Sixth Form Futures
UNIVERSITY VISITS & OPEN DAYS
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LOWER SIXTH FUTURES DAY (JAN 2025)
Lower Sixth Futures WEEK (JUNE 2024)
DAY 2 / DAY 4 UCAS & Personal Statements
Exam Boards List for UCAS Application (Education Section)
For a range of guides on crafting Personal Statements, including subject specific information, search “personal statements” in the Unifrog Know-how library.
DAY 2 Talks / Workshops
DAY 4 Talks / Workshops
DAY 4 Supported Progress Sessions
GUIDANCE FoR Lower SIXTH PARENTS: UCAS and Post-18 choiceS (MARCH 2024)
Personal Statements Talk [by Oxford Brookes University] (June 2022)
Student Finance Talk [By Royal Holloway University] (May 2022)
Lower Sixth Pupils & Parents Guidance: Using Unifrog for Post A-Level Preparation & Application (March 2020)
CAREERS, UNIVERSITIES & APPRENTICESHIPS EXPLORATION: KEY SITES
A universal destinations platform that brings all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps young people to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications.
+ Lots of info & great range of tools
- Works best by building up your profile, which takes time.
Subscription only. Available in the Fifth Form.
Morrisby.com provides up-to-date career information, requirements and routes to careers, as well as assessments and customisable results to plan future choices.
+ Huge customisable range of info on occupations with links to university courses
+ Life-time membership
- Subscription only
UCAS.com is the standard portal for university and apprenticeship applications. It is a great resource for exploring options after GCSE and A-levels and, if applying through UCAS, the place to create, submit, and track your application.
RateMyApprenticeship.co.uk is a key hub for exploring apprenticeships at all levels. It offers information, advice, and guidance on securing the best apprenticeships available to students post-GCSE and post-A-level.
The government’s National Career Service offers free and impartial information, advice and guidance to help you with your decisions about careers, courses and work.
+ Lots of detail
- Quite text heavy and a bit drab
As its name suggest, UCAS - Explore jobs allows you to explore different jobs and pathways to your career: by job family, by subject, or by skill-set. (UCAS stands for Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. It's the centralised service that students use to apply to university.)
+ Simple interface with well-summarised information
- Less detail (e.g. no salary or labour market info)