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Bullers Wood School Welcome to our Higher Education and Careers Evening

Bullers Wood School Welcome to our Higher Education and Careers Evening. Life After Bullers Wood 2015. Guest Speakers James Ward Foundation Studies in Art & Design, and Media Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication

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Bullers Wood School Welcome to our Higher Education and Careers Evening

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  1. Bullers Wood SchoolWelcome to ourHigher Education and Careers Evening

  2. Life After Bullers Wood 2015

  3. Guest Speakers James Ward Foundation Studies in Art & Design, and Media Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication Kirsty Taylor Career Opportunities - Post 18 Bullers Wood Careers Adviser Helen Hunt School Leavers’ programmes, particularly in Accountancy Baker Tilly UK Bridget Burrows Why university - and selecting the right course? Formerly of Queen Mary’s, London University

  4. Forthcoming Events • UCAS predicted grades published summer term • London Taster days • Sutton Trust and Oxbridge Summer Schools • Careers Talks • Careers Interviews (in school) • Launch of the EPQ and MOOC • UCAS convention at Goldsmiths College - 27 June • Parents UCAS workshop - 3 July • UCAS statement workshop - 16 July • UCAS registration - 17 July • Careers workshop for none University students - 17July • Hollie McNish workshop - 18 July • University Open Days • Deadline for Applications - October 2014 • Deadline for Art/Media Foundation courses - December2014

  5. EASTER REVISON TIMETABLE

  6. Lastminute.com

  7. http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/ http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/ http://www.theguardian.com/education/universityguide http://www.whatuni.com/degrees/university-application-ucas/open-days/open-days.html http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/ http://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/ http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/students/student-loans-tuition-fees-changes https://www.futurelearn.com http://www.coa.co.uk/programmes-and-aptitude-tests/centigrade http://opendays.com/ http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/University_Guide

  8. http://www.ucas.com/sites/default/files/2014-parent-guide.pdfhttp://www.ucas.com/sites/default/files/2014-parent-guide.pdf

  9. http://www.studentladder.co.uk/

  10. http://www.do-it.org.uk/

  11. Life After Bullers Option 1 • Leave full time education • Enrol for Apprenticeships or a School Leavers’ Programme • Possibly part-time or full time further education. Option 2 I want a place in Higher Education but not now; a deferred Entry • Apply now and have deferred entry offer in your possession before going off for a year? • Apply in a year’s time with possibly a clearer idea of what you want to do? Option 3 Choice of the majority at Bullers Wood • Apply now for a place in Higher Education in October 2015

  12. What is UCAS? • UCAS is the University/College Admissions Service • It is the only way of applying and securing a place at a UK university or college • You apply online through “UCAS Apply”

  13. How does it work? • Students complete online the UCAS form that contains 4 vital pieces of information: • Personal details (DOB, address, GCSE and AS results etc.)All grades have to be declared even ‘U’ grades. Some Universities request module results. • 5 choices of university • A personal statement • An academic school reference

  14. Your Five Choices • You need to have selected up to 5 similarcourse choices • Check and double check that the course is for you and that you meet the standard entry requirements • Go and visit your choices - get the prospectus • Research the location

  15. The 1994 Group University of London Birkbeck University of East Anglia University of Essex Goldsmiths College University of London Institute of Education, University of London Lancaster University University of Leicester Loughborough University Royal Holloway University of London School of African and Oriental Studies University of Sussex • The Russell Group • University of Birmingham • University of Bristol • University of Cambridge • Cardiff University • Durham University • University of Edinburgh • University of Exeter • University of Glasgow • Imperial College London • King's College London • University of Leeds • University of Liverpool • London School of Economics & Political Science • University of Manchester • Newcastle University • University of Nottingham • University of Oxford • Queen Mary University of London • Queen's University Belfast • University of Sheffield • University of Southampton • University College London • University of Warwick • University of York WhichUniversity?

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