1. Year 13 Information Evening
September 2016
Year 13 Information Evening

2. Welcome - Aims & Values Our Christian Values: Our School Aims:
Standards, Responsibilty & Opportunities for all
Our Christian Values:

3. Year 13 - Welcome “Outstanding” May 2015
“Sixth form students provide excellent models of maturity for younger students”

4. Meet the team! Mr Winter Head of Sixth Form Mrs Medley
Assistant Head of Sixth Form
Mrs Ogilvie
Student Manager
Mrs Fleming
Student Manager
Mrs Little
Sixth Form Office
Mrs Ledingham
Sixth Form Office
Mrs Ewing
Information and Guidance Officer

5. Contacting Sixth Form initials@trinity.cumbria.sch.uk AWI Mr Winter
TME
Mrs Medley
SOL
Mrs Ogilvie
AFM
Mrs Fleming
MAS
Miss Ashton
BPA
Mrs Patterson
DME
Mr Medley
BMO
Mrs Morgan Simmons
CRO
Mrs Rowley
EJY
Mrs Joyce
SBR
Miss Brea-Herrero
GSB
Mr Stables
AHY
Mrs Hemingway
JGI
Mrs Giles
CHE
Mrs Heslop
JSO
Ms Southwell
WPH
Mr Phillips
IBA
Dr Barker

6. School Comms Student timetables and examination timetables
Newsletters, trip information, club timetable, etc
Important messages such as snow closures
Information about parents evenings and other important events.
Warnings of student work deadlines
on or at

7. UCAS & Apprenticeships
Life as a Year 13 student
UCAS & Apprenticeships

8. Destinations Summer 2016
130Students in Year 13 July 2016

9. Destinations

10. The website is www.ucas.com
How do you apply?
Applying for most courses at university is done through an organisation called UCAS
The website is

11. Year 13 UCAS Calendar for Applications 2016
13th July 2016 First complete DRAFT of personal statement
12th September Student deadline for Oxford, Cambridge, Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine
7 th October Student deadline for all applications
15th January :00 Final deadline for applications to be with UCAS and to be considered ‘on time’

12. UCAS Students need to know what their predicted grades are
Once the form is completed, your daughter/son “pays and sends” the form, which transfers it to the school system so that we can add a reference. We can’t add our reference until this happens.
UCAS charges an administration fee at this point
Once we have added the reference, the application is sent to UCAS who send the applications on to the universities your daughter/son has applied to.
Unconditional Offers are nice but be careful!

13. All our students get plenty of advice
From Form Tutors, who can help and check personal statements up to the deadline given
From Student Managers, who check the accuracy of the application form and contact students individually if there are any errors
This should ensure that your son/daughter picks appropriate choices that will result in some achievable offers from university

14. UCAS points A LEVELS BTEC A* - 56 points Distinction* - 56 points
B points Merit points
C points Pass points
D points
E – points

15. Current information on finance…
This may change!
Most universities charge £9000 per year for tuition fees. Students can apply for a loan through the Student Loan Company to pay these fees, as well as a maintenance loan.
Repayment does not start until the April after graduation, and only when the student is earning over £21,000 a year.
Repayment is based on how much a student earns, not how much they owe, and is 9% of what is earned over £21000.
For example, if a student is earning £25000, the repayment would be £360 per year, 9% of 4000
If there is still money outstanding after 30 years, the debt is written off

16. Websites to find out more…
- a monthly newsletter for parents
– list of when universities hold open days for you to visit
- calculate how much of a loan your son/daughter could get

17. Apprenticeships www.apprenticeships.gov.uk
At any one time there are up to 27,000 apprenticeship vacancies available on the ‘Find an apprenticeship’ site in a variety of careers and industries across England. Visit gov.uk and search ‘Find an apprenticeship’.
You can search by keyword (job role, occupation type or apprenticeship level) and by location.
Once the right job comes up, your son or daughter can simply register on the website and follow the step by step instructions to apply for the role.

18. Supporting Learning in Year 13

19. Absence
Contact the sixth form office before 9:00am on the first day of absence and preferably each day thereafter.
ext 263
95% attendance required
<90% drop ½ grade per subject
<85% drop 1 grade per subject
<80% drop 2 grades per subject

20. Support and Intervention
Monitored Start – where students find the transition to 6th form difficult
Stage 1
8 unauthorised absences
8 recorded late marks
5 Behaviour logs
1st Breach of Sixth Form conduct
Stage 2
8 further unauthorised absences
8 further recorded late marks
5 further Behaviour logs
Failure to meet stage 2 targets
Stage 3
Serious Breach of Sixth Form conduct

21. Dress Code Acceptable Not acceptable Smart well maintained jeans
Ripped or worn jeans/ joggers
Trousers
Short/ clingy skirts
Skirts of an appropriate length *
Vest tops/tops with thin straps/low cut tops
T-shirts/Shirts
Sandals(in practical subjects)/flip flops
Jumpers/cardigans/ sweaters
Visible slogans
Smart footwear (trainers & canvas shoes are OK but should be clean
Extremely styled /unnaturally coloured hair e.g. purple, green, blue etc
In extremely hot conditions smart, tailored shorts of appropriate length*
Uncovered facial piercings (excluding earrings)
Hats, except as outdoor wear
Leggings/jeggings of any type.

22. We expect Sixth Form students to take full responsibility for their learning
This means:
Contributing to discussions and responding to answers in class
Ensuring that material learned in class is reviewed at home or in non-contact time
Persisting with work when it is difficult and asking for help/clarification when needed
Meeting homework and coursework deadlines
Using non-contact time productively and attending all private study sessions as required

23. Improving and learning
Students will improve if they are challenged
They will all need to be prepared to work hard on difficult work
Students will be successful in Year 13 if they work hard to the best of their ability consistently, regardless of how well they achieved at GCSE or AS.

24. Support we offer Mentoring and coaching Referral to external agencies
Support from school chaplain
Organisational skills
Note taking
Motivational coaching
UCAS/Personal statement
Careers & Opportunities to meet potential employers

25. How can you help?
Students are expected to complete around 1 hour of private study per hour of taught study
Ensure they have a suitable workspace
Monitor the amount of part time work (no more than 8 hours) – should not be during school hours
Help with organisation/revision
Maintain home/school contact

26. www.aqa.org.uk www.ocr.org.uk www.edexcel.org.uk What to look out for!
Exam Boards
What to look out for!

27. Folders and Organisation
Specification
Exam papers
Mark schemes
Examiners reports
Dividers
We check these each term!
Students must use their planners!

28. Key Dates Interim reports Parents Evening (Monday 6th March 2017)
Thursday 6th October 2016
Thursday 24th November 2016
Thursday 26th January 2017
Thursday 30th March 2017
Parents Evening (Monday 6th March 2017)
Mock Exams Mon 13th Feb – Frid 17th Feb 2017
Exams begin 3rd May, last exam 29th June 2017
Btec Deadlines – set by individual subjects

29. Key Dates Harvard University Visit Thurs 13th October
Leavers Day Thursday 30th June 2017
Year 13 Ball Friday 7th July 2017
Year 13 Awards Evening 7th Sept 2017 – All students invited

30. Come and have a chat!
Any questions please ask!