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Welcome Class of 2021 UCAS PARENT INFORMATION EVENING

**PLEASE TURN CAMERAS AND MICS OFF** We will be beginning at 4.05pm We will be taking questions throughout using the chat function (click "hide participants" and select the speech bubble icon to enable chat. Email c.orchin@arkbolingbrokeacademy.org with any questions if you do not have access to chat but wish to ask a question during the presentation.

Positive Points – Student Leaderboard

Points of Praise!

• Adapted well to new

platforms

• Highly engaged in

classes

• Making good

contributions – verbally and via the chat function

• 100% attendance
• Meeting deadlines
• In regular contact

Monica 414 Pepa 374 Jack 340 Atticus 318 Charlotte 313 Oghale-Oghene 308 Aliyah 288 Sarah 285 Owena 285 Curtis 275 Ella 274 Abdullahi 273 Sajid 270 Angel 260 Jessica 250

Congratulations to Oghale (Head Girl), Ben (Head Boy), Salma and Osayi (Deputy Head Girls), Curtis and Yemi (Deputy Head Boys)

Class

• f 2021 Head Students

Staying the same – online learning

✓Check your Show My HW every day. ✓Check your office 365/Bolingbroke email every day. USE CHROME.

Changes to your online learning

• 1. You will use your MS Teams calendar to access your

video lessons.

• 2. For the majority of your subjects you will submit your

work through MS teams/class notebook.

• 3. We will be taking registers for tracking attendance and

adding your positive/negative points and sharing these regularly.

Step 1: Login to your office 365/Bolingbroke email. Step 2: Click on Teams

Step 3: Click on your class! You will have one for each subject.

Step 4: see what has been posted in your class team by your teacher.

Step 5:complete the work/assignments on Class Notebook!

Step 6: Check your calendar to access your video lessons.

• 1. Be on time. Check you can sign in etc. 15mins before. Sign in with full

name.

• 2. Always have your exercise book/ a sheet of paper/ your exam paper/ a

blank word document before the lesson begins. Be consistent with note taking. This needs to all be saved/recorded and will be checked when we return to school.

• 3. We expect that your camera is always on.
• 4. Keep your microphone off/muted.
• 5. Only speak/unmute your microphone when asked to.
• 6. Use standard English in the chat function and only direct the messages

to your teacher. If you agree with someone – click on the “ * icon into the chat window. If you disagree with someone – click on the * * icon into the chat window If you would like to speak to your teacher – please type *RAISES HAND* into the chat window.

Online Classroom Behaviour

Positive Points:

• You will get +1 for simply joining the lesson.
• Your teachers will be awarding multiple positive BE BOLD’s during

the lesson.

• I will be shouting out these points during their Assemblies for the

top 10 pupils in each year for BE BOLDS

• I will also be sharing these points with your parents ☺
• These will count towards prizes and privileges (Leavers' Ball,

hoodies, yearbook, vouchers etc. Negative Points:

• Not attending an online lesson or submitting your key piece of
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You do not want to fall behind! Unit 9 w/b 6th May. Mocks w/b 8th June – further communication to follow.

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If you miss an online lesson: We will email you and your parents to find out why you were absent. Your designated staff contact discusses why you are missing lessons with your parents and you during their call home. If you miss two or more online lessons in a week:

Commendation Letters

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Our contact with you:

We understand that Covid 19 will be creating challenges in UK homes, for example:

• Work and financial challenges
• Personal emotional challenges
• Relationship challenges

We are a compassionate community so we are here for each one of you, at all times.

Have you received The VIew via BB Post? This is an essential opportunities newsletter which will now feature a HoY weekly bulletin. Watch out for it in your inboxes! Please read through and encourage your child to take up all opportunities!

Questions? Please type into the chat function.

• Ms. Robinson

Careers, Research and Development Lead

Timetable of events past & future-Y12

• Re activated the Morrisby platform or started the

process.

• Started to shortlist University subjects and

University locations and completed the survey monkey*

• Ongoing opportunities posted to SMHW and added

to The VIEW re Uni open days / talks / internships and Apprenticeships

Hadi Tessa Shiloh Salma A David Roufaida Samuel Alex Jessica Joel Salma M Edward Yemi Moriah Phoebe Owena Sonny Inigo Alfred

Hillary Monica Iman Aaliyah Pepa Charlotte Benjamin Bahja Oghale-Oghene Aliyah Chloe Abdullahi Sajid Atticus Nicholas Salma K Osayi

Thank you to the students who have completed the survey as requested. If you have not yet completed it, please do so immediately after this meeting. I sent the link by email. You do not have to have a final answer just add your ideas so we can help you. The link is https://www.surveymonkey. co.uk/r/Z2BTZSR

Why is this important?

