Clayesmore Sixth Form Prospectus Final

Year 12 – Spring Term • Understanding the range of post-18 opportunities, including university, employment, apprenticeship opportunities and preparation for National Apprenticeship Show. • Writing letters of application and CVs, interview skills and mock interviews. • Preparation for the UCAS Exhibition, including university research. • University visit to Southampton University (as an example of a Russell Group university). Year 12 – Summer Term • Higher Education Day for parents and students, including registration with UCAS “Apply”. • Personal statement writing workshop. • Talks on GAP years and student finance. • University visit to Oxford Brookes (top player in the ranks of the newer, more vocational universities) and Oxford University. • The Summer Term is a busy time for going to open days and other university visits and events. Year 13 – Autumn Term Weekly lessons continue until applications are submitted. They are devoted to: • Updating the CV and ensuring that non university applications are in hand. • Finalising the personal statement and completing and checking the UCAS forms. • Preparing for admissions tests, if required. Early Applications for UCAS (Medicine, Veterinary, Conservatoires) need to be finalised at the start of the autumn term. We aim to submit all other applications for university by half term. Parents are invited to a University Application talk to understand more about the process during the summer term of Year 12 and to a University Finance talk in the spring term of Year 13. All UCAS forms and teacher references are checked by the Head so we are confident students are making the most of their application. Weekly careers lessons begin in the spring term of Year 12 and continue until the end of the autumn term in Year 13, by which time all university applications should be completed. Areas covered during the year are as follows: UNIVERSITYADVICEAND CAREERS NOTES 45 CLAYESMORE | S I XTH FORM | PROS PECTUS 202 6 / 2 8 44 CLAYESMORE | S I XTH FORM | PROS PECTUS 202 6 / 2 8