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April 2018

 Post 18 Pathways  Why choose HE? What are the benefits?  The financial implications &

Student Finance.

 The application process & support at TGAR.  The decisions to be made and important

information.

Post 18 Pathways

 Further Education – Level 3

• Age 16 – 19
• Sixth Form
• College
• A Levels or equivalent

 Higher Education – Level 4 to 7

• Age 18+
• College
• University
• Undergraduate & Postgraduate

 These qualifications are usually studied

at University, but can also be studied at Colleges of Higher Education.

 Examples include:

• Level 4 – Higher National Certificate (HNC)
• Level 5 – Higher National Diploma (HND)
• Level 5 – Foundation Degree (FdA, FdSc etc)
• Level 6 – Bachelors Degree (BA, BSc, BEng)
• Level 7 – Masters Degrees (MA, MEng, MSc)

L2 L2

GCSEs at the end of Year 11

Sixth Form – A Levels / BTECs Trg / Apprenticeship – Work + Qualification College – A Levels / BTECs

Postgraduate study leading to Masters Qualification

HL Apprenticeship – Work + Qualification College – HNCs College – HNDs

Undergraduate study leading to Bachelors Degree

L3 L3 L4 L4 L5 L5 L6 L6 L7 L7

Why choose HE? What are the benefits?

 Develop your skills and subject

knowledge

• Learn more about a subject you’re interested

in

• Very different way of learning from school
• Employers look at your skills as well as your

qualifications

 Career requirements

• Some roles require a degree-level

qualification (e.g. medicine, law)

 Enhancing career prospects

• In 2017, graduate earnings where an average
• f £10,000 more than non-graduates (post-

graduate earnings £16,000 more)*

• Higher chance of promotion
• Higher employment rates (88% compared to

71% in 2017)*

 Personal growth

• New challenges
• Freedom
• Self-motivation

*S *Source: ce: Offi fice ce of Natio ional al St Statistic istics s GL GLMS S 2017

 Transferable employment skills

• Transferable skills are those which are

applicable to employment more widely, such as communication, presentation, team working, numeracy, analytical, problem- solving and ICT skills

 “To be employed is to be at risk. To be

employable is to be secure.”

• Peter Hawkins – The Art of Building

Windmills

 You can live at home or move into your

very own place

 Meet new people from different areas of

the country and even the world.

 Lots of clubs and societies to get

involved in…

 Social Events – Fresher's / Welcome

Week, annual balls, charity events…

 Its all about balancing fun activities

alongside University work!

The financial implications &

Student Finance.

 Tuition Fees - Up to £9,250 per year  Cost of living - Depends on where you

live, but UK average is £9,000 per year

• For a 3-year degree = £54,750
• For a 4-year degree = £73,000

 Loan specifically available for tuition fees.

This is not means-tested

 Additional loan available to help with cost

• f living

 Do not start paying back until April after

graduation and earning over £25,000

 Does not count as a “traditional debt” as

is it repaid through PAYE

 View as an additional tax rather than debt  Cheapest loan you will ever have

• (inflation plus 3% maximum)

 Other support / income available:

• Bursaries
• Awards / Grants
• Scholarships
• Part-time work

 Summary – the decision to go to

university should not be taken lightly, but the cost of HE is an investment in your future career.

The application process &

support at TGAR.

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Application deadline for some Art and Design courses.

 Explore all possibilities  Keep your options open  Students change their mind!  Easy to change a UCAS application into

an Apprenticeship application – harder to do the other way round

 Application process starts with the

upcoming AS examinations.

 Universities may use AS results to help

them make offers.

 The AS can be used as an indicator of

performance.

• An AS is weighted as 40% of an A Level on

the new UCAS Tariff system.

• Not all schools are doing AS, so universities

can not use AS marks against you.

• BUT

BUT, they can provide evidence for a good prediction.

 Y13 UCAS SPOC (student voice) results.  Every year in response to the question:

• “What are the weaknesses of the UCAS

programme?”

 We see the comments:

• “Not enough time to complete the application”
• r “start the application sooner”.

 These students usually have not done their

research in the summer of Year 12 and struggle to do this once Year 13 has started.

 From Registration to Final Deadline = 7

months!

 Open Days  Work Experience  Summer School / Master Classes  Entry Requirements / Admission Tests  Scholarship Examinations  Early deadline – Oxbridge, Medics etc  Early interviews in autumn term

SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION DOESN’T MEAN YOU HAVE TO GO

COST OF AN APPLICATION = £24*

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 June / July 2018 – AL

ALL students register online with UCAS in school during PSHE lessons.

 June / July / August 2018 – students need to

visit open days, complete work experience, master classes etc.

 September 2018 – students update Personal

Details, Additional Information and Education sections during PSHE lessons. Also begin Apprenticeship Skills package.

 September – December 2018 – students input

Choices when ready and following the first Progress and IAG interview with Form Tutor.

 September – December 2018 – external speakers

from HEIs provide additional information.

 September – December 2018 – students draft a

personal statement under guidance of Form

• Tutors. Sixth Form Team and Form Tutors also

draft references.

Internal Deadline for Submissions 30th November 2018

 January 2019 – main Submission deadline.  January – February 2019 – PSHE sessions

focus on “What's Next”, accommodation, Student Finance etc Y13 Higher Education

• Evening. Application window for summer

apprenticeships opens.

 January – March 2019 – students begin to

reply to Offers following the second Progress and IAG Interview with Form Tutor.

 The decisions to be made and

important information.

 COU

COURSE? RSE?

PT/FT, Sandwich, Batchelor (BSc/BA/BEng), Masters (MSc/MA/MEng), subject, joint/single honours, major/minor?

 UNI

UNIVERSITY? VERSITY?

Home/away? How far away? Quality of the university? City/non-city? Facilities? DO THEY OFFER YOUR COURSE? GRADE / POINTS ENTRY?

 AC

ACCOMO COMODATION DATION?

Cost? Catered/non-catered? On campus/off campus? University halls/private rent? Car parking – is it free? Shared/single room? En- suite/shared bathroom?

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