Secondary Transfer Process To change the title slide image You can delete the “bridge” image by clicking on it and pressing delete. To insert a new photograph go to Insert and choose Picture > From File …, select your picture from the file where it is saved. …or leave the title slide blank if you prefer.

Points to be covered Who should apply What to think about Making a decision Preferences Camden Community Schools & Criteria Voluntary Aided Schools & Criteria UCL Academy How to apply Deadline Date Notification of Offer Appeal against a decision How the waiting lists work Useful websites Contact details For legible slides Make sure your font size is at least 20 Avoid using more than five bullet points and/or 50 words per slide If you need to use more words, spread them over more than one slide For sub bullets use the increase indent shortcut button, or hold down the shift and alt keys then press the right arrow key. To decrease your indent, ie go back to original bullet point placement, hold down the shift and alt keys then press the left arrow key.

Who should apply Children born between 1/09/06 – 31/08/07 attending Year 6 in September 2017 Only Camden residents should complete the Camden application form, children living in other boroughs should contact the Admissions Team of that borough to obtain an application form Tips for using graphs and charts If you need to present complicated data, consider handouts. Slides are good for showing simple graphs and overall trends, but small font sizes and detailed information will be illegible when shown on screen. To format your graph (ie change colours etc) use your mouse to double click in the graph area and then right click on the part of the graph you want to change. This will open a window that will give you various formatting options. If you copy graphs into PowerPoint from other Microsoft applications, such as Excel you may find that the colours do not adhere to the template, if this is the case, use the process above to format your graph.

What to think about before making your school preferences Read the Camden Secondary schools booklet (and other boroughs if required) Performance of the school; GCSE results Inspection reports for schools; from OFSTED Attend schools open mornings/evenings to find out more about the school School location / travel options

Making a decision of which schools to apply for Find out which schools are in your area Read the admission criteria for each school Are my preferences realistic? Seek advice if you have any queries

Preferences Maximum six preferences – in order of your preference (the schools will not know the order) Criteria – likelihood of an offer Distance criteria: http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk www.camden.gov.uk/admissions - how far do I live from a Camden School Cut off distances

Camden Community Schools Acland Burghley NW5 – mixed gender, no uniform Hampstead NW2 – mixed gender, uniform Haverstock NW3 – mixed gender, uniform Parliament Hill NW5- girls only, no uniform Regent High School NW1 – Mixed gender, uniform

Camden Community Schools Criteria SEN Different Application Process Yes No Looked After Child Yes 1st Priority No Sibling Yes 2nd Priority No Social / Medical Yes 3rd Priority No Staff Children Yes 4th Priority DISTANCE

Voluntary Aided Schools / Academies Camden School for Girls NW5-No religion, Girls, no uniform La Sainte Union NW5- Catholic Girls, uniform Maria Fidelis NW1- Catholic Mixed, uniform (Became a mixed gender school as of September 2013) UCL Academy – No religion, Mixed, Uniform William Ellis NW5- No religion, Boys, uniform

Voluntary Aided Schools Criteria Voluntary aided schools apply their own admissions criteria (see booklet for each school) Voluntary aided schools are their own admissions authority, Camden LA co-ordinate on their behalf Please remember you may need to complete a supplementary form as well as the Camden application form

How to apply Apply online at www.eadmissions.org.uk Voluntary Aided schools - supplementary form required (to be obtained from the school).

Deadline Date 31 October 2017 No changes after this date Notify Admissions department quickly if you move house.

Notification of Offer In the evening (after 5pm) of 1 March 2018 you will receive an email with your result Must accept the offer online by 15th March 2018 otherwise it could result in your offer being withdrawn.

Appeal against a decision Voluntary aided schools appeals Community schools appeals Deadline for appeals – 29th March 2018

How the waiting lists work Example Preferences 1)Parliament Hill – waiting list 2)Maria Fidelis - offered 3)Acland Burghley – declined You are automatically added to the waiting list for any school listed higher than what you are offered. You may request to be added to the waiting list at any school after the offer date. You can go up or down the list. Not first come first served. Going on holiday? Let Admissions department know

Useful websites www.dfe.gov.uk – For schools performance tables www.ofsted.gov.uk – For schools inspection reports http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk – To find out the local schools in your area and approximate distance figures www.camden.gov.uk/admissions - click how far do I live from a Camden school www.tfl.gov.uk/planajourney - how to travel to a school

The Camden Admissions Team – 0207 974 1625 Contacts The Camden Admissions Team – 0207 974 1625 admissions@camden.gov.uk