Looking Forward… July of 4th Form “When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened.”
The VIth Form at KES Continuity of Education Size of Sets and Groups Participation Rates
Leadership Opportunities Facilities
Higher Education
KES Sixth Form Co-curriculum What will you do‌
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after the bell goes?
*participate
*compete
*serve
*express
*lead
*think
*explore
your curriculum
your choice
lower sixth period allocation
upper sixth period allocation
AS subject choices CHOOSE 4 AS SUBJECTS FROM THE LIST BELOW
ART* or PHOTOGRAPHY * BIOLOGY BUSINESS STUDIES * CHEMISTRY CLASSICAL CIVILISATION COMPUTING * DESIGN TECHNOLOGY * ECONOMICS * ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENGLISH LITERATURE FRENCH FURTHER MATHEMATICS – see note 3 GEOGRAPHY * GERMAN GREEK HISTORY * LATIN MATHS WITH MECHANICS MATHS WITH STATISTICS MATHS + AS Further Maths MUSIC * MUSIC TECHNOLOGY * PHILOSOPHY * PHYSICS PSYCHOLOGY * SPANISH SPORTS SCIENCE * THEATRE STUDIES *
moving on up
If students have successfully completed their IGCSE courses of study in the Upper School here, we expect themto be able to make the transition to our Sixth Form.
Looking Ahead To Higher Education
Purpose • To reflect the information given to 4th year pupils about Higher Education [H.E.] • To highlight the questions students need to be considering • To raise awareness of the HE sector and provide a basic background knowledge of issues that might affect research and choices
What students need to Know……. • Not all Universities are ‘equal’ • Not all university courses have the same employment rate • Not all universities have the same ‘student satisfaction’ level • Not all Sixth Form statistics are presented as percentages!
Which Are The ‘Competitive’ Universities? = Different Answers from different sources!
The Russell Group
•University of Birmingham
•London School of Economics (LSE)
•University of Bristol
•University of Manchester
•University of Cambridge
•Newcastle University
•Cardiff University
•University of Nottingham
•University of Edinburgh
•Queen’s University Belfast
•University of Glasgow
•University of Oxford
•Imperial College London
•University of Sheffield
•King’s College London
•University of Southampton
•University of Leeds
•University College London (UCL)
•University of Liverpool
•University of Warwick
….Queen Mary, London and Exeter have been added to this group this academic year
www.russellgroup.ac.uk
Ms Truss's findings show that 15% of comprehensive school pupils and 11% of sixth-form college pupils were entered for at least three "facilitating" Alevels in 2010, compared with 31% at independent schools
Various lists of ‘facilitating subjects’ exist and can be consulted
‘List A’ [extract] Accounting
European Languages
Modern Foreign Languages
Ancient History
French
Music
Biblical Hebrew
Geography
Philosophy
Biology
Geology
Physics
Business Studies
German
Psychology
Chemistry
History
Religious Studies
Classics/Latin
History of Art
Spanish
Computing
Human Biology
Statistics
Economics
Mathematics
Theatre Studies
English/Literature
Further Maths
Source: Russell Group
The Russell group Web site is well worth a visit before 5th Form options for A level are needed
Go to: http://russellgroup.ac.uk/media/informed-choices/InformedChoices-latest.pdf
Statistics • If you’re trying to make decisions [For University or for VI Form] always try to get answers in %. • These are our recent statistics and we’re very proud of them!
% UVI into Top universities
% into CF/CI
Medics [37% nationally]
2007
87%
97.9
83
2008
80%
97.1
80
2009
84%
91.3
80
2010
88%
94.9
80
2011
90%
93
89
2012
We’ll know in August
Places offered: 100% !!!!
Making Sense of the Statistics Year
% of applicants proceeding to Oxbridge
2007
10%
2008
15%
2009
16%
2010
13%
2011
13%
2012
13 places offered this year – awaiting A level results!
We generally quote 10 -11% as an average figure for our statistics for Oxbridge, but in fact, as you can see, we prefer to err slightly on the side of caution. These figures are for applicant year groups, which is only fair. If we looked just at UVI figures the statistics can change quite dramatically. In 2010, for instance, 19% of those applicants then in the UVI subsequently proceeded to either Oxford or Cambridge. In a VI form college of 2,000 [ assuming approximately 1,000 per year group], that would mean 190 students would be proceeding to Oxbridge to match our figures. BUT - Ultimately this is just one piece of the bigger picture and simply a convenient way of comparing statistics. We firmly believe that VI Form Education is a whole lot more than just HE success.
The Sutton Trust Report shows us as 30th in the entire UK for our success in placing students in ‘highly selective’ universities
So, Why Higher Education preparation in our VI Form? Small is beautiful – and impressively successful. Students will be in a tutor group with a maximum of just 6 students applying for University with the help of a personal tutor.
A ratio of 1:6 is unlikely to be bettered anywhere with a comparable number of students proceeding to university. In addition, once part of the VI form HE system, students stay part of it until they move to university. Our students are supported through their applications even if they opt to take a year out – GAP year in Tibet? No problem: we’ve done it before!
What Happens@ KES?
The school website provides you with a complete guide to the Higher Education preparation process as well as useful links and presentations
We have a new section for Parents as well as a section of Student Resources
Useful information For students ▪
www.unistats.com Search and compare different courses
For Parents • www.ucas.com/parents Information for parents including a guide to the process
and universities [a word of warning….] •
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www.yougofurther.co.uk UCAS’ student networking site [ again, some unverifiable information]
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www.ucas.tv Informative video guides for applicants including ‘how to guides’, case studies and tutorials
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www.ucas.com/events For information on higher education conventions, subject-specific conferences and other events
www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents Intended to give a broad view of options
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www.aimhigher.direct.gov A guide to access activities run by universities For both: •
http://www.kes.hants.sch.uk/university-andcareers/parents Various specific resources and links to other sources of information
All this information was part of our presentation to parents of 4th Year students. Please encourage your son/daughter to look ahead and to maintain a dialogue with his/her Upper School Tutor