How to Apply for a Sixth Form Place Go to this website:

1. Prichard’s Pointers: Follow these simple steps for UCAS Progress success! How to Apply for a Sixth Form Place Go to this website: https://www.ucasprogress.com/authentication/logon Applications open on Monday 3rd October and close on Friday 13th January 2017

2. Schools and Colleges using UCAS progress • Christ’s • Grey Court • Hampton Academy • Orleans Park • Richmond Park Academy • Teddington • Twickenham Academy • Waldegrave • Richmond-upon-Thames College • Kingston College Please note if you want to apply for courses at Esher, Strodes and Tiffin (or other Kingston schools) you apply to the institution.

3. Schools and Colleges using UCASProgress • Christ’s • Grey Court • Hampton Academy • Orleans Park • Richmond Park Academy • Teddington • Twickenham Academy • Waldegrave • Richmond-upon-Thames college • Plus Kingston College Please note that this document can be found on the Richmond borough website: http://www.richmond.gov.uk/post16partnership

4. OUR COURSES

5. How to start your search Type in your postcode and the distance from home you want your search to cover. You can enter the name of the institution you want to study at.

6. Enter where you want to search You can type in a subject or course that you are interested in here.

7. List of courses A list will then come up of the institution you are interested in and the courses on offer at that institution

8. Click on a course to find out more If you click on a course you can find out details such as entry requirements, syllabus and course content.

9. Click on a provider to find out more You will also be able to provide some information about the provider. However, we advise that you visit the open day of the provider is running.

10. Easy to use:Each student completes these sections When you fill in these details make sure that you include an up-to-date phone number and a formal email address e.g. a.wenger@highbury.com NOT Dcostaisacheatingsod.co.uk As first impressions count!

11. However, students are required to write a personal statement detailing their strengths – we will help them through this. Year 11 tutors are supporting their tutees in this process.

12. Personal statement pointers – these are key verbs you can use in your personal statement – admissions officers like ACTIVe words! • Personal Statement Key Words • accomplished achieved acquired administered advised amended analysed applied appraised approved arranged assembled assessed assisted attained balanced bought built budgeted calculated checked coached collaborated collected combined compiled completed composed concluded condensed conducted confirmed constructed consulted controlled converted coordinated corresponded cancelled created criticised decreased defined delivered demonstrated designed detected determined developed devised diagnosed directed discovered disproved distributed documented doubled drew up edited eliminated enlarged established estimated evaluated examined expanded familiarised finished forecasted formed formulated founded generated guided identified implemented improved improvised incorporated increased indicated initiated inspired installed instigated instituted instructed integrated interpreted intervened interviewed introduced invented investigated involved launched led logged managed maintained measured merged minimisedmodernised monitored negotiated networked observed obtained operated ordered organised originated oversaw passed performed persuaded pioneered planned predicted prepared presented prevented processed produced programmed progressed promoted prompted proposed protected proved provided published purchased quantified realised recommended recorded recruited redesigned reduced referred regulated rejected renegotiated reorganised reported researched restored restricted reviewed revised revitalised revived saved scheduled selected served set up shaped simplified sold solved specified started stimulated streamlined strengthened stretched structured studied succeeded suggested superseded supervised supplied supported surpassed synthesised taught tested tightened trained transferred translated treated trimmed uncovered unified unravelled wrote

13. Provide an overview of your character and personal qualities Explain why you want to take the particular A-Level courses/BTEC course/apprenticeship qualification or vocational training. * Write about any Extra-curricular experiences you may have undertaken or any work experience you may have taken part in. Remember to relate them to your chosen course(s) * Please note: if you are applying for more than one course e.g. three A-levels – devote a short paragraph to each A-level. Prichard’s pointer: A possible structure for a personal statement

14. You may have developed some of the following skills and qualities that colleges find desirable from enrichment activities that you have taken part in at Grey Court: • communication • numeracy • problem solving • listening • Responsibility • team work • initiative • originality • self-discipline • commitment • patience • confidence • organisation • sensitivity • leadership • stamina • time management • creative thinking • research • willingness to learn • independence • motivation • Persistence • energetic • determination • calm • team work • trustworthy • honesty • adaptability • innovation • growth mindset

15. An insider’s guide to the questions every parent should ask at a Sixth Form Open Evening

16. What was your ALPS (A-level performance score) grade for the school? What was the ALPS score in your subject? What is your retention rate from year 12 into year 13? What is your average class size? Are you planning on developing a BTEC level 3 programme? What is the size of your sixth form? Do you employ a school counsellor? How many staff do you have available on your enrichment afternoons? How do you staff your supervised study periods? How many lessons a week are devoted to each subject? What charges do you levy for sixth formers each term? What were your cohort’s destinations last year?

17. Class of 2016 Destinations

18. New Gradings (Provisional) • BTEC qualifications = 5 A-C grades plus grade 4 in English and mathematics • Social sciences = grade 5 English required • Biology and chemistry = grade 6 mathematics • Physics = grade 7 mathematics • Mathematics = grade 7 • Further mathematics = grade 8