Sixth Form Futures
UNIVERSITY VISITS & OPEN DAYS
Please print out Request Form and get it signed by all required parties, before submitting to Mr Hall for final approval. After your visit, you will be contacted about writing a quick evaluation of your visit.
GUIDANCE FoR PARENTS: UCAS and Post-18 choiceS
LOWER SIXTH FUTURES DAY (JAN 2024)
Futures Summer Programme (JUNE 2023)
PERSONAL STATEMENTS
For a range of guides on crafting Personal Statements, including subject specific information, search “personal statements” in the Unifrog Know-how library.
Futures Field Day (September 2022)
UCAS: Completing Your UCAS / Higher Education Applications
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)