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Next Steps Evening 11 th March 2020 Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL www.northgatesixthform.co.uk l Tel: 01473 210123 Email: northgatesixthform@northgate.Suffolk.sch.uk | northgatesixthform | @northgatesixthform

Welcome – John Alexander, Head of Sixth Form Careers Support at Northgate – Victoria Calder, Careers Leader Higher Education – Rebecca Keeble, University of Essex Student Finance – Rebecca Keeble, University of Essex HE: A Parent’s Perspective – Ferduse Khanom, Parent Ambassador Apprenticeships – Lily Sinclair, ASK Apprenticeship Service Higher & Degree Level Apprenticeships – a local flavour Naomi Miller, Higher & Degree Level Apprenticeship Champion (NEACO) Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL www.northgatesixthform.co.uk l Tel: 01473 210123 Email: northgatesixthform@northgate.Suffolk.sch.uk | northgatesixthform | @northgatesixthform

Careers at Northgate Sixth Form Victoria Calder Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL www.northgatesixthform.co.uk l Tel: 01473 210123 Email: northgatesixthform@northgate.Suffolk.sch.uk | northgatesixthform | @northgatesixthform

Careers Support at Northgate Careers Department – Victoria Calder, Lorraine Cook Head of Sixth Form – John Alexander Sixth Form team Tutors and Subject Teachers External Partners – NEACO, local universities, colleges, training providers, employers, Careers & Enterprise Company Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL www.northgatesixthform.co.uk l Tel: 01473 210123 Email: northgatesixthform@northgate.Suffolk.sch.uk | northgatesixthform | @northgatesixthform

Careers in Year 12 • Careers Lesson – Autumn Term & Spring Term • Personal Careers Action Plan • One-to-one careers appointments • Monday morning Careers Drop-In sessions • Careers talks • University trips Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL www.northgatesixthform.co.uk l Tel: 01473 210123 Email: northgatesixthform@northgate.Suffolk.sch.uk | northgatesixthform | @northgatesixthform

Researching Options • University • Further Education courses • Apprenticeship • Employment • Gap Year – volunteering, employment, travel, further learning Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL www.northgatesixthform.co.uk l Tel: 01473 210123 Email: northgatesixthform@northgate.Suffolk.sch.uk | northgatesixthform | @northgatesixthform

Why Higher Education? • Transferable skills • Improved career prospects • Essential for some careers • Experience of university life – academic and social • One third of 18/19 year olds progress directly to university • Current Year 13 cohort – 80% have applied for university Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL www.northgatesixthform.co.uk l Tel: 01473 210123 Email: northgatesixthform@northgate.Suffolk.sch.uk | northgatesixthform | @northgatesixthform

University Headlines • 568,330 university applications by main 15 th January 2020 UCAS deadline • Record 39.5% of all UK 18 year olds applied to HE • Record 73,080 applicants from outside the EU, 14.7% more than 2019 • Current graduate job market is positive • Average graduate starting salary varies by subject • Net financial gain from a degree over life time Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL www.northgatesixthform.co.uk l Tel: 01473 210123 Email: northgatesixthform@northgate.Suffolk.sch.uk | northgatesixthform | @northgatesixthform

Most Popular 2018/19 Undergraduate Courses Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL www.northgatesixthform.co.uk l Tel: 01473 210123 Email: northgatesixthform@northgate.Suffolk.sch.uk | northgatesixthform | @northgatesixthform

Important Dates – University Applications Northgate Internal Deadlines Oxbridge & Medical/Veterinary/Dentistry UCAS applications – 25 th September 2020 All other UCAS applications – 6 th November 2020 UCAS Application Deadlines Oxbridge & Medical/Veterinary/Dentistry – 15 th October 2020 Main UCAS deadline – 15 th January 2021 Some Art and Design Courses – 24 th March 2021 Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL www.northgatesixthform.co.uk l Tel: 01473 210123 Email: northgatesixthform@northgate.Suffolk.sch.uk | northgatesixthform | @northgatesixthform

Why an Apprenticeship? • Real job • Paid employment • Employer pays for training costs • Experience in the workplace • Transferable skills • 4 different levels – to degree level and beyond Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL www.northgatesixthform.co.uk l Tel: 01473 210123 Email: northgatesixthform@northgate.Suffolk.sch.uk | northgatesixthform | @northgatesixthform

