1. Information Evening Welcome Future Pathways Stalls Elaine Bannatyne
Tracey Patrick
Stalls
7th September 2016

2. Future Pathways What career/interest? Destination planning
What pathways?

3. What career/interest? Career finder
My World of Work – Explore subject choices
MyCareerProfile
Future Pathways blog, twitter, Facebook

4. Destination Planning Research
Gather information – consider future careers,
friends/family, SDS ‘careers adviser’
Ensure you ‘stand out’
Have back-ups

5. Research:
My World of Work website
Company/organisation website
Speaker – Matthew Wilson
Open days, UCAS exhibition, phone, etc
Speaker – Emily Shaw
Destination Planning

6. Ensure you ‘stand out’ Work Experience Volunteering
Speaker – Sophie Howie
Volunteering
Speaker – Kirsty McArthur
Leadership opportunities
Skills development – eg ECDL
Destination Planning

7. What Pathways: Further/Higher Education Apprenticeship Job
Year out/personal development/Gap year
(deferred entry/apply next year)

8. Higher Education HND, Degree, Masters University or College
Apply though UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) or UCAS Conservatoires (performance-based courses)
Choose 5 courses
Universities/Colleges vary
Required qualifications:
* first sitting (S5)
* minimum required
eg BBB = BBCC?
What Pathways

9. Further Education Integrated Degree Programmes
National Qualification, National Certificate, HNC, HND, SVQ, City and Guilds
Apply to each College
Integrated Degree Programmes
Joint courses eg 2 years FVC+ 2 years Stirling University
Engineering Academy – University of Strathclyde
Apply direct to College OR through UCAS
What Pathways

10. Job Create a CV – blank template
Advice - keep up to date, be proactive, hand in to
many employers, follow up
Use various sources – eg set up Indeed alert
Prepare for interview
Advice – persevere, don’t be disappointed with rejection
See Future Pathways blog:
What Pathways

11. Apprenticeship Modern apprenticeship Advanced apprenticeship
Apprenticeship event – March 2016
Scottish Apprenticeship Show
What Pathways

12. “Year Out” Personal development Work experience Job Volunteering
Extra qualifications
Apply to UCAS  Defer until 2017/18

13. Future Pathways timeline:
June - Assembly
Introduction to destination planning
Open days, UCAS exhibition (August 2016)
Importance of work experience, volunteering and research
31st August - Assembly
Review of above
Reminder – Early applications (Oxford, Cambridge, Medicine, Veterinary medicine/science and Dentistry, Conservatoire) – make PT and DHT aware (UKCAT advice)

14. Use to draft Personal Statement – all pupils
7th September
Issued ‘Summary of ME’ and ‘Summary of Achievements’
To be completed by: 16th Sept
Return to PT Home Area
Use to draft Personal Statement – all pupils

15. Future Pathways timeline:
Friday 16th September 16 - Assembly
Presentation: Mrs Patrick, Theatre
UCAS registration, Personal statements, issue research sheets
Friday 16th Sept 16 (Period 1)
Support: PT Home Area,
Higher education (UCAS) - Registration, Login, research sheet
Further education – research sheet
Apprenticeship – research sheet
Job – research sheet

16. Future Pathways timeline:
Friday 23th Sept 16
ALL Pupils – 1st Draft Personal Statement  Home Area Principal Teacher
Complete UCAS  Education and Employment
Friday 30th Sept 16
School UCAS deadline - Early applications  Final personal statement and application to DHT to check (+ UCAS fee £24).
ALL Pupils – 2nd Draft Personal Statement  Home Area Principal Teacher
Complete UCAS – online account
College/Job/Apprenticeship research sheets – continue completing (ensure recording of DEADLINE/APPLICATION dates)

17. Future Pathways timeline:
Friday 7th Oct 16
School deadline – completed Personal Statement
- DHTs (House) will start tracking UCAS online
- start seeing UCAS applicants
- check school reference, online account information and
personal statement before completing application.
College/Job/Apprenticeship – continued support from PT Home Area/DHT with personal statement and application
Oct 16  June 17
College applications open – keep checking the College website and @BHSFPathways twitter/BHS Future Pathways Facebook
Friday 11th Dec 16
School UCAS deadline – majority of courses

18. Future Pathways timeline:
Sept 16 Mar 17
Apprenticeship opportunities – keep checking company websites
twitter/BHS Future Pathways Facebook)
Thursday 10th Mar
School UCAS deadline – some art courses
Now  June
Job opportunities – keep checking company websites
twitter/BHS Future Pathways Facebook)

19. Future Pathways deadlines

20. Parent/Carer/Pupil Information
Twitter
@BHSfpathways @balfronhigh
Facebook
BHS future pathways
Glow Blog
BHS Future pathways
My World of Work
UCAS
Parent guide 2016
Sign up for newsletter
Video clips

21. Stalls:
City of Glasgow College Glasgow Kelvin College Forth Valley College University of St Andrews University of Glasgow Edinburgh University Stirling University Abertay University University of Dundee Scottish Rural Colleges (SRUC) GTG Apprenticeships Stirling Council Apprenticeships Aileen Crawford – Skills Development Scotland