Timetable of support for the summer

A new Thursday AM briefing now has a ‘next steps’ focus. This will be every Thursday from 9am – 9.45am Students invited to the meeting through email Workshops will be:

• Super Curricular activity 23/04
• Choosing a course and university 30/04
• How to write a personal statement 07/05
• Applying for Higher/Degree Apprenticeships 14/05
• How to apply through UCAS 21/05
• Student finance and bursaries 04/06
• Personal Statement deadline 10/06
• Summer Break Planning 25/06

Summer Holidays

This is your opportunity to

• continue your research
• visit universities online (towns and cities)
• make any final decisions re choices
• Shortlist Companies to apply for Apprenticeships

(and note deadlines and process)

• Complete Super Curriculum activities to support

applications and make them stand out.

• Practice admissions test past papers

Timetable for Autumn

• July : Students receive A level predicted Grades*
• September: . Final Five University / Apprenticeship choices

agreed and personal statement updated with summer activity and completed.

• October: Bolingbroke deadline for all applications is

November.

• Oxbridge, Medicine &

Veterinary science end of September for submission before the October deadline (15th )

• Oct-Jan: Check all Apprenticeship deadlines
• Nov-Feb: Await offers and attend interviews. Monitor offers

using UCAS Track.

• Art foundation applications sent by Christmas
• Feb- May: UCAS extra; narrow down possible five offers to

firm and insurance choices

Getting started seriously!

Which pathway? Which subject? Which company? Think it through!

Choose wisely but with ambition

• Right academic course for you? 3 years of your life
• Which subject / courses would I enjoy the most?
• Single subject or mix?
• Are you able to cope with the independence and

academic step up?

• Reflect on possible future careers – am I creating any

barriers by my choice of degree subject or apprenticeship?

• Foundation? Vocational or semi vocational

Location, Location, Location!

• City, small town or coast
• Single or multi campus
• Live on, out or at home?
• Be Brave! It would be great to live in a new place for

a few years

• Financial implications of choice e.g. train fares / rent

Go and Visit!

Specific Research Tips

• Start with one of your A Level subjects and see what

subjects link to it.*

• Morrisby
• www.ucas.com
• Staff / tutors advice
• Conversation with Ms Robinson
• Online open days
• University prospectuses and websites
• Sunday Times / Guardian / Telegraph Uni guides
• https://unistats.direct.gov.uk

Fine tuning your choices

The offers fall into 2 categories:

• 1. Some offers require students to get certain grades

at A Level (e.g. AAB or D*DD)

• 2. Some offers require students to obtain a certain

number of points using the UCAS Tariff system e.g. (120 points)

UCAS Tariff

Grades / Course A* A B C D E U A level 56 48 40 32 24 16 Grades / Course D*D*D* D*D*D DDD MMM PPP BTEC extended diploma 168 160 144 96 48

UCAS points & Apprenticeships

Most Higher and Degree apprenticeships use the UCAS point system to help them select candidates

• too. (Graduate jobs also look at UCAS points)

Don’t forget LAMDA, music exams over certain grades also earn UCAS points – check the calculator on the UCAS website EPQ / ECDL

Making Choices

Students can apply for 5 different courses Final predicted grades will be given out in July based on assessments and professional judgements from your teachers.* Make 5 choices – 1 above, 3 on the predictions and 1 below as insurance. Example: A student predicted BBC should make 5 realistic choices based

• n the above:

1 choice at BBB, 3 at BBC and 1 at BCC or CCC Once the universities have replied with their decision, the student will select TWO final choices.

Admissions tests

Some courses and Universities will require you to take an admissions test. You need to check this and let the sixth form team know as soon as possible that this is required. You will need to practice and we can help you find resources to do this. Most tests will be done in school in the Autumn but there is an early cut off point to register for most tests. UCAT for medics is sat in July

The Application Form and the Personal Statement

A personal statement is the student’s opportunity to sell themselves. The 'word' limit is 47 lines of text, or 4000 characters. This equates to (roughly) 500 words. This should be written in both a word doc (as back up) and Morrisby before being copied into the UCAS application. UCAS will check for plagiarism and it will need to be technically accurate. We will read every statement and give detailed feedback but you must meet the deadline FIRM DEADLINE – JUNE 10TH

Personal Statement

• We encourage parents to read and help with the

personal statement (but not write it for them)

• Sometimes you might be aware of something that

has been missed out.

• At least 2/3 should be on why the student wants to

do the course. Be passionate and include evidence of academic rigour.

