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Future Options Programme: Introduction Mr David Dempster, HT Future Choices Mrs Claire Paterson, DHT In attendance: Ms Lou Murphy, School Career Coach (SDS) Mrs Alice Clegg, CL Expressive Arts Ms F Grant, PSL


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Future Options

Programme:

  • Introduction – Mr David Dempster, HT
  • Future Choices – Mrs Claire Paterson, DHT
  • In attendance:

– Ms Lou Murphy, School Career Coach (SDS) – Mrs Alice Clegg, CL Expressive Arts – Ms F Grant, PSL – Ms Clare Braisby CL Computing and Business

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What are the options?

  • Plan A – if exams go well:

Which Advanced Higher/s in S6?

  • Plan B – if there is a need to get better/more

grades in S6: Which Highers in S6?

  • Plan C – Leave school – employment/college
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Positive & Sustainable Destinations 2015 Cohort - 187 Leavers (95.2%)

  • 66.8% Higher Education- Degree/HN
  • 13.9% Further Education – NC/SVQ
  • 10.2% Employment
  • 1.6%

Modern Apprenticeship Training

  • 2.7%

Voluntary work

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Modern Apprenticeships/ Training

 Aegon  CEC Admin  SG Admin  Optical Technician  Standard Life Scottish National

Heritage

John Lewis RBS

www.theedinburghguarantee.co.uk www.apprenticeship.scot

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Further Education Colleges

  • Edinburgh College - 4 campuses

– Applications already started – close April

  • Aberdeen College
  • Borders College
  • Oatridge College
  • Forth Valley College
  • City of Glasgow College
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College Courses

  • National Certificate
  • SVQ - Scottish Vocational Qualifications
  • HNC (1 year full time)
  • HND (2 years full time)
  • Completion of some HNC courses allows entry

to Year 1 or 2 of a related degree at University

  • Completion of some HND courses allows entry

to Year 2 or 3 of a related degree at University

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Examples of Entry Requirements

 HNC Business

2/3 Highers + 3 N5 A,B or C pass

 HND Acting/Performing

2 Highers in English, Art or a Science

 HND Photography- 2/3 Highers to include

photography, English, art or a science & a portfolio

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University Entrance

  • Scottish Universities – 4/5 Higher passes by the end of S5 (1st

sitting)

  • Minimum offer is lower than Typical offer
  • LEAPS
  • Additional passes at Higher in S6 if minimum not met in S5
  • Many Scottish Universities may set conditions on Advanced Highers

if the S5 conditions are not met. Completion of AH is very important

  • English Universities - require 2 or 3 Advanced Highers in addition to

4/5 good Higher passes in S5

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Medicine/Dentistry/Vet Medicine

  • Medicine – AAAAA Higher passes + A and B @

AH + UKCAT

  • Dentistry – AAAAB Higher passes by S6

minimum of AABB by end of S5 Biology and Chemistry A, Maths or Physics English Higher C

  • Vet Med – AAAAB + Chemistry B, Biology B @

AH

Glasgow University 2016

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Research

  • Visit websites:

–www.myworldofwork.co.uk –www.planitplus.net –www.ukcoursefinder.co.uk –www.UCAS.com –www.theedinburghguarantee.co.uk –www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk –Pathways to the Professions

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UCAS Tariff

  • Higher Grade A = 33 points
  • Higher Grade B = 27 points
  • Higher Grade C = 21 points
  • Higher Grade D = 15 points
  • Adv Higher grade A = 56 points
  • Adv Higher grade B = 48 points
  • Adv Higher grade C = 40 points
  • Adv Higher grade D = 32 points
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Commitment

  • f S6
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Returning to school for S6

S6 is:

  • Another chance to get qualifications
  • Broaden the learning experience by taking new subjects
  • An opportunity to become an independent learner
  • Leadership and organisational skills
  • A full time commitment
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Responsibility and Commitment

