Year 13 Parents Information Evening

Welcome

CongratulationsOn to the final lap Students need to start working now…Turning up the heat in April won’t work at A

level

Student Support

Mr Darby – Assistant Head for Key Stage 5Mrs Murray – Assistant Director of Standards

in Sixth FormMrs Brailsford – Sixth Form Administrator9-2pm Daily

Personal Tutor

All students have been allocated a Year 13 Personal Tutor to discuss their options for next year

These tutors will meet with their students to help them with university applications and other advice and guidance

A member of the school leadership teamMr Parker, Mrs Chivers, Mrs Guest, Mr Payne,

Miss Beeton, Ms Martin

Personal Tutor Groups

Campbell – Mrs Owens, Mrs Riley-GoughDylan – Mrs Walshe, Mrs RollestonGrey Thompson – Mrs Malster, Mr YoungKing – Mrs Foster and Mrs RichardsMcCartney – Miss Phagura and Mrs ListerPicasso – Ms Black, Mrs Wood

Assessment Weeks and Reporting

6th October – Reports home24th November26th January Mock Examinations – Reports

home23rd February – Mock exam resits23rd March – Reports home

Parent Consultation

11/02/14 – 4.30pm-7.30pmQueensbury – 13/11/14

On 11th February all students will receive their mock results

Student Timetables

24-44 lessons per fortnight16-36 study lessonsStudy lessons are not free periodsLibrary open daily until 4.30pmGCSE Maths and English – All with a grade D

or below should have lessons to attend

Queensbury Buses

To Queensbury8:45 and 9am11.10 and 11.201.30, 1.40 and 1.503.15 and 3.30

These buses then return to school

What happens if…

Students arrive late for lessons…

Student attendance falls…

Students do not complete the work…

A student is absent…

Summer Examinations

First exam will be around mid MayStudy leave will begin at May half termBTEC students may need to continue lessons

after May half term

UCAS Applications

All students should have registered with UCAS if they wish to apply for university

Personal Statement 4000 characters or 47 lines of text

Subject ReferencesPersonal Tutor Reference

Choosing the right university

Open daysProspectusesUniversity ratingsLocationCourses and Entry RequirementsPoints or Grades

UCAS Points

140=A* or Distinction*120=A or Distinction100=B80=C or Merit60=D40=E

Look at the individual entry requirements in prospectus and/or ring universities

Application Process

Sell yourself in your personal statement5 choices Universities will make offers/rejectionsMake a final choice of 2First ChoiceSecond Choice

Example

University of Warwick - History and Sociology – BBC

University of Warwick – Modern History – AAB

De Montfort University – History CCDUniversity of Lancaster – History – BBBUniversity of Durham – History – ABB

First Choice – University of Lancaster – HistoryInsurance Choice – De Montfort University

Clearing

If students do not get the right grades in the summer then they there will be space on courses available on results day

A lottery

Timeline

Entered your Personal details   Entered your A’ level /AS Level subject with specific units taken

(available on your exam slips or exams office)   Put together your Personal Statement (first draft) Shown this draft to your Personal Tutor Edited your first drafted Personal Statement (keeping to the word

count – you can enter up to 4,000 characters (this includes spaces) or 47 lines of text (this includes blank lines)

Shown this Personal Statement to your Personal Tutor Typed up your Personal Statement onto your UCAS Application Form

Printed out your completed (UNSENT) application Form and handed it in to your Sixth Form Personal Tutor for a Tutor

Reference to be written and initial checking Once approved by your Personal Tutor bring the hard copy to the

exams/sixth form office for processing and further checking

Manshead School University Application Deadlines

1st October Music CUKAS courses15th October Oxbridge/

Medicine/Veterinary Medicine/ Veterinary Science/Dentistry

October Half Term – Russell Group University Applications

December 5th – All other universitiesJanuary 15th – UCAS final deadline

Student Finance

https://www.gov.uk/student-finance/overview

A Tuition Fee loan

This will pay for your tuition fees, at your university for your course

Every student can borrow this regardless of their parents income or the type of course

It will only cover this, there will be no surplus!

You only start paying this back when you leave University

A Maintenance Loan

Living at home Up to £4,565Living away from home, outside London Up

to £5,740Living away from home, in London Up to

£8009You spend a year of a UK course studying

abroad Up to £6,820

A Maintenance Grant

This is non-repayable!!!English students whose family household

income of up to £25,000 are entitled to £3,387

The Grant part of your loan is not paid on top of the maintenance loan

It represents that part that doesn’t have to be repaid to the government

A Maintenance Grant

£25,000 or less = £3,387£30,000 =£2,441£35,000 =£1,494£40,000 =£547£42,611 =Up to £50Over £42,611 =No grant

Bursaries and Scholarships

This is another form of non-repayable cash support.

Bursaries are given by the University you attend and are linked to your family income.

Scholarships are usually given to students because of achievement and excellence.

Check what is available by going to Course Finder at www.ucas.com

Apprenticeships

http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/

Independent Advice and Guidance

4YPIndependent careers advice at school on day

per weekStudents can book via the Sixth Form Team

Parent Support

Keep us informed of all issues that affect students learning and progress

Ensure students do work outside the lessons, attend well and work as hard as they can

We will endeavour to keep in contact with you when things go well…

And not so well.

Contact

Mr Darby 01582679400 Ext.214Mrs Murray Ext. 234Mrs Brailsford Ext. 295darbyt@mansheadschool.co.ukmurrayh@mansheadschool.co.ukbrailsfordc@mansheadschool.co.uk

Please collect a UCAS booklet