F1 Application Dr Phil Bright Director Birmingham Foundation School

Application Most will apply to a West Midlands F1 programme West Midlands consists of 3 application areas – West Midlands North, Central, South (Birmingham, Black Country, Hereford & Worcester) – Cov & Warwick – Keele

West Midlands Application Areas West Midlands North, Central, South – Birmingham UHB, HEFT, SWBH – Black Country Wolverhampton, Dudley Group, Walsall, Telford & Shropshire – Hereford & Worcester Hereford, Worcester, Redditch Coventry & Warwickshire – UHCW, George Elliot, South Warwick Keele – UHNS, Mid-Staffs, Burton

Application Process Apply for F1 post F2 – Deanery-wide application process based on scored performance during first few months F1 Special Circumstances may also apply for F2 but need to inform Deanery Academic Posts Military Posts

Competition Ratios Foundation School * Birmingham, Shropshire and Staffordshire104%81%75% N/A Black Country59%97%85% N/A West Midlands, North, Central and South FS 107% Coventry and Warwick81%94%99% 101% East Anglian110%75%73% 85% Hereford and Worcester71% 87% N/A Keele (Staffordshire) FS 38% Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland101%98%93% 101% Mersey86%80%79% 89% North Central Thames82%132%139% 144% North East Thames101%108%139% 96% North West Thames114%215%130% 190% North Western94% 80% 94% North Yorkshire and East Coast18%47% N/A Northern88%77% 74% Northern Ireland119%105%113% 100% Oxford173%107%109% 116% Peninsula103%94%84% 81% Scotland100%105%91% 92% Severn126%109%140% 100% South Thames117% 118% 127% South Yorkshire114%110%130% N/A Trent91%84%68% 76% Wales101%91%89% 91% Wessex116%90%83% 81% West Yorkshire108%96%100% N/A Yorkshire and the Humber FS 81%

Competition Ratios Foundation School2010* Keele (Staffordshire) FS38% Northern 74% Trent 76% Peninsula 81% Wessex 81% Yorkshire and the Humber FS81% East Anglian 85% Mersey 89% Wales 91% Scotland 92% North Western 94% North East Thames 96% Northern Ireland 100% Severn 100% Coventry and Warwick 101% Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 101% West Midlands, North, Central and South FS107% Oxford 116% South Thames 127% North Central Thames 144% North West Thames 190%

Applicants choosing FS as 1 st Competition ratio Foundation SchoolVacanciespreference Coventry and Warwickshire FS % East Anglian FS % Keele (Staffordshire) FS % Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland FS % Mersey FS % North Central Thames FS % North East Thames FS % North West Thames FS % North Western FS % Northern FS % Northern Ireland FS % Oxford FS % Peninsula FS % Scotland FS % Severn FS % South Thames FS % Trent FS % Wales FS % Wessex FS % West Midlands, North, Central and South FS % Yorkshire and the Humber FS %

Process Algorithm Applicant A Score 70 Applicant B Score 70 2 nd Choice FS Full 3rd Choice FS Full ‘n’th Choice FS Accepte d 1 st Choice FS Accepte d 1 st Choice FS Rejected

Strategy Think about your strategy carefully Have a ‘back-stop’ of an acceptable but ‘low’ competition ration FS not too far down your list!!! Remember! Places are very tight this year….

Good Luck