• There is more information in the handbook, in

Morrisby plus students can request support from the sixth form team.

This process is useful for apprentice applications too

Once the student section is ready

• Subject staff prepare academic references by June (this is why

we need you to complete the survey about your plans)

• Civitas tutors also prepare a character reference looking at

attendance, punctuality and school involvement.

• Both are checked by the Sixth form leadership* team and

added to the UCAS application

• The application will then be reviewed by the leadership team,

be reviewed by the student and then submitted to UCAS.

• We aim to send the applications as close to November as we

can for all students.

The same rigour will be applied to all apprenticeship applications

Cost to apply is £25

Once the application has been sent…

• Students monitor their offers through UCAS Track
• Many students will receive offers / rejections /

interviews before Christmas

• Some universities wait until the Jan deadline
• Students must inform the Leadership team as soon

as possible if they have an interview

• Mock interviews will then be put in place.

Acceptance of offers and UCAS Extra

• Mid-March / April: Students inform UCAS of Firm

and insurance choice

• Insurance should be a safety net in case results aren’t

as expected but you must be willing to accept the place.

• Students can use UCAS Extra for 1 application if:
• All 5 universities reject them
• You are not happy with the places offered and you

decline them all.

Replies to offers

Once final decisions are received for your choices, a maximum of two offers may be held. You have a choice of three replies.

• Firm – if all conditions are met, this is your first choice and where you

will be placed if you meet the conditions of your offer.

• Insurance – usually lower conditions in case the firm choice conditions

are not met; acts as a back-up (it is optional to have an insurance choice).

• All other offers must be declined.

If all decisions and replies are made and you are not holding a place, you may be able to use UCAS Extra or Clearing to find available places. See www.ucas.com for more details.

May deadline

Results Day

• Students will know the details of confirmed choices

before they get their grades at school.

• Sixth Form leadership team will be in school
• UCAS Clearing support available if needed.
• Do not plan to be out of the country on results day

More information about this will be provided once you are in year 13.

Reasons you may be entered into Clearing:

1.You did not meet the conditions of your firm or insurance choice. 2.You declined all your earlier offers on UCAS 3.You were not made any offers originally 4.You completely change your mind and do not want to accept either your firm or insurance choice (if you just want to change to a similar course at the same University then this does not required clearing and you should contact the University directly)

Clearing 2021

Time to practice telephone calls

Adjustment 2021

• Adjustment is used if your results are much better

than expected and you want to change University to

• ne with higher entry requirements.
• It is open from results day and is optional. If you do

not find a better place you will keep your original firm choice. You must have exceeded your firm offer to be put into Adjustment.

• You will see the option to register for Adjustment on

UCAS track from results day.

Other things to consider

• Finance – course fees, travel, and living costs.
• Travel – to and from your country, and within the

UK.

• Accommodation – university and college halls or

private residences? Visit www.ucas.com/finance for more information and links to relevant organisations.

Additional help

UCAS Customer Experience Centre

0371 468 0 468

From outside the UK:

+44 330 3330 230 Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 18:00 (UK time)

Find us online at:

www.facebook.com/ucasonline www.twitter.com/UCAS_advisers

Art and Design Courses

• UCAS: Apply for Foundation courses this way but

you must check!

• Non UCAS applications for some Art Foundation

courses e.g. Uni of Arts London

• Portfolio prep with Ms Gougeon and Mr Thomas
• Check application process with Ms Robinson

Drama, Music and Dance

• UCAS
• Guildhall School of Drama
• RADA
• CUKAS (7 Conservertoires) – UCAS
• Degree courses in Dance

Again – speak to Ms Robinson as soon as possible as each course is different

Student Finance

Details can be found on the gov.uk website Students will have a workshop on Student finance applications in the Summer and then reminded when to apply in 2020 Bursaries and scholarships will be circulated when we know them but please check individual universities too. Details of Bursary opportunities will be posted in SMHW and in The View newsletter.

Higher/ Degree Apprenticeships & School Leaver programmes

• Learn on the job but must have decided a career

path already.

• Will take 3-4 years to complete
• The starting point is the Gov Apprenticeship website

– you can register and set up email alerts.

• Interested in a particular employer go to their

website

• Don’t wait until the deadline to apply as some will

close the applications once they have a certain amount of applicants

• Larger Company vacancies will be available in the

Autumn (from September)

• Majority from Jan / Feb
• Start research now – alongside your university

research

• Hurdles before face to face interview – application /
• nline test / phone interview / group interview
• Apply for the Ark Apprenticeship programme in Sept.

