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Students’ future plans? Can be a mystery!
Preparing for life after KJS POST 18 OPTIONS Students future - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Preparing for life after KJS POST 18 OPTIONS Students future - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Preparing for life after KJS POST 18 OPTIONS Students future plans? Can be a mystery! Most want either enter higher education or employment Our structured support includes Tailored Information Advice and Guidance Providing Post
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Most want either enter higher education or employment
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Tailored Information Advice and Guidance Providing Post 18 Options information Support university open day attendance Arrange university visitors Personal statement writing support Provide a digital student guidance booklet Academic reference and predicted grades Careers guidance Non-university support and Employability skills Gap year information and guidance Plus more individualised support where needed!
Our structured support includes…
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Higher Education – Course choice
It is a big and important decision!
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Drop out rates – too many!
According to the Higher
Education Statistics Agency (HESA), around 32,000 students who started university in 2016-17 did not continue beyond the first year. That is approximately 6.3% of the 504,000 who started.
One of the biggest causes
- f this is students making
the wrong choices! (mainly the wrong course
- r university choice).
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UCAS Course Search the best place to
start! You can start searching by location by entering your postcode.
Course Search – starting points
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You will then get a list of universities
and courses to research
Informed choices – starting points
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Course pages – points to note
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UNISTATS – Student feedback
UNISTATS – Accessed through the Discover Uni
website, very useful student feedback information.
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Quality Measures – value for money?
The UCAS website explains all you need to know
about the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
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The factors include: entry requirements, staff/student ratio academic services and facilities expenditure per student, student satisfaction, staff/student ratio, research ratings, the distribution of degree classifications, completion rates and student destinations.
University League tables
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It’s important to be realistic!
When choosing your
five courses make sure you check the entry requirements.
Pay particular attention
to the UCAS tariff or points that they need to get a place on the course.
BE REALISTIC!
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It’s important to be realistic!
When choosing your
five courses make sure you check the entry requirements.
Pay particular attention
to the UCAS tariff or points that they need to get a place on the course.
BE REALISTIC!
A-Level A* - 56 A – 48 B – 40 C – 32 D – 24 E - 16 UCAS tariff
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Choosing your course
There are over 50,000
undergraduate courses at more than 395 providers in the UK.
Students apply for 5 courses. Once
they have received all of their responses they need to make a firm and an insurance choice.
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Course A to Z – a broad choice
Aerospace Engineering Nanoscience Botany Outdoor Activities Celtic Studies Puppetry - Animation Dietetics Quantum Science Egyptology Radio Production Footwear Design Space Science & Robotics Games Development Teaching History Ukrainian Irish Studies Vietnamese and Music Jazz Water Biology Knitwear Design X Law Yacht Design Model Making Zoology
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Remember - all courses are different
Unlike schools, courses at universities are all
- different. An English or History degree at one
university will be different from English or History degree at another. Courses are designed around the interests, strengths and research specialism of the academic staff.
Students MUST do their research to ensure they
know what the course content is. Remember you will be studying that subject for the next 3 or 4 years!
You might want to consider a ‘sandwich’ course or
studying abroad.
DON’T FORGET – YOU WILL BE PAYING THOUSANDS
OF POUNDS IN TUITION FEES TO THE UNIVERSITY.
YOU should NOT spend that much money without
ensuring you know exactly what you are buying, and that it meets your needs and expectations.
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Bursary/Scholarships/Access
Access schemes
All universities have a ‘widening participation’ budget to attract students who may not automatically consider going into higher education.
Bursaries and
scholarships These refer to financial help in addition to student loans and grants – the money does not have to be paid back. The terms 'bursary' and 'scholarship' are used interchangeably and each university has its
- wn terminology.
Research these on
UCAS and university websites.
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UCAS Extra – Available from February
for students who made 5 choices but hold no offers.
Clearing – Available between July and
October for students with no offers or unwanted offers, late applications and students who do not meet the conditions of the offers.
Adjustment - Adjustment is available
from A level results day until the end of
- August. If a student has met and
exceeded the conditions of their conditional firm offer, they may be able to use Adjustment to find an alternative course.
UCAS Services and Key Dates
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Student finance – more research
Application guidance UCAS parents guide
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15th October – Early entry deadline (Oxbridge,
Medicine/Veterinary Science and dentistry 1st October – UCAS Conservatoires (Music), (Dance, Drama and musical theatre may have different deadlines - check course details)
15th January – General entry deadline We have our own internal deadlines. Please see
the handout for a more detailed overview of key dates our internal deadlines and student expectations.
All applications completed by 13th November to
guarantee meeting the UCAS deadline.
It is a very smooth process as along as students stick to the deadlines and follow the instructions.
UCAS Services and Key Dates
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Summary
Do the research. Focus on entry requirements Get help and advice. Teachers, parents, lecturers,
admissions tutors, current students.
Do some comparisons. Various league tables,
student satisfaction surveys, comparisons websites can be found easily on-line.
Read up about the course and the university.
Universities all produce a prospectus which you should read before making your choices.
Location, location, location. Think about where
do you want to study? Big City? Campus? Move Away/Stay at home? Costs?
Attend a HE convention and collect as much
information as possible.
Go and see for yourself www.opendays.com Stick to the deadlines!
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UCAS – Advice for parents – click on the link below
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Don’t forget, we are here to
help and support you throughout this process!