd etc

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A Worksheet Set – Right hand Page

  • Overall Match – do the

student’s interests support this course area?

  • Colour coded
  • Cautionary notes
  • Brief Course Descriptions
  • Reading suggestions
  • Recommended websites

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Table I – Relevant Courses

  • Academic Level I

(480 - 280 Points)

Academic Level II (260 - 160 Points)

Academic Level III (140 - 40 Points)

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Table II – Course Locations

  • Academic Level I

(480 - 280 Points)

Academic Level II (260 - 160 Points)

Academic Level III (140 - 40 Points)

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Table III – Overall Match

  • Good match:

psychology

Moderate match: modern languages

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Cautionary Notes

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A Case Study

  • A unique personalised

case study

  • Emphasising the

importance of:

– completing the Centigrade Action Plan – university visits – comparing campuses – early UCAS application

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  • Taster Courses

– 2 or 3 day events

  • Open Days

– 1 day events

  • Education

Conventions

– 1 day events

  • Tailored to suit

individual student’s interests and course suggestions

Important Events

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Degree Course Descriptions

  • Descriptive articles on
  • ver 120 degree

course areas

  • Written by senior

lecturers at major universities

  • Book or CD-ROM

format

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Action Plan

  • Table 1 for students to

record courses to investigate

  • Table 2 for students to list
  • pen days and taster

courses they plan to attend

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Course Analysis Form

  • Enables the student to

summarise details of a given course and university

  • Ideal means of making

course/campus comparisons

  • Useful preparation for visits

to campuses

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Summary of Courses Investigated

  • Lists courses investigated
  • Allows direct comparisons
  • f all important information
  • Firm and reserve choices

can be indicated

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  • Calculate and

compare costs at four HE institutions

Financing Your Course

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University Checklist

  • Points to consider when

visiting a university or college

  • Alerts students to

– course details – university facilities – accommodation – travel costs etc

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Course Codes

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University Locations

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Progress Chart

  • Describes all key

stages in the Centigrade process

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Staff Summary

  • Academic Profile

– GCSE / IGCSE – AS/A level or IB subjects

  • Key Skills
  • Location Preferences
  • Other Preferences
  • Health/Physical Factors
  • Literacy/Numeracy
  • Pattern of Yes, Possibly,

No Responses

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  • Summary of Course

Areas

  • Interview Record

Staff Summary

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Centigrade Summary Manual

  • Booklet for head

teacher / head of careers

  • Summary of all

students’ results

  • New CD-ROM of all

workbooks available

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Special Services from COA

  • The student/parent brochure
  • The adviser’s manual
  • How to complete the Centigrade questionnaire
  • A briefing for year 12 tutors
  • Individual checking of workbooks
  • Free reprints of workbooks
  • Training courses for staff
  • Report on psychometric characteristics of Centigrade
  • Centigrade PowerPoint presentations CD-ROM
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Online Management

  • mySchool
  • A complete history of all your orders with COA
  • An archive of processed reports, an online summary

and duplicates available as PDF files

  • For direct online questionnaire users, tracking and

status reports of your students as they complete their questionnaires - alerting you to potential problems before paper copies of the reports are printed

  • http://myschool.coa.co.uk/
  • http://direct.coa.co.uk/

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Further Information

  • Centigrade Helpline:

01362 688784

  • Email us:

centigrade@coa.co.uk

  • Visit our website:

www.coa.co.uk