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Navigating School Leaver Destinations: Your Options for Future Success

This guide outlines essential pathways for school leavers post-graduation on June 17, 2013. Explore positive, sustained, and satisfying options such as university degrees, college courses, modern apprenticeships, and direct employment. Understand the financial implications of tuition fees, living costs, and available support. Learn how to effectively choose your course by researching interests and career planning. Follow the UCAS application process step-by-step, including key dates and offer types. Equip yourself for a successful transition to higher education or the workforce.

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Navigating School Leaver Destinations: Your Options for Future Success

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  1. S6 INDUCTION – MONDAY 17TH JUNE 2013 SCHOOL LEAVER DESTINATIONS

  2. WHAT NEXT? • POSITIVE • SUSTAINED • ENJOYABLE • SATISFYING

  3. OPTIONS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STRAIGHT TO WORK MODERN APPRENTICESHIP

  4. HIGHER/FURTHER EDUCATION • COLLEGE - Higher National Certificate (HNC) • - Higher National Diploma (HND) • UNIVERSITY - Degrees of 3-5 years • 300 institutions in UK – 20 in Scotland • England – degrees of 3 years but you have to pay fees

  5. TYPES OF DEGREE COURSES ORDINARY / HONOURS SINGLE / JOINT UNDERGRADUATE PGCert (e.g. PGDE) MASTERS PHD POSTGRADUATE

  6. TYPES OF DEGREE COURSES • MEDICINE • ACCOUNTANCY • ENGINEERING • ARCHITECTURE VOCATIONAL • HISTORY • ENGLISH • POLITICS • BIOLOGY NON- VOCATIONAL

  7. WHY GO TO UNIVERSITY?

  8. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS • TUITION FEES • LIVING COSTS – RENT, FOOD, BOOKS, CLOTHING, TRANSPORT • SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FROM

  9. CHOOSING YOUR COURSE • DOES IT INTEREST YOU? • DO YOU FIND IT ENJOYABLE? • IS IT GOING TO LEAD TO SOMETHING? • WHAT ARE YOUR LONG TERM PLANS?

  10. CHOOSING YOUR COURSE

  11. IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH WWW.UCAS.COM Course search

  12. IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH • UCAS TV • UNIVERSITY WEBSITES • PROSPECTUSES • OPEN DAYS

  13. HOW TO APPLY – THE APPLICANT JOURNEY 1 • Researches where and what to study • Registers online with UCAS Apply 2 • Completes all sections of form 3 • Reference added by school 4 • School sends form electronically to UCAS 5 6 • UCAS processes form and forwards to chosen • HEIs 7 • HEIs submit decisions • Applicant views decisions on Track 8 • Applicant replies to offers on Track 9 • HEIs confirm places when results are released 10

  14. THE UCAS CALENDAR – KEY DATES Mid-June 15 October Early December • Apply available for student registration • Early ‘on-time’ deadline: • Medicine, Veterinary and Dentistry • Oxford or Cambridge • Some CUKAS courses • Deadline for all other ‘on-time’ applications Admissions Tests Early registration and test dates: UKCAT LNAT BMAT ELAT

  15. HOW TO APPLY • ON-LINE APPLICATIONT THROUGH WWW.UCAS.COM • ONE APPLICATION PER YEAR • MAXIMUM OF 5 CHOICES (SOME RESTRICTIONS FOR MEDICINE/VETERINARY/DENTISTRY • COST: £23 FOR 5 CHOICES OR £12 FOR 1 CHOICE (CUKAS FEE IS £16)

  16. DECISIONS • OFFERS: CONDITIONAL • UNCONDITIONAL • REJECTIONS: EXTRA (Feb – June) • CLEARING • ADJUSTMENT

  17. HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES QuEST • QUALIFICATIONS • EXPERIENCE • SKILLS • TESTIMONY - PERSONAL STATEMENT • REFERENCE

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