Ms Robinson will post vacancies regularly through The VIew but you will also need to be proactive.

• Let the Sixth Form team know you are interested in this

pathway

• Create a CV and keep it up to date
• Use Morrisby to research careers and opportunities
• Visit websites of different companies to see if they offer

apprenticeships or School leaver schemes.

• Register with the National Apprenticeship Service

www.apprenticeship.gov.uk

• Set up Text / email alerts on the sites / companies which

interest you.

• Get Interview experience

Apprenticeship Levels

T ype of apprenticeship Level Equivalent educational level Intermediate 2 5 GCSE passes at grades A* to C Advanced 3 A-level pass Higher 4, 5, 6, 7 Foundation degree and above Degree 6, 7 Bachelor or Masters degree

Key Contacts

• Ms Gelder
• Ms Orchin
• Ms Robinson
• Mr Knight
• Mr Lennox-Hilton (Early Entry support)

If you are worried about anything to do with Post 18 please ask

Please can you:

• Let us know in the chat box if you have done

anything for the community to help with the Covid 19 outbreak.

• Email across any pictures of great achievements

made with DL!

Ms C Orchin Assistant Principal, Director of Sixth Form Mr K Lennox-Hilton T eacher of Biology Oxbridge, Medicine and Higher Courses Enrichment Lead

What are we looking for?

The application process

Choose course

Choose a College or

• pen

application UCAS application 15 Oct SAQ (Cam) 22 Oct Admission test(s) /assessment? Check registration deadline Interviews (Dec) Decision (Jan) Submit written work and/or take admission test(s) /assessment 1 in 5 applicants made an offer (on average)

What information do we use to assess applications?

We consider every application individually, taking all aspects into account:

• Academic record
• Personal statement
• Teacher’s reference
• Performance in any admission test /

assessment (where required)

• Written work (where required)
• Contextual data
• Interview (if interviewed)

No part of an application is considered in isolation – all available information is looked at together before decisions are made.

The application process: Choosing a course

www.cam.ac.uk/apply Course College

Admission assessment registration

UCAS: 15 October SAQ: 22 October

Written work and/or admission assessment

Interview (Dec)

Decision (Jan)

• Think about what you enjoy
• Look at course details
• Talk to staff and students today

Choosing a College – where would you like to live?

• 29 undergraduate Colleges in Cambridge
• 34 undergraduate Colleges in Oxford
• Differ in terms of:
• accommodation
• appearance
• facilities
• size (number of students)
• Instinct
• Open application

www.cam.ac.uk/choosingacollege Course College

Admission assessment registration

UCAS: 15 October SAQ: 22 October

Written work and/or admission assessment

Interview (Dec)

Decision (Jan)

Pre-interview assessment registration

• Registration deadline for others

– 15 October 2020

• Assessments taken –

Early November 2020

Course College

Admission assessment registration

UCAS: 15 October SAQ: 22 October

Written work and/or admission assessment

Interview (Dec)

Decision (Jan)

www.cam.ac.uk/assessment

Admissions Assessments for 2020 entry onwards

• Purpose? To supplement information in your application and

provide a gauge of your abilities

• Type? There will be two forms of admissions assessment, one

taken before the interview stage and one taken at the interview stage

• Use? These assessments are not pass/fail tests – important to

stress that your performance in any required written assessment won’t be considered in isolation

Form of assessment for each Cambridge course for 2020 entry:

Courses with pre-interview assessments Courses with at-interview written assessments

ASNC AMES Chemical Engineering Economics Engineering English Geography History History and Modern Languages History and Politics HSPS Medicine Natural Sciences PBS Veterinary Medicine Archaeology Architecture Classics Computer Science Education History and Modern Languages History of Art Land Economy Law Linguistics Modern and Medieval Languages Philosophy Theology

UCAS application

Completed online – application deadline 15 October

Personal statement

• Be honest and write with integrity
• Cover your interest in your course, relevant subjects you

have studied, super-curricular exploration

• Extra-curricular activities not relevant to the course applied

for aren’t taken into account in our considerations

Course College

Admission assessment registration

UCAS: 15 October SAQ: 22 October

Written work and/or admission assessment

Interview (Dec)

Decision (Jan)

Preparing to apply

Programme of study

• Course choice is the most important decision –research thoroughly, personal

interest(s)

Results

• Work hard to do as well as you can in your current studies

Engage and explore

• Be proactive in your learning – current studies and interests relevant to your

intended degree

Practise

• Discussing your academic interest(s)
• Past/example admission test/assessment papers
• Time management – generally and for exams

Supplementary Application Questionnaire (Cambridge Only)

