Next Steps What path will you take once Sixth Form has ended? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Next Steps What path will you take once Sixth Form has ended?

Presenting this evening…. Helen Alderson - Director of Sixth Form Studies Scott Gaynor - Head of Sixth Form Alice Cruise - Assistant Head of Sixth Form, Head of Year 13

Our recipe for success Having a Working hard Responding Forming study Being clear vision of positively to habits and organised, where you failure and maintaining and want to go rejection them presenting work effectively

The importance of dreams and goals Students are often unwilling to share their dream, or pretend that they don’t have one. This is because acknowledging a dream, and deciding to pursue it, opens up the possibility of failure. A defence mechanism is an unconscious psychological response that helps to Everyone has a dream avoid embarrassment, failure and anxiety Failing to acknowledge your dream is an ego- defence mechanism that Students must learn to must be overcome accept, not fear, failure. It is as a normal, healthy part of progression! Converting dreams into goals makes them less daunting...

The importance of dreams and goals When most students try setting goals, they ask questions like this: ‘What do I want to do ‘What job do I want in with my life?’ the future?’ These are often very daunting questions to answer

The importance of setting goals What do you do with your spare time? Who do you look up to? Why? What are you obsessed about? Describe an interesting lesson you had recently. Why was it interesting? When does time fly? What are you doing? If you could only take one subject, what would it be? When you have lots of homework, which subject do you do first? What jobs would you do for free? When you have spare time, what would you type in Google?

What’s next after Sixth Form? Although it seems a little early to be thinking about the end of Sixth Form, but important decisions need to be made now… Students with clear goals perform, on average, a grade better than those who don’t! University Employment or work- based training Which university? What’s your plan Do you have a specific Will you look locally, after your course is Which course? career in mind? or further afield? complete? What skills are Are you planning Do you need a degree When do you apply? needed? How do you post-graduate study? to enter the career evidence these skills? you’re interested in? Do I need work How do you Career experience? conduct myself in Are there access progression? interview? courses that exist?

The year ahead, and how we support Our pastoral curriculum runs alongside students’ academic qualifications and is intended to not only hone their study skills, but also develop strength of character that will prepare them for their future in higher education, work or further training. Goal setting; Communication personal and Understanding Reflect and and problem project wider society prepare solving management 4 key employability themes run through our pastoral programme, reflecting the key principles of R2L Supervised study Y12 form period Y12 Check-In Y13 employability lectures Assemblies One-to-one meetings Tutorial Enrichment & work experience

Degree apprenticeships HIGHER AND DEGREE APPRENTICESHIPS Work full time and study part-time 80+ UNIVERSITIES Learning Salary No Debt NUS 4-6 Years Experience

After finishing: 77% of apprentices stay with the same employer 46% received a pay rise 36% reported getting a promotion (source: gov.uk). Your lifetime earning potential increases by around £150,000 (source: University Education).

The truth about degree apprenticeships EARN A GAIN A DEGREE SALARY NO FEES 90% STAY IN TO PAY WORK POST-APPRENTICESHIP YOU CAN #FOMO RELOCATE

The benefits of degree apprenticeships • Applying your learning to real-world projects in the workplace • Your employer paying your course fees, often using government funding • A clear pathway to achieving your ambitions in the workplace • A salary and guaranteed job while you study • The potential to achieve graduate and postgraduate qualifications • The likelihood your employer will offer the chance to stay and progress in your job after the apprenticeship • Training and networking with other apprentices • The chance to gain professional accreditation and membership

Look inside the company! Logistics IT and Cyber Security Data Analytics Sales Business Development Marketing Human Resources (HR) Finance Legal Facilities Management Security Customer Service Training and Development

Degree opportunities available

How do you find an apprenticeship? or use the UCAS website and look at the alternative choices visit section GOV.UK and search for apprenticeships

Key things to investigate • What is the apprenticeship and job role – does it fit what you’re looking for? • Find out about the employer – is it the type of company you want to work for? • Find out about the training provider, college, or university where you could be studying. • What qualifications, subjects, and grades are they looking for? • What essential/desirable skills and experience do they ask for, and what qualities are they are looking for in applicants? • Does the job require you to work in different locations, or would you need to move away from home for work? • What is the pay or salary, and do they offer any other benefits or facilities you can use? • For you, what are the three most and least positive aspects of this apprenticeship or job opportunity? You can do further research by checking out the employer’s website for any details and information you want.

Higher Education and Student Finance

What is higher education? Higher education is a Higher education programme of study at institutions include level 4 or above... universities and colleges

Higher degree apprenticeship Foundation Degree Degree What is HE? Higher National Diploma Higher National Certificate

Why higher education? Professional Graduates: those who Financial completed a Graduates progress quicker in their degree/qualification careers Graduates earn Non-graduates: those who more on average did not complete a You can only obtain some jobs with a HE qualification degree/qualification Social Gain skills valued by employers (critical Educational thinking, problem solving, team work, Live independently communication skills) Study a subject you Make friends for love in depth life Opportunities Learn from an expert in Societies their field

Student finance overview

Student finance overview There are no upfront charges (Online at gov.uk)

What are student loans? Student loans are available to cover: Tuition Fees Tuition Fee Loan Living Costs Maintenance Loan

Maintenance Loan Maintenance Loans are means tested (based on household income) At home Away from Home Minimum £3,314 £4,168 £7,529 £8,944 Maximum If you're living in London.... up to £11,672

Ho Househ ehold Ho Home El Elsewhe here Lo London In Income £25, £25,000 & 000 & u under er £7,529 £8,944 £11,672 £30, £30,000 000 £6,895 £8,303 £11,020 £35, £35,000 000 £6,260 £7,661 £10,367 £40, £40,000 000 £5,626 £7,019 £9,714 £45, £45,000 000 £4,991 £6,377 £9,062 £50, £50,000 000 £4,357 £5,735 £8,409 £55, £55,000 000 £3,722 £5,093 £7,756 £60, £60,000 000 £3,314 £4,452 £7,103

What are Bursaries & Scholarships? There are different types of bursaries and scholarships available… Non-repayable

Factors Talent based Household circumstances Partnerships Academic achievement

https://www.thescholarshiphub.org.uk /

Repayments No repayments until: • The April after graduation • Earnings are over £25,725 Only 9% of everything earned over £25,725 is repaid

Repayments The more you earn, the more you repay Yearly Salary Monthly repayment repayment £0 £0 £20,000 £25 £29,000 £295 £62 £745 £34,000

Repayments Payments automatically come out of your wages. Wage paid by employer Tax and National Insurance Student loan It's better to think of it as a repayments graduate contribution.

Repayments Income drops below £25,725 = repayments automatically stop

Repayments Any unpaid balance will be written off after 30 years. Students may never pay the full amount back.

Think of student loans as an investment. • It is not a life long debt • Not Applicable if earning below £25,725

FA FAQS

Do student loans affect credit ratings?

Does moving abroad mean that loans do not have to be repaid?

Can you pay your loan back early?

What is the household income if parents are separated?

Q&A Any questions?