1. Year 13 Enrichment Programme Wednesday Period 4

2. The Aims (Year 12)
INSPIRE you to achieve your potential and to develop new skills
ENRICH your curriculum and broaden your understanding of the world
EMPOWER you to communicate successfully with others and to develop confidence in sharing your ideas and views

3. The Aims (Year 13)
INFORM AND SUPPORT you in your plans for further education, a Gap Year or the world of work
INCREASE your awareness and involvement in the wider community
PREPARE you for life after Beaconsfield High School!

4. THE TRIVIAL PURSUIT APPROACH TO CURRENT AFFAIRS
YEAR 13
AUTUMN 1
GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR APPLICATIONS TO FURTHER EDUCATION/ GAP YEAR/ EMPLOYMENT
AUTUMN 2
THE TRIVIAL PURSUIT APPROACH TO CURRENT AFFAIRS
SPRING 1
STUDY PERIODS
SPRING 2
LIFE SKILLS
SUMMER 1

5. PREPARATION FOR FURTHER EDUCATION/ GAP YEAR/ EMPLOYMENT
Completing application form(s)
Personal details
Qualifications
Course choices
Updating Personal Statement
Wider reading
Practising for interviews
**Making the most of staff support and advice**

6. How will it work for you?
7 weeks of ENR time – workshops, guidance and support
Access to ICT, staff support and study spaces

7. TIME TO SIGN UP Sign up for workshops
Early applicants
All other UCAS applicants
Sign up to show interest in Gap Year/ work related routes
3 workshops
Choices and expectations
Knowing your subject inside out
Preparing for interviews

8. Outcome
To give you the opportunities to further your knowledge and understanding of how to make successful applications
“Dynamic […] students will always stand out from the rest of the A-list crowd.”
Tom Griffiths, The Independent, 11th August 2008

9. So what now…? Get cracking! Research your subject Suggested deadlines:
Read texts
Read/ watch the news
Talk to relevant subject teachers
Suggested deadlines:
Personal details – end of Week 2
Qualifications – end of Week 3
Course choices – end of Week 3
Personal statements – end of Week 7
NB Early applicants – end of September

10. Choosing your courses – why is this process so important?
2007 – 120,000
2008 – 130,000
2009 – 140, 000
2010 – 165,000
2011 – 192,000
2012 – 170,000 eligible; 50,000 places…

11. Choosing your 5 courses A2 predictions in line with AS results
A* = A grade overall, with 90% or more in both/ all A2 modules
BBB predictions
1 course at ABB
3 at BBB (ie on predictions)
1 at BBC
Medics – 4xAAA/AAB, 1x Biomed – ABB/BBB

12. Choosing your final 2 First choice and insurance choice
Insurance choice MUST be lower
NB ABB quotas

13. KEY SUGGESTED DEADLINES
Monday 1st October
ALL early applicants
Friday 26th October
ALL remaining applicants

14. Students with ‘out of the ordinary’ / questionable looking subject information in their Personal Statements must see a subject teacher
UCAS PROCESS - TUTORS
Student makes final amendments and s final version to tutor
SUMMER TERM: Student provides tutor with information on course choice, relevant work experience and extra curricular activities
Student makes changes to Personal Statement and returns it to Admin office
Tutor completes reference
Student drafts Personal Statement and gives to 6th form office who will pass to tutor to be checked
Tutor s their Reference to Admin and tells student to paste Personal Statement into UCAS application and ‘pay and send’. Admin pass PS and Ref on to Checking Team
Second check by Checking Team – if no changes needed, application sent to UCAS; if more changes needed, returned to student; checking team provides final sign-off
Tutor works on Reference
Tutor returns Personal Statement with amendments
Checking Team member checks Personal Statement and Reference
Student makes amendments and gives amended copy to tutor
Key
Admin = Kim and Helen
Personal Statement and Reference given to Admin who give a copy of Personal Statement to student to make amendments; Reference amended by Admin
The checking team is happy to provide their assigned tutors with feedback on their references at any point.
Tutor checks Personal Statement

15. UCAS PROCESS – CHECKING TEAM
1st checks - Check statement and reference – send ref and statement to Admin for amendments. PS will go to tutor; Ref will go to Admin for amendments
CMW to do all final checks on all early entries.
MNB
Once amendments made, student “Pays and Sends”, Admin prints and sends reference and statement for final check
APM
Final check and sign off
IF ANY FURTHER CHANGES ARE NEEDED,
JMB to sign off
MFC
PAC 1st check
JMB
DRAFT
RCE
To check Y14
CEF 1st check
JLP and Y14 to check
AJK
Once amendments made, student “Pays and Sends”, Admin prints and sends reference and statement for final check
SLW
JMB
Final check and sign off
IF ANY FURTHER CHANGES ARE NEEDED,
PAC to sign off
APM 1st check
APL
CXW
Some Y14 to check
AJK 1st check
CEF and Y14 to check
Once amendments made, student “Pays and Sends”, Admin prints and sends reference and statement for final check
CJM
PAC
Final check and sign off
IF ANY FURTHER CHANGES ARE NEEDED,
APM to sign off
JMB 1st check
MER
BRP
SomeY14 to check
SLW 1st check
CAM and Y14 to check

16. The Trivial Pursuit Approach to Current Affairs
Student led sessions on your
choice of topics OR
Student-organised
outside speakers
SIGN UP TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST

17. Additional opportunities...
Critical Thinking – see Mr Pollock K13
PE activities
Getting involved with your community
school
local community
LET US KNOW!

18. VLE course: PLANNING FOR 6TH FORM AND POST-18
More information
VLE course:
PLANNING FOR 6TH FORM AND POST-18

19. GET CRACKING! Sign up for workshops and support Get on the VLE
Keep your tutors informed
Ask for help