• Used to collect information not in the UCAS application but useful when

assessing applicants, including:

• topics covered in AS/A Level

(or equivalent) courses

• optional Cambridge-specific

personal statement

• Ensures consistent information about all our applicants
• Completed online, in multiple sessions if you want www.cam.ac.uk/saq

Course College

Admission assessmen t registration

UCAS: 15 Octobe r SAQ: 22 Octobe r

Written work and/or admission assessmen t

Interview (Dec)

Decision (Jan)

Written work and at-interview assessments

www.cam.ac.uk/assessment Course College

Admission assessmen t registration

UCAS: 15 Octobe r SAQ: 22 Octobe r

Written work and/or admission assessmen t

Interview (Dec)

Decision (Jan)

At-interview written assessments:

• no need to register in advance
• taken when you’re in Cambridge for interview

(if interviewed) Written work:

• for a number of our courses you may be

asked to submit one or two examples of your written work from a relevant A Level/IB (or equivalent) course

Interviews

• Usually first three weeks of December
• One, two or three interviews
• Each 20-45 minutes
• Conducted by lecturers
• Predominantly

academic and subject-focused

No trick questions and not the ‘final hurdle’

Course College

Admission assessment registration

UCAS: 15 October SAQ: 22 October

Written work and/or admission assessment

Interview (Dec)

Decision (Jan)

Application outcome

The Colleges are responsible for all undergraduate admissions decisions, and notify students of the outcome of their application in January

www.cam.ac.uk/apply

• 1. You may be made an offer
• May be from the College you

applied/was allocated to, or from a different College as a result of your application being ‘pooled’

• Conditional/unconditional
• 2. You may be

unsuccessful

• Don’t be deterred from

applying by the prospect

• f not being successful –

we can only offer places to those who apply!

Course College

Admission assessment registration

UCAS: 15 October SAQ: 22 October

Written work and/or admission assessment

Interview (Dec)

Decision (Jan)

Frequently asked questions

Can I apply to both Oxford and Cambridge? Which subjects do I need? Is there a minimum GCSE requirement? What’s the most important part of an application? Which Colleges are better for which subjects? Are some Colleges easier to get into than others? What extra-curricular activities will help my chances of admission?

Finding out more

• Ask questions today!
• Undergraduate Prospectus
• Alternative Prospectus
• www.applytocambridge.com
• http://ousu.org/applying
• Undergraduate Study website
• www.cam.ac.uk

www.becamb ridge.com

• www.ox.ac.uk
• Contact the Cambridge

Admissions Office or any College admissions office

Open Days & Events University Admissions Office

admissions@cam.ac.uk study@ox.ac.uk

Medicine so far and next steps:

• 14th Feb UCAT workshop for Med and Dentists
• Healthcare - clinical skills day at St Georges
• Medicine Evening at St Paul’s School – Tuesday 3rd March, 4:15-5:30 pm
• Project Oxbridge workshops. 7th March. Globe

Over the next few months, we are also pleased to be able to offer the following support for Project Healthcare students:

• BMAT preparation online workshop for Medicine and Dentistry Pathway students
• Access to St George’s University live webinars on healthcare university applications

and healthcare careers

• Newsletters for students with healthcare-related opportunities and resources to

support preparation for university application

Activity Date Jesus College, Oxford, webinar 17th April, 14:00-15:30 Online tutoring March-June Project Access Mentoring March-January Research Challenge Launching on 24th April. Submission by 31st July Admissions test webinars and resources May-July Super-curricular learning resources April - August Results day support August

APPLICATIONS FOR MEDICINE Key Headlines Average application ratio – 10:1 The Medic Portal – Royal Society of Medicine. 4 medical schools only – 5th choice is still important! SOME establishments DO have slipstream into medicine, most don’t. UKCAT (UK Clinical Aptitude Test) is used by different universities in different ways Registration opens: 1 May at 9am Registration closes: 18 September at 5pm Booking opens: 1 May at 9am Online booking closes: 18 September at 5pm Final booking deadline: 1 October 2020 at midday BMAT (Biomedical Admissions Test) – Avoid choosing more than 2 BMAT universities. 1 September: registration opens. 1 October: registration deadline – standard fee. 15 October: final registration deadline – higher (late) fee. 31 October: test date. 23 November: results.

APPLICATIONS FOR MEDICINE/VET MED/DENTISTRY Key Headlines 3 aspects to consider: 1) Location 2) Course Structure 3) Course Length

Course Structure

Traditional

• 3 years of science,

limited patient contact New

• Integrated
• Early patient contact
• Structure

Problem Based Learning

• Small groups
• Clinical Scenarios