Planning for university entrance and future careers are supported by a guidance programme. All sixth form students have as many individual interviews as necessary with the Head of Careers and their tutor. There is also designated curriculum time in the Sixth Form where students are fully prepared in their decision-making process. Our service makes use of links with Higher Education.
Lower Sixth
- New entrants to school do Futurewise
- Information about Expanding Horizons courses circulated. Students encouraged to attend
- Study skills programme taken by Tutors
- Coursefinder taken by all pupils
- Individual interviews with Head of Careers
- Follow-up interviews throughout Sixth Form career
- Higher Education Evening with visiting experts (see Parents' Diary for this year's date)
- Students encouraged to devise their own Action Plan
- Head of Careers and ISCO Director present at Parents' Evening for consultation (see Parents' Diary for this year's date)
- Higher Education Programme over the Spring and Summer Terms:
- Introduction to Higher Education:
- Use of Prospectuses
- Gap Year
- Sponsorship
- Alternatives to Degrees
- UCAS application
Upper Sixth
- Tutors and Head of Sixth Form deal with UCAS applications as early as possible
- Close monitoring of students' progress - follow-up interviews and consultation
- For those not entering Higher Education, support for their next step
- Interview Technique Evening with visiting, experienced interviewers (see Parents' Diary for this year's date)
- Head of Careers at Parents' Evening for consultation
- Life-skills including:
- Coping with Higher Education
- Finance
- Life Away from home
- Presentations by Old Girls
- Support/Advice following A2 level results
- Individual counselling and close monitoring by Head of Sixth Form and Head of Careers after results