Changing World of Work • Job hunt • Roles at work • Demographic changes • Communication • Preparing for jobs that didn’t exist 20 years ago • Increase in number and type of Apprenticeships Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL www.northgatesixthform.co.uk l Tel: 01473 210123 Email: northgatesixthform@northgate.Suffolk.sch.uk | northgatesixthform | @northgatesixthform

Things to do University Open Days (Mar-Dec) – www.opendays.com • University taster sessions • Work experience • Part-time employment • Research and reading around the subject • Start drafting UCAS personal statement – 4,000 characters • UCAS 2020 course search opens May • UCAS 2020 applicant registration opens mid-June • Research any additional tests – e.g. UCAT, BMAT, LNAT, Oxbridge • Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL www.northgatesixthform.co.uk l Tel: 01473 210123 Email: northgatesixthform@northgate.Suffolk.sch.uk | northgatesixthform | @northgatesixthform

Careers Events Coming Up • Oxbridge Conference – 28 th April 2020 • Medics Conference – 5 th May 2020 • Mock Interview Project – May 2020 • UCAS Higher Education Convention at UOS – 11 th June 2020 • Careers & Wellbeing Day – 8 th July 2020 • Careers Talks – HE/Apprenticeship focus – Autumn Term 2020 • Oxbridge preparation – September 2020 • Oxbridge/Medical mock interviews – November 2020 • Apprenticeships Workshop – November 2020 Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL www.northgatesixthform.co.uk l Tel: 01473 210123 Email: northgatesixthform@northgate.Suffolk.sch.uk | northgatesixthform | @northgatesixthform

COLCHESTER CAMPUS

WHY GO TO UNIVERSITY?  Job prospects  Meet new people  Study something you enjoy  Learn new skills  New experiences  Leave home  Social life

JOB PROSPECTS  Average starting salary for a graduate is around £28,250 (The Telegraph, 2018)  Graduates earn £100,000 + more across their working lives (The Telegraph, 2018)  Average working age graduate earn £10,000 more per year (Department for Education, 2019)  Around 70% of graduate jobs are obtainable with any degree  You can enter at a higher level and go further in your chosen career

CHOOSING YOUR COURSE Choose your course FIRST  Over 40,000 to choose from  Familiar or new subject?  Interesting enough for 3 years?  Career plans?  Different types of courses  YOUR decision 

OUR COURSES  Art History  Nursing  American/Latin American  Human Rights studies  History  Biological Sciences  Humanities/Liberal Arts  Computer Science  Journalism  Criminology  Law  Drama/Acting  Literature and Creative  Essex Business School Writing  Economics  Mathematics  Electronic Engineering  Modern Languages  English Language and  Philosophy Linguistics  Psychology  European Studies  Sociology  Film Studies  Social Work  Government/Politics  Sports Science/Therapy  Health and Human Sciences

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS  Entry Requirements are different for different courses and universities  What qualifications are required?  What grades do you need?  What subjects should you study?  Work experience  Interview  Testing

CHOOSING YOUR UNIVERSITY City or campus  Size & location  Reputation  Accommodation  Stay at home or move away  Scholarships/bursaries  Employability  Academic and social facilities 

ATTEND OPEN DAYS Attend open days  Campus tours  Accommodation tours  Subject talks and taster  sessions Speak with academics  Meet current students 

UCAS  Universities Colleges and Admissions Service  Manages undergraduate applications  Offers support  Everyone applies through UCAS  UCAS sends your application to the Universities  Can track application online

WHAT TO INCLUDE  General information  Education history  Employment history  Personal statement  Reference

PERSONAL STATEMENT  Most important part of your application  47 lines or 4000 characters maximum Your only chance to personalise your  application Explain why you are applying  Your one statement goes to all five of your  choices - Make it relevant to all

PERSONAL STATEMENT  70% about the course Why you have chosen the  course  Academic experience & current studies  Work experience  Skills  Career aspirations

PERSONAL STATEMENT  30% about YOU  Hobbies and interests  Part-time work  Skills  What you hope to get out of university