  • Punctuality
  • Good Attendance
  • Completion of

Homework

  • Meet deadlines
  • Involvement with

younger pupils

  • Wearing school dress
  • Planning for the future
  • Cooperation, positive

attitude and good behaviour

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Extra Curricular Involvement

  • Helping with extra curricular activities
  • Working with Gifted and Talented
  • In class support
  • Georgia Rotary Club scholarship
  • John Byrne Award
  • Committees
  • Young Enterprise
  • Prefects
  • Head team
  • House Captains/Vice Captains
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Senior School Week

  • Registration
  • 15 hours subject classes minimum
  • 20 hours subject classes maximum
  • Supervised study classes - Period 1 and 2

each day

  • PSE - 1 hour per week - tracking

progress/attendance/UCAs/college applications

  • Hope to be able to offer core PE
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Course Choice Process

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School Entry Requirements

Read the Course Choice Booklet

carefully

Pupils do not have automatic right of

entry to courses

S5 pupils are placed first AH courses require recommendation

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Course format for S6

 Minimum : 15 Hours Maximum: 20 hours  2/3 Advanced Highers (English Universities/Medicine)  2 Advanced Highers + 1H/N5  1 Advanced Higher + 2H/N5  3 or 4 subjects at Higher level/N5  Repeating to upgrade…caution...check it is acceptable

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The case for Advanced Highers

AH prepare you for academic study Research shows that students with AHs do

better once they are at University

Some Scottish/all English Universities will

set conditions on AH passes

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The case against Advanced Highers

 Highers are the entry requirements for most Scottish

Universities

 Most conditionals will be on basis of Highers at Scottish

Universities

 If you have not met the entry requirements from S5…do

more Highers

 Advanced Highers will not get you in if you do not have

the minimum entry requirements

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Case Study 1

  • Melissa has the following from S5:

– H English – B – H Drama – B – H History – C – H Maths - D

In S6, she plans to take: AH English, AH

Drama & H Geography. What do you think of this coursing, with regards to future university applications?

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Case Study 2

David has the following from S5:

  • H English – A
  • H Maths – A
  • H History – A
  • H French – A
  • H RMPS - A

In S6, he plans to take: AH English, H Music, H Art H Economics

What do you think of this coursing, with regards to future university applications?

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Neighbourhood/College

S6 pupils can solve clashes by going to

JGHS/St Thomas of Aquin’s & other neighbourhood schools

Neighbourhood schools may offer

additional courses at H & AH level

College courses detailed in Course Choice

booklet - Tues/Thurs afternoon

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Course choice form

  • Require college application form for column E if

applicable

  • College/neighbourhood places will remain on hold

until August

  • Issues re oversubscription will remain on hold

DUE Tuesday 7 March

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Post Course Choice

All courses require viable numbers - we

will confirm courses that are running asap

Confirmation of College places in

Column E by June

Confirmation of school courses by end

  • f August

Opportunity to re-course in August

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Post Results Service

Not an “appeal” a check of the marking

standards that have been applied

Where the school genuinely believes there

has been an error in marking

Criteria must be met it is not sufficient that

a pupil is a few marks off a grade boundary

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Important dates

  • 29 April - SQA exam leave begins at 12.50
  • 2 May – First SQA exam
  • 5 June - Induction day
  • 6 June - new timetable begins
  • 8 June - Awards ceremony
  • 26-30 June – Work Experience
  • 1/2 August - receive letter from Mrs Paterson re

what to do next

  • 8 August – SQA results issued
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Questions?

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www.saas.gov.uk

  • Direct entry degree students - eligible to

apply for full support for one honours degree

  • HNC, HND Students are eligible to apply

for full support for two years

  • Students who progress to degree after

completing a HNC/HND are eligible to apply for full support from year 2 of the degree

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Example of funding

Academic session Course Year of course Support from SAAS 2013/14

HNC Computing

1 Full support 2014/15

HND Computing

2 Full support 2015/16

BSC Computing

2 Full support 2016/17

BSC Computing

3 Full support 2017/18

BSC Computing